and culpeper is 77 degrees today. so, we've got a few places out there that are close to 80 degrees. and let me say this as i hand to erin cuomo, record heat this week. >> i broke out a summer dress because i listen to your forecast. yeah, for tuesday temperatures. and it's march, right? why, today i'm like what day of the week is it? who day of the month is it? if you're having that kind of day too take your time inking it coffee and getting out of bed. roadwork montgomery county. caution there. traffic upper loop is geeing by fine and montgomery county same story as you make your way to 270, 270 southbound no construction but you're wide on as you make your way frederick to the spur. none of that usual bottle neck you hit through rockville. 95 northbound roadwork right lane blocked before the icc. good news because there's no major slow downs if you head to bwi traffic 9 a5 bwi northbound lookg conditions reagan national and dulles. i'll let you know if slow downs pick up there. 395 roadwork to seminary two right la

culpeper, washington, temperatures in that pocket right now around 32 degrees. look at that, la ray at 32. just to the east and south, culpeper, 38, 39 manassas. everywhere else midand upper 30s. i think our roads will be fine for the evening rush. we'll talk more about the morning rush and the impacts on roads and whatever you got to do tomorrow. we'll take you through the day and the weekend in a few minutes. >>> a scathing the republican front-runner for president. a former gop nominee tore into donald trump during a speech in utah. chris lawrence is here now with more. >> it was a pointed attack both political and personal, and it only took romney 17 minutes to lay out why he thinks trump isn't fit to be commander in chief. here is just a small part of what he said. >> if we republicans choose donald trump as our nominee, the prospects for a safe and prosperous future are greatly diminished. this is an individual who mocked a disabled reporter, who attributed a reporter's questions to her menstrual cycle, who mocked a brilliant rival who happened to be a wom

temperatures too warm for anything to stick. 39 in d.c. 37 in culpeper. luray at 32. that's where it is snowing and that's why those temperatures are falling here. i'm going to have much more on this, show you what to expect early tomorrow morning. you may need to give yourself a little extra time but don't expect to see much. >>> well, doug, as a precaution road crews are trying to get out ahead of the storm tonight. the district snow team deploys in just a few hours at 9:00. v dot has 00áry -- 700 trucks y to go. in maryland the state highway administration is pretreating most of the major roads and highways. as conditions change be sure you have the nbc washington app. you can track the storm as it moves in on our interactive radar. >>> political historians say it is unprecedented, a former presidential nominee calling out the current front-runner in his own party. but it happened today when mitt romney delivered a >> but you say, wait, wait, wait, isn't he a huge business success? doesn't he know what he's talking about? no, he isn't, and no, he doesn't. his bank

culpeper 79.cksbu 3, 4, 5 o'clock today wouldayou not surprise me if you didn't see 80 degrees in your car yourc thermometer or your backyard thermometer or something liker that especially inso the places that have the sunnest of thehe t conditions. i think most of us are sunny sun today. to winds will be a little bit breezy. here's erin como.re's it's thursday morning and as ans we like to call it around here friday eve.fr >> on-time traffic brought toff you byic toyota.a. visit buy a toyota.com for for special offers.l >> that's right, gary and os ri rightgh now as you wake up around the area increasedncre volume 95 through dumfries.roug in virginia give yourselfel extra minutes you'll need theoud time. ti southbound traffic lookingra really quiet right now as youou make your way out around theunth area. area. we don't have any majorany r problems to report as you y cruise through stafford yet.yet. we'll let you know when that normal volume does start to increase.inea to our maps, aside from tha

a couple showers near culpeper and they will be coming up i-95 during the morning commute. so everyone needs to take their umbrella here first thing this morning. if you don't have to be anywhere probably have a little better weather to deal with. we'll give you the yellow light for cool and wet conditions this morning. by this afternoon, though, back to green lights, clearing and milder. and tomorrow really looks nice. here is future weather. showers around by 11:30 this morning, most of the rain will be gone. could take a little while longer to get the crowds out of here. so don't expect much sunshine until after 2:00, 3:00. but temperatures will respond nicely. but later today with a break or two of sunshine, up to the upper 50s and low 60s. tomorrow is the day to get out and enjoy. hit and miss shower chances on thursday. but most of the rest of the week will be rain free. next really good chance for rain shows up on sunday. and you'll notice after a 73 tomorrow, much cooler weather just in time for the weekend. >> i like the 73 tomorrow. we'll just stick with that. inn

hard to believe that's what we're talking about on night when it's 27 gaithersburg and culpeper culpeper and 29 march takensburg and down to freezing mark in distribute and it will be pretty cold. and then we track our next storm system which will primarily affect us friday morning. setup is this with high pressure up norm we have a bit of cold air supply and certainly a lot and storm system passing south will be able to tap a little gulf of mexico moisture to throw in general one to two inches of snow rain snow mix south and east. there could be a couple areas that are able to squeeze out the the 3" with this and we'll continue to what watch it this time tomorrow night we'll have had an hour or two or show. if we get a change in mod models or areas seeing more or less we'll update you tomorrow night. the system we'll watch moving quickly in our direction, so our future cast paint the first flurries mib as early as 7:00 along harrisonburg area and 10:00 we should see outside the studios. 6 in the morning one last gas, rain, snow line not far from the richmond area that's why they'll are

