chuck bell standing by with details. let's start with melissa mollet and breakin news on the commute. what's going on? >> we have a camera here that keeps going in and out for you this morning. trying to get eyes on an outer loop at telegraph road is where this crash is this morning. you can psy the bsee the bottom beltway is very slow. temple road between branch ave. and saint barnabus road, a truck lost its load. another problem in mclean, right side is blockedes just of the beltway. so we have a spot now. bethesda northbound 270 spur after the beltway, one right lane gets by the paving. you can see southbound for a littledelay. good morning, chuck. >> it's been clearing out overnight and a northwest wind is going to be ready to greet you on your way out the door. so what to wear? grab that insulated wind breaker. may need little help. sunglasses for today as well. be bright and sunny all day long. that's the good news but a certain chill in the air. 43 now in frederick, maryland. 43 in leesburg, rginia. 47 in upper ma

>> chuck bell and pumpkin head ther >> let's go over to chuck bell now with more on storm team 4 forecast. >> talk to melissa about the roads. chuck, what do you have? >> aaron, you're right. wen't those some scary pocket squares we had. 4 things to know about the ather today, a real treat for all ofooour ou activities. warmest halloween in ten years. 70sin here a tomorrow. rain is on the way. friday night football games could be a little on t soggy side. but your wednesday morning is clear, cool, and dry. mostly in the 30s and 40s across the area now. hour by hour planner, plenty of sunshine. temperatures in the upp 50 to near 60 by lunchtime. most of the afternoon temperatures in th upper 60 bds and low 70s. if you live in mart continuesberg, 69. 72 right here in town. as i mentioned, ten day forecast and the hour by hour trick or treater forecast coming up. ood morning, melissa. >> goodmorning, chuck. just got off the phone with d.c. police, brand new here. beach drive near connecticut avenue from the bottom, crashes, two overturned vehicles. shut down on beach it is really quite a mes

meteorologist chuck bell with a look at your forecast. it is cold out there, chuck. >> seat heaters again thiin mo for a lot of people, even me. even i turned the seat on.ater it's true. and it was only on for about two minutes. 30 right now in gaithersburg. 31 in manassas. a cold start to the day. wake-up weather keeps us in the 30s in most areas. bright sunshine will leave us with nice day to be outside, much like yesterday. today's high temperatures in the mid topper 50s. still cooler than average, but plenty of sunshine and less of breeze to contend with today. rain chances for your friday and saturdayin re near 100%. i'll time that out for you coming up in a bit. foronow, let's to melissa. happy thursday. >> happy thursday. looking at the beltway right now, no complaints. had some earlier roadwork, that has all cleared out of the way. as you're looking at laurel, southbound bw parkway aer 197, left lane is getting by that work zone. you can see those delaysso hbound and some northbound. northbound on 270, bethesda after the beltway, r

lissa mollet is standing by but we begin with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. hard to believe it will be in the 80s when season startsag n. >> if you are a hockey fan, like winter, go to my twitter feed @chuckbell4. calgary, 15 inches of snow yesterday. so it is already wintertime in parts of beautul canada. our friendly neighbors to the north. 4 things you need to know aut theeather around here. here's a chance for a sprinkle or two in the shenandoah valley. back to sunshine in the 80s again today. ve picture over washington. a couple of sprines near elkins and petersberg. temperatures mild, upper60s to 70. cloudy start. outdoor recess today in the 70s. perfect for after school activities in the 80s. jeans, shorts, short sleeves, sun glatss today. overall daily grade for today, melissa. b plus but too warm for october. >> i like that. i would give it an a. foird washington, lrt shoul blocked by the beltway. inner loop and outer loop this morning. 66, fairfax county parkway to the beltway, 64 miles per hour going to get youhere in 9 minutes. if you're headed ou

m melissollet is standing by.ta let's snd by with storm team 4 teorologist chuck bell. i can't believe we'll have nice weather for trick or>>treating. all because you asked for it, eun. temperatures rise into the 30s and 4s. temperatures will be in the 60s. so a dlietfully mild halloween coming your way.n afternigh today expected to reach up near 72 degrees. that would be our warmest halloween since 2009. no chances for rain etoday. last couple of times we've had this mild of a halloween it has come wh a bit of a rain chance. that will not be the case todayl sunny and tomorrow. looks even warmer but rain chances are moving in in time y forr friday. more about all of that for the rest of the forecast. for now let o gor to melissa mollet. >> good morning. beltway here, college park. inner loop of the beltway, two left lanes getting by. that works out and in forest dale, inner loop near pennsylvania avenue, one right lane is getting by the rest of the ltway, nice and clear.nd southbbw parkway, one left lane getting by that work zone. you can see a delay there northbou near

