it's going to snow tomorrow. >> it's going to snow. >> it will come back. >> it's going to snow tomorrow. >> yup. that could slip and crash into another car. >> so better to stay at home? >> yeah. >> that's smart. would you drive your car in the snow? >> i don't think so. >> oh, they are so cute, that's wb teff in charlotte, north carolina, where kids are excited about the snow they are going to get. it's going to be measured in several inches. around here h don't get too worked up. we'll get a light dusting. we are started with a yellow alert this morning. good morning to everyone in frederic, maryland, this is what fell while u

probably started before you went to bed. thank you for joining us, we're waking up a little earlier. >> you know what? we are seeing flurries coming downright now on our weather terrace. we've got melissa right now on the road checking those conditions for you. first, we want to start with allyson rae, you said it was going to be a trace to a couple inches. we got a trace. >> a lot of people did see a trace. sometimes it's not on the ground, but elevated surfaces and some people did see over an inch. we were on the low end of our scale, it wasn't much, now we're going to monitor how the roads and conditions are doing. melissa will be up with a report on that. so, what's left over? a couple flurries out there for sure. we have snow showers here through st. mary's county and calvert county. this is where we're going to be tracking some more snow for saturday. we're not done with our snow chances yet. this system has been a little bit more wishy washy, more so than the on

forecasted. hasn't formed yet, we are waiting for this low pressure to come along the coast. we have canceled the winter weather advisories we did have yesterday for our northern tier. now our focus goes to the southern tier for st. mary's county, you're under a winter storm watch. and continue to travel on to the south and under a winter storm warning. this is going to be for saturday and saturday only. let's go through the future cast. today, what's left, a couple flurries out there. roads seem to be doing just fine. we'll get that actual report by 3:30, cloudy skies into the 30s. it's going to be cold, a little breezy at times. saturday, 5:30 in the morning. you see a couple snow showers farther to the south. south of fredericksburg, through the river, and then dry you out for the evening hours. we do know it is sure going to be cold. we did see a lot of snow farther to the

an inch, inch and a half. so, meteorologist melissa is out there, i see some snow behind you, where are you, melissa? >> well, allison, we had to travel all the way up to 70 into southern frederic county before we saw any good powder on the ground. we're at the scenic route dropoff right before you head into town into frederic. we have a fresh, about 2 inches of powder on the ground. this is the pretty stuff that everybody hopes to see, but as our forecast came to fruition, the metro area didn't quite see enough. there was a winter weather advisory location in northern montgomery county, points to the north of that. those are the places that did see some on the grass and i'm going to walk here on to the sidewalk as well. this is an untreated surface on the pseudoof road. we're not looking at a layer of ice

road conditions themselves actually look fantastic. we've been driving up here from montgomery county, plows have been doing a fantastic job, salting the roads, that takes the freezing temperature down from that 32 degrees down to about 15 degrees and that is what the melting point of the snow then becomes. that's how well this salt does on the roads until it starts to refreeze. road conditions look fine for your morning commute in, heading down 270, through frederic county, into montgomery county, and then points past there, you're not going to see anything on the side of the road. once you get in d.c., things look good. a little further up, check out to see what some of the back roads look like as well. we'll have more coming up in a bit. back to you in the studio. >> the good news about the storm, it wasn't loaded with snow, the warm was way too warm for it to stick. in some places, an inch to a dusting can

pretreating the roads for a couple days. we saw them laying the salt and brine mixture. when i was driving in from maryland this morning, i didn't have any issues. they were very well prepared for this. ellen bryan has her eyes on the roads this morning. >> we had problems, but they are not related to weather. the snow really not a leprobm. we all drove in without much delay. now we do have a big accident though on 95. again, not snow related, but southbound lanes at one point have been all closed. i am seeing a report that it's three lanes and southbound on 95. southbound lanes on 95 in maryland that are closed. right by 175. this morning, coming down from baltimore or even if you want to avoid any kind of onlooker delays, the parkway looks good. starting at 100. heading down to the beltway, and 29 looks good as well. you can cut over to 29 once you get to 32 d antake 95. w

the delays from that accident involving a tractor trailer. 66 westbound. we have an accident at the connector road and also on the outer loop beltway, right by the springfield interchange, reports of another accident. mike and jane, there are no delays from that accident. >> that's a good thing. thanks a lot. let's check on the other conditions. >> let's go to hilary who is live in springfield, virginia, what's it like where you are? >> reporter: hey, mike and jan, happy friday. i have my yardstick so we can measure the snow. let me put it down on the ground. we have almost exactly, definitely, yup, 0 inches of snow here in springfield, virginia, and i know we were forecasted to get 0 to a few inches of snow. like a lot of you, i was excited about our first snowfall. i was stressed out about the roads, how were they going to be? i talked to a few of my friends, they also work as reporters and they told me our

