we've got a light southeasterly breeze now. and temperatures all around the region are above freezing. it is in the 30s in the mountains, cumberland right at the freezing mark. elsewhere, 30s to near 40. shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia. closer to washington in the mid to upper 30s in fairfax, arlington, montgomery, and prince george's county. much of southern maryland, northern neck, eastern shore near 40 degrees. now here's the view from space. with the clouds closing in, the area in color, that is the zone of rain. getting a few sprinkles now. perhaps trying to reach the ground off to our west along the frederick and washington county line toward loudoun county and the northern shenandoah valley. the bulk of the rain is much farther west and north, up near pittsburgh and down toward eastern part of ohio and southern ohio. there's some heavier downpours there, too. those will be moving in by later today. that will be by 9:00 or 10:00. and by noontime, we'll certainly have the rain around. between now and then we'

a light southeasterly breeze.s we look at the radar, we have steadier rain, a broader krar of rain now into west virginia. this area in the yellow and orange is where it's coming down a little bit harder. that's going to be breaking up as it moves off to the east. closer to washington, we have a few sprinkles around, generally northeastern maryland. northern plains neck of virginia to near fredericksburg, charlottesville. that's advancing north and east. it will be moving toward northeast county and stafford and prince william and loudoun county ore the next hour or so. some of the steadier rain heading toward north washington. right now it's 42 at reagan national. fairfax, arlington, prince george's county. right now temperatures there are in the low 40s. farther west, all above freezing and schehenandoah valley. here's the day planner for this thursday. yes, you'll need an umbrella. few sprinkles this morning and steadier rain with passing showers with highs reaching near 50 degrees. sunset at 5:46. we'll have s

temperatures when you head out in the mid to high 50's with a light south to southeasterly wind. the winds coming in late before then. i think our temperatures and washington near 75 degrees. right at home for the middle part of may. those winds will be increasing around 3:00 or 5:00 in the afternoon and continue into saturday. sunday morning you will get up and said, it feels like february of all things. you can always keep posted about everything through our online home wjla.com. >> the warm weather has the computer on the fritz. >> let me tell you what is happening on the desktop right now. it. ryan zimmerman is close toa new contract. linsanity was >> the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. >> the big story is the club is getting close to a new deal with ryan zimmerman. negotiations have been going on for over a month. he wants to finish his career here in washington. he does not want to continue negotiations into spring training. they are trying to hammer out a deal now. his current contracts is for five years. now he wants six years added on. le

afternoon, a little breezy but still mild all things considered, high temperatures around 50, wind southeasterly at 10 to 15. we'll break it down, clouds in the morning, 36 to 42, showers by noon, 47 to 51, more showers possible by evening, 48 to 53. next seven days great on friday, a nice start saturday and clouds come in saturday afternoon, low 50s on friday, low to mid-50s saturday and nose clouds are associated with our coastal -- those clouds are associated with our coastal storm over the weekend. it looks like really more rain than anything, but we'll keep you posted, could be both. we clear out nice for presidents day and back in the 50s next tuesday, wednesday. >> what are you pulling for? >> i'm pulling for something. >> kristen is pulling for the wizards. >> it's not easy. the wizards are winning, impressive play the last two games going for three in a row tonight. hear what coach has to say about the team's performance. >>> plus capital goalie michal neuvirth reacts to getting benched, those and more next in sports. >>> 9 news now is sponsored in part by volvo, volvo for life. >>> now

tonight clear skies early, increasing clouds late, chilly, one blanket night, lows 35 to 40, winds southeasterly at 10. most of the metro stays above freezing tonight and this is mid-february. we'll come back. we will have a blip in our nice weather tomorrow. we'll talk about that and the potential for a bigger coastal storm over the weekend. >>> how's this sound for lunch? turkey and cheese sandwich, banana, apple juice and chips? one north carolina state employee says that is not healthy enough. in fact, a preschool student in hope county had that very homemade lunch confiscated after the state inspector said it did not meet usda guidelines. the school replaced it with one of them from the cafeteria which the girl ate just three chicken nuggets. administrators also charged the mom $1.25 and sent her a note about healthy lunches. okay. that just sounds crazy to some of us. are schools getting out of hand with this health thing? it's not like that lunch had candy bar sodas and a burger and who is to tell a parent in any chase to feed their own kid. feed your thoughts to -- case to feed their own