chuck bell standing by with details.tart with melissa mollet and breakin news on the commute. what's going on? >> we have a camera here that keeps going in and out for you this morning. trying to get eyes on an outer loop at telegraph road is where this crash is this morning. you can psy the bsee the bottom beltway is very slow. temple road between branch ave. and saint barnabus road, a truck lost its load. another problem in m

melissa is standing by with look at the roadways and storm team 4's chuck bell is here with a little bit of a cl down. it's a cloudy start today. o knowhings you need about the forecast. no 90s now. that being saidt will very warm again starting on sunday and going through most of next week. just not 90 degrees. temperatures on a friday morning, upper 60s. low to midun 70s a the city this morning so a mild start as well. temperatures aren't going to move a whole lot. we're in the low to mid 70s now and because of the cloud coverr we'llbly stay just about where we are for most of your friday. that lingers into your saturday as well. more about the return of sunshine and 8er degree wea when i see you in a couple of minutes. >> good morning. have a brand new problem on the roads in cheverly southbound, have the right side blocked by a crash. not seeing too much of delay yet. outer loop at 450. king a look at the rest of the beltway, no major problems.ot that'sad at all. we'll take a look at 270 coming up in just a few. >> thank you. whether avenue gnkavanaugh gets cot may be determined

with your commute with melissand mollet begin with the forecast from storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. what can we expect, chuck? >> another day with temperatures higher than average. won't feel like hockey season at all. there are a couple of sprinkl and we'll be back in the 80s by the afternoon. no rain aroun town. there are a few drops around page and shenandoah county. very low rain chance today. most o that tiny chance is focused along the i-89 corridor. 10 to 15 degrees above average. 84es deg here afternoon high today with only that tiny little 20% chance of shower. over the next couple of days bordering on hot around here tomorrow. then cooler weather for friday and saturday. more with the ten day forecast coming up in a few minutes. we'll have the wednesday morning commute with melissa mollet. >> thannandale, right now we kn the left lane is blocked by the crash here this morning. starting toee the tiniest slowdown that is going to build as this progresses this rning. chopper 270 at shady grove, moving them down t herethe american legion bridge. outer loop, thank you, ,bror c

. >> chuck bell is here with a look at the rough weather coming our way, chuck. >> nyes, it's going to be a pretty friday night for any of your outdoor plans or traveli around. that's for sure. clear skies giving way to more cloud as we g into t morning. there you can see in south western virginia, that is heavy rain indeed. that will be here for your friday evening. have your umbrea ready to go. radar close by here early this oorning. that's news. it will start dry, but it is cold this morning. 36 in winchester and front ro l. 41 degrees in brandy wine maryland. 45 in washington. sun at 7:30 this morning and cloudy by lunch time and rain ances going up quickly once we get past 3:00 or 4:00 in the ternoon. you can always use your nbc washington app. use the interactive radar feature and watch the rain drops as they move into your friday afternoon. melissa, what's going on in first four traffic. >> outer loop here, you can see chopper 4 over this crash blocking a middle lane now on the right shoulder. so y can see that slow down approaching the situation. nothing in the way now so tt's

storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is here tracking the timing. >> let's check i with him. what are you seeing? >> i see the possibility of another inch of rain coming our way. maybe more in some locations. if we get ah full i of rain tomorrow, that will be the 20th time this year we had an inch or re on a single day. that ties the record for the number of heavy rain daysn a calendar year. that's a real possibility. heavy rain moving into parts of the mountain empire of far south western virginia. clouds will be moving in here quick. if you're going to see any sunshine it will be first thing but the sunrise is still two hours away froin now cup at 7:30. skies have been mainly clear esernight. as at it's cold this morning. temperatures in the upper 30s and low 40s for most of the surveillance bushes. you need a warm coat and maybe your hat as well and pack the umncella. rain c are going up fast as we get into the afternoon. 60% chance of rain by5:00 and an 80% chance of rain by the time the sun goesown andnto the evening hours. you can also find and like me on my social medi

meteorologist chuck bell joins h the latest on the summer-like forecast. good morning. >> good morning. very nice day to be outside now. after a really foggy starthis morning, the fog is all gone. that's about seven or eight miles as the crow you can tell interest's still a lot of residual msture in the atmosphere. it will turn into a very pretty day to be outside. they were down around zer early thrning. a nice improvement from then to now. there's still moreo warmingo between now and our high temperature. this cold front will bring a chance fors, show maybe a rumble or two of thunder late this evening into the overnight hours. otherwise not a way to go. fog turning to sunshine and plan on it feeling like summertime today with a high temperature of 89 degrees. >> thank you, chuck. we want to go to new developments in theea of a teen-ager somebody shot. megan mcgrath talked to people who knew the young man. she joins use l now. megan? t> reporter: good morning. a very diffic time for students who knew this young man. they're mourning the loss of a fellow c