theirs. they weren't impressed with what we were forecasting. let me explain. so 3 feet here, right? the snow in north dakota isn't just 3 feet. it comes all the way up to my shoulder. they have 54 inches of snow. when it's all piled up, it's even more. here is my friend. >> good morning, hilary. this is lisa from bismarck, north dakota, where we have received a record breaking 53.1 inches of snow. leading to sights like this all over town, because there is nowhere else to put it. anyway, this is just winter in bismarck, it happens every year. kids go outside at recess until it is 10 below. life goes on as normal, people go to work. we just keep living, but you enjoy your dusting of snow you're going to get this morning. >> reporter: so, not impressed at all by our

i'm like, jan, the interesting thing is whether it snows 3 feet, 2 feet, whether it's negative 10 degrees outside, the kids still have to go to school, because it's freezing cold, there's lots of snow every single day. if they canceled school, kids would never be learning. very different in other parts of the country this morning. >> that was fun. and you know, we talked to our friends in chicago, for instance. chicago, new england, this is a regular day. this is day in the summer for them. so, a lot of folks are thinking we might get too crazy sometimes. thanks so much, hilary. of course, there might be some delays in the outer lying areas of our community here. so, you want to stay up to date on those school delays, you can down load the wusa9 app and we'll keep you informed on our website as well. >> it's great for the rest of the school year, too, not just this morning. let's send things over to larry miller. >> hey guys, good morning. right now, we are talking about something you might want to keep in mind about really warmin

going to be doing that, be sure to not leave it unattended. that's what folks in tulsa, oklahoma, are learning the hard way. thieves are stealing cars at an alarming rate and owners are practically handing over the keys by leaving their cars running and unattended. what you didn't know is it's illegal in oklahoma and here in d.c. >> it is ill legaand you are really rolling the dice on whether you become a victim. they look at the signs if the car is running. >> the law states you can't leave your car running and unattended in public places and even though that doesn't include your driveway, police say that also not recommended. so good advice as you try to warm up for the great dusting of 2017. we'll send it back to you in the studio. >> i like that, larry. >> the great dusting, 2017. >> the brand to everything. thank you, larry, still ahead, police across the country are dealing with a fake ne

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i'll throw it at my photographer. seems to work just fine. if your kids are hoping for snow, maybe a little later today, you can head up to frederic county and we'll see 2 inches of fresh powder on the ground, maybe enough to build a small little snow man. let's check out the weather. we have another glancing blow of a winter storm that is going to be heading to some parts of our area. now you'll notice the snow is exiting this morning. the snow showers that we had last night. back to the west, back to the middle part of the country, that's the beginning of the next winter storm that will bring a mess to the southeast, up to the carolinas. southern virginia and parts of southern maryland will also get a couple inches of snow. d.c. area itself is going to be fine. we'll see a little bit of snow around for your saturday. here's a look at the day planner today, partly cloudy, cold, we're in the 30s, and that three-day outlook heading into saturday will be watching for severa

possible in parts of del marva. allison will have a check of the full seven-day forecast. she'll have a look at that in a bit. ellen. >> i want to see what it takes to make a proper snowball. it looks like maybe it fell apart. are you with nick? poor nick getting snowballs thrown at him. our fast five looked just fine. 55 miles per hour will be your average speed, if you're trying to make any drive coming on 95 in virginia, northbound. v.w. parkway, you're going to be fine, driving normal speeds. an accident on the outer loop, right after you pass by route 450 when you approach the parkway. if you are also on the outer loop, down by springfield interchange, reports of another accident. for both of these, no delays. i've been looking at traffic lane cameras, there aren't cars out on the road right now. >> coming up, we are answering your questions. >> the second weekend

a lot of folks might have plans. what's your weather looking like this weekend? allyson rae joins us for ask allyson, when we come back. my daughter wants to stay organic.

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all right, we are no longer under a yellow weather alert. in fact, just canceled it. >> i meant to say it a couple minutes early. i got sidetracked. we are talking about more snow possible tomorrow. as far as the roads are concerned, we did see some snow farther to the north. a couple inches near frederic. saw a dusting and a little bit on your car. sweep it off, you're good to go. the roads are going to be fine. >> if you had plans for the weekend, people are asking questions because they are planning for the weekend now that it's friday. we got the questions in on our facebook page. first up, david has some big plans. he wants to know

to be in southern charles county. >> first of all, happy birthday. that's the big 38 there. we are looking at a little bit of snow. so you could see, again, it's going to be just like what we saw for that area, a dusting up to an inch for parts of charles county. i'm going to have a total map coming up for you. this pressure system that will bring a ton of snow through parts of north carolina and parts of norfolk could see a couple inches. if it travels just to the west, they could see more. but right now, i'm going to hold on that forecast floating off into the east. >> sharon wants to know whether the conditions from frederic to the delaware coast, probably traveling there this weekend, she wants to know how that is going to impact her commute later this afternoon. >> this afternoon, she's going to be fine. as far as the dell morva is concerned, that's going to be saturday. saturday morning, saturday afternoon, today, if you're traveling, things are looking good. >> sharon, do

