and how it may impact you. good morning, this is nbc 10 news today. i'm rosemary connors. >> i'm vai sikahema. as you can see behind us, it's just getting light out there. let's go right to bill henley with the first alert forecast for this morning. >> yesterday morning at this time we were talking about the potential for weather later in the day. this morning, we're watching storms pull away from us. the heavy rainfall overnight has resulted in a first alert being issued this morning for the potential for flooding. light rainfall in center city. you can see by the live picture from the adventure aquarium. the flood

10 news today. i'm vai sikahema. >> i'm rosemary connors. thinking about a week ago when we had that major storm rip through the area. i'm sure a lot of folks have been glad to keep the rain away. we know it's coming back. let's get the details from meteorologist bill henley. >> this morning we're seeing some scattered clouds in the area, no showers just yet. those will wait mostly for this afternoon. you're starting to see a little bit of daylight as the sun is getting closer to sunri3##8r time about half an hour away from that. clouds illuminated in the pocono mountains. that's the view from the french manor. we're watching for showers, none in the immediate philadelphia area. in the pocono mountains, those clouds are producing light, scattered showers. heavy downpours are a possibility this afternoon. right now, 68 degrees in philadelphia. we're heading to the 80s this afternoon. jessica boyington is standing by with a look at your traffic this morning from the first alert traffic center. good morning, jessica. >> bill we finally have good news on the vine street expressway that o

rosemary connors. i think pleasant is the best way to describe the weather at least right now this morning. feels good outside. >> feemc nice. >> meteorologist bill henley has the details in the first alert weather center. >> we'll sea a lot of sunshine today. in spite of a warmup, the humidity stays low. look at that nice view from the marquis de lafayette in cape may. clouds in the distance. sunshine is what you'll see. we are just over half an hour away from sunrise this morning. 64 here at nbc 10. philadelphia international also 64. look at the 50s. pottstown is at 59 degrees andrk 60 in wilmington and trenton. sunshine will be bright and the temperatures will respond. but the humidity will stay low. we'll see a westerly wind at 8 miles an hour 10:00. 76 degrees and a 10 mile-an-hour pleasant breeze at 1:00 this afternoon. your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast when i'm back in ten. let's get to injure traffic, first alert for traffic report reporter. >> we are watching the vine street expressway. there's no cars going through at the moment. the construction is beginning to

weather will stick around for the weekend. good morning, welcome to nbc 10 news today. i'm rosemary connors. >> i'm denise nakano. it's not the greatest timing for this wet weather to be coming in. let's check in with meteorologist bill henley in the first alert weather center. bill? >> is there time where we could move the weekend? get the governors on the phone, get proclamation. that could happen. that would mean we'd have to work some more. never mind. leave it alone. clouds and showers this morning. we're seeing breaks in the clouds in the pocono mountains. we'll see some thinning of the clouds but limited sunshine today and a chance will be in for more showers. still some showers around in south jersey. the atlantic city area seeing rain into atlantic, ocean and burlington counties. light rainfall the steadier heavier rainfall is now offshore. clouds will be with us for most of the day. some breaks of sunshine are possible. overall it's going to be cooler thanks to those clouds. 76 degrees at 1:00 this afternoon. your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast when i come back in t

news today. i'm vai sikahema. >> i'm rosemary connors. here are the latest power outage numbers across the region. in pennsylvania, 171,000 peco customers are without power right now. in new jersey, pse&g is reporting 45,000 customers out. ax c electric says more than 159,000 customers are in the dark. and that number has actually gone up in the past half hour. so of course this is a changing situation. in delaware 14,000 delmarva customers in new castle county are without electricity. we have live nbc 10's first alert team coverage of the storm damage and the impact on your morning commute will begin with nbc 10's matt delucia live in middletown township delaware county. matt plenty of damage out there, especially when it comes to downed trees. >> a lot of downed trees out here rosemary. we saw plenty of them. we had to turn around quite a few times because roads are blocked as a result. i'll step out of the way and give you a look. this is baltimore pike at valley road. big telltale sign of the damage at this point are the traffic lights that are out. we've seen plenty of thes

