i'm kurt kroncke. back to sandra shaw. >> it's going to be a hot weekend for sure but we've evaded all the intense heat. above normal by the second half of the weekend however let's rewind and go to today because it's going to be lovely out there. high pressure extending its reach from the midwest so hard-pressed to even find any clouds out there. it will be a gorgeous sunrise up at about 6:15 manage. rather cool temperatures, 54 in york, pennsylvania. so very pleasant there. 68 downtown. typically the warmest location but 61 at the airport. 61 at easton and 69 at ocean city. taking a look at dew points, very low. we're dealing with 50-degree dew points. when we're humid we're usually in the upper 60's and low 70's. no significant hint for a shower until maybe late in the day on saturday when a warm front will change our weather pattern for the second half of the weekend. almost like a spring day outside today, though. mostly sunny in the upper elevations. here in baltimore probably going to reach a hi

with the mta transity teasm, i'm kurt kroncke. now back to sandra shaw. good morning, sandra. >> it is already incredibly mild out there, especially considering the sun hasn't officially made it up yet. 6:15 is the official sun-rise time and then we will see more scorching conditions. it is 79 at downtown baltimore. 80 in ocean city. with the heating of the day and a strong high-pressure ridge in place, we'll likely see our hottest day of the year. in fact, even in the upper elevations of western maryland, we're looking at a high of 89 degrees with mostly sunny skies. mostly sunny to partly cloudy. it looks like a high of 96 degrees is forecast. 96 degrees, well above the normal high of 10 degrees. you factor in the humidity, it will feel worse than that. in ocean city it looks like a high of 95 as well. what will it feel like out there? when you factor in the elevated dew points, it looks like 95 to 100 in western maryland, but here in the city, 105 degrees, and that's the reason a heat advisory goes in effect and will persist until 8:00 tonight. so we a

for the mta transit team, i'm kurt kroncke. now back to sandra shaw. good morning, sandra. >> good morning. we are expecting our hottest day of the year informed. -- today. what we are dealing with now are mild conditions. it is 79 downtown right now. not a big cooldown last night for sure. 76 in annapolis. already 80 degrees in ocean city. it is 80 in washington, d.c. this morning as well. that is an incredibly mild reading for the overnight. we should be 65, by the way, overnight hours. looks like 89 degrees the forecast high. even in the upper elevations of the maryland mountains, thanks to that strong high pressure ridge. high forecast, 96 degrees. it will feel much worse than that with the humidity, but mostly sunny skies. just the slightest chance of an isolated thunderstorm because of the heating of the day. it should be few and far between if we see any shower activity. 95 even around the ocean city area today. a scorcher today anyway you slice it. so the real temperature is going to be 95 to 100. represent area of -- metropolitan area of balti

i'm kurt kroncke back to sandra shaw. >> thanks, kurt. the good news is weatherwise tomorrow is not going to be great but sunday should be good with the low eight and lower humidity. the strong cold front to our west. out ahead of it feels like the tropics this morning as we are looking at an 81-degree reading in the metropolitan area. 78 at the airport. upper 70's to lower 80's along the eastern shore and moisture in the air mass today so when we do see all that percolating with the strong heat of the day we are going to get strong thunderstorms if not late this afternoon and evening, overnight tonight. looks like a good chance of thunderstorms and here we're still going to surge above the normal of 85 to 89 degrees and a mixture of clouds and sunshine. 91 and mostly sunny because they are far removed from ocean city. as we head spot weekend the as well as are going to increase and waves and there's going to be a significant risk due to hurricane bill. small craft advisory levels so not a good day to get out on the water. today a 51-degr

with the mta transit team i'm kurt kroncke now back to sandra shaw. >> good morning. we have a couple unsettled weather days to make it through before the good part of the weekend, which will be sunday. this morning not a lot of precipitation. all the activity is still well to our west and it is significant. associated with the front a deliberate mover, that said the muggy air mass you can feel outside today to see showers and storms more organized tonight as the front makes its approach through the state. 81 in cam bridge, 7t easton and if you think it's really hot there's a reason, it's actually warm and muggy outside. that's really what's causeing the problems. 80 degrees for the mountains. you're going to see a limited amount of sun today. for us basically partly cloudy for the majority of the day then the storms are going to start firing up. high 89 going to feel like it's in the low 90's with all that humidity storms associated with the movement of that front. it's been a strong movement to our west and change patterns significantly. 91 in ocean city today and m

the buses and trains -- here's kurt kroncke with the mta. good morning, kurt. >> good morning, kim. the road repair on charles street is affecting a few buses, 3, 11 and 61 diverting due to the road construction, 17 diverting at winston and winterton is and nursery. the 21 diverting at pennsylvania and dolphin due to road construction there. also due to that watermain break that is going on there. light rail, metro subway on schedule and mark trains no delays on the others. fwoong sandra. >> good morning, kurt, and happy friday. we've seen a variety of weather. yesterday we only got up to 78 degrees but today will be quite lovely. plenty of son and 84 the forecasted high. right now no precipitation takeover mid-atlantic. and as far as temperatures we're looking at 68 downtown now, 61 at the airport but check out york pennsylvania dropped to 54 down there so a refreshing air mass in place and will be stable for the most part of the weekend though we will see a warm front change things by the second half of the weekend. nice in the mountains of western maryland. plenty of sun and blue