culpeper 30. these temperatures mean business this morning. and it's 20 in frederick and 28 and hagerstown and 34 and here in the city inside the beltway 37 degrees. it's not going to be perfectly sunny today. we'll have clouds. more like fair weather clouds. coming on across. we have a couple of clouds this morning. other an that just generally it's going to be fair sky to start. a lot of sunshine today. don't get me wrong. it will be warmer, temperatures will be upper 50s. low 60s all across the area and couple spots in the middle 60s and then instead of winds gus gusting 30 to 35 miles an hour we may have a couple gusts up at 20 or little over that. otherwise breezy. 10 to 15 mile an hour wind. which makes it feel wind chilly this morning and it will be warm erin more comfortable in the afternoon. erin cuomo has the commute. >> we'll start you off with a live look at cameras. if you head to maryland early morning commute on 270 south just a touch of volume picking up still nice and quiet as you pass father hurley boulevard all the way to th

mannasas, 28, culpeper come up from 28 to 30. fredericksburg 36. over in annapolis by the water that's warmest spot at 45. we'll have lots of sunshine today. look it's going to be breezy this afternoon. keep that in mind. it will be a little chilly even in the afternoon. winds will be south at 10 to 15 a little higher than that at times. but we got 70s not too distant future. airport erin is in with a look at traffic on wednesday mornin morning. >> that's right, 4:56 now. new crash in prince george county on the northbound side before the beltway. so watch for that if you head towards bwi this morning. 95 northbound now quiet. another crash blocking shouldner virginia dale c shouldner virginia dale city, 95 northbound side. watch for that one causing delays as well. overturned tractor-trailer dealing with the scene here. this is 100 remains closed eastbound side long gate parkway again in howard country and some delays in that area. please be prepared for that. and metro right now gearing up for service it's on time. with the nike here security sum

culpeper 31. nass down it upper 20s. dulles below freezing and frederick 37 and here in town sitting at 42. listen a lot of the way it's looking to start the day and we'll end up with more clouds late this afternoon the way it's looking here. and some of these streaming out across. and by late this evening and during overnight showers around here. but check this out mar of first 62 degrees. another day in 60s. we were there yesterday. everybody remembers sunday how about that sunday was 65. so today we'll go lower to mid 6 0s and with exception of annapolis, everyone in the region here is at 60 or 60 plus. annapolis, sorry you're only going to stay in upper 50s today. here erin cuomo on this tuesday morning with a look at your commute. hey, erin. >> 4:36 gary weather impacting our tuesday morning drive and so far so good nice and quiet downtown. as you make your way 95 south to alexandria and towards alexandria rather roadwork after seminary road two right lanes closed north and southbound side quiet from the dealt bay t

right now 37 in frederick and manassas and culpeper. 55 win chester.sphere mixes of us as we get into thursday night and 25 degrees above average. 68 with an early shower friday. temps in the 60s saturday. 70s sunday. a couple of showers earlier next week. clocks forward this weekend. hello, larry. happy wednesday, not thursday. >> a little howard. >> i can't hi it. >>> if you yo shortly. around the beltway, we are doing ard rking the g startsoffice in fairfax. >>> before he won an oscar for the kings speech, look at this, the famous white shirt for his jump in the lake is coming to d.c. the shirt will be part of an exhibit called will and jane. the exhibit is set to run from early august to early november. >> hopefully we wi andrea after she out. >> stabbed of blood. they are guessing george r.r. martin's book game of thrones premieres april 24th on hbo. >>> speaking of dedicated game of thrones fans, simon beck may win the prize for that. he trudged through 20 miles of snow in it in a day. nice job. >>> there are zero ieopportunit to see e from 37,00

culpeper's kind of cool in thefn 50's there and frederick isrick sitting at 48.8.s 46. 58 for detroit and 55 for column bulls. secolumbus.comb all the rain is back to the bk o west of us but we just haveust e clouds coming in.cl looks like we'll have a lot of o clouds today. today. more clouds today thanlos to yesterday.st we will stay warm.m. temperature 81, 82 for highs. hs and then here we are for the next seven da 82 today.od 70 tomorrow. tomorro it looks nice, too.oo some clouds on saturday, 65. 65. showers possible on sunday, suna 70. look how nice we stay even eve through next week. 60's and 70's. 7 how about that, erin como? >> brings a smile to my face,smo gary.. perfect forecast.rf >> yeah. >> 4:48 right now.:48 rinow. traffic also shaping up reallyil nicely this morning as we takert a look across the wilson bridge whether you're on the maryland or virginia sidenia s traffic is moving along justin fine. very light conditions. cdi none of that usual morningni congestion popped up yet. let's go ahead and take a look a at our map. at we have some constructio

culpeper is 21.rees fredericksburgrr and it's 27 degrees for dulles listen, winter weatherer advisory has been issued foras b everybody. it starts tonight, runsightru through tomorrow.through tomorr. there's that snow coming our way. that's right, snow coming our way. wa temperatures today lower 40's.et snow arrives later on this lateh evening. oh, erin, it's time foror traffic on this thursday trs morning or as you like to call it friday eve.riday eve. >> i was just still thinking thi about how expensive the love shack was.ac crazy story.k crazsto right now.right now >> you can't pay too much for th that. >> gary, mcgrady, made a joke. j all right, wisdom --do > joke. j i was talking truth. >> wisdom's face.m's f traffic getting by to thegettg y right new hampshire avenue.w a use a little caution there through that construction zonece in anne arrundel crashundel activity bw parkway.. up by 175. by 175 we'll take a live look.e loo delays back to anne arrundel are boulevard. traffic is getting by but

