even as you head up towards baltimore temperatures still upper 60s in beltsville.ook at the winds. they are howling. now, it's still a warm wind. winds are howling 23 miles per hour wind gusts in manassas, a 33 miles per hour at national, and they had a gust to 39 today. so a cold front is on the way. a dry commute home. mainly a dry morning commute except for you folks in southern maryland. breezy and cooler friday, still above average. bright but brisk on saturday. good news, no winds on saturday. all right, future cast, 9:00 tonight, couple sprinkles up near baltimore and hagerstown but clouds in place. most of the showers in the mountains. but then if you're out late tonight after midnight we get showers and some heavier activity into southern maryland, especially through charles county, st. mary's county and calvert county. by 8:30 they are pretty much gone. so again you may have a few wet roads in southern maryland on your way to work tomorrow but for the most part a dry commute for most of the metro area. so tonight mostly cloudy, breezy and mild with rain a

i spent two hours outside this big convenience store in beltsville, maryland today talking to people about it, and not a one of them said it was a good idea. >> smoking in the car with kids is not good at all. >> kids should not be around smoke whether it's in a car or outside. >> reporter: so why has it been so difficult to pass law against it in maryland's legislature? in maryland's legislature, proposed bans on smoking with dipdz car has been shot down eight times since 2007. and this year another fight is brewing over a bill that would ban smoking with kids under eight. eight years old. with republican senator ed rail lee ready to lead the opposition. >> this is another intrusion of government on private lives. >> reporter: baltimore county senator bobby zurkin is on the other side. >> this is about the effect on somebody who has no choice. >> the science on this is a slam dunk. a harvard study found that inside a car with a smoker contaminants are hazardous even for the general public. and they are seven times past the unhealthy level for kids. it's even hazardous with the windo

reporting live in beltsville, scott broom, 9news now. >> oh, scoot, here's the big question. are there actually states that have a ban like this on smoking in cars with kids? >> reporter: there are, but there are not a lot of them. six states with a barngs they include california, arkansas, louisiana, but it does appear around the country that the forces of folks what think there's too much regulation have been winning out on this issue. okay. scott broom, thank you. we appreciate it. >> on a sad note tonight a well- known fredericksburg, virginia radio personality is being mourned. brian stobell was struck and killed while walking a dog yesterday. he had retired from wfls radio after spending 40 years in the radio business. investigators say the tuck driver that hit him did stop to call 911. >>> more emotional testimony in the wrongful death lawsuit failed by the parents of two murdered virginia tech students. school spokesman larry hinker took the stand and was asked about mistakes in a time line written from his e-mail address. he broke down in tears when talking about the

pretty hefty shower there in parts of central prince george's county as well and around beltsville, lanham, college park. just watch out for this here because that will definitely slow you down with some of the hefty downpours with that. fog is another issue we're dealing with this morning. visibilities in southern maryland, many areas down to one-quarter of a mile. look at tap tappahannock and culpeper, winchester half mile. martinsburg a quarter mile. watch out for that. 5:00 a.m. monika santami good morning. >>> good morning, everybody. i'm happy to say at 5:00 things are looking good close into town. no problems to report in the district, over the potomac and anacostia river crossings. if you're planning to head out of baltimore or near baltimore southbound on i-95, a funeral procession for a maryland military officer has just begun at 5:00. they're coming out of parksville down into towson south on 95. they should reach our beltway by about 6:00 this morning and head west over into virginia. i'll keep you posted on that situation. it will cause some traffic problems later this morning

and 79 in beltsville. so, it stays warm all week. early thunderstorm possible tonight. just spectacular tomorrow. you'll need your shades. no jacket required tomorrow. and even warmer on thursday. we'll be flirting with 80 degrees on thursday. so for tonight, partly cloudy, mild, low temperatures in the 50s. winds will turn. by morning, mostly sunny and mild. grab your shades. 50s and 60s and by afternoon, sunny and just spectacular. high it happens around 75. take a walk if you can. light winds. next seven days. it stays warm across the board. a few clouds late thursday. a fantastic day. upper 70s. showers and thunderstorms on friday scattered about. maybe a shower in the afternoon. should be fine for the marathon. mid 70s over the weekend with a few showers. maybe a thunderstorm on monday. maybe a shower on tuesday, but we'll take it with temperatures in the mid to upper 70s through next tuesday. >> all right, thank you. the redskins are getting their quarterback and now we hear they added a couple weapons to help him out. nfl free agency, the redskins making moves an

this extends through college park, through beltsville, lanham. this is coming towards you. other showers just to the west of forestville through bradywine, baden. not as strong in prince george's county but enough to wet the roads and slow you down. fog the other problem this morning where visibilities especially south a quarter mile or less. dense fog advisory southern maryland, king george till 10:00 a.m. monika santami, it is tuesday b 6:00 a.m. over to you. >>> it hasn't been too bad this morning. everyone seems to be behaving themes selves. i -- themes selves -- themselves. a funeral procession began at 5:00 out of baltimore. it's scheduled to hit our beltway between 6:00 and 6:30 this morning right here on 95 and college park and then head west across the beltway and down to the gw parkway and to the arlington national cemetery. so they will be closing portions of the beltway as they move through. i will keep you posted on that situation. in the meantime right now we're looking fine. on 270 southbound coming out of frederick, you see all that red. that's just slow tra