. >> stormm 4 meteorologist chuck bell is here with our forecast and we will talk to melissa about first forecast. we like sunshine feature for the day. >> not for another 2 hours and 2 minutes. as you'reng your day started here at 5:30 on g, tuesday mornt's still a long wait, but this is the weekend that we move our clocks back. by sunday and monday morning ox week, the sunrise will be almost a full hour earlier. not bad.er teures this morning are on the chilly side. especially in the suburbs, into the mid to upper 30s. a little closer to the low 40s around town. dog walking forecast for today, this is ajoan, available the humane rescue alliance. joan would love t y keep company on your walk around the neighborhood. sun is up at 7:33 this morning.l /cold for the morning walks. midday walks in the mid 50s and afternoo after work temperatures in the low 60s so a really nice day s to bending time-outside for today. it's all treats for the halloween forecast tomorrow. warm and breezy on thursday. the next chance for steady rain arrives on friday. i'll give you the whole 10-day forecast comi

you have better news than i do chuck bell.t least there's nice weather out there. >> absolutely right. we got cheated out of nice september weather during the month of september. why do we have it in october? the first day of october is here and our weather pattern turned from an incredibly rainy one into a very warm and relatively y pattern. sunrise, still 10 or 12 minutes yeay. goodseptember. we finished 4.4 degrees above avr average temperature wise but way above average rainfall wise. our fifth rainiest september on record and for the year now we're just short of 50 inches of rain for the yhrr with full months to go. we have a near 20 inch rainfall surplus. we't have to worry about rain today but this weather front to our north, that will ging a tiny chance for showers as we into tomorrow afternoon and evening. so you're 100% dry monday we'll hav an afternoon high today up close to 80. that's above average for sure. our average high now only 74 deees. you can always use our app to stay ahead of the weather and there's my s

we'll start with chuck bell. >> you're going to quit your job over $20. >> if it's a few thousand. >> a few thousand. >> i might take a day off, >>that's all. ll right. well, aaron will release his scale of lotteryer winningss his appearance at work coming up a little later on. right now though, 4 things you weather.now about the so long to the 70s.da yest 72 degrees. today's highs will be in the mid 50s.er noticeably co in addition to that, quite a northwest breeze blowing what was hurricane willa promises to deliver us somen heavy rainsaturday. hopefully we can get out of here before the marine corpsarhon on sunday morning. right now though your wednesday starting off mostly in the 40s. there are some 30s o the map. wake up weather all day today. temperates backo 50 degrees by 9:00 in the morning and da s high, 58 degrees but that's a far cry from yesterday's 72. melissa? >> fairfax westboundon a boulevard shut down at prosperity prospe eastbound lanes open. we have no idea when this will re-open. avoid that area. 66 in bound at glebe road crash with the left side being blocked now.

let's turn to chuck bell first. another hot day in this first week of tober. >>yeah, very warm start to the month of october. there are some coomor days ahead ow and saturday. but the warm pattern that we're in nowht will be r back on top of us for sunday and most of next week. four things to t know about forecast. another mild morning. temperatures are in the 60s now. close to 90 degrees this afternoon. chance of showers and srms moving in primarily later on in the evening hours. as i mentioned, it'll be cooler tomorrow. highs tomorrow only in th low 70s. about a 15-degree drop from this row afternoon.om right now, a couple of areas of thick fog. half-milenc visibility in p george's county. ,isibility down under a mile in fredrick, marylas well. keep your low beams on and keep a look out here if you're drivin through fog this morning. 64 right now in howard county. 61 in fredck, maryland. it'll be a mild start to the day. outdoor recess for the kids today. temperaturesn the 80s. then as i mentioned, way up to near 90 this afterno a. shor short sleeves and sun

you can also like me on my social media platforms at chuck bell 4 on twitternd forecast for you on instagram high pressure in charge of our weather for the next couple of days, get outside and enjoy it. there will be hardly a cloud in the sky as well. here's future weather. off and on through clear skies. it's certainly chilly this morning. get your warm coat on. temperures are in the 30s in the suburbs to low 40s around town63 nd sunny today. 72 tomorrow. that's halloween. i'll have your hour by hour trick or treater forecast coming up. 75 on thursday. rain but mild rain onid , and then dry most of the weekend. don't forget, this is theen we that you move your clocks back and change the batteries in your smoke detectors. >> always a good mier. thank you. college park here inner loop near 95 sort of between dw parkway and 95, paving blocking le right lane here now. so atle bit of a slow down there. paving blocks the ramp to and from powder road.e that's nicnd clear so you don't have to worry about that. 270 fm 70 down to the spur, looking good the entire way down here. earlier road work in t