culpeper has come down to 38 degrees. dulles went up.du they were 40. now they're 45.g 43 and baltimore is holding in there withn the w temperatures in the upper 40'se4 as well. for annapolis at 54. so again it is really one ofof those mornings where ite mo depends on where you are.re. annapolis just dropped down to d 51. a few clouds down to the southoe of us.of u we're sunny, breezy.re actually winds will be gustye g this afternoon. afton. 66 for a high temperature.h tema someplace right up close to 70 degrees. here's erin como.he >> reporter:. >> 4re:56 right now gary andig d taking a look at our friday fda commute. comm 95 northbound moving really nicely from falmouth into garrisonville. once you get north of thatet no point same story through dale d city and woodbridge.dge. we'll let you know when that kno normal congestion picks up onget 95. crash activity on theh ac southbound side blocking the shoulder after fairfax countynty parkway. volume is still light as youigha head into lorton.he it's not going to cause youse y any major slowdowns.lowdowns. caution throu

culpeper maybe you touch t 80 degrees. how about that? that would behl so night. nice..breezy later ony o today.da that's your forecast.'s y now let'ge traffic.c. it's friday eve.riy ev here's erin como. >> 4:55 gary. g i'm not sure if there's enough g strong black coffee in the cof world to make feme feel awake today. let's try.try. >> where is your first cup.s >> i drank the first oneyora the already.alady. >> wow. >> if you're waking up around w the area keepak in mind marcind service reduced camden line l trains today because of a bause brush fire from yesterday.fire o these are the trains tham t aret in operation. operation. penn line will honor yourou tickets and also keep in mind in that you can take metro asou c well.we aside from that 395 southbound h we havboe some lane closures cle because of construction. give yourself some extra timef o to get through the area.he a the good news is lanes are reduced, however trafficraffic getting by without any big big problems.lems. 295 inbound from the beltwayd t looking good.ingood. here's a look all rightht morning commu

now up tot 22 degrees in culpeper for you. 26 in fredericksburg.cksbur 30 in leonardtown.tains m cold as well mid 20s in hagerstown and 27 in winchesterr it is what we call clipper system.. this one actually has prettysret good moisture with it, stream in here later tonight.ont get sunshine first half of theei day. it will ab cool day today. bring a jacket.g ac only about 40 for daytime high.e clouds by afternoon mostly mos cloudy. then we'll see a period of snow break out eu around here nine,en 10:00 o'clock tonight and bed b with us threw the early morningg rush hour tomorrow and again iga think the main roads will be rol fine here.fine it may take a couple hours before it actually even startsta to stick.ck but by early tomorrow morning ig would think there likely be some delays. delays. perhaps school delays. perhaps getting to work lateo at delays. d here's future cast tonight at 10:00.0. put it in motion.t it there we are at 4am prime time between two and 67:00 o'clock00o tomorrow morning. notice how quickly it's out ofli here as we warm things up by b tomorrow back n

culpeper at 65 degrees and here's a look at the times that you're heading down to see those kbs.r it will be about 60 degrees and cooling down a little bit by the 6:00 hour to about 58. so 42 degrees for tonight, a cool wind from the north, 10 to 20 miles per hour. for tomorrow that ridge of high pressure does hold its stead so we are talking sunshine with a few high clouds at 63 degrees. here's a look at your 7-day forecast. monday is the day where we are going to see some showers, pretty much most of the day so just keep that in mind. as far as easter sunday is concerned, we're going to have real easter bonnets out there. it cools off a little bit into the week. >> at least we got the weekend. >> it is one of the most anticipated movies of the year. "batman versus superman dawn of justice" hit theaters today. our own kevin mccarthy gave it a big thumb's up. he sat down with batman himself who is really ben affleck. >> when you say the line "tell me, do you bleed, you will." >> tell me, do you bleed? you well. >> how do you say it on set? do you say it in your normally voice and

it's 69 in culpeper now. but tonight it will turn the winds to the west. rain late tonight and overnight. gusterly winds, falling temperatures. time you wake up in the morning the rain is out of here. alison: we will see you then. new drama surrounding the washington redskins quarterback to tell you about today. the team is now using this nonexclusive franchise tag on kirk cousins. this comes after a rough back-and-forth debate over what the team starting quarterback should be paid. abc7 sports reporter robert burton will break down what this means for the team later in the hour. leon: when you see him next time christmas. he hit the mother lode. he will get paid. just days after it appeared that the pepco-exelon merger would be a done deal a new wrinkle in the plan. d.c. mayor muriel bowser who once resurrected the entire deal now is opposing it. this is a story we broke first. sam ford joins us live with the explanation for the sudden shift. going from a done deal to a dead deal now? sam: what happened is last friday the public service commission held tw