still 80 in beltsville. again, our average high is 59. here's the deal. an unsettled weekend.showers and storms tonight. after midnight and before dawn. looks like a wet saturday morning. temperatures will be mild, but wet saturday morning. going to be a continuous rain all day. it will be waves of showers and thunderstorms and some could be heavy and a few could be severe. biggest threat will be heavy downpours. now tonight, 7:00, 7:45, 8:00, showers may be out toward culpeper. most of the showers west of town. nothing develops in the immediate metro area. we are good until midnight. the caps in town, all kinds of stuff going on. this may be a good time to sneak out and see them. here come the showers and thunderstorms. wee hours of the morning developing in the west and roll through. leesburg and gaithersburg by 7:00 tomorrow morning and then you see the yellows and oranges. that's pretty serious, showers and storms and heavy downpours and they roll through, right through the metro area as we get into late morning, afternoon hours. we get a break and another line of showers

and even 67 in rockville. 68 in college park. 67 also in beltsville. so, here's the deal. warm finish to the week. more fog late tonight. some morning fog tomorrow. warmer tomorrow, though, afternoon thunderstorm possible. even warmer on friday and even a better chance of an afternoon or evening thunderstorm. again, some of those could be hefty on friday. partly to mostly cloudy tonight, mild, fog returns. winds winds out of the southeast. the wind is what kept these clouds with us all day. the good news, tomorrow, the winds will turn southwesterly, that will dry us out. becoming partly cloudy and mild. some fog early. temperatures in the 50s and 60s and winds southwest at 10. which is a good thing. by afternoon, partly cloudy and warmer. shower or thunderstorm possible. temperatures between 75 and 80. winds southwesterly at 10. high temperatures, we're looking at upper 70s pretty much everywhere, especially in arlington. because the way the clouds will burn off, warmer to the west. 78 in reston. and 78 in fairfax. we're looking at 75 or 76 in college park. all right, let'

much everywhere, the compensation fort belvoir 51, 56 bethesda and rockville, 59 college park, 57 beltsville. to the west 57 reston, 58 sterling, 63 in manassas. that just seems to run on the high decide and 54 in leesburg. so mild -- high side and 54 in leesburg. so mild and warm. dry morning commute tomorrow, may not be as lucky in the evening and cooler but mild friday. wet friday night and saturday morning. we might see some thunderstorms friday night and saturday. clear to partly cloudy, colder tonight, just a one blanket night, 36 to 44, winds settling down becoming northwesterly at 10. we're talking 30s and 40s tonight. 43 downtown, but 38 in rockville, 37 gaithersburg and 38 in reston. tomorrow morning we start out dry, pac and chilly, temperatures in the -- d.c. and chilly, temperatures in the 30s and 40s and winds easterly at 10, high temperatures 55 to 60, winds east, southeasterly at 10 to 15. next seven days we'll combine a lot of different weather. on saturday thunderstorms maybe ending around noon and colder sunday, maybe a pressure before i or snow shower and then on monday m

i don't think it's that cold in beltsville. still a mild weekend, light rain and drizzle early tonight, but still mild, temps won't fall. they may go up a little. okay for the marathon and a little cooler sunday, but still above average. we have to put things in perspective. we had three days in the 80s. when we say cooler, we don't mean 80s anymore. light rain and drizzle ending tonight, partly cloudy, lows in the 50s with light wind. we get into tomorrow morning for the marathon, should be fine. mostly cloudy, yes, but dry, mild, temps in the 50s and 60s and very little wind to speak of. by afternoon we'll say partly cloudy, mild, shower possible south and west and the more i look at some maps recently, i think we could see a shower in the immediate metro area, but it won't be a big deal and not a washout. don't change your gardening plans or your tee time, high temps around 70, winds out of the east at 10. that wind is a harbinger of cooler air to come in sunday. so we'll break it down. 50s to start at 6:00 in the morning. b

. >> reporter: here in beltsville outside the beltway live serious commuters. while they're just about five miles from the city. during lunch that commute can last for more than an hour, mostly idling and burning gas. >> i'm filling up my car at least three times a week. >> reporter: these drivers have been paying close attention to the rise of prices at the pump. >> close to $50? >> $49.83. >> reporter: what do you make of it? >> time for a smaller car i guess. i don't know. >> reporter: some say they've had to change their lifestyles to manage the cost. >> i drive from here to d.c. every day. i have three kids i have to take to school, bring back. so it's really, you know, have to really cut down on a lot of expenses because i have to put a lot of money in the tank. >> reporter: d.c. drivers are paying about $3.99 for a gallon of regular. maryland's average is $3.79. virginia's is $3.69 and in west virginia they're paying about $3.86 a gallon. >>> while we have yet to reach the record high of $4.11 set back in july of 2008 some analysts say that's a record we