we should get nice bump in temperature tomorrow, the winds will turn more southeasterly and still betle bit of a lake influence and we are hopeful that most of the chicago area should easily make it into the low '40's at least the effect calling for high temperature of 45 degrees across the country it wasn't quite as pretty as you see here on the time lapse pictures, a lot of clouds down to the south and southeast of us i will show you those in just a moment. there's still plenty of cold air wondering up in canada the winds have died to nothing there is a big area of high pressure. a few spots well out in the western suburbs are losing a few degrees. look at this gathering strength out through the central plains and the rockies is the system that we expect will make it in here by the weekend and in fact by tuesday we have another system coming in just head of the weekend looked at the snow that's coming down through west virginia virginia rain in north carolina could see as much as a foot of snow in some of the higher elevations of the appalachians and this is the elements of the sto

have moderately cool air that will follow the system we get tomorrow the wind is blowing from the southeasterlyon ... we are beginning to plot wind gusts on the local map: there are all kinds of advisory's for wind and the plains states this afternoon >> temperatures are mild in spite of these gusty conditions it is 41 degrees at o'hare still above normal temperatures 39 degrees at midway it's a beautiful day across the chicago metro area ... but the moisture is hitting ask coming weather system ... this is the three-dimensional look at the storm that's coming ... there will be some downpours and that will tangle with the spinning jet stream so out of the planes you will see some severe weather warnings their winter weather advisories in the dakotas as well there are red flag warnings down in texas and oklahoma because of fire hazards with wind and there are snow advisory's and winter weather advisories to the west ... we're looking at wet snow in the morning mixed with rain ... this is the seventh consecutive above normal temperature day ... we are running at a 6 degree surplus in temperatures

we will see southeasterly winds become breezy and bringing in a warm air today and temperatures willsh into the area and tomorrow will be low 50's and by the middle of the week, we could get some showers. today we will call for sunshine and pleasant weather and tonight clear and chile and to more mostly sunny and cooler, 52 degrees with rain at midweek. adam caskey will have but the weekend looks like coming your way in a few minutes. >> thank you. the time is 6:51 and 31 degrees in reston. >> [ female announcer ] this is not a prescription. this is mary. who thinks it might be time to listen to her heart. so she talked to her walgreens pharmacist who gave her a free blood pressure test and showed her how easy it is to do it herself at home. get a free blood pressure test any day in february at any walgreens armacy or take care clinic location. and we'll donate $1 to the american heart association as part of the walgreens way to well commitment. walgreens. there's a way to stay well. >> good monday morning to all of you. coming up, the mysterious disappearance of a florida firefighte

this fog pattern drift we have west wind in novato north wind in napa it is going to move in a southeasterlyy trajectory direction, if you will -- tried to coin another word, putting two together that's why it is going to be foggy. mid 40s for most of us by 8:00. 50s and 60s by noon coolest weather low to mid 50s around san francisco and half moon bay nice lunch time temperatures afternoon low 60s san francisco and half moon bay mid to upper 60s for most of us even a few 70s around santa rosa and antioch don't forget pollen is going to be high again today along with the mole. that could be the reason you are sneezing -- with the mold. that could be the reason you are sneezing. warmest weather thursday above average friday cooler saturday and sunday. >>> good morning. we start off with way live shot bay bridge toll everything reopened early that was great news this weekend with mike and eric and all these other drivers told me they didn't have trouble with that new lane configuration. you will have trouble with the thick fog especially in the north bay, live shot of 101 san rafael, visibility

