these counties in gray including loudoun, montgomery howard frederick north and west into washington.e of the visibilities may be down to under a quarter of a mile. right now it's just at a quarter of a mile thisin hagerstown. visibilities are improving in gaithersburg. now at 2 1/2 miles. when you do you encounter some dense fog, slow down and use your low beams. temperatures right now are rather chilly. we're in the mid-40s in the metro area. dulles is one of the school spots down to 41. frederick at 37. but there is mild air to our south. near 60 in st. mary's. west of there over towards spotsylvania and then merenear charlottesville. at the bus stop patchy fog and a little bit of drizzle. by 9:00 we'll be near 50 and still some patchy fog lingering north, but light rain moving on in. love this photo taken yesterday afternoon. light rain falling melting the snow near middleburg virginia. photo posted on my facebook page and twitter by lloyd ferguson. as we look now at the forecast, light rain lingering through thoon time and then the sun breaks out this afternoon. hallelujah can i

that includes loudoun county montgomery howard frederick, washington panhandle of west virginia in these counties we have patchy fog. visibilities there have been reduced to about a quarter of a mile. i took this picture about 2:00 this morning. there was thick fog there. so when you encounter it slow down and use low beams. a look change from the morning to the afternoon coming up at 6:11. >>> it's now 6:01. canal road in northwest washington is closed and it's not clear when it will open up again. a tree fell across the road there. richard jordan joins us live from where this is going on. richard, what is going on out there right now? >> reporter: looks like this will be an issue all morning long. we do have d.c. police directing traffic, so this as traffic coming from the chain bridge side you can see being directed off toward reservoir. let's get you up close to the trouble spot here where that tree came down. very large tree, roots right out of the ground. the tree fell across both lanes of traffic. there was a driver that was attempting to drive down canal and crashed right into th

that includes montgomery, howard frederick, we were fairfax into loudoun, panhandle of west virginia,enandoah valley. 4 to 6 inches for southeast washington southern fairfax southern prince william, southern fauquier lighter amounts away the northern neck of virginia and southern maryland st. mary's and lower part of the eastern shore. amelia segal is live on the storm team 4 weather deck looking at the critical temperatures. >> reporter: and we'll see the temperatures in the suburbs drop first. washington will notice the temperatures here fall to around freezing likely by 10:00 a.m.. so here we are, the future temperature in your neighborhood at 7:00 a.m. notice just about all of the suburbs, culpeper manassas gaithersburg at or below 32 degrees. by 10:00 a.m., dees is.c. is right at that freezing mark. we continue to track snow and sleet. it will start to accumulate across the area. 1:00 is this when we'll be tracking some heavy snow reducing visibilities sticking to roads and piling up. temperatures at that point for the most part are in the 20s. i'm on the storm team 4 weather dec

temperatures right now are freezing including howard montgomery frederick northern shenandoah valley panhandle of west virginia, hagerstown one of the cool spots down to 29 p. rest of northern virginia hovering a little above freezing. spotsylvania culpeper fauquier hovering upper 30s. upper 30s mere 40 around the chesapeake bay, as well. for the morning between 7 ouk:00 and 8:00 mid-30s. partly cloudy. next weather and traffic on the 1s coming up at 5:11 your drive time forecast commute for the day ahead. and now let's check on the road work around on this monday morning. >>> lots of road work hanging around. these are longer term projects. some of the temporary stuff daily stuff, is sort of out of the way now. eastbound montgomery village avenue at 355 in gaithersburg still have that road work there. that's been there for about a week and a half as you're trying to repair that area. taking a look at branch avenue at that i lohr road this is emergency road work that popped up. happening in the intersection. beer also getting the same report that i lorenaylor at branch. 66 and 95 loo

it's all snow howard montgomery frederick and loudoun county. and all snow along the blue ridge. highest impact north and west of town. bus stop temperatures mostly in the 30s. umbrellas and rain boots ready to go. >>> a lot of schools closing or delaying thorn. in virginia, loudoun, warren fauquier, winchester city as well as rap that rappahannock and shenandoah all on a two hour delay. also fred rick county in virginia. a few schools are closed. frederick county maryland jefferson, berkeley also closed. we'll push out any other school closings and delays to the nbc because app. >>> 6:03. as chuck has been telling us it is snowing this frederick county. megan mcgrath is on 35 a 5.5. how are the roads? >> reporter: if you pan over you can see 355 here. it's basically wet. they pre-treated. there is a little bit of slush here and there but not terribly bad. they knew the snow was coming. they took the roproper precautions. but the grassy areas, well, that is an entirely different story. look at this. we are seeing an accumulation here on the ground. great packing snow good for sno