45 in reston. 45 also in leesburg. 47 when the warmer readings this college park and 45 also in beltsville. so here's the deal. warming back up. not as cold tonight. now it's still going to be chilly at the bus stop tomorrow. it will be a mild day. we'll have a mild finish. a cold start, so kids will need coats in the morning. and warmer on thursday. again, some folks could hit 70 south of town. for tonight, clear skies, breezy, not as cold. 1 to 2 blanket night. winds out of the southwest at about 10 to 15. that will keep temperatures up a little. in fact, inside the beltway downtown, we don't think you'll make it below freezing. but 31 in gaithersburg. 37 downtown, maybe 33 in college park and bowie. even though a south wind is a warm wind, you factor in the winds with temperatures in the 30s and it will feel like it's in the 20s. drive that home to the kids, it's going to be 60 in the afternoon. it's going to be cold in the morning. 32 in sterling. 30 in leesburg and 31 for a low tonight in manassas. tomorrow morning, mostly sunny, breezy and chilly. temperatures in the 30s and 40s. win

one of the cooler readings and 72 in college park and 69 in beltsville. so, we're looking at mild air and then even warmer air to finish the week. early thunderstorm possible tonight. but again, primarily west. some morning fog possible tomorrow, primarily around the water and warmer on thursday, maybe a thunderstorm. and even warmer on friday with a better chance of a thunderstorm. so, 9:00 tonight, want to take a walk, you can probably do it. we won't see many showers. showers possible west of town. by 8:30 in the morning, i think most of us will have a dry commute. some wet roads possible west of leesburg, out toward culpeper and in the mountains will be the best chance for showers. by afternoon, you might want to grab an umbrella. not so much thunderstorms. just showers. nothing heavy tomorrow. about this time tomorrow night, some scattered showers possible around the immediate metro area and thursday morning, scattered showers possible. for tonight, partly to mostly cloudy. maybe an early storm. otherwise just really pretty mild. lows in the 50s. fog

and even 71 in college park. 68 in beltsville and 67 over at andrews. temperatures are well above average. our average high is still only 55. a warm week. a few showers tonight. a thunderstorm possible tomorrow. and actually, a better chance of storms on tuesday night and just beautiful on wednesday. it's going to be a tough day to get to work on wednesday. here's a look at the future cast. by tonight, 10:00, clouds yes. most of the showers well west of us and these are all light. shades of green here. and into west virginia. we'll put this into motion. by 4:00 in the morning, a little line of showers tries to develop. but still very, very light. and the good news s get out of here by early morning. most of us have a dry commute to work tomorrow. maybe not southern maryland, southern charles county. may have left over showers, but most of us will have a dry commute and a sunny commute. we get into the afternoon hours, it's still clear and then we see another batch by 7:00, 8:00, about this time tomorrow night south of town. may be two batches of showers

temperatures 70 in bethesda, 72 rockville, still 73 in college park and beltsville, off to the west in the 60s in reston and sterling, but 72 in leesburg and 64 in manassas, clouds there keeping temps down a bit. we'll dry out quickly, thunderstorms end by 8:00, breezy and cooler tomorrow but seasonable, nice on friday and then yes, unsettled on saturday. i just checked some new data. it still appears to be wet saturday. showers and storms ending early tonight, partly cloudy, breezy and mild, lows around 50, winds northwest at 10 to 20 and gusty. tomorrow morning partly cloudy, breezy and mild. you still need a light jacket, temps in the 50s to around 60, but with northwest winds it will feel a bit cooler than it is. so just keep that in mind. it will be kind of like a march day tomorrow. by afternoon mostly sunny, breezy and cooler but seasonable, highs 2060 and 65 and winds northwest -- highs 60 and 65 and wind northwest 10 to 15. break it down, 48 to 52 to start, partly cloudy, by noon sunshine, gorgeous, 57 to 62 and by evening breezy, 59 to about 64. now the next three days, nice

great falls, down to the south 80 in springfield, 79 arlington and college park and upper 70s in beltsville. so here's the deal. stays warm, colored contrails could be visible tonight between midnight and 1 a.m. look to the east and pretty high up. like june tomorrow and record highs are indeed possible, the record high tomorrow 81. i think at the very least we will tie that. for tonight clear skies, still mild, zero to no blankets really, 48 to 56, not that cold. we will if into the upper 40s in the burbs for the first time in a couple nights. in the morning mostly sunny, mild, grab your sunglasses, 50s and 60s and by afternoon partly cloudy, warmer. there is a chance for -- not a great chance, though, for a storm, high 80 to 85, winds out of the southwest at 10. it's going to be a nice warm day without strong winds out of the south or southwest like last week. 52 to 60 to start and looking at noon 76 to 81. are you kidding me? by evening 78 to 84, a slight chance of an isolated shower. next three days better chance for showers and thunderstorms friday. because of that we'll go back in the

here in beltsville outside the beltway live serious commuters where they're just about five miles fromy. during rush that commute can last for more than an hour. mostly idling and burning gas. >> i'm actually filling up my car at least three times a week. >> reporter: so these drivers have been paying close attention to the rise of prices at the pump. >> $49.83. >> what do you make of this? >> it's time for a smaller car, i guess. i don't know. >> reporter: some say they've had to change their lifestyles to manage the costs. >> i drive from here to d.c. every day. i have three kids that i have to take to school, bring back. so it is really -- we have to really cut down on a lot of our expenses because if i to put a lot of money in the tank. >> reporter: d.c. drivers are paying about $3.99 for a gallon of regular. maryland's average is $3.79. virginia's is $3.69, and in west virginia, they're paying about $3.86 a gallon. while we have yet to reach the record high of $4.11 etjuly of 2008, some analysts s that's a record we may eventually beat in just a few months. >> i just think it's sp