enough rain to wet the ground and keep it moist enough for fog calm conditions, everywhere else southeasterlynine miles per hour livermore and san jose calm. 8:00 mostly cloudy, a few lingering, really light, widely scattered showers. by noon finished with the rain chance. low to mid 50s with increasing sunshine more sunshine as the afternoon unfolds, topping out mid to upper 50s well below average for this time of the year today is the coolest day in the forecast thursday when it peaks anywhere from 8 to 14° warmer than today, slightly cooler, dry as we need the weekend. time for traffic. here's frances. >> of course we just want to start with the good news, bay bridge toll, holiday light, you still need to need the meters in san francisco, no trouble getting there. there is trouble in the south bay. i want to take you to an earlier commercial building fire blossom hill road, lanes could be blocked in the area the fire has been knocked down. fatal accident on the capital expressway off-ramp continues to block the off ram many and on-ramp to north 101 -- it was an suv driving too fast, one pe

winds south, southeasterly at 10 to 15. all right, next seven days.here's the rain showers and thunderstorms on wednesday. and boy, look at this. march comes in like a nice little well groomed lamb. 69 on thursday. maybe some rain late friday. more showers and thunderstorms on saturday. colder over the weekend. snow showers possible sunday evening and a few snow flurries possible on monday. but that's a blimp in our spring-like pattern. >> absolutely. thank you. >> the washington capitals have just 20 games games left in their regular season. >> the trade deadline was yesterday, and figuring, i guess, they will make the playoffs. >> kristen berset joins us with more on the caps decision. >> thanks, guys, it's that time of year. redskins get ready for the draft. cap season winding down, joining me to provide their insight. we have cakes from the sports junkies. thanks for being here and sky, our reporter for 106.7. sky, i want to talk with you. the trade deadline came and went yesterday. we talked sunday about possible moves. the caps didn't make any.

and man, have we got a southeasterly network in social network in here this morning. good morning, everybody, how you doing? we are at tony's, we got a hillbilly sandwich for you. if you have not had one we are going to tell you all about it when the eyewitness news when the eyewitness news morning edition rolls on. ,, working in public relations is not for the faint of heart. i love what i do, i enjoy the work, but it's a very hectic pace. strayer university met my needs in terms of my family, my work-life balance. the fact that leading companies are hiring strayer graduates is impressive, but it's not surprising. these companies want us so badly. i'm felicia blow, and i earned my mba >>> hi, my name is cherel, good morning. >> good morning, thanks for being with us, 49, 70% humidity, the barometer is at 29.49, 12 degrees warmer right now than at this time yesterday. almost 50 degrees. pretty much every location on this man with the exception of oakland at 49. those are your current temperatures. we had showers meander by the area during the overnight. there is still

generally, we've seen a southerly and southeasterly, or northeasterly flow around the region.s brought in all of that cool, damp ocean air. this is a very large, complex storm. snow, blizzard warnings across portions of minnesota. snow all the way from the dakotas, into new england tonight. you can see, otherwise it's severe. rain, thunderstorms. tonight, still tornado watches there for much of tennessee and kentucky. that's all heading down to the south of our region. we may have a rumble of thunder as the actual front goes through late tonight. then it will quickly clear out behind that tomorrow. you can see the showers developing across virginia. some of those will get to the d.c. area. southern maryland later this evening. continues to snow to our north. but once the front gets through. sunshine, dryer conditions move in. and then another chance of rain coming in friday night into saturday morning. so the bay temp at 44. winds beginning to shift. and then will dry out with a small craft advisory on the bay tomorrow. tonight, see, we lost our forecast. we'll show you the fi

afternoon, what of it there is, mostly cloudy, mild, light rain or shower be possible, breezy, winds southeasterly at 10 to 15. we'll break it down. 36 to 42 with clouds to start. i think dry, maybe a shower or sprinkle at noon, maybe a little light rain by evening, 48 to 53 by evening. next seven days we still have that coastal on. we're still looking at clouds increasing on saturday and a little coastal storm sunday. we'll watch this very carefully. it looks like rain maybe ending in snow, 41 for a high sunday and then for president's day we're looking at temperatures in the mid-40s, low 50s on tuesday, low 50s on wednesday with showers possible once again late in the day. so looks like a coastal storm will develop over the weekend, not a pure snow, maybe a mixture. we will keep you posted. >>> coming up you may be able to soon make it through an entire dinner meal without interrupting your meal with a telemarketer's call. i'll tell you why. >>> up next one of our area's biggest and most popular stores is going solar. we'll tell you how that works out. >>> deal chicken is working hard to find on