. >> we'll get to chuck bell in just a moment b b let'sin with melissa in your first four traffic. >>ood morning, thisfi first 4 tr alert, a big problem for a lot of folks here this sorning. we'll back t up if we can and show you what we're talking about. so oxon hill is the new one this moing. southbou 295 so ramp to the outer loop and the beltway. now you can use the inner loop ramp to get down to national harbor right now.u n see that closure this morning. that's going to be a big problem for a lot of people. fredericksburg, road closed between wheatfield and professional this morning. ou can see that little bit of purple is a big situation for a lot of people. allow some extra time. police are directing you around it. northbound gw parkway, the ramp to 395. crash there as well. chuck, good morning. >> good morng and haponday everybody. the first monday of october and our weather pattern through the enonth of september, very warm and incredibly wet. now it's a warmer and drier pattern comin our y.

start withn a check your forecast and your commute. >> we begin with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and a look at your forecast. cold morning, chuck. >> oh, yes. down below freezing in many of our suburbsnghis mor 29 now in manassas. 37 now in quantico. 32 in columbia, maryland. 29 in montgomery county. a very cold start for sure. sun is not up for a while. still almost another hour and a half before the sun is up. ill stay colder for the next couple hours. again, many below freezing for the next little bit. be ready for a hitch in your giddy-up. e i'm very optimistic youing to like the way today is turning out. b-plus. would have been an "a," but we'll be about 8 degrees cooler than average. our average is 66. today's forecastedigh is only 58 degrees. it won't be ass breezy it was yesterday. to help you navigate thein way work and school, here's melissa. >> something you might want to avoidere. a little slow right now. chopper 4 over the top of the beltway. this is outer loop after old georgetown road. everything is now on the right. it was an overturned vehicle, a two-car crash wi

melissa is standing by with look at the roadways and storm team 4's chuck bell is here with a little bit of a cl down. it's a cloudy start today. o knowhings you need about the forecast. no 90s now. that being saidt will very warm again starting on sunday and going through most o

we begin with first four meorologist chuck bell. it's hard to think it's hockey weather with the temperatures, chuck. i'm with you. i think we should wait and do hockey season the when the weather turns ecolder. weeeping an eye on showers that are up to our north. this is neveroing to make it south to us. it will basically stall on the maso a dixon line retreat back to the north.ar nd town on the i-95 corridor close to th't bay, i d think there's any real chance for the rain showers hanging on. a lot ofnglouds this mor and i can't give you the 0% chance on the rain. after the clouds start to break up and the sunshine comes back most areas will be in the 80s agai today. melissmollet, we cannot play hockey in 80 degree weather. >> we can. might be a little slushy but we could. northbound 270 near democracy, we he one rig lane blocked by the road work. inner loop of the beltwaye afte toll road, one right lane blocked by that work zone. that looks like it's about to clear. arlington in bound, left lane blocked by a crash. central avenue

chuck bell, sunshine today? >> yes, lovely. plenty of sunshine today. sun isot up, though, until 7:28 this morning. we have a little ways to wait between now and then. then eventually later today, high clouds will come in and turn our bright blue skyat into filtered, creamy colored sky. by tomorrow, our skies will be gray once again as rain comes back in. but nothing to worry about on your thursday. we're off to a dry start. clear a skies a light wind overnight have allowed temperatures below freezf g in moste suburbs. nothing to worry about rainfallwise for today. heretomorrow's future weather starting at 6:00 a.m. skies will be cloudy first thing in the morning. thick overcast by noontime. into the afternoon, rain becoming more and more likely with time. so theilommute inbe dry tomorrow. the commute home tomorrow will be covered in rain chances. the heaviest and steadiest of the rains will come from sset tomorrow until sunrise on saturday morning. of course, it's marine corps marathon weekend. he outlook for the weekend, friday rainlikely, heaviest in

we want to start with chuck bell, who's keeping anye on e weather. we're going to warm up big time today. >> yes, indeed, aayon. anotherith a hint of summertime. skies are clear this morning. there's some fog out there. it's a mild beginning to the day. most everybody in the 60s. it'll be close to 90 today. another chance for rain and thundetorms late this evening. not during the daylight hours, i don't suspect. it's only a third of a milen visibility gaithersburg and warrenton. on the lookout., temperaturhe warm spot is annapolis at 75 degrees. once you're away from the water, temperatures are in the. mid-6 sun is up at 7:07 this morning. down at 6:46 this evening. there's a tiny chance for showers as early as 5:00 or 6:00. i think higher rain chancesr after 7:00:00 this evening. maybe you're thinking about using all this good weather to go to the beach forheeekend. friday, saturday, sunday all look dry with temperatures in the 70s. a p gfect weekend to down to the beach. coming up in a few more minutes, i'll give you the gardening forecast and the