temperatures right now are freezing including howard montgomery frederick northern shenandoah valleyndle of west virginia, hagerstown one of the cool spots down to 29 p. rest of northern virginia hovering a little above freezing. spotsylvania culpeper fauquier hovering upper 30s. upper 30s mere 40 around the chesapeake bay, as well. for the morning between 7 ouk:00 and 8:00 mid-30s. partly cloudy. next weather and traffic on the 1s coming up at 5:11 your drive time forecast commute for the day ahead. and now let's check on the road work around on this

montgomery county howard frederick, washington northern loudoun, pan handle of west virginia.th of there just a chance of a very light coating of that snow and sleet as it initially comes through early afternoon. right now mid to upper 20s. what did melt yesterday has frozen. watch out patchy ice this morning. there's the last of the sun we'll see today. maybe a few flurries this morning then the sleet snow combination this afternoon. the temperatures will be warming up quickly. keep up with the wintery mix when you're away from the tv with the storm team 4 weather app. near 40 by midnight. holding today by dawn with light rain tomorrow. occasional light rain into the low 50s then colder wednesday night into thursday when we could get the changing back to sleet and maybe accumulating snow on thursday. sun back friday into the weekend and warming into the first part of next week. and things are looking bad on the roads now. what is going on? >> nasty. chopper 4 over the problem. northbound bw parkway at 50. you can very slow here. as you're approaching 50 there. also bw parkway

virginia, areas just north of washington including northern prince george's county, montgomery and into howard and frederick into the afternoon hours. chuck bell is joining us live now. are you seeing any sleet? >> reporter: so far not a single sleet pellet has been seen or heard. we're keeping an eye on it, though. we have the radar punched up. we're driving north as quickly as we can get there safely of course. maintaining our safe speeds on wet roads first thing this morning. and you should do the same because it's just wet for now but as we've been talking about, the opportunity for roads to freeze up by later this morning and into this afternoon is a real possibility. so you want to take it extra slow. if you get a sleet or snow report send to me @chuckbell4. and we'll be himself picking up potential for storm names, as well. yesterday i think we were snow-done with it all. so that's what we have so far. we'll continue our trip northbound on 270 here. should be in frederick in the next 30 to 40 minutes. for now traffic with melissa. sdl >> i'm sure we have lots of name suggestions this morning. perhaps

tapers off and ends in the evening, we could end up with 8 inches or more northern montgomery county, howard into frederick frederick, loudoun county shenandoah valley into the panhandle of west virginia. around the metro area here by suburbs, the district could get as much as 6 to 8 inches maybe 4 inch amounts for charles county calvert, st. mary's, northern part there. and much farther to the south and east just 2 to 4 inches for the northern neck. lower part of the eastern shore. so quite a potent snowstorm moving in tomorrow. after that we'll get sunshine back. friday staying below freezing. the snow won't be going anywhere, but it will be melting over the weekend near 40 saturday upper 40s on sunday. then monday and tuesday, climbing into the low to mid-50s. coming up at 6:30 a look at when the snow arrives new snow timing just coming in. i'll show you that at 6:31. melissa, what's happening? >>> have a new delay on marc. penn south 505, 16 minutes behind. so a warning there if you ride penn south 505. in virginia, 95 at 234, a crash on the shoulder as you're headed northbound. this morning route 1 at

oranges and reds stretching from culpeper into fauquier prince william, fairfax fairfax, frederick, montgomery and howard. the heaviest rain is right in montgomery county and that is maybe causing some ponding of water. so watch out for that. our temperatures all above freezing. we're in the 40s from the mountains all the way to the chesapeake bay as this cool front has been moving through. so have an umbrella. and you'll need your rain boots. you'll be comfortable with a warm coat as we'll stay in the 40s through the morning. next weather and traffic on the 1s a look at our hour by hour chilly temperatures for the day ahead. and now alexis how are the roads? >> do have the ponding on the roadway and watch out for potholes as you mentioned earlier. with the higher speeds on the beltway, you'll hydroplane. so be careful this morning. right now looking at the beltway, this is in montgomery county at river road we're seeing more volume on the road, but no major sdibtss in this area. do watch your speed as you see the spray coming up. and here is a live look beltway -- excuse me 66 at the beltway, this on ra