to the east, 55 in college park. 54 in beltsville and 53 in laurel.e have a cold front on the map for tomorrow. not as cold tonight, but you need a coat if you are headed out. breezy and warmer on wednesday. we'll have southwest winds. that's a warmer wind. also give us a chance of a shower or thunderstorm. again, kind of few and far between. not everybody sees the storm and breezy and cooler. 2:45, 3:00, maybe some light showers. essentially out 66 through manassas and back toward winchester. we put this back into motion and a couple showers and storms try to develop to the south and west of us. maybe down towards fredericksburg and culpeper, but everything clears out of here. about 24 hours away now. for tonight, clear to partly cloudy. 32 to 42. maybe a one blanket night. winds will turn southwesterly at 10 and you can go outside again tonight and look to the west. there's jupiter, venus, and a waxing crescent moon. do not need binoculars. you need a coat for the morning, however. 30s and 40s and by afternoon, partly cloudy, breezy, and warmer. sho

even leesburg and manassas still in the low 60s. 65 in college park. 6 # in beltsville and 62 down in andrews. winds are still gusting to 33 at national. and 22-mile per hour wind gusts in leesburg. the arrow pointing to the direction the winds are blowing. that's the direction of the wind from the south. it's going to be a warm wind tonight and warmer wind tomorrow. it will get cooler on friday. breezy and milder. you'll need your umbrella thursday night. that's the bad news. breezy and cooler on friday behind the system. tomorrow morning, some clouds roll in. we stay dry for the morning commute, walk to lunch, no real problems there. the evening commute, about this time tomorrow we're okay, some showers up in hagerstown and the showers come blasting through late at night. primarily light, some of the heavier activity denoted in yellow and the northern neck. they get out of here in the predawn hours on friday and high pressure builds back in and we'll be in good shape. for tonight, breezy and milder, barely a one blanket night. a 45 to 50. winds out of the southwest at 10 to 20. you

search wusa9 weather. 74 bethesda, 73 arlington, 75 great falls, 74 reston, 73 college park and beltsville. so here's the deal. a mild to warm week. it's going to stay that way pretty much the entire week. however, some showers are possible tonight. our evening commute mainly dry unless you're north and west of town, some fog tomorrow morning and some showers possible for the morning commute. we'll kind of trade some showers for the warm temperatures. we get into the early morning hours, 3:15, maybe some showers south of town, maybe some showers on your way to work tomorrow morning, but it's all light activity and it's scattered. it won't rain everywhere, just generally showers and a few thunderstorms going through today, tomorrow and into tomorrow night and even wednesday morning some showers possible. all right. for tonight partly to mostly cloudy, mild, shower or storm possible, lows 50 to 56 and winds southeast at 5 to 10. next seven days again a little unsettled but still in the blow 70s as we get into wednesday -- low 70s as we get into wednesday, back in the mid-70s thursday and fri

but 49 in college park and 48 already in beltsville. now the wind, they are still howling. not as strong, but 24-mile an hour wind gusts downtown and up in hagerstown. so here's the deal. colder, but milder. much colder tonight. we're going to go from windy to breezy overnight. sunny and chilly tomorrow, but a nice day. i think everybody is going to prefer sunday. winds come back, but a mild wind. temperatures go back into the low 60s. so for tonight, clear, breezy, much colder. 28 to 34. and winds calm down somewhat northwest at 10 to 15. if you're in the suburbs, we're talking upper 20s below freezing. 29 in gaithersburg and rockville. 34 downtown. but 30 in college park and bowie, 29 in reston and fairfax and 28 in leesburg, manassas, and also toward herndon. tomorrow, sunshine. temperatures in the 20s and 30s. not bad. by afternoon, sunny and chilly, but no wind. you'll need your shade, but temperatures 46 to 50 with light wind. that's actually a pretty nice day, but again, it will be nicer on sunday as temperatures go back up into the mid 60s. 28 to 36 to start. eviden

upper 70s in beltsville. 77 in manassas. so, it's going to stay warm. early thunderstorm possible tonight. but isolated. just spectacular tomorrow. you'll need your shades. no jacket required tomorrow. and even warmer on thursday. looks like temperatures will flirt with 80 on thursday. so for tonight, partly cloudy, mild. lows in the 50s and we're talking upper 50s downtown. winds will become northwest at 10 after midnight when dryer air moves in. the disturbance goes through. mostly sunny and mild tomorrow morning. grab your sunglasses. 50s and 60s. and then by afternoon, sunny and just spectacular. take a walk. get outside. high temperatures around 75 with light wind. doesn't get much better than that. we'll break it down for you. 52 to 60 to start. 70 to 74. that's by lunchtime and 72 to 76 by evening. just spectacular and full sun. all right, next seven days, it stays warm. we run the risk of showers and thunderstorms on friday. maybe a shower late saturday for st. patty's day. the marathon will be fine in the morning. if you are running that marath

still 46 in college park and 44 up in beltsville. so, here's the deal. it will warm back up. not as cold tonight. it will still be chilly tomorrow at the bus stop, but a typical spring day. a chilly start and much warmer on thursday. some areas will be 70 on thursday. for tonight, clear skies, breezy, not as cold. a one to two blanket night. winds increasing southwest 10 to 15. but that's a warmer wind. a couple things, it will keep most of us above freezing and drive in much milder air. maybe 32 in rockville and 31 in gaithersburg. 37 downtown. 33 in college park and in bowie. most folks stay above freezing. and looking at 33 in reston. you get out toward leesburg, 30. manassas 31. you will still be below freezing. now tomorrow morning, mostly sunny, breezy, chilly. you will need a coat. temperatures in the 30s and 40s. and we mentioned this earlier, even though it's a southwest wind, you have a wind 10 to 15 with temperatures in the 30s and 40s. so, keep that in mind. by afternoon, mostly sunny, breezy and milder. highs highs between 60 and 65. zone forecast, even oakland w