thear as numbers around area, low 80's to the west. 77 in culpeper, 79 in manassas. and the effect of the breeze over the bay, 59 degrees. we are enjoying the sunshine up the road in clarington. got some records set today. steve: unbelievable. we knew it would happen. the winds were out of the southwest and we had a record high at reagan national. we broke the record at dulles. bwi breaking the old record of 77. the warm weather and breezy conditions, the tree pollen is going crazy. nothing to worry about with mold, -- with mold. a lot of folks are out and about, enjoying themselves, and these folks have just had ice cream. we are going to move a little further north. suzanne, are you enjoying the nice weather? suzanne: what is not to enjoy? fantastic. the sun is starting to peek through. what you need on a day like today is a pair of running shoes so you can head out to the track . these guys are getting a good old-fashioned work out. a lot of people got out early and wanted to get a jump on theiga to falls church to the garden center, where they had a chance to loo

we've got 55 at culpeper this hour, the same at winchester, 52 at baltimore and 48 degrees at annapolis. it's a little cooler near the water. so 50 degrees is my overnight low. overcast, some fog. looking at late showers and i mean late in the overnight-early morning hours, actually. i don't anticipate much before then. maybe a little bit of drizzle, but other than that it won't start to pick up until we really get into sunday. but guess what? we've got eight more days until the official arrival of spring. so we're doing that countdown. i'll have more details a little later. back to you. >> and gwen, what do you have do tonight? >> oh, we have to go ahead. >> spring it forward. >> that's right. >> i know. that doesn't sound very good. but you know what? more daylight. >> i'm looking for to that. i love it when it happens like that. see you in a bit. thank you so much. appreciate it. >> thousands of runners hit the pavement this morning for the fifth annual rock and roll dc marathon that went right by my neighborhood this morning. it all began on constitution avenue and when the full mar

that's the same at dulles, 40 at culpeper and 40 degrees at hagerstown. your overnight lows tonight into the 30s and mainly anywhere from the low to mid 30s. now, the surface temperatures are going to be fair that's why we're not too concerned with any issues with this precipitation that's going to be coming through and it's why it's not going to stick as well but we are going to see that mixture in the overnight hours. so your planner for tonight, by the time we hit the 9:00 hour, about 40 degrees. by the 11:00 hour it will be 39 degrees with mostly cloudy skies. and here's what's ahead for you. i'm giving you a great treat for the week ahead. look at this, 72 on tuesday. 75 by wednesday, and 73 on thursday. you know you welcome it with open arms and you know we've got to get the kind of down side before we get the upside. so you're getting that little bit of winter and then right into spring for the week. >> we're just a couple of weeks away from the official start of spring. >> we are. it's around the corner. >> a lot of people have been asking us wher

freezing temperatures dulles. 31, 28 mannasas and 29 culpeper yeah so again chilly start to the day here. headed o to school. that kind of thing once you get your jacket red. mild afternoon. we start freezing and by afternoonp in low 60s. satellite and radar schemely quiet. clear skies. beautiful moon. and we are looking at quiet conditions through the day. turning breezy much like yesterday. lots of breezes. otherwise high temperatures top out low 60s. 62 daytime high and plenty of sunshine. rain showers tomorrow morning. we still got a taste of winter on 7 day forecast. and maybe we'll talk about that 70 degree day next week as well. >> just one day. >> no a couple. >> all right. that's bets are. >> couple days. >> that's better. >> erin good morning. >> good morning. >> 6:06 and busy on roads about the i want to do weather again. because i want to tell you about the cold front moving in. for friday and then tucker promises temperatures in the 6 60s and 70s possibly hitting next week. how is that? . >> are you making me nervous. >> is that accurate. cool back to traffic. vehicle fire r

culpeper at 76. head to fredericksburg looking at 78 degrees. if you have plans to barbecue or maybe check out the cherry blossoms go for it. we have clouds on the increase later tonight. cold front that is well off. it moves through the area late tomorrow night or excuse me later tonight to tomorrow morning and is likely to bring us showers in time for the rush hour commute early on. then things will clear out. 58 to 63 for overnight low. the future cast. hour by hour by 79:00 or 9:30 tomorrow morning we will look for shower activity along the capital beltway. southern maryland. out of here by the midday. again great conditions to check out cherry blossoms. on the breezy side but the temperatures are well above average for this time of year. highs will make it to 70's. more sunshine for afternoon hours. easter sunday looking great. howers back o have the potential to cause harm to the cherry blossoms along with the gusty winds. back after this. kathleen matthews: if we want to be heard, we need women in congress. it was the women who forced rep

culpeper 38. martinsburg 27. hard to believe baseball season starting in a couple days. >> uh-huh. >> nice quiet weather pattern. we have sunshine to look forward to and nice warm-up winds out of south today low to mid 60s. low to mid 60s. can i get a --. >> no, not that. >> really? >> no you need more. little more. >> can't get anything for that. >> no nope. >> 64. 70s tomorrow. >> maybe i'll get a woowoo. >> there you go. >> nice day. >> it is a nice day. >> maybe not nice today for those of you lookg around near convention center today. nuclear summit causing closure closures. >> that street is already closed. wet we'll get to that in a second. howard country breaking news overturned tractor-trailer ram ramps 29 to 100 blocked also earlier tractor-trailer fire and crash thanks to craig with dispatch for the information 1 100 east remains closed. big mess many howard country we're dealing with. 295 inbound as you make your way out. 11 slow miles an hour and cras crashes just a lot of people trying to get out an