frederick, most of montgomery county, howard county, 6 to possibly 10 inches of snow.he best chances of getting the highest amount of snow today. this is the ow amounts. we may need to revise this. for the most part, a snowy deck. impact still pretty much the same. mid-30s early. we'll be in the upper 20s with snow ending late afternoon evening. let's go to the road conditions. >> quickly and fast. we should say. right now, we are talking about an accident on 270 southbound. between hyatts town and clarkburg. nothing significant, just residual day. light traffic on the road keeping these accidents far and few between. a lot of ice on our camera there shows you what these drivers are having to deal with as they try to make their way southbound towards the beltway. if you can stay off these roads, we suggest you do. manassas towards the beltway, no major issues at this pipe. eastbound and westbound lanes free and clear of any problems. another update a remote that lives on your phone. more wi-fi in more places. a movie library you can take wherever you go. internet speed

in its wake six to nine inches north and we of the metro area including montgomery county northern prince george's howard frederickl as southern washington county. panhandle of west virginia, most of the shenandoah valley as well and higher rimps getting as much as nine to ten inches. in the metro area four to six-inch amounts common as will much of southern maryland and the northern neck. one thing i've changed on the map in the last couple of hours. looks like you there even in the northern neck earlier looked like two to for inches. now there, too, could get over four inches of snow and well as southern maryland. hour-by-hour the rest of the day, a live view over rockville. rockville pike meets mearsville road. almost a whiteout. stays that way into the afternoon. look at the temperatures plunging from the upper 20s all wait down to near 10 degrees by dawn tomorrow with a clear sky. then staying below freezing the rest of the day on friday. saturday finally melting in the afternoon as well as on sunday. upper 40s sunday. nice weekend overall, though with a partly cloudy sky. then much milder as we get into next

in maryland, charles, frederick, howard montgomery and prince george's counties.virginia arlington middle and elementary schools and fauquier county. >> the reason for the 89 -- >> reporter: while the project of a longer school year is disappointing to many students, most parents understand. >> yeah, that drives me crazy too. it does. but you know, i rather to be safe than sorry. >> reporter: some districts still have days to give. d.c., fairfax and loudoun are in good shape. the others will have to make them up like montgomery county has planned to add one day to the end of the year, frederick county will be in school on april 1st. we have a complete breakdown of every school many our area by searching the nbc washington app. in the district, mark segraves, news4. >> and that spooky looking forest scene behind him is the front yard of channel 4. >> that's nice. >> that's what we have right outside the door. spooky looking. >>> that's the fog, and that fog is from the warmer temperatures we've seen with the snow-covered ground. the two mix, and there you go. you h

maryland most of northern virginia may be on the dry side but to the north, frederick, hagerstown, maybe montgomery county howardack toward the panhandle of west virginia this is an area of concern tomorrow because i think we'll have some issues. everybody will have issues from the ice refreezing tonight. moderate there as far as the impacts go on the road. afternoon snow and ice from d.c. north and west. again, south and east i think will be okay but north and west could be some issues in the evening. we'll have some slick spots. nowhere around here do we have red during the day tomorrow. i don't see it as that big of an impact all day. 52 degrees on wednesday with rain moving in. that rain changes to snow as cold air moves in. some of that snow could be heavy at times early on thursday. that's the system we need to watch. is there enough cold air to change this to snow and do they see the accumulated snow. we continue to watch that. stay on the cooler side as we stay towards the weekend. the weekend, at least close to 50 degrees. >>> i'm barbara harrison at the live desk. right now neighbors are being evacuate

all ends 6 to 8 inches of snow in this zone here including montgomery county northwest washington, northern prince george's county howard frederick, as well as thornnorthern pan of west virginia, much of the shenandoah valley and especially higher ridges will get up to 8 inches. down in the valley, around 6 inches. right in washington points south and east generally around 4, 5 inches. charles county calvert and southern anne arundel as well as southern fairfax, southern prince william, spotsylvania may get about 4 inches or so as that is going to be passing on through this afternoon. then some brief heavy snow even in far southern maryland for st. mary's northern neck lower eastern shore. two to quick four inches will be happening there. that won't be until rate this evening into early evening. but the timing as i showed you just a couple seconds ago heaviest snow between noon and 4:00 for the metro area. look at this huge area in pink. this under a winter storm warning there texas all the way to new england. includes our zone here for this afternoon through this evening. then tomorrow morning after this is all over wrks it will

in through montgomery county howard county anne arundel county northern to frederick county areas in the pink we are seeing ice on the roadways sidewalks becoming slick. down to the south this is just rain from d.c. down towards fredericksburg over towards leonardtown, all reporting just rain. we have the winter weather advisory. it includes loudoun county fairfax county and really anybody along the potomac to the north, just about all the state of maryland also includes the district where current temperatures are just freezing. still some icing there. tomorrowitis a winter storm watch. why? snow and there could be a lot of it. i'll talk about how much you'll see, when it starts and what to expect because it's not starting a as snow. >>> from gurgling water this morning to a giant sinkhole this afternoon. one neighborhood is now dealing with the aftermath of a broken water main. news4's zachary kiesch is live in northeast washington where people are hoping for progress tonight. hi zach. >> reporter: hey, doreen. you know we showed you the sinkhole in northeast. you can see residents