but mid 50s for beltsville and 54 down toward andrews. so, here's the deal. we have a cold front on the map for tomorrow. not quite as cold tonight. you'll need a coat if you are headed out. breezy and warmer tomorrow. with that warmth will come with the chance of a thunderstorm. they will be few and far between and breezy and cooler on thursday. we'll have southwest winds tomorrow and winds turn northwest on thursday. by 1:45 or 2:00 tomorrow afternoon, a couple showers showing up on our future cast. north of town, maybe over toward leesburg and loudoun county. by far and away, the best chance will be west of i-81 and in the mountains. put this into motion. by evening, a line tries to develop. the computer pretty emthattic. so, again, a few storms around tomorrow, but not everyone is going to see one. tonight, clear to partly cloudy, not as cold. a low 32 to 42. winds southwest at 10. again, it's worth checking this out. the moon, venus and jupiter, look west after sunset. all with the naked eye. remember, family that star gazes together stays together. lows

we're looking at 70 in college park. 68 in beltsville. out to the west, not bad. 66 in great falls and in reston and sterling. 66 in manassas and 64 in leesburg. we're looking at a warm finish to the week. more fog tonight, some fog tomorrow morning and warmer on thursday. a thunderstorm possible late. warmer even on friday and a better chance of a thunderstorm and it does get a little unstable in terms of the atmosphere by friday. some of those storms could be heavy. we'll keep you posted on that. for tonight, partly to mostly cloudy. fog returns late. low temperatures in the 50s and winds southeasterly at 5 to 10. by morning, returning partly cloudy and mild. some fog early. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. winds out of the southwest at 10, which is a dryer wind. by afternoon, partly cloud cloudy and warmer. and winds southwesterly at 10. so everybody is well into the 70s tomorrow. i think your best chance of making 80 will be on friday. still, close, 76 in rockville. 76 in college park. 75 in bowie and warmer to the west. upper 70s in

down to the south 77 in springfield, 76 college park, 75 in beltsville. so here's the deal. it stays warm. colored contrails could be visible between midnight and 1 a.m. it's going to look pretty cool, nasa sending out four rockets to investigate certain phenomena and the deal is the contrails could look really, really cool tonight. look to the east and pretty high up. you might have a treat. tomorrow more like june and record highs indeed possible, only 81 the record. tonight clear skies and mild. a zero and one plank, maybe just a sheet but you're in the upper -- blanket, maybe just a sheet but you're in the upper 40s in the burbs. tomorrow morning start out mostly sunny, mild, grab your sunglasses, 50s and 60s but light wind. by afternoon partly cloudy skies, warmer, a shower or thunderstorm possible, high temperatures between 80 and 85, winds turning southwest at 10. notice they're not strong, though. last week we had warm air but winds 30 miles an hour. not so tomorrow. break it down, 52 to 60 at 6:00 in the morning, by noon 76 to 80, some folks over 80 by noon and by e

we're looking at 61 college park and 60 in beltsville. here's the deal. still a mild weekend. we've just been spoiled with three consecutive days in the 80s, light rain and drizzle early, end early, still mild tonight, temps holding steady. okay for the marathon and a little bit cooler sunday, but even though it's going to be cooler sunday, still about 10 degrees above average. we really cannot complain. so light rain and drizzle ending tonight, still mild, partly to mostly cloudy, low temps in the 50s with light winds and then for tomorrow morning returning partly cloudy, mild, nice for the marathon, temperatures in the 50s and 60s and not much wind. that's kind of nice. you won't be slogging against the wind tomorrow. by afternoon partly cloudy, mild, shower possible south and west and could be in parts of the metro area, highs around 70 and winds out of the east at 10. don't change your tee time or any plans for those lonely showers, not a big deal. we'll break it down. 6:00 in the morning in the 50s with clouds, 60s by noon, partly cloudy and then 69 to 74 by evening, a sh

it will be cold tonight, so grab a jacket if you're going out. 56 college park, 54 in beltsville.ooking at 56 in springfield, 54 in reston and 50 already in leesburg and 55 in manassas. so mild and then warm and then colder. so stay with me here. colder tonight. grab a coat. dry through the morning commute. we may not be as lucky tomorrow evening and then cooler but mild on friday and then wet friday night and saturday morning and derek was talking about those same thunderstorms in parts of the midwest that could hit tomorrow. we could see those tomorrow night and saturday morning. we'll keep you posted. clear to partly cloudy tonight, colder, a one blanket night, 36 to 44 and winds settling down northwest at 10. by morning partly cloudy, chilly. you'll need a coat, 30s and 40s and by afternoon clouds on the increase, some light rain possible late, high temperatures 55 to 60, east, southeast winds keeping us from hitting temperatures well into the 60s again. so your day planner, dry to start, some clouds late but dry at noon still, maybe light rain or showers by evening, but 55 to