. >> 70 in town and 76 and culpeper 7 5. that's warrant. somebody police alert the medi media. here's airport waern traffic. >> 4:37 now. beautiful day. may not be a bad day for lunch outside. taking a look at morning commute. prince william lanes on wood city to dale bridge as you make your way to stafford to bottom of the beltway. i'll let you know when that kicks in. a look at alexandria right now cruise ago long without any problems inside the district and all secondarys looking good. got you covered if anything pops you you need to be aware of this morning. that's your traffic. >>> happening today blossoms expected to reach peak bloom. the blossoms are expected to remain in bloom four to ten days. tidal basin will be packed. national cherry months only festival and other organizations have lots of events planned and ruin through april 17. 1.5 million of closest friends are expected to take it all in. >> should be a good time. yeah. >> straight ahead a check of top stories. other top story this morning including mayor becauseer's message in latest state of the district addr

that's the same for baltimore and for annapolis. 53 for culpeper and 55 for martins burg.t moisture from the gulf is going to move up the mid atlantic. we're going to deal with it. we don't have any flood situations expected for us. but we will continue to pushing its way through across. so ridge of high pressure moves out, showers tend to move in. and it will be a little unsettled for your sunday as a result. here's a look at timing for you. by the time we get into the early hours of sunday you'll see it starting to move in. it gets heavier and steadier by the time we get into sunday night. take a look. and it will be lasting into the overnight hours and lingering until monday. 50 degrees your overnight low, tomorrow we're talking a high of 59 degrees with the rain. and your 7-day forecast, check out the warm up by wednesday. we're headed to the mid 70s. we'll be back with more after the break. >>> you've probably seen this before, but it is always an incredible sight. earlier today as the boats dyed the chicago river it got under way this morning. large crowds of spectat

culpeper and manassas going down to 30. there are no real weather features except the southwest wind, the warm structure, and sunshine. the bus stop forecast, 34 in the morning, but quickly moving up , 56 at recess. 64 heading home. 70's on track tuesday and wednesday. that is about the warmest day we have. how warm and when that is in the complete forecast in just minutes. kimberly: developing now, the search is on for gunman in a deadly shooting in southeast washington. multiple shots shattered glass and windows. one person was killed, another injured. ow has the latest in the investigation and the calls for action. >> it's crazy, isn't it? scene of the drive-by shooting today in a busy commercial area in southeast washington. a shooting that left one person dead, another wounded. humidity members are startled at the brazenness of the attack -- community members are startled at it was in broad daylight on naylor road. both victims, a man and woman, were waiting at the bus stop when the shooting started. one victim was tak

where the colder air is beginning to move further to the east. s&aá61 leesburg, 59 manassas, se and culpeper 64 in fredericksburg. for this time of night and this is warm. even though we see sunshine come it will be blustery and cold tomorrow. the cold front advances to the east overnight. beltway, if you are watching and fairfax, tysons corner, light shower activity at this time. dale city. all of this moves off to the east and will continue to do that overnight. some of you may even hear rumbles of thunder. not expecting anything severe, but if you hear the rain and gusty wind, that is what you will hear. of rain will be out of here by about 5 a.m. the futurecast, early tomorrow morning, sunshine for the rush-hour commute, you will need the sunglasses. hat,u are walking the dog, gloves. because but bright. all day long.unny heading home tomorrow evening, sunglasses. the clouds roll in. a little break in the action thursday morning into thursday afternoon. fast forward, thursday evening, early friday morning, we could be looking at snow best chance of accumulations, hagerstown, western mary

baltimore, 46 at gaithersburg, 45 at hagerstown, 45 at winchester, 50 degrees at mannasas and 48 at culpeper. we talked about those gusty winds moving in from the north but improvement and we don't want them interfering with the cherry blossoms at all. ridge of high pressure in control over the weekend, it will be cool but sunny. we'll have more sunday shiiven on saturday than sunday but it will be dry as well. this is the system that's going to move and affect us. it will be our weather changer once we get into sunday night and monday. and monday is going to be a day full of showers. our highs are into the low 60s, and for your cherry blossoms, if you're heading out tomorrow, that's a good thing to do, by midday it will be 56 degrees, 3:00 hour it will be at 60 and by the 6:00 hour 58 degrees. but it's mostly sunny skies and it will be pleasant down by the national monument to see them. 42 degrees for tonight, winds picking up from the north 10 to 20 miles per hour. clear skies a lot cooler than it has been for our daytime high tomorrow also. but we will see some sunshine and just a few clo

culpeper to leesburg.y morning, kind of, you know, socked in with some low clouds and fog. 48 now in gait thers burg. 51 downtown and 59. by mid morning, the clouds kind of spread out a little bit. there is no showers or anything, no green blog. temperatures in the mid-60s now, 54 downtown, 54 in silver spring and bowie and 54 in la plata and fredericksburg. by lunchtime, the showers are to the west of us. best chance of sun will be ahead of that cold front. by 4:30, we see almost a line of showers frederick to gaithersburg and then the warm front pushes through look at the best chance for a thunderstorm, actually tomorrow. ironically, it will be a little bit north of town. day planner, 60 to start. things begin to thin out. we are at 67. behind the front again, still warm on thursday. showers still possible. cooler than on friday. shower possible, mid-50s. dry on saturday. the better of the two weekend days. a cold, cold march rain on sunday. spring arrives just after midnight. maybe a rain or snow shower