clipped part of the overpa there near the beltway so we'll get our eyes on that pretty sn here chuck bell, it's nice outside this morning. >> another open window commute into work and school this morning. no rain to worry about in the first half. at will bring chance for showers and even a rumble or two of thunder here. very much later on today. probably after 4:00 or 5:00. p 's your future weather planner for today. we'll stay that way through 7:00 or 8:00. 79 degrees at lunch hour and afternoon highs today will be in the low 80s yet again. so getting the kids ready for school, jeans or shorts if they ca get away with it. may need that umbrella after school time today. probably not before 3:00 though. temperatures in the 80s and because the rain chances a holding on until later on in the day today i'm giving today an a plus yet again here in october. more very warm weather to come. 10 day forecast just tahead. nk you, chuck. >> 4:32 right now. we turn to the latest on the investigation surrounding supreme court brett kavanaugh. the white house has given the fbi to go ahead to interview m

m melissollet is standing by.ta let's snd by with storm team 4 teorologist chuck bell.e nice weather for trick or>>treating. all because you asked for it, eun. temperatures rise into the 30s and 4s. temperatures will be in the 60s. so a dlietfully mild halloween coming your way.n afternigh today expected to reach up near 72 degrees. that would be our warmest halloween since 2009. no chances for rain etoday. last couple of times we've had this mild of a halloween it has come wh a bit of a rain chance. that will not be the case todayl sunny and tomorrow. looks even warmer but rain chances are moving in in time y forr friday. more about all of that for the rest of the forecast. for now let's g

let's start wit storm team 4's chuck bell and a look at our forecast. >> good morning and happy mondayybody. hope you have a pleasant weekend. kind of a o wash out saturday. yesterday turned out to be not a bad day to spend time-outdoors and this morning,n area of storminess, moving away. it will take the rain chances with erit. s still a chance for a sprinkle or two in the mountains of west virginia and that could continue on. rainhe chances around city today are very, very low indeed. 10% or less forn a r chance around town today. current temperatures, not cold by late october standards. forecast for kids on their way back to school. watch out. the first round will be at the bus stops before the sun is up and then by later o in the afternoon, plenty of sunshine. breezy with the highs around 59 degrees. more about tomorrow and the rest of the week coming up in a w. for now, first four traffic. >> 95 northbound will not come up for us here this morning but we doidave the left of the roadway blocked

lissa mollet is standing by but we begin with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell.to believe it will be in the 80s when season startsag n. >> if you are a hockey fan, like winter, go to my twitter feed @chuckbell4. calgary, 15 inches of snow yesterday. so it is already wintertime in parts of beautul canada. our friendly neighbors to the north. 4 things you need to know aut theeather around here. here's a chance for a sprinkle or two in the shenandoah valley. back to sunshine in the 80s again today. ve picture over washington. a couple of sprines near

. >> chuck bell is here with the forecast and then we're going to check in with melissa for your first four traffic. >> yesterdayurad a of a shower or two but otherwise skies cleared out and went completely clear overnight and as a result of a clear sky and relatively light nd, temperatures have a big range this morning. still three hours before the sun comes up. it will be all sunshine all the time. mperatures go up to 63 degrees this afternoon. a-plus weather. no doubtut that. good morning, sunshine, how's the traffic. >> good morning, sunshine traffic is actually not so bad right now, chuck. in the district northbound 3rd street tunnel at massachusetts avenue. ad work the last couple of days. left lane is getting by the work zone. laurel near powder mill, still have the paving that blocks the ramp. you can see a little bit of

i'm storm team 4et meorologist chuck bell.in the afternoon and temperatures in the upper 40s and 50s right now, will climb m only into the uer 50s courtesy of a gusty wind. it will be rather blustery ler on in the day. any rain chances should be confined way north and west of the washing metro area. temperatures into the upper 50s for today. if you need it warmer than that, tomorrow up to 63 and n70 halloween. >>> and that's your latest weather. hoda? >> thanks. e>> just ahead, a potential breakthrough in th battle against that polio-like disease impacting kid all acrosshe country. what parents need to know. >>> first, these messages. make a smart choice. replace one meal or snack a day with glucerna... made with carbsteady to help manage blood sugar... ...and end the day with a smile. glucerna®. everyday progress. glucerna®. should happen everydred five hundred years, right? fact is, there have been twenty-six in the last decade. allstate is adapting. with drones to assess home damage sooner. and if a flying object damages yo

chuck bell isere tracking the timing. >> we'll check with him before we get toelsa with any updates on the road. >> it's going to be forming a coastorm off the east here late tonight and into tomorrow so weather conditions will deteriorate rapidly during the second half of theay today. it is cold this morning. 48 in arlington. 36 inma land. so your dog walking forecast then for today, this little guy here, he's available for adoption. you can go to their website and find out how to bring him into your family. dog walking forecast, walk early today. the sooner the better. get your extra miles in first thing this morning because by the time you get homen the r will be moving in. melissa, dorm doesn't like walking in the rain i'm guessing. >> the couch is his thing now. i get th. 's a new work zone and that project underway. beltway looking goodno right no problems inner loop or outer loop of the beltway. southbound bw parkway. we still have z the worke with the left lane getting by and we're seeing delays northbound through the same section. 66 no problem. 95 no problem and prince geor's