in through montgomery county howard county anne arundel county northern to frederick county areas ink we are seeing ice on the roadways sidewalks becoming slick. down to the south this is just rain from d.c. down towards fredericksburg over towards leonardtown, all reporting just rain. we have the winter weather advisory. it includes loudoun county fairfax county and really anybody along the potomac to the

same story upper montgomery to woodbine and fulton and -- fulton and howard county and much of frederick county seeing snow and even reports of an inch, inch and a half in the west virginia panhandle the temperatures in the lower to mid 30s there. manassas at 37. even if you get the wet flakes there, the likelihood of that sticking is very low. on the roads anyway. three to six three to even as much as six inches could fall in the blue area north of winchester north of hagerstown. frederick, north toward emmitsburg and garrettsburg, one to possibly three. but it's the higher elevations that are going to see the most snow. the lower elevations will see more melts and mainly grassy surfaces and d.c. baltimore south and east perhaps a trace to a slushy coating but not much more than that. 30s to about 40. andrea, mike, back to you. >>> thank you very much. the snow already falling in areas north and west of the district. >> delia goncalves joins us live from frederick and we saw it landing on what about the streets delia? >> reporter: the streets are looking pretty good. just wetness as we

going 8 inches or more martinsburg, hagerstown frederick, winchester all these areas 8 inches plus here parts of loudoun county northern montgomery and howard county around damascus. 5 to 8 for d.c. metro area gaithersburg crofton, right towards warrenton and quantico. down to the south, there's our 3 to 5 inches. everybody looks like we'll get something. it's a matter of how much moisture is here and when that cold air moves in. v.j.? >> but at least we're not going to see the big spreads from a little to a lot. fairly uniform with everyone getting enough snow to shovel. time line for you on thursday colder air coming in we'll see the switch over from rain to snow starting at 2 to 4:00 a.m. by the time we get to the morning rush 7:00 especially the mid and latter part of the morning rush on thursday. roads will be snow covered. remember two saturdays ago, anybody that was out on area roads, yeah, that snow stuck quickly, it was much colder but i think even with this event by mid to latter part of the morning rush we will be seeing some snow-covered roads. the event starts to wind down by 4:00 or 5:00. we'll show you the seven-day forecast

frederick county maryland schools are now closed. they were on a two hour delay. fairfax, montgomery also closed right now. >> loudoun, howard and anne arundel also changed, they are now closed. so are prince william county schools. >> arlington, fauquier county culpeper falls church all closed. d.c., alexandria fredericksburg manassas manassas park city all opening two hours late. >> also spotsylvania rappahannock king george on a two hour delay. in maryland washington alleghany, charles st. mary's and calvert starting two hours late. >> berkeley jefferson, mineral and morgan counties starting two hours late. frederick county virginia and clarke county schools are on a one hour delay. >> and we will stay below freezing for another couple of hours. and then during the afternoon, rapid melting, sunshine breaks out. highs reaching low 40s by midafternoon. >>> accident in virginia eastbound route 7 near baron cameron avenue causing this some delays. right lane blocked. top side of the beltway, usual slowing. >> calvert county schools are now closed. >> stay with news 4 all day for updates on the slick conditions. we'll be back

frederick, maryland, hagerstown, winchester, cumberland, snow covered roads when most roads will start being covered. yes, earlier there may be secondary roads being covered by snow. by 7:00 a.m., howard county, northern montgomeryrthern loudoun counties, by 7:00 a.m. as the snow comes into the area, by 10:00 a.m., our temperatures have been low enough for long enough, we could even start to see snow-covered roads just northwest d.c., prince william county, montgomery county. by 1:00, prince george's county, and even stafford county by 4:00, i think everybody has a chance to have snow-covered roads because again then the system will be leaving, the damage will be done. several inches of snowfall yes we're counting down to spring. just 15 more days. but as we talk more about the snow coming our way, let's go to meteorologist doug kammerer and jim handly with more. >> doug the big question the storm as she says, is coming in fast. but will schools decide before it comes in to should down tomorrow? >> i think they'll have to. tomorrow morning you'll wake up and normally the kids go to school between 6:30 and 8:fully, it may be okay in your area, d.c. south especially. but after that time the snow is really going to