still 63 in manassas, 64 fort belvoir, 61 college park, 59 in beltsville. so marchlike but okay. that can be okay, the tail end of march here. colder tonight, no frost or freeze in the immediate metro area. nice tomorrow and a few clouds come in late but still friday is going to be nice, cool and unsettled on saturday but not a complete washout. tonight clear skies and colder, winds diminish, one to two blanket night, lows 34 to 44, winds becoming northwest at 10. we have frost advisories for the northern tier of counties near frederick and washington county and frederick county, virginia. then a freeze warning north of that for our friends up in adams county near chambersburg across the divide into oakland and petersburg. i'm not that concerned about fruit trees there either. lows tonight in our area well above freezing. in fact, we're looking at mid- to upper 30s in gaithersburg, 42 arlington, 43 downtown, maybe 38 in college park and reston, 39 in fairfax. tomorrow morning sunshine, a chilly start. i'd grab a light jacket, temps in the 30s and 40s. good news, light winds and b

right now there is beltsville and on the way to the beltway. >> thank you. early on this tuesday morning 61 degrees. >> apple's next big thing. >> the first official day of the national cherry blossom festival and expected to be a busy one. >> this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> officially arriving overnight, spring. for the famous cherry trees it feels like it has been here for weeks. >> the blossoms will likely be at their peak today. bigger crowds for the 100th celebration. let's go live along the tidal basin with what to expect. >> good morning. earlier than expected, even before the sun comes out, we probably have two dozen people out here this morning walking around, taking pictures and enjoying the cherry blossom trees. this is what we will be expecting to happen for the remainder of the day as the crowd is expected to grow as the sun comes up. there were large crowds out here yesterday throughout the entire day, just taking in all these sites around here. this is the centennial celebration, 100 years, and expected to be a 5-week-long

coming out of green belt to get past the ikea, look at that pace set to affect laurel and beltsvillehe mormon temple. we're going take you to the other side of town and that's 395, northbound leaving the belt way to get to the pentagon. that's moving slowly but that's normal. we had a long standing crash in the h.o.v. lanes out of wood bridge but that is now gone. we'll go to adam caskey now. >> i have a beautiful sunrise to show you. sun came up. about six minutes ago. there's a live look at the federal city early this morning. and it's kind of deceiving because we do have an increase in the cloud cover overall and even a few areas of flurries down south in the metro area. that white is mid-level cloud cover, but moving through charlottesville and even possibly southern spotsylvania county, orange county, a few flurries. what falls will stick on contact as road temperatures are on the cool side. air temperatures for the most part in the 20's right now to start our day. there's the wider view of the storm scan. moisture in west and southwest of washington. and the bulk of the snow wi

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upper 50s for college park and 56 in beltsville. so, here's the deal. possible freeze tonight.ning, danger is going to be the peach frees, the cherries. they are blooming. but the breezes, that's good. that will keep temperatures up a little bit and keep the atmosphere stirring. 27 to 36. winds northwest at 10 to 15. you have a real treat tonight after a sunset. look to the west, you'll see jupiter. you'll see venus and see a waxing crescent moon and it is a sight to see. you do not need by binoculars. you'll need sunglasses at the bus stop. high temperatures 55 to 60. all right, next seven days. it gets warmer on wednesday. maybe a shower or storm. highs 70. we settle back in to the mid to low 60s. maybe a shower on saturday. temperatures around 70. upper 60s on sunday and low 70s on monday. so, march is still very kind. it's been very killed. they should go out like a lamb. >> there are 60 some odd basketball teams that would say march has not been kind. it's all down to the final four. >> kristen berset has a preview of the games you can watch saturday right here on wusa9. >

also -- >> i'm scott broom in beltsville, maryland, coming up smoking in the car with kids. is it something that should be made illegal or not? when i come back i'll have some of your answers to that question. >>> all the single ladies -- single women in the district are happier with their dating lives than women in any other city. that's according to "glamour" magazine and match.com. more than 86% of d.c. ladies are happy here. the report says that's because of people moving here and away. there's always some new men to date. number two spot philadelphia, boston had the least happy women when it comes to dating. atlanta, not so good either. >> do we believe this jess? >> no. >> uh-huh. >>> it's a breezy friday around here. much cooler too. we were in the 70s yesterday. we dipped into the 40s this morning: low 50s by noon. still kind of breezy this afternoon. with a high in the mid maybe upper 50s. even chillier on saturday. your full weekend forecast in just a few minutes. >>> and we're going to take a look at 270 on the southbound side. it's slow. overall. nothing all the

temperatures pretty uniform. 68 in college park and mid 60s in beltsville. look at the wind. good news is, thankfully it's a warm wind. winds gusting to 33 at national. winds gusting to 26 in leesburg and 23-mile per hour wind gusts in manassas. essentially south, southwest winds and that's going to keep us warm tonight and warmer tomorrow. now that said, warmer and cooler. can't last for ever either. breezy and milder tonight. windy and warmer on thursday. need an umbrella thursday night. good news is, we clear out nicely, all of friday looks fine. lose about 10 degrees, but starting the 70-degree range, not bad. there is the future cast. maybe a few clouds north and west of town, but dry for the morning commute. we'll put this back into motion. you can watch to lunch no worries. some showers in the mountains and toward oakland and cumberland. we get into the evening hours, 7:00, some clouds start returning tomorrow night, but still a dry commute home. then the showers roll through here. this is 1:30 in the morning on friday. and roll through very, very quickly. in fact, by