you want to leave today, that's what allison is saying. >> daniel has a similar question. is there going to be any other cold snaps or snow opportunities after this weekend? >> we're going to warm up a little bit. that's going to be nice. we have another chance of precipitation and that one could have mix in it, but we're going to see things improve. let's talk about what to look forward to. it's cold right now, we know it's going to be cold. i think we'll go to the seven- day forecast. first alert live doppler. again, these are just flurries flying around, adding to that dusting out there for most areas. yes, larry, this is the dusting of 2016. you know, we say dusting to an inch and everyone says, where is the inch? a lot of dusting out there and a lot of the grass doesn't have much on it, but the elevated surfaces do and farther to the north and west, they see an inch or so. so, st. mary's county, you are seeing light snow hang nd

tracking for saturday hasn't exactly come together yet. again, it's something we'll be tracking and the forecast will change hour by hour. national weather service said head's up through the northern neck. a winter storm warning toward the southern parts of maryland and through the northern neck. this is what we're looking at. this is over doing it a little bit. if the forecast holds. if it travels to the east a little bit, we'll get less. if it travels to the west more, we'll get more. so, we're going to have to wait and see until that low pressure forms. i can't tell you where it's going to go. we need it to form and then we can track it easier. so, 33 degrees, winds out of north. it's going be cold today. into some cloud cover, your travel today should be fine. roads look good. as we head through friday, 6:30, we're still dry. we see the snow keeping on in.

rest of the weekend. it will be downright cold. look at these numbers. 36 degrees today, it gets colder for the weekend and as we head through the next seven days, we get warmer. on tuesday, 42 with mix and showers on wednesday. good morning, ellen. >> good morning, very good morning after thinking maybe weather would be impacting your commute and it's really not. most of the roads are clear and looking just fine. this is a live look. 95 southbound. we have several incidents out there on the roads. when you pass by, route 175, coming down southbound in maryland, you are going to run into an accident, three of your lanes are closed, one lane does get by. however, this accident involves a tractor trailer that has spilled some fuel, so you have crews trying to clean this up, getting to the maps, we'll show you where this delay is. it's about a mile back. right at 175. so this morning, instead of taking 95 southbound. might want to

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coming in on the movie and they'll have a big roll of money and it looks real. >> it has to look real for the movie. secret service has come out and say, we've been dealing with this version of this counterfeit bill at least for a year now. so they are trying to get this figured out. >> i never knew they had fake money. i always thought they used real money. >> as a bank teller, they tell you to go through that. >> you were a bank teller er? >> yes. >> u.s. astronaut is going to break another record. she was the oldest woman to ever be in space back in november. she is 56. today, she'll be the oldest woman to perform a space walk. the walk starts at 7:00 a.m. and continues for 6 1/2 hours. it's the first of two space walks to come. the second one will be next week on january 13. >> if she does another one, she's going to turn 57, so she could break her own record in the begi

so, that's pretty cool. coming up on wake up washington, a big head's up, we don't have any major school districts with delays or cancellations. the snow is not a big deal, we're keeping you abreath of what's happening. >> it's a good thing you did your homework. we are scrolling some delays on private schools. you can also down load the app if you want to know if your specific school district could be delayed. we haven't gotten word that any major school districts are delayed as of right now. >> the great dusting of 2017. all right, we'll talk some more weather when we come back. plus, a dramatic rescue when a man is left unconscious on a ski lift. that's all straight ahead. plus, i'm in my full workout gear. i'll tell you exactly why that is in just a bit.

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♪ ♪ all right, it's 4:30, several states across the country are under winter storm advisories. school buses in buffalo, new york, got stuck as they were dropping kids off and their experts in buffalo, new york. that's for real up there and trying to stay safe and warm. >> show you snow in nevada. a snow boarder's dream. more than 40 inches to 7 feet of snow. are you serious? that was just in a day and a half. >> all right, so check this out. look at the size of that wave. that's on lake superior. the state has not seen temperatures above freezing since the day after christmas. so, if you're feeling like you are put

yeah no, good morning, thanks for joining us, i'm mike hydeck. >> and surf's up in minnesota. holy cow. all right, we have both meteorologists today. melissa is monitoring the roads. let's go to her with the very latest. good morning. >> reporter: hey, welcome back to wake up washington, live. earlier, we were in southern frederic county showing you had 2 inches of fresh powder on the road. just enough to make a snowball. had a little snowball fight, or small snow man. but now we are out on the roads traveling north and trying to travel up toward hagerstown and as we take you on the dash cam this morning, you can kind of see how we are on i-70 as it is breaking away from 270, where the split happens, and roads are fine. the main interstates are absolutely fine. the crews