. >> we begin with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell with a look at your forecast. re, chuck. >> seat heaters again thiin mo for a lot of people, even me. even i turned the seat on.ater it's true. and it was only on for about two minutes. 30 right now in gaithersburg. 31 in manassas. a cold start to the day. wake-up weather keeps us in the 30s in most areas. bright sunshine will leave us with nice day to be outside, much like yesterday. today's high temperatures in the mid topper 50s. still cooler than average, but plenty of sunshine and less of breeze to contend with today. rain chances for your friday and saturdayin re near 100%. i'll time that out for you coming up in a bit. foronow, let's to melissa. happy thursday. >> happy thursday. looking at the beltway right now, no complaints. had some earlier roadwork, that has all cleared out of the way. as ye

chuck bell, cold? >> chilly, chilly, chilly. a cold front went through so the 72 daye enjoyed yesterday, yeah, that's all a thing of the past now. temperatures in the 40s for most areas this morning. 46 in fairfax, 42na massas, 49 in prince gorges county. even plenty of 30s on the map p fots of the shenandoah valley. certainly a chilly start. not much of a breeze yet but it will become a veryst by late morning and afternoon. your wakeup weather then, 30s and 40 tet your day started. sun's up at 7: still quite a ways away from now. by 9:00 in the morning a much stiffer northwest breeze today. northwest winds5 15 to miles an hour. unlike 72 yesterday. today melissa mollet 58 for a high temperature. >> that's a lot cooler. brand new problem here, outer loopt telegraph road. all lanes blocked right now. goin to get more info on that and pass it along in the next couple of minutes. in roslyn, gw parkwayey at bridge, one lane getting by. looksst of the beltw pretty good here. you don't have any major issues on the beltway here this mo

let's turn to chuck bell first. another hot day in this first week of tober. >>yeah, very warm start to the month of october. there are some coomor days ahead ow and saturday. but the warm pattern that we're in nowht will be r back on top of us for sunday and most of next week. four things to t know about forecast. another mild morning. temperatures are in the 60s now. close to 90 degrees this afternoon. chance of showers and srms moving in primarily later on in the evening hours. as i mentioned, it'll be cooler tomorrow. highs tomorrow only in th low 70s. about a 15-degree drop from this row afternoon.om right now, a couple of areas of thick fog. half-milenc visibility in p

melissa mollet is standing by with a look atom thete in first 4 traffic and meteorologist chuck bellh the wonderful halloween forecast.. looking go >> looking very good. mother nature coming in as glen da the goo witch, not the wicked witch of the north. welcome news. very pleasant day to be outside for today. we can take a peek at max 1 potentially. there's an early lean on what the weekend is looking like. saturday, a little on the showery sidey especially satur morning. by saturday afternoon things will start to dry out a bit. sunday i looking great. don't forget to set your clocks back saturday night when you go to bed before y're up on saturday morning. you'll be early or late depending how that works. i'll be back in a couple of minutes with a look at youree hall planner. how about 72 degrees for a high te perfect trick or treating weather as well. melissaou mollet,e never been the wicked witch of the north, have you? >> no, no, no. i was dorothy one year. >> wicked witch of the west. >> not on my board. >> to your north, to your north. inner loop andp outer l clear. earlier ro

melissa mollet is standing by with a check on the roads, but we begin storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and a look at the forecast. i guess we have to enjoy the dry weather while we can, chuck. do.e sur it's not going to be dry for your friday evening plans, and at leasthe first half of your weekend may be in trouble for outdoor plans. at and i are mc'ing the walk freedom plaza. i think they invite the weather guy, figuring that'll keep the weathe a good. i caneady sense my invitation being withdrawn for next year. four things you need to know about the weather for today. it's starting out cold, in then 30s most neighborhoods this morning. today will be our last day of full sunshine for quite a while. it's not going to rain all weekend. most of the rain chances are on saturday. the goody news is sun is not very sunny for the marine corps marathon, but it loo less rainy. that's good news. right now, 29 in gaithersburg. 41 atrpational aiort. wake-up weather, clear and cold this morning. we'll eventually get high temperatures up to around 58 a degrees wit little bit less wind today than ye

we begin with first four meorologist chuck bell. ink it's hockey weather with the temperatures, chuck. i'm with you. i think we should wait and do hockey season the when the weather turns ecolder. weeeping an eye on showers that are up to our north. this is neveroing to make it south to us. it will basically stall on the maso a dixon line retreat back to the north.ar nd town on the i-95 corridor close to th't bay, i d think there's any real chance for the rain showers hanging on. a lot ofnglouds this mor and i can't give you the

chuck bell, cold? >> chilly, chilly, chilly.hrough so the 72 daye enjoyed yesterday, yeah, that's all a thing of the past now. temperatures in the 40s for most areas this morning. 46 in fairfax, 42na massas, 49 in prince gorges county. even plenty of 30s on the map p fots of the shenandoah valley. certainly a chilly start. not much of a breeze yet but it will become a veryst by late morning and afternoon. your wa