it's still in effect hour over on the eastern shore, but look at this getting some gusts and 17 at culpeper29 in cumberland. still a breezy day tomorrow and here's where the wind advisory is still in effect. the eastern shore of maryland. tomorrow temperature wise, a little cooler than today. even a little bit of a wind chill in the morning. that is below our average which is 61 tomorrow. wednesday's temperature nice 64, it's going to be a really good day. 72 for thursday and friday. both warm days. but a rumble of thunder possible on thursday afternoon and it looks like we'll have some showers certainly friday morning. not sure how long they'll last into the afternoon. looking live at the national cathedral tonight, our current temperature is 52 degrees, sustained winds out of the west northwest at 18 miles per hour and our air is prett dew point 35 which means these temperatures could drop a little bit later tonight. not bad now at 56 but if you look up towards hagerstown and cumberland they're down to 48 degrees and i expect everybody to fall into the 40s tonight with some upper 30s arou

the temperatures are falling, but this is where we normally are during the daytime. 36 culpeper, 41 leesburg, 48 hagerstown, 50 winchester, 45 cumberland. the wind speed earlier today, wind gusts up to 35 which have eased. the wind is out of the south. coldest of the air is well to the north. that will arrive late day wednesday. that will stick around thursday, into friday, and most of the upcoming weekend. the satellite and radar, quiet and dry, mainly clear skies. clouds begin to increase late tomorrow afternoon. if you have to get up early tomorrow to go vote, a jacket will be necessary, but not terribly cold. 42, mainly clear, the wind out of the northwest at 5, probably less in the early morning. futurecast, 9:00 in the morning, grab the sunglasses. you will need them through the morning and midafternoon. in the clouds begin to increase late day. this is the cold front. notice the timestamp, late tomorrow night, early wednesday. once that moves through, the colder air funnels in. theead of daytime highs in afternoon wednesday, they will happen during the morning. then we slowly fall int

maybe 56 in sterling, 58 in culpeper.e are looking at six, temperatures still in the 50s, not too much in tips of showers. you don't see too many green blobs anywhere. not a lot going on. taking you into sunday, better chance leftover showers between d.c. and fredericksburg. clouds come in quickly. maybe a shower by 11:00. by 1:00, temperature by 1:00 about 57 degrees. all right. showers and drizzle, maybe light rain on sunday. warmer, milder on sunday, 70. perhaps shower or thunderstorm. next seven days. this looks worse than it is. just a few here and there. near 70 on tuesday, mid-60s on wednesday, right around 60 on thursday. a little cooler late next week. >> thank you, topper. >> can you believe marmd is just around the corner -- march madness is just around the corner? i mean so soon. more than 50 million americans could participate in this year's pool. that's about 20% of all employed workers country. the battle is building for maryland where kristen is live. big battle for maryland. >> big game tonight. a big pep

and northwest, a little cooler. 45 at frederick, 47 at martinsburg and we've gotot 53-degrees at culpepersthis hour. winds are fairly light. we will see the winds pick up a little bit more with monday with the system, but other than thatn things are going to stay fairly calm in the wind department andn that's good newses for the cherry blossoms this weekend. 46 is your sunrise temperature. we know easter sunday, thesund sunrise services. it will be a little bit chilly so make sure you dress appropriate. we're dealing with this whole t frontal system to the south ofeo us. this is going to to move its way towards us oncee we get more into sunday. however, in the meantime ahead of it that's where the cloudslod are roling in from and thisnd t moisture as well. so i can't rule out a little bii of drizzle maybe late in the overnight hours, but primarily for tomorrow we are going to see that drizzle so just beus prepared. by the time we get into monday,n that system will have moved its way up and we are talking somese showers. a cool day with the drizzle. ridge of high pressure in control. your

near washington, front royal, culpeper and whatsapp. that is moving our wait -- and woodstock. that is moving our way. is moving through and bringing a warm front. e systemd round of another will keep the cloud cover locked in place tomorrow. next rounds of rain coming through tomorrow morning. as well as monday night into tuesday. a second front, we will be cloudy and have drizzles. it will not be raining all day long. finally, tuesday afternoon will find the sunshine coming back out. here is a look at the rain coming out. and the next round coming in around 9:00 p.m. tonight. those showers will wrap up predawn. we will not get a lot of evaporation to kick in. chilly tomorrow. threat the day tomorrow, expect a lot of cloud cover. not a lot of rain. maybe a little drizzle or an isolated shower. temperatures held in the low to mid 50's. here is the final round of late monday night into tuesday morning. then it will be out of here as we wrap up the rush hour tuesday morning. another wet road day. before the sunshine on tuesday afternoon. abc 7 skied cast is showing the possibilit