that seems to be off. 51 in college park and 52 in beltsville. look at the winds. they are still howling. 32-mile per hour wind gusts last hour at national. a 40-mile per hour wind gust in hagerstown. they will become calmer overnight. become breezy, essentially. colder than milder. much colder tonight. we go from windy to breezy. sunny and chilly tomorrow. no wind tomorrow. that's going to make a huge difference and breezy and milder on sunday. winds return on sunday, but it's a mild wind. so for tonight, clear, breezy, much colder. one to two blanket night. winds northwest at 10 to 15. areas outside the beltway in the upper 20s. we're looking at 28 or 29 in gaithersburg and rockville. 34 downtown. 34 in arlington and 29 in reston. 29 in fairfax and get out toward leesburg and manassas, 27. tomorrow morning, sunny and cold. temperatures in the 20s and 30s. winds not a factor. northwest at 10. by afternoon, pure sunshine. light wind, but still kind of brisk. high temperatures 46 to 50. going to feel nice without that wind. all right, next seven days. well after tom

low 70s have it. 73 in college park. 71 in beltsville. 71 in laurel. temperatures, you know, our average high is about 55. so a warm week. a few showers tonight. thunderstorm possible tomorrow. a better chance of showers and thunderstorms tuesday night and just beautiful on wednesday. wow. a spectacular day on wednesday. here's a look at our future cast. 8:00 tonight, maybe the showers get to frederick and leesburg. most folks home by then. put this into motion, a couple showers move through. nothing very organized, nothing very heavy. this is 2:00 in the morning, a couple showers towards baltimore and down toward charles county. we get a little better chance of a shower rolling through early in the morning. they should be gone by most of the commute. except maybe for southern maryland and then we clear out very nicely by afternoon. no problems walking to lunch and maybe a couple showers again tomorrow afternoon. again, maybe a thunderstorm actually tomorrow afternoon. so, nothing really organized coming our way, but a little unsettled. we talked about

78 in reston. 77 in leesburg and 78 also in college park. 76 in beltsville. here's the deal. even warmer tomorrow if you can believe it. more fog for you tonight. and some morning fog tomorrow. there's a chance of the isolated thunderstorm, primarily west of i-81. then cooler and unsettled over the weekend. it's not going to rain continuously over the weekend. but you are looking at showers and thunderstorms on saturday and just light showers on sunday. tonight, partly cloudy and warm and an isolated storm. right now live dopplers are here returning about 56 to 62 with light winds. now tomorrow morning, everything burns off, becoming partly cloudy and warm. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. and in fact 70s around lunchtime. winds are easterly at 10 and then by the afternoon, partly cloudy and warmer and isolated showers or thunderstorms are possible. high temperatures around 80. winds are out of the southeast at about 10. that's about a full 20 degrees above average. we'll break it down. fog to start. 56 to 62. warm at noon. temperatures in the 70s by noon and then 79 to 84. w

compared to what we've had it felt chilly today, 55 reston, 54 fort belvoir, 49 college park, 48 in beltsville. here's the deal. more bark than bite really. the clouds are just more bark than bite. they don't have a lot of activity. tonight cloudy, maybe a shower, not much goes on. mostly cloudy in the morning. i think you're okay to play golf or do some yard work in the morning and afternoon, probably a later tee time would be better and some sun will occur late in the afternoon saturday. here's our futurecast. we'll put this into motion. by 7:00 in the morning already some breaks in the clouds across parts of the metro area, some showers back in the mountains and back towards martinsburg. about 1:00 some breaks in the clouds and showers confined up near baltimore. so kind of a hit or miss deal on saturday, not a washout. mostly cloudy tonight, milder, keep the chance of a shower in, 45 to 50, winds southeasterly at about 10. next seven days weekend will be okay, more sun on sunday than actually saturday, but okay. upper 60s on sunday, maybe a shower late. nice on monday. it's scaled back tem

through back up to 70 in rockville, 72 gaithersburg, 66 reston, still 72 college park and 69 in beltsville. here's the deal. drying out quickly, thunderstorms ending by 8:00. breezy and cooler tomorrow but still seasonable, nice on friday and yes, a little unsettled this weekend. by 5:00, 5:15 tonight we see showers and thunderstorms south of town, put this into motion. they are gone by 8:00, clouds lingering in southern maryland, but the storms are gone. then we clear out nicely. that will set the stage for a very nice thursday and friday. for tonight showers and thunderstorms ending early, partly cloudy, breezy and mild, low temps around 50 and wind northwesterly at 10 to 20. that will be after midnight. next seven days looks like this. we're looking at temperatures in the low 60s tomorrow, low 60s on friday. yes, showers and storms on saturday, lower temps, mid-60s, gorgeous on sunday. look at this, mid-70s, 80 on monday, wow. can you say golfable? i can and then upper 60s on tuesday with some storms and then cooler next wednesday, back in the 50s. in fact, there's a shot of cool air la

all night. 74 rockville, 73 in bethesda, 75 in reston, great falls 76, 74 college park and 73 in beltsville warm all week. that's the good news. shower possible tonight, although the evening commute mainly dry around the metro area. some fog is possible again tomorrow morning and some showers possible also during the morning commute primarily late in the morning. so we'll have to trade warm air for the chance for showers. i think that's a fair trade quite frankly. later on tonight 8:30, 9:00, maybe some showers gaithersburg to leesburg, essentially light, a little yellow in hagerstown. it's been kind of stormy up there afternoon and evening. early morning hours, more showers through fairfax back into manassas, prince william and fauquier county. get into the early morning hours around 8:00, we have showers around, the roads may be wet but nothing heavy falling heading to work. by 2:00 more showers south of town, north of gaithersburg. you kind of get the deal it's going to be showers here and there hit or miss for the next 24 to 48 hours, but with temperatures in the 70s who cares really? f

