Watch CBS News

Roller-Coaster Weather Plunge Ahead: From Upper 50s to Single Digits in 24 Hours

By Mark Abrams

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- It felt downright balmy this morning, but there's going to be a dramatic change in the weather by tonight.

Commuters will have to brace for a taste of the Arctic freeze now gripping the midwest.

Temperatures, in the upper 50s this morning, will be in the low 30s -- and plunging -- by tonight's evening rush hour.

Greg, of  Northeast Philadelphia, was waiting for his bus this morning in center city and still wearing the layers of clothing that he normally does on a winter day.

"You gotta stay ahead of the weather, and you gotta keep from getting sick," he said.  "So, that's the bottom line on that."

Greg says it was inevitable a bitter cold snap would catch up to us. He says the mild winters we've seen here the past couple of years had to end at some point.

View CBS News In
CBS News App Open
Chrome Safari Continue
Be the first to know
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.