tomorrow morning, 30s everywhere. 34 in culpeper and down in fredericksburg, mid-30s and pure sun by tomorrow. by 9:00, temperatures in the 40s. by lunchtime, mild air working up and temperatures in the mid- 50s. day planner, 30s to start and 55 by 1:00. the beautiful weather shows 72 and clouds on thursday with 72. next seven days, friday, may be an early morning shower. of thunderstorms thursday night is to provide choices that offer you the best prices, quality and selection. wake up with wegmans family pack ♪ 1,2,3,4 ♪ you can save 30% or more. from tasty energy bars to creamy and delicious yogurt. let us help you find that perfect balance of size & savings. how can you save 30% or more? sfx: finger snap wegmans family pack. we do it because we're family too. >>> now, wusa9 game on sports, brought to you by xfinity. >>> maryland women, moments away from taking on washington. second round ncaa tournament play from college park. the terps are the to see looking to dis

temperaturesnt 38-degrees in the the nation's capital, 34 in gaithersburg, the same as frederick. 35 at culpeper and 36-degrees at baltimore. your overnight forecast tonightn is 35 degrees. we're going to see the rain, the a little bit of mix gradually tapering off pretty much everyu where. we're going to have some pretty good dry periods. a north easterly flow, five to v ten miles an hour. tomorrow a different story. we've got another round to dealo with as the system pulse its way up from the carolinas and we'll see a little bit more happeningm starting in the early morning e hours and i'll have the details four coming up in just a about it. > see new a little l while. you can track the weather 24/7 a with your mobile device. all you need to do is search the fox5 newses, search d.c. news and d.c. weather and remember re the virginia crews are prepping forr a long night ahead because theye say it's hard to say how much ho ice or snow will stick to the te roads. fox5's alexandra limon is life tonight in l alexandria with more. hey, alex. >>reporter: this is the place where some of of those prepa

a look at the numbers, upper 30's in frederick. 39, culpeper. 43, pax river. the temperatures are below average. it is not just the temperatures, it is the wind. these gusts have been as high as 40 at times. 29, frederick. cracked this morning. like a freight train, a came rolling in here before sunup. inis the way it feels hagerstown. dress for the 20's, even if we are forecasting temperatures into the afternoon. -- into the 40's for the afternoon. little bit of snow shower action nine h ralston. we are waiting for our next system out of the west. it will potentially bring us some moisture after dark. afternoon, clear, cold, breezy. overnight, we see clouds rolling in. tomorrow evening, between 7:00 and 9:00, precipitation will move in. atcould be a mix to snow first. i think a lot of this will melt on contact. if we get heavy enough precipitation, it could be a heavier slug on the backside. it could start to accumulate on i do not know if that will happen. i think an inch or so is possible north and west because you will be colder. is one of our models. it i

southern maryland looking awesome, charlotte hall 79. 81 culpeper, orange also in the the next seven days, the cold front friday, the temperatures the 60's. don't forget that we spring ahead one hour for daylight savings time this weekend for we lose one hour of sleep. but i think giving up an hour of sleep with temperatures in the 60's for the weekend? that is a good trade-off. alison: that is a good-looking seven-day forecast. leon: that is a win-win. erin: mark wahlberg is making a movie about a former wizards star. find out who it is. someone's hacked all our technology... say, have you seen all the amazing technology in geico's mobile app? mobile app? look. electronic id cards, emergency roadside service, i can even submit a claim. wow... yep, geico's mobile app works like a charm. expect great savings and a whole lot more. >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. erin: in portland tonight as they begin a three-game road trip without bradley beal, who was out with a sprained pelvis. so far, not so good. lillard drives through the def

the wind has called down, allowing temperatures to drop back as well. 31 culpeper, leesburg 36, 37 fredericksburg. the temperatures continue to drop with a clear skies and very light wind. i think a lot of of us tomorrow will wake up in the 30's. could be a little frost in some locations. tomorrow morning will be brisk. through the day, some improvements. light wind, clear skies, a little bit of chill across the area. the chill will finally start to break up tomorrow. the wind out of the west, southwest, and the warmer air live sin tomorrow. in wednesday, pushing low 70's. thursday could be in the mid-70's. we will see the trend heading in that direction. breezy tomorrow, but it will be warmer, partly to mostly sunny through the afternoon. the average this time of year, 58 degrees. a nice feel tomorrow. the extended outlook, breaking down the next few days, the warming trend wednesday into thursday. thursday night, clouds roll in. friday morning, we could have a shower, but i think the bulk of the day is drive. saturday looking good. sunday, easter, there is the slightest chance of a shower. stay

temperatures above freezing. 36 mannasas and 31 in culpeper. here forecast for today. sunday afternoon high pressure moves in and weak low pressure moves out. despite this cloudy. we're hard sunshine today things on the cool side. well ties the warm-up headed in our direction. i'll let you know coming up in the 7 day forecast. we have the 7 days in there and that's all still ahead. for now let's get back to the top storys with annie. >> caityln, two volunteer firefighters from virginia are us is spended after rush ago child to the hospital and likely saving her life. problem they broke policy. "fox5" alexander limone has the story. >> i spoke to one of two firefighters us is spended after driving an 18-month-old little girl to the hospital in their fire engine. he said he felt it was a matter of life or death and that's why they chose to drive the baby to the hospital instead of waiting for ambulance. it all happened last saturday the child's father sez said his daughter was having a seizure. he pulled in mcdonald's and called 911. waiting for help felt like eternity a