now this is the early childhood center, one of them in beltsville and folks are reading to head start and we're told cat in the hat, the infamous cat and the hat also made an appearance, too. >>> today a movie base on the dr. seuss classic the lorax starts running in theaters. >> yeah, but some critics say an ad campaign that came along with it looks like something you'd see on saturday night live. mazda is teaming up with the film distributor universal to use images from the film to sell an suv and that has some environmentalist and children's groups saying what are you doing? mazda says it's trying to encourage reading and promote its environmentally friendly technology and sell a couple cars on the side. >>> tonight a hawaii mom feels humiliated, embarrassed and angry after her last trip to the airport. amy strand says the tsa asked her to prove her breast pump was the real thing. she claim the agent said she couldn't take the pump on board because the bottles in her carry-on were empty. >> i asked him if there was a private place i could pump and he said no. you can go in the wome

an early-morning power outage as calverton elementary in beltsville had prince george's county officials planning to send the little ones around the beltway to duval high school. >> no parent want their elementary kids in high school. >> no, i don't want that. >> luckily the power came back on. >> we were going to relocate them, but our power came back on so we're here and ready to go orrin with our day. >> in upper northwest d.c., a tree caught fire after power lines came down in the 3200 block of stevenson place. the block is closed while pepco crews work to close it. pepco reported several hundred customers without power in d.c. alone. they're working to restore power to as many areas as possible as quickly as possible. in northwest, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >>> and this morning, people across virginia took part in an emergency tornado drill. fairfax county kicked off its own three-day drill yesterday. state officials say 51 tornadoes hit virginia last year. that's the second highest number on record since 2004. when 87 twisters were confirmed. last april, tornadoes were blamed for

students at calvert and beltsville,chool in attendingill be class of a different high school outage.ofr be some relief for metro train at rush hour starting on june 18. mental add an extra training every 20 minutes during -- metro will add an extra drain every 10 minutes -- minutes during rush hour. the national cherry blossom is officially under way y and the cherry blossoms to be in peak friday and through newschannel 8 will have more in a few minutes. let's check in with lisa baden. >> the thunderstorm rolled for morning and a large funeral procession in arlington cemetery. there will be unusual delays in on 270 and the beltway well as southbound 95. we are settling down as far as butrain and the road spray with volumeated this morning. to virginia you with delays through thebridge all the way to 14th street bridge. e rain has moved out of the t part andor the mos byare still getting clipped few light sprinkles in d.c. and part of the suitland parkway. some moderate showers in the x river and the pa out of upper marlboro. a dense fog south of the metro area with and advisory until 1

radar showing you visibility a quarter mile or less inside the belt way working up 9 to 5 towards beltsville burtonsville and columbia and baltimore, dense fog this morning and that will be the case for another hour or two once the sun can get up and mix up the atmosphere we can get a breeze we will start to get the fog out of here next hour or two plenty of fog, here we go again another day with a rather summary air mass overhead and you should see a little sunshine we are expecting dry conditions no rain in the forecast the rain out towards memphis through the yellow and green on your map that will get in here for the day saturday and saturday night not going to rain all weekend but we will have periods of rain, and maybe some thunderstorms around this weekend and cooler temperatures highs sunday and monday, only 6 now i am being told to stretch a little by middle of next week some of you back in the 70s. >> when might we be in the 80s again. >> in the 80s as early as tomorrow 82. >> thanks tuck. >> now let's find out what is going on with our traffic situation hey, julie. >> all right guy

power outage at cal verton school in beltsville. the students relocated to duvall high school. dealing with rain and lightning around the region. here's veronica johnson with an update. >> we have the rain, joe, but the lightning has very much diminished. you're seeing the area of rain, koettering to clinton and around southerland, still heading to the south and east. but the thunder gone, expect a high today of 73 degrees and much higher by the end of the week, 79 to 82 thursday and friday. joe? >> thanks very much, we'll see how the weather is affecting the how the weather is affecting the commute next, stay with us. homicide of young people in america has an impact on all of us. how the weather is affecting the commute next, stay with us. how can we save these young people's lives? as a police chief i have an opportunity to affect what happens in a major city. i learned early on if you want to make a difference you have to have the right education. university of phoenix opened the door. my name is james craig, i'm committed to making a difference and i am a phoenix. >>> good

frank, a beltsville, maryland.aller: this question goes back to arlen specter, but suggest, the question has to do -- but to the guest, the question has to do with public health, its effect on the economy, and how bad ripples through the globe. i will particularly go through the drug situation worldwide, but to stay in north america, the cartels and the billions that are lost, and the economy that is effected there and that effects the recession because of the billions involved. how do you look at that as an impact on the debt crisis, even into europe? is it just a situation of the weakness of the people that use recreational drugs and it feels these things which lead to the war, and economic disarray. i would go back to president lincoln. if you could mention something from four words or five works with malice toward none, and charity towards all. how would we go towards those things as the effect the economy and the peace? host: neil irwin? guest: i am venture how much illegal drugs have to do with the europe cri