more high clouds and late in the day our winds will shift from today, an easterly component, to a southeasterlynent. no rain for monday. we will stay dry. call it mostly cloudy. but then by monday night we are talking late. 10:00, here's what happens. our computer model shows that by about midnight the rain is offshore. 3:00 towards the commute, early part of the commute, 4:00, 5:00 in the morning notice we have the yellows here from the south bay, the north bay. the morning commute on tuesday quite soggy. but as we go through the rest of the morning and afternoon hours, by 4:00 just some scattered showers. that's about it. that's all the rain we are going to see for the week ahead. 37 in los angeles today with 52 in the southern sierra. still quite mild in the sacramento valley. so once again we have plenty of 60s. mid-and upper 60s today. just about the sammy as yesterday. but by the afternoon a few higher clouds and down by the monterey bay, yes, still those 70s. we are looking at temperatures to cool back considerably tomorrow, two to five degrees cool we're the clouds. here come the rain o

and it's 40 degrees at reagan national with a light southeasterly breeze. there's the washington monument. and you should not have any travel problems off to work and school this morning. you will likely need an umbrella if you're heading out to lunch around noontime. certainly coming back home from work and school this afternoon. right now, in the 30s to near 40 throughout the region. and there's the view from space. the white areas, close are clouds. the green area is rain. a few sprinkles panhandle of west virginia, northern shenandoah valley, winchester toward charlestown and martinsburg, near hagerstown. that area of rain passing far west and north of washington now. but some steadier rain now just coming in to west virginia. that will likely be arriving by late morning. and during the afternoon. there may be a bit of a break from the rain for a time by mid to late afternoon for a brief time. certainly does look like a wet day. temperatures climbing to near 60 by late afternoon. could get thunder and lightning tonight. we'll talk about that with the ev

san jose, east-southeasterly. concord up by 7 degrees over yesterday morning at this time. warmer than where we sat 24 hours ago. low 50s in san francisco. upper 40s in oakland. 49 hayward. even the north bay beginning to warm up. 47 degrees napa, 40 in santa rosa. started in the 30s in santa rosa. we were near freezing earlier this morning. satellite and radar here, high clouds we showed you in our picture a moment ago will be in the forecast with that ridge of high pressure over the state continue pushing the storm track to the north. we'll be dry for the weekend. chilly mornings, mild afternoons, patchy fog this morning, but most of it it has since dissipated, burned off. we are looking at partly to mostly sunny skies today. rain likely on tuesday. looks like we will begin to cloud up monday night. models suggesting it may be overnight into tuesday morning and then looks like tuesday will be a soggy day, but we welcome it, right? we could use it. between now and then, we've got good looking weather in the forecast for you. 65 in santa rosa today. 64 expected for san rafa

calm conditions are light wind there's most cases, a southeasterly light breeze over sfo.f the hills along the east bay. 41 right now santa rosa, 45 napa. 44 livermore, 53 in concord. i think it's the wind that offshore breeze that's blowing in warming things up. 45 in palo alto, stanford 40s, 45 san jose, 46 ledwood city. san francisco 51. 53 in oakland. temperatures will be soaring above normal again. ridge of high pressure still in place. we have high clouds and we have that energy still bouncing up against it. we'll be dry. it will break through. we'll get some rain out of this system here. we could get a good amount in a short amount of time. this afternoon the sunshine not as bright for the second half of the day, high clouds equal that trance lucent sunshine. overnight cloudy conditions. upper 30s to low 40s tomorrow morning. clouds begin to roll in late monday night. the rain will begin. tuesday morning will be a bit soggy. that morning drive could be a little hectic. we could definitely use the rain. scattered showers for the afternoon. then it's gone. the see the