. >> let's turn to chuck bell first. another hot october day ahead of us. >> oh, yes, indeed. temperatures today close to 90 degrees. the record is 94. i don't think we're going to get that far up into the range. still, close to 90 drees here october. that's not normal at all. that cold front moving through chicago now, that will drop temperatures about 15 or 20s degr for tomorrow. out ahead of it today, it's going to be a warm one. no rain to worry about on the morning commute. rain chances later into t afternoon are low. most of our rain chance comes if r 8:00 this evening. current temperature, 63 in leesburg. 75 in annapolis. get ready to sweat it out on your thursday. temperat0ses in the low by lunchtime. we're forecasting 89 degrees for a high today. again, rain becoming a little ore likely into the evening hour a closer look at the weekend focast coming up in a few. for now, let's go to melissa. g d morning, chuck. inn inner loop after the dulles tollway, two lanes getting by a work zone there we have a little fog reported through that area, through prince george's count

. >> let's turn to chuck bell first. another hot october day ahead of us. >> oh, yes, indeed. 90 degrees. the record is 94. i don't think we're going to get that far up into the range. still, close to 90 drees here

this morning chuck bell gave today's forecast an a-plusgr e. >> so let's hear what lauren has to say. >> hello! >> hey, join us for this. >> i was over at the green tree, thought we were coming over there. i thought i may as well pop in here. hey, guys, it's gorgeous. i know what time we all get out of work, which is going to be fairly soon and we all get tojo this beautiful blue sky out there. it's the middle part of the morning on this tuesday morning. again, a lotetter than yesterday. yesterday we had clouds and a little bit of rain thatolurle r now. as we get to the noon hour, those temperatures will scoot right into the mid 50s. ch lighterwinds. it's comfortable out there. no rain to speak of thanks p to hissure in charge. oo're of president trump. he's charged with sending more thanen a doz packages, including s president eside clinton and barack obama. he will have a bond hearing on friday. >> a southwest airlines flight had reports of an unknowte w substance in a rest room. that turned out to be paper fibers from a tissue bo passengers got off the plane with no problem. the pl

i'm storm team4 meteorologist chuck bell.s morning. headed up into the50 mid-and-upr for highs today, sunny and breezy. northwest winds 15 to 25 miles per hour. for tomorrow starting o even colder, in the 30s. frost likely in most of the suburbs. high tomorrow only 56 degrees. and then that heavy rain chance frolls in late friday and at least the first half of saturday. should have the heavy rain gone in time for race day on marine corps marathon sunday. >> don't forget, if you are heading out the door you can all you have to do is download the sirius x minstrus app. >>> a segment that we hope puts you to sleep. >> a recent artic in the "new york post" caught our eye in the quest for a good night' sleep. some people are turning to self-proclaimed sleep coaches. some of them charge anywhere up to $10,000 for a day-long session. >> so is it money well spent? renowned sleep doctor michael bruce is the author of "the power of when." he is here with his five bt tips for more rest that won't cost you a cent. good morning.g. >> good

meteorologim 4 chuck bell is here with your foreca c and then we'llck in with melissa in youirst 4 traffic. we always welcome the sunshine. >> we sure do and we will get every available minute of sunshine today. >> this is not as much as a lot of us would like to see. the 30s in many locations. even all the way down to freezing right now. tnny and mild today with afternoonperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s. our expectedigh at 63 degrees with light wind out of the west. thein red forecast coming up. >> good morning in the district. branch avenue near alabama in southeast have a report of a crash there and a big police presence. so right nowpper 4 is headed that way. alexandria, a new problem on the belt da beltway. fyou can see the bottomhe beltway is getting slow. outer yloop ver normal as we're approaching 630. southbound 270 we have delays. here's why. we zoom in and look to the south now, southbound there at 80, a crash reported and we have some slow downs. alexandria route 1. we have a crash there. and in the district, bladensburg road and a crash there in the center lane. >> thank