connors. a lot going on this morning. of course we are in a first alert weather day. let's get to meteorologist bill henley who's tracking that severe weather out there. bill? >> rosemary those storms are well off to the north and west. they'll be here this afternoon. before they get here the heat the humidity day three of temperatures in the 90s and they will be hotter than yesterday. even at the shore. cape may may reach 90 degrees this afternoon. a first alert has been issued. it say first alert weather day first for the heat wave and then the potential for severe storms. likely to see strong storms this afternoon. could bring damaging winds, even the threat of tornadoes today. tornado activity not happening this morning. no showers around this morning. not in the immediate area. look at that line north and west moving through cleveland and into northwestern pennsylvania. those are the storms on track for our area this afternoon. 78 right now in northeast philadelphia at the airport. 75 in wilmington. cooler for allentown, 66 degrees. but that's one of the few spots that's reac

for some severe weather this week. good morning, welcome back to nbc 10 news today, i'm rosemary connors. >> i'm vai sikahema. you can probably tell by my hair it's been humid. i think the humidity is droing

morning, welcome back to "nbc10 news." i'm rosemary connors. >> and i'm chris cato. a nice looking sunrise, though. let's find out with meteorologist bill henley and the "first alert" forecast. >> clouds moving in. >> clouds taking over quickly and will produce rain. it's already chilly outside. and the chill stays with us through the day. clouds on center city no sunshine there. and the radar shows what's on the way. and light rain in central and western pennsylvania due if here later this morning. after 9:00 this morning, likely see it live in philadelphia. heading out the door right now. 49 in pottstown. trenton is 51 degrees. it's 54 in wilmington. 56 degrees in philadelphia. here comes the rain. 59 degrees at 10:00. just 60 with rain drops falling at 1:00 this afternoon. i'll be back with your neighborhood-by-neighborhood forecast in ten minutes. you don't have to worry about sunglare. jessica boyington and the "first alert" traffic center. forget about the sunglasses today, jessica. >> definitely starting to pick up with volume as we head out the door on i-95. no sunshine in

sikahema. >> i'm rosemary connors. you may need the umbrella for a little while this morning. meteorologist bill henley tells us to get the sunglasses, right, bill? >> the umbrella right now if you're leaving the house. still some showers in the area. if you wait a short time we'll see the rain come to an end. the clouds over center city those will be clearing. the steadier rain in new jersey moving towards burlington county. there are heavy downpours off to the north and west moving to northern berks county passing maiden creek right now. still some showers in the immediate philadelphia area. the heavier downpours pushing out of bucks county into mercer county currently. so stand by. a little bit of rain left over. none of the big storms that we saw overnight. those have already moved off shore. and the temperatures hovering near 60 degrees for the next few hours. sunshine will break through by 1:00 this afternoon. 63 degrees as the winds kick in. your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast when i come back in ten minutes to show you where sunglasses will be needed first. right now, let's g

. good morning. welcome to nbc news 10 today. i'm chris cato. >> i'm rosemary connors. >> meteorologist bill henley is standing by. >> if mr. celery is leaving the house for work at blue rock he'll need a jacket. we'll see sunshine to fix that. looks like it's growing season. april showers bring april flowers. they're coming up right now and we're going to see sunshine to help end that. 47 degrees. clear skies. clear view from the delaware. just bumped up to 50 degrees in philadelphia. northeast philadelphia at the airport is 48. 46 right now in wilmington, rocks borrow is 49 degrees. 55 in south philadelphia. little bit of a breeze. bright sunshine. 52 degrees at 7:00. by 10:00, up to 60 and 66 degrees at 1:00 this afternoon. neighborhood by neighborhood forecast when i'm back in ten. let's check in with katy zachry. >> it looks like it's going to be a good day for most of our area. if you're headed outside getting on the road morning commute you should have a good drive ahead of you. look at 95 on girard avenue. give it an hour hour and a half things will get really stacked up. things

. >> i'm rosemary connors. it's starting to feel warm and humid. we know the rain is coming. >> what a great day yesterday but showers are in the area. bill henley has the forecast. good morning, bill. >> good morning, chris. if you're getting ready to move out the door don't forget your umbrella. showers moving through philadelphia later this morning and into the afternoon hours. before they get here it's mild. 60 degrees in philadelphia. look at the shower activity now in the allentown area into the pocono mountains. lancaster and parts of westchester county. nottingham getting a little bit of rain. pottstown getting showers and wilmington. wet weather on the way. we'll see clouds in philadelphia at 6:00. 59 degrees. at 9:00 the rain will be moving through but it should be tapering off right around midday in philadelphia. still falling in delaware and south jersey. by 1:00 in the afternoon, 60 degrees. we go through it hour by hour the future weather when i'm back in ten. let's see where the rain is affecting traffic. katy zachry. >> good morning, katy. i stole some of you

and welcome to nbc 10 news today. i'm chris cato. >> i'm rosemary connors. i hope you brought your rain jacket with you. >> i did but not the big winter coat because it is really nice in terms of temperature out there this morning. >> yeah we definitely don't need it. let's check in with meteorologist bill henley. >> we're in the 40s right now in some spots. it just dropped to 38 here at nbc 10. and we're watching for some fog. we've seen most of the fog at the shore. and you can see a little bit of light fog over center city as well. thicker fog is in new jersey but areas north and west are seeing some areas of light fog as well. the fog is down to a mile and a half visibility in blue bell. and quarter-mile visibility in wildwood. starting off with fog, but wet weather is on the way so don't forget your umbrella. i'll go through it with your future weather in ten. right now first alert traffic reporter christine maddela is standing by. good morning. >> good morning, bill. we can definitely see the fog on our traffic cameras. route 1 in delaware, some dense fog. this is route 13 in

today. rosemary connors will be live in harrisburg and we'll stream the governor's remarks live on the nbc 10 app. >>> 5:05. new information on the truck driver accused of falling asleep at the wheel and causing this deadly crash. robert gonsinger pleaded no contest yesterday to vehicular merchandise and involuntary manslaughter. prosecutors say in january of 2014 he slammed his 18-wheeler into a car stopped at a toll booth on interstate 78 in williams township. the man inside the car, daniel murphy, was killed. >>> and a verdict could come today in gloucester county. jurors are deliberating the fate of a police officer accused of falsely arresting a south jersey politician. washington township police officer joseph ventura is facing ten years in prison for allegedly falsifying reports. the case stems from the 2012 arrest of paul moriarity. the officer says paul moriarity was driving drunk but the charges were dropped. >>> joshua garner robbed the we buy gold store on frankford avenue on holmes street yesterday morning and stabbed the owner in the face when he tried to fight back. that

this morning, it is just as slippery on the sidewalks. so be careful with that rosemary connors has been talking with early risers out this morning in center city rosemary? >> reporter: yes, a few people already up and at it this morning heading into with. fortunately, the sidewalks are plowed and salted because it is slick. this is that kind of -- it just glides right under your feet. you have to be careful. meteorologist bill henley talked about the heavy snow band coming in for philadelphia right now. you can see up in the light, we are getting some thicker flakes. nothing major, i mean it's not like it's coming down to the point where it's a whiteout. nothing like that. not whiteout conditions but a heavier snowfall. about an hour ago it was starting to look like it was tapering off. however, we do have this accumulation on the ground. it's that light, fluffy snow that you can move around and push it off your car. but again, it's going to be slick out there. that's what we're hearing from drivers. that's what we're hearing from people walking to work this morning here in center

a photographer live on the scene and rosemary connors is live on the scene. she'll bring us a report soon. >>> and you can see the sidewalk blocked over at the amc theater at route 202 in chadsford. extreme cold may have played a part in the water main break. many movie goers were forced to evacuate in the middle of the movie. >>> and in a town home development yesterday in lakewood, 66-year-old olivia bonita was found face down in the snow. bonita was going to walk a short distance to her home but never made it. police are now waiting on the autopsy report. >>> remember count on nbc 10 to help you stay safe during the coldest week of year as we look at video of a tree that came down in east falls yesterday during heavy winds there. ahead at 5:15 we'll have more on the impact of the biting winds. also at 5:50 how the cold can take a toll on your car. at 5:55 we are talking protecting your pets. how to know when it is time to bring your cats or dogs indoors and the penalties you could face if you don't do that. >>> another tool you'll need in your tool box this week is this one here t