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>>> bernadette woods will join us with the first warning weather forecast in a few minutes. first, here are today's midday stocks. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> a nice place to be is on the wear -- water. we have comfortable temperatures. we're at 81 in baltimore and the dew points are in the 50s. it's comfortable outside. this is going to change. enjoy the numbers now. 76 in westminster and 81 in columbia. the winds are light out there. they're generally around to the north east. they'll change throughout the day. tomorrow, they'll turn down to the south and this is where the air is coming from. it's in the 90s in memphis and 80s in kansas city. these are the record highs this afternoon and we have a lot of moisture and the dew points will be highier and there's a lot of humidity where this is coming from. this is all moving in our direction. we have a few thunderstorms around yesterday. they got out of here and out to the west, there's a warm front. now, it's the warm front that's ushering in the next round of air. it passes by tomorrow with clouds. we'll see some clouds from i

bob turk and bernadette woods are updating conditions. bob-- >> today is going to be the coolest day. beautiful clear skies, very comfortable conditions. temperatures low to mid-80s right now. the humidity only in the mid- 30s. that's going to come down a little bit. temperatures will only get warmer. take a look at tomorrow, a little graphic we have for you. to the west of us particularly, ohio, indiana probably the mid- 90s. we're going to get to 90 degrees tomorrow and it's just going to go up for wednesday and thursday. we're talking mid- to upper 90s across the region. the only chance we have for my rain probably be coming here on friday and that's going to help knock temperatures down. as far as rainfall goes, a little bit scattered this weekend. bernadette woods has a look at those temperatures. >> unless you're underneath of those rainfalls, we're starting to suffer in the rainfall. we're about a half inch down in a month. we're only a few days into this month. so it's quickly adding up. we're an inch and a half down for the year.

bob turk and meteorologist bernadette woods have the weather. >> we have two or three day similar like last week coming our way. if you have breathing issuing stay inside. down by the shore 85 in ocean city. now for tomorrow afternoon, beginning at noon we have a heat advisory go into effect. for much of that region there, all across central maryland, virginia as well. also an air quality alert, because the air quality is going to be going into the four ranges. it began to our northeast around the region and excessive heat warning. the heat will probably make you feel more like 100 even 105 degrees in some spots up that way. and we'll take a look at what's causing the heat in the next 48 hours. >> there's an intense heat wave and tomorrow it moves our way. today it started creeping in our direction but it really peeks out tomorrow -- really peaks out tomorrow and thursday. when you factor in the high heat and humidity it will feel closer to 100 to 105 in some locations. we want to update where the heat will come in. the record is 97 and we're still going to be in that category. we'll k

bob turk meteorologist, and bernadette woods will show us how hot it will get. first here's bernadette. >> it starts out tomorrow. we start the day not too unbearable. we'll be in the 50s. but as we head through the afternoon that humidity starts cranking so do the temperatures. then as we head through the evening it's going to be very warm and very muggy. so for the rest of the five day, here's bob. >> please take it easy the next couple of days. the elderly, the kids particularly. it's 98 tomorrow, maybe a thundershower by thursday night. 97, 72. saturday and sunday upper to mid-80s for the weekend. and a chance for a scattered shower. >>> some local students get a little wet for a class project. alex demetric reports getting in the water was the only way to finish the assignment. >> reporter: fourth graders carry their project into the water. they grew celery grass from seed. they're one of 75 schools participating in the bay grasses for classes program. >> i did it. >> a chance for them to get out of the class room, get their hands dirty. experience a part o

. >> our meteorologist, meteorologist, bernadette woods is here. >> hanging on, making their way throughyland. if you are underneath one of them, you are definitely getting the thunderstorm. here's how it looks, first warning doppler radar coming down from the north in the past few hours. no warnings or anything, but these are some pretty decent thunderstorms. you can see -- this section making its way almost into the cities along the belt line right now. it is over middle river and extended to the north of rock hall. all of that moving southward. we'll switch it over and show you. this is the only game in town. earlier, today, a couple of thunderstorms making their way off to the south, sunshine returned and here comes this batch off to the north many that's it, when that gets out of here, things will calm down. winds are pretty light and we could see some fog form because of that. temperature wise, 73 in dc. dew points have come up, a little more muggy than it was the last two days and that's going to stick around. we'll get into that in just a mow men. as far as our high, 83 degrees i

and bob turk and meteorologist bernadette woods will show us what's coming our way. bern has a look at tomorrow's forecast. >> enjoy today because tomorrow the warm up begins. we start out very comfortable in the morning, if you're going to head out for a run that is the time to do it. as you head into the afternoon those temperatures start going up close to 90 degrees. the humidity will start to build. however it really kicks in after tomorrow. so for the rest of the five day here's bob. >> it won't be all that humid tomorrow. but by wednesday and thursday it will feel probably close to 100. the temperatures in the upper 90s. chance of a thunderstorms yes with friday the front coming through. it'll drop a little bit back to 66 and only 86. with the chance of a thunderstorms again on saturday. so some relief but two very hot unconfidentable days headed our way. >> we'll get ready for it, bob. >> we'll get ready for it, bob. >>> still to come, a tough ,, [ male announcer ] want to achieve more with your money? pnc virtual wallet gathers your spending and saving in one

bernadette woods is here with the updated numbers. >>> hello, today is the calm day before the heat moves in our direction. there's nothing going on in our area. even when we open this up you can see there's nothing here. tomorrow, we'll get a front coming in. we'll show you, there's really warmer air introducing once again. we'll show you the temperatures going back up to where they were last week. the humidity is creeping up and so are the dew points. we'll have the forecast coming up. >>> thank you, bernadette. the grand prix is a few months away. it's causing havoc downtown. drivers aren't the only ones affected. gigi barnett has more. >> reporter: for the next few weeks, this closure is going to greet drivers. it's a short stretch of road that could cause long delays. orange and white cones and bump per to bump -- bumper to bumper traffic. city leaders are closing the streets here for the next two weeks to make way for the baltimore grand prix. it's a new event for baltimore's old streets. the city says that that kind of work takes time. anything could go wrong. >> if it's undergroun

bernadette woods has more on what to expect when the mercury climbs. >>> well, the warm front is passing by. nothing all that extreme. we're in the upper 80s in a lot of cases and closer to 90. we have a lot more clouds and rain. temperatures are lower. notice the dew point. still, it's low. the temperatures and the dew points are going up tomorrow. when they factor it in, it will be closer to 100 or in the low 100s. heat advisory starts tomorrow afternoon at noon. in addition to that, we have a code orange air quality alert today. this is going to be extended into thursday. this week, it's going to continue. the peak of the heat is tomorrow and thursday. as you heard from the recent story leading into this, this is survivable, but you have to be smart about it. check on the elderly and the kids and the pets. kai? >> thank you, bernadette. as another heat wave looms, stay with wjz-13, for an updated forecast and the radar, go to wjz.com. >>> chilling video of a crime in progress and the howard county police need your help. vic carter has more. >> reporter: well, mary, the video shows a w