for a final check on the buses and trains returned to kurt kroncke. >> the 15 was diverting at saratoga and green. water main break repair. by guerrillas on time from hunt valley to cromwell station. the metro subway is on time. a bart train is on time on the camden and japthe penn. rogeback to sandra shaul. >> good morning. " you are enjoying the cooler temperatures. we're in the 60's in most locations. we had tropical moisture on the weekend. it's out of the year thanks to high pressure over the great lakes. what we are dealing with to our south as a stalled out front to the south of central maryland. it's running along there. there's a risk of showers early on today in ocean city and south of central maryland. going up to the mid 70's this afternoon. 56 degrees currently. york pennsylvania is the coolest spot. 73 degrees in ocean city. cooler at the western part of the state. in the mountains today under sunny skies, only 67 degrees. looking more like late september. 74 degrees in central maryland, 74 in southern maryland with a slight chance of thunderstorms there. a shower in ocean

let's get the latest on the buses and trains with kurt kroncke of the mta. >> good morning.e have a few diversions on the buses. 13 northcom diverting and washington boulevard. and federal. the 27 bus diverting at howard and 27. 1,8,2 diverting westbound at fayette and park. the new fall mta bus schedules begin this sunday august 30. 48 quick buzz begins operating monday august 31 with limited stops. back to john collins. >> thank you. let's look at the doppler radar. a lot of wet pavement. no. don't war is stormy, moving into new jersey. all that stuff is leaving harford county and cecil county. the thunderstorms around westminster area. lightning strikes. to hagerstown there are a thunderstorm activities. indications of hail. annapolis out to the bank and to stevensville we have thunderstorm activity crossing the bay and the bay bridge. everyone in between is just cloudy and misty and foggy. the rain last night produced in some areas some very intense strain. two inches to 3 inches in southern parts of carroll county to baltimore county to the north of the city. 3 inches t

transit team, i'm kurt kroncke. back to sandra shaw. >> happy friday! we've made it through an interesting weather week. a whole lot of nothing going on over the mid-atlantic today. we're dealing with thsh that trend is expected to continue all weekend long. temperature-wise, 73 downtown. 68 at b.w.i.-marshall. 68 over at easton, and 78 on the shores of ocean city. taking that state-eyed wide tour for some refreshing upper elevation air. 78 heather degree elevation. chances of thunderstorms to the west. might encounter a little bit of light patchy fog around baltimore, too. going to burn off quickly, though. sun 86 degrees. for once, it looks like we're going to be dry for the first time this week with no major chance ever showers or storm. -- chance of showers or storms. it looks like the surf temperature is anywhere from 72 to 76 degrees. >> taking to the bay today, winds out of the east-northeast at 6 to 12 knots. water temperatures still in the low 80's. 86 is where we should be. keep this benchmark in mind because that's going to be really all week

for that we go to kurt kroncke at the m.t.a. >> a slay delay on the hamden line. 36 bus with a 10-minute delay. that 36 bus is diverting at the alameda and kirk avenue and water main break. the 33 bus bypassing armistead gardens due to construction. now back to sandra shaw. >> i think weather wise there will be no problems this weekend. we're not expecting any major showers and thunderstorms. we'll be seasonable. warm, but not unbearable like we felt earlier in the week. as far as h.d. doppler goes, a trough off shore with a low-pressure area that gave us showers and storms yesterday, and very short-lived nature. we had a couple downtown in the early evening hours. a couple overnight, but nothing significant. it is off shore now. not going to be playing a major role. high pressure will take over the scene later today. 73 downtown now. 8 at b.w.i. marshall. in the mountains of western maryland today, a little more instability, so they have a better shot of seeing some showers and thunderstorms. the high up there, a warmer 78 degrees than they saw yesterday when they were only in the mid 7

let's get the latest on the buses and trains with kurt kroncke. >> hello. on the rails there's an on-time commute. everything on schedule, but there are a number of diversion of including the 13 bus northbound at washington boulevard and federal. the 519 is diverting southbound at utah and saratoga. the 91 bus is being diverted as well. those are to avoid construction. go to the website for more. >> toys "r" us is offering 20% off coupon for select used products deemed unsafe for your children. it begins today and runs through september 20. it could be extended, depending on its popularity. if you have a baby cribbs, eide shares, strollers, bassinets, check to see if you qualify. find out more on wbaltv.com. the ," consumer." >> banks deemed too big to fail are getting even bigger. now to jane king. >> happy friday. when you look at the numbers about the banks, there's mounting concern about the state of the federal deposit insurance commission. the fdic and shorts are deposits at banks. its list of problem banks has increased to 400, with combined assets o