frederick, manassas, dulles alla in the upper 20s. 28 in culpeper and martinsburgng as well. let's say good morning tod mor cumberland, 30 degrees.degr plenty of cold temperaturesempea north and west.dt. lots of sunshine. nice quiet weather pattern foreh the timeer being.time b clouds out to the west.ds out t warm front overnight tonight ang during morning hours tomorrow, r then i think by late thursday aa a cold front approaches we'll out. we'll have showers around kind of on again, off again for their day on friday.onrida that's our next chance of rain r later thursday into friday.hu here's your day planner for your wednesday.wedny. mid 60s, breezes pick up again u out of the south this time but m nice dry afternoon should behoub beautiful spring day. more netter a minute. net look at the weekend.ok look at erin right now. >> 7:36, tucker.ke new crash right now it is over the objection quan 95 northbounn watch for additional delays add there. volume building in montgomeryn o county 270 southbound shady sha grove to the spur dip down to dw 35 miles per hour because of ann ea

look at manassas and culpeper, upper 20s. 33 fredricksburg and hagerstown 41.hanges are heading our way but not until later on today. enjoy today for all its eye worth. we have showers after 9:00, 10:00 tonight. it will be out of here before the morning rush tomorrow. overnight thing while we are sleeping. temperatures head to the 60s, well above average by 10 degrees. breezy at times. the winds start to kick up tomorrow with the approaching front. we will get to the details of the time ting heading your way. in the -- heading george county one issue on the suitland parkway eastbound between silver hill and suitland. a live look shows how things are shaping up. this is suitland and south capitol street. we have cones there for a lane that is blocked. watch out for that as you make your way into town. you won't have any major issues and/or any major delays which is good news for your tuesday morning. back to the maps, metro is off to a good start. no reported issues. tuesday is going well thus far. weather and traffic are back on the 9s. next time we will give y

middle to upper 40's, lower 50's. .8 culpeper, near 60 winchester southern maryland, now in the lower 50's. the satellite and radar, it is quiet and dry right now, just a few scattered clouds. to the south and west, the stronger storms developed earlier in the day. these are continuing to th e east, northeast. a few reports of tornadoes warnings at this time. for us, nothing to worry about. heading to bed, set aside the sunglasses and an umbrella for tomorrow. sunglasses early on, the umbrella later in the day. 52 overnight, the wind out of the south at 5 to 15. southerly wind keeps us mild overnight, cloud cover at about 10 a.m., should stay dry up. outdoor recess at noon time. through the afternoon, widely scattered showers. hard to pinpoint where they will fall. just bring the umbrella and stay dry. they will not last long. tomorrow night through early friday morning, more showers, maybe even some embedded thunderstorms. the showers and thunderstorms continue through the entire day, daytime high temperature near 80 degrees. friday will be your day. if you like cool and breezy, satu

daytime high in the low to mid 60, 63 degrees. 61 gaithersburg. 60 hagerstown, 65 in culpeper. think i've done such ai' long forecast in my and tire life. we got rain showers for east e regular role monday. keep fingers cross look like rain showers around unfortunately.un and we'll start to warm back up near 70. there's signs first week inek april we may have another round, i don't want to call ther it winter weather, cold whether we may not be out of the winter woods yet. cold temperatures around. all right guys back to you. >> nicely done. >> tucker's been up since fourin this morning. >> do i sit here. >> yes you >> hi. so awkward. >> no it's not. >> sit finger between the two of you. >> two good looking men with good jobs. >> your irresistible. let's talk about some elephants shall we. stand up vetch tear januaryc above if any.h they eight everything from apples, oranges, watermelons, allots and fresh italian bread. they are going to retire from the circus and moving to a permanent home in florida. the center for elephant conservation. >> like everybody does.er >> not a bad

temperatures warming quickly in some spots. 59 in culpeper and manassas. everybody else is warming up nicely. 68 at reagan national. we will see sunshine for a few more hours. around 3:30, clouds increase. it will cause some showers to develop across the region. clearing out late tonight. there is a cold front and lots of rain to the north. showers in time for rush hour. if you are walking or biking today, find an umbrella. we will talk about the weekend in a couple of minutes. larry: president obama has made his pick for the u.s. supreme court. he calls appeals court judge merrick garland one of america's sharpest legal minds. scott thuman is live at the capitol hill bureau with what we know about him and his chances of becoming the next justice. >> he is well-liked on both sides of the aisle. he has an impressive resume. he has been on the bench since 1997 and the chief since 2013. that is not what is up for debate right now. the issue is whether or not president forward with a nominee in an election year. right, republicans, even those who like judge ga

a live picture from the michael and son cooling camera. 65 right now and feels like 65 and 64 in culpeper. that's where the cold front has not made it through. but in terms of this afternoon, we'll make it into the lower 70s before we talk about the 60s on the way for tomorrow. your complete first alert forecast is coming up in just a bit. >>> and straight at noon another man with virginia ties glenn: the republicans: government shutdowns threatening federal workers; over 60 votes to repeal obamacare. now they're refusing to even consider president obama's nominee for the supreme court. it disrespects the president and all of us -- and we won't put up with it. in congress, i'll protect president obama's legacy, defend obamacare, and stand up for social security and medicare. i'm glenn ivey and i approve this message. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. in the last 10 years our competitors have received a few awards. but we've received a few more, including jd power who ranked us highest in customer satisfaction for the third year in a row.