good morning chuck bell. >> good morning, melissa. happy tuesday everybody. weather continues ro belly sunny and way above average temperature-wise. the sunshine will disappear briefly late this afternoon into early this evening as the weather front drops a little bit ofnc a rain c coming our way. one or two of those could be a thunderstorm as well. it's very unusual. 5:33 in the morning and there's thunder and lightning there. not the time of day you expect to see that in that part of the world. no to worry about on the morning commute. that's not the issue. it's the tail end of the evening commute. showers coming down between 5:00 and 6:00 this afternoon and into the evening and then a little bit of coverage between.m 5:00 and 8:00 p.m. so file that away in the back of your mind for later ghday. now it's a mild start. temperatures are in the upper 60s to near 70 already. daytime highs in the upper 70s to low 80s. have your umbrella ready for after 3:00. but i'm still optimistic. is is nice and warm for october but again 40% chance of stms early this evening

good morning chuck bell. >> good morning. it is now 5:33 on your monday morning.emperatures under a partly cloudy to mostly clear sky. no rain chances for today. mostly in the 50s and 60s. 57n leesburg. 64 at national airport. it's going to be a fine day for all of the activities. sun's up at 7:04 this morning. and that ride in h s glare issues first thing. tomorrow we're tracking a little bit of a chance f som rain before more temperatures maybe even getting close to, wait for it, maybe near 90 degrees before the week is over. more about that coming up. >> would have been an annual tradition turned io a protest against brett kavanaugh in northwest c.d. it was the annual red mass that happens before the u.s. supreme ourt new term that starts today. they spoke out and meanwhile sources tell the nbc news fbi spoke to debah ramirez. she accused him of exposing himself to her when they both attended yale. the fbi is investigating that sexual assault. coming up, have the latest from capitol hill. >> today students at catholic university will stage a protest that the de

i'm storm team4 meteorologist chuck bell. clouds moving in. is done. warm coat this morning. upper 30s and low 40srt for s off temperatures. clouds thickening up quickly, rain likely:0 by or 5:00, perhaps earlier across parts of northern vir this evening, late tonight and a blustery and soggy start to the tomorrow. cloudy on sunday with a high near 60 degrees. >> and that's your latest weather. guys. >> thank you. >>> coming up, grocery shoing crets revealed. what day is the best to shop for deals? one of the freshest food stocks. can you buy fish on sundays? the answers eve needs to know. >>> also, getting in the spirit of halloween, we are days away, see what hnpened w chrissy teigen dared to enter a haunted house. e >>> and no to get in shape? think again. we will walk you through a fe-changing fitness routine and it takes justix minutes a day. >> we are going to work outrn ts g. >>> first, get ready to dig deeper into your wallet. >> good morning. i amf rossen. sticker shock from kids backpacks to luggage in thissl and everything in betwee

i'm storm team4 meteorologist chuck bell.astern horizon on your halloween day. a gorgeous srise in place. get a picture of it, send it to me on twitter. i wi show you some re-tweet love. temperatures in the 30s and 40s afternoon highs today upper 60s and low 70s. perfect weather forre trick-oring this evening. evening temperatures will stay in the 60s. if you need it warm another day longer, no problem. tomorrow increasing clouds and mid-70s. >> and that is your latest weather, guys. >>> just ahead before our big costume reveal good advice. your guide for halloween fun and safety. what all parents and kids should be thinking about during tonight's trick-or-treating. >>> why revisiting your favorite blast from the past and childhood memories could be the key to handling stress. >>> and fixer upper star and mother of five, joanna gainescas ndid about life, love, and if she wants an even bigger amily. >>> bfirst, with six days to go, the g florida's race for governor. craig was there. takes us inside that key midterm battle that

toit's now 6:51 and we want check in with chuck bell for a look at your tuesday forecast.hat's a pretty picture. >> sure is. sun's up at 7:05 this morning so a little more than ten minutes from now. plenty of cle skies out there. plenty of sunshine early in the day today. today'secord hig temperature is 89 degrees. that's noteworthy because it's theirst time this fall with a record high temperature below 90. every recor high betwe april 22nd and october 1st is 90 or higher. today's record 89. we're talking abiliout records because we may be nea 90 thgrees on thursday. but ursday's record is 94. i don't bhink we'llak that one. we usually haha thunder and lig. so there will be an for thunderstorms here later on in the dayed too. here's future weather starting at 4: in the afternoon. there's the chance for thunderstorms out here i-81 and i-66. that chance for thunderstorms comes into the city to about 5 and 7:00 p.m. this evening. storms most likely in the 6:00 to 8:00 time frame. not everyone is going to get rained on. slightly higher chances for rain the farther north. temp

time to check in with chuck bell and the storm team 4 forecast. >> a breezy afternoon with plen of sunshine.un clouds arothis morning. not much of a rain chance for today on the backside there's lingering rain showersow but other than a drop or two chance for northern-most maryland and maybe the northern parts, most of uon't need to worry about rain fall for today.n we'll be and out of the sunshine and then later on fair weather clouds racing on by. