Weather Authority: Mild, pleasant Friday leads to weekend cool down

Sunshine will remain on Saturday, but temperatures will plummet back into the 40s and 50s as a cold front pushes in from the west.

Japan marks 10 years since earthquake triggered tsunami and nuclear crisis

Japan fell quiet at 2:46 p.m. to mark the minute that an earthquake began 10 years ago, before setting off a tsunami and nuclear crisis that devastated the country’s northeast coast.

Weather Authority: High temperatures expected to stretch into 70s on Thursday

The early March warm-up continues on Thursday with plenty of sunshine and highs temperatures that are expected to stretch into the 70s in some spots. The spring-like conditions could set new record warmth for this time of year in the Delaware Valley. 

US had its coldest February in more than 30 years, NOAA reports

Last month’s dangerous winter storms in the United States caused record subzero temperatures, power outages for millions of homeowners and led to more than two dozen deaths. It also brought one of the coldest Februarys in decades.

Weather Authority: Sunny, pleasant and record warmth set for Thursday

Thursday will start chilly, in the lower 40s, but will the temperatures will climb quickly, rising about 20 degrees between 7 a.m. and noon. It will be a sunny day, and a clear indication spring is on the way.

FOX 29 Weather Authority 7-day forecast
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Kathy Orr updates the FOX 29 Weather Authority seven-day forecast, including record warmth for Thursday.

NJ will fix steep beach entrance drop-offs by summer

New Jersey will repair some of the beaches hardest-hit by a string of February storms that caused severe erosion and created 18-to-20-foot drop-offs at numerous beach access points.