it has the midwinter look. temperatures fall in line we're 63 right now with a northwest wind at 9:00. in over the state. today's high, look at this. this is solid blue. the average high 77, 12 degrees below average for the high, that's a lot especially on a day when you bear i had had a single cloud outside. that's the type of things we're dealing with. it will be frosty t sun. near freezing. and gives us great days. right now 63 in brooksville and sarasota and 63 in arcadia. temperatures dropping in the next hour. high pressure moves overhead. high pressure to the east. is not looking good with lots of clouds and off and on showers. and chilly. we're down to 45. and we hit 73. and humidity under control. and later on. it is puggy by friday and chance of showers over the weekend. scott. 3 3 (cynthia--take vo) >>> all right another celebrity hacking for hollywood, this time so ugh. i really shouldn't. no, you know what? i should. and i will. i deserve this. i'm a bogo findin', weekly ad flippin', couponing mast

more like midwinter time with clouds lingering for a good part of the day. >> and of course all that sunshine comes back just in time for the workweek actually. >> oddly enough. the weekend grey gray and workweek pleasant. >>> a road project a year behind schedule is still a long way from being finished. coming up, jason stoogenke is pushing for answers about what's being done to get this project back on track and how much longer neighbors are going to have to wait. >>> starting tomorrow, crews will shut down part of u.s. 74 to repair a leaky water main. crews will close the inbound lanes of independence boulevard near sunny side avenue and 277. that will start tonight at 8:00. early this morning, only the right lane was closed for testing. it's the same spot that crews had to close back in february on the road twice. crews will remain -- open lanes by 5:00 on monday morning. >>> the extreme lengths some are going to protect themselves reason wildlife officials reason w >>> we're following breaking news right now. chopper 9 just got to the scene of a two-car crash that shut down linc

. >>> it may be the day after easter but it looks like midwinter in parts of colorado and the centrallains where they have received up to a foot of snow. some areas will get another fresh inch of snow. >>> checking the morning road conditions -- you can see that mountain snow area right there across the west, wet conditions are expected in the northwest. wet also in florida and for most of the northeast. >>> the friendly skies won't be friendly in the boston area. >>> two arrests have been made in britain after a 7-year-old girl died while playing inside a bouncy castle at a easter fair. >> the girl died after the inflatable castle was swept away be a gust of wind. the couple that own the bouncy castle face manslaughter charges. >> officials trying to track down a pair of suspects behind a brazen crime spree the men were caught on camera ramming the cab of a semitruck into this gun store in ventura, they made off with more than a dozen guns. the police said the same thieves also hit a check-cashing store a few hours earlier. >>> another smash, a bold one, this one in cleveland. a thie

> if you decided to catch rays on clearwater beach, it was perfect weather for the wind surfing midwinters. the area hosted sailors from 13 and even as far as away as canada. can good weather and winds up to 18 knots the surfers had a great time on the water. >> it was absolutely a success, with 11 races over a three-day period and everyone is going home with all of their toes and fingers so it's really nice. >> it takes incredible talent and practice to excel as wind surfing. >> great weather coast to coast. the bikers in daytona love it and so did the wind surfers in clearwater. >> gotta love that wind. >> and we saw the breeze especially on the water, and overall hard to ask for a better weekend than this in march but the week ahead is going to rival this one because we are not going to see the rain chances pick up until at the earliest next weekend. and we'll talk about that in just a second but first i want to show you this time lapse i mean, look at it, not a cloud in the sky throughout the morning hours. in the afternoon, a few but that's about it. and once again another spectacular

back to midwinter shape you're in tahoe, again! >> what we have seen over the last couple of days and what we're expecting, what does that mean in resort -- in regards to resorts keeping their doors open? mid april or longer? back -- >> reporter: 46 inches along the sierra crest. that kind of residual leftovers like we were talking about, back in pushover tonight with another 4 to 6 inches. that could set us up well over 350 inches. north star over 350 inches and now, you could look at an extended season. april, for sure. spring is set up. march is going to be amazing. >> talk to us. on the avid skiers and snowboarders, they happened coming year after year. what was out there this weekend ? divide? the atmosphere? >> reporter: i tell you what -- yesterday was cold front sunday and today is cold front monday. you are looking up at kirkwood right now. working their way through. the perfect set up! it rained for about 12 hours and slowly started to drop to the mid-20s. setting this base up to be one stable and bottomless -- unbelievab

it is march and you need to dress like it is midwinter. teens and 20' morning. 8:00 a.m., 25 and flurries. lunchtime, flurries fade. sunshine this afternoon, but stays on the cold side. there' s guys this afternoon, clouds move back in late tonight. -- clear skies this afternoon, clouds move back in late tonight. some areas of snow tomorrow morning. you could have a quick burst of a dusting to a half-inch. that line will move to the north and another push of moisture around lunchtime. temperature wise, should be warm enough if it starts at lunchtime with snow, it will quickly move back to rain showers. as far as snowfall totals a dusting to make a half-inch is a possibility. you have to head north of the 75 corridor to see substantial jubilation. to mark them off and on rounds of cold rain. -- tomorrow, off and on rounds of cold rain. today, 38, morning flurries. tomorrow, another cold day. it will start with snow, minimal became elation. changing over to rain for the afternoon. friday, cold for the bockfest parade. for the weekend, back to the 50' s. warmer air on tap for next week when

after a midwinter vacation rain is returning to the bay area.ounty saw rain yesterday not much more than drizzle but there were still puddles and slick streets so many went to the hard wore store near 101 in mill valley to get rain gear. workers are expecting a boost in business as the weather turns stormy. >> we're going to have invasions of customers come in for sandbags because majority of the time that's how it works. >> i'll be there. well, the east bay hasn't seen rain like the north. people are still prepping for wet weather this weekend. one homeowner affected by a landslide already because of a neighbor's leaking pipe. now they are worried that the rain is going to add to the damage. >>> roberta, you're proud for the preppers. >> yes. they're listening. michelle, brian meteorologist, right, we go way back to the '80s when we worked together -- >> a long time ago. >> brian, don't you remember -- i have lived here now 20 years. you've lived here like 100. [ laughter ] >> but don't you remember back in the '90s it was like every year we we

midwinter shape. >> at what point do you worry, if at all, about avalanches? you know, we always do. you know, that's one thing that we do, is we worry about how much snow. but that's what ski patrol is about. avalanche mitigation. this morning at 5 a.m. the boys are already on the chairlift. they have been out here up at heavenly. you can hear the gas on highway 50, state route 88. we work hard to control the snowpack. especially in the large snow cycles like over the last 72 hours. >> talk about getting up and back. i know over the weekend it was very difficult for a time. what's it like right now? >> you know, right now we have chain controls on 88 and 50. this morning state route 80 over the pass was super slick. a lot of people out there trying to get through without chains. slow your roll, people. put those chains on. always call the caltrans line for the latest up to date information. take your time. you will get up here and have an absolutely fantastic time. >> okay. kevyn cooper. cooper! you're living the dream, man. thank you so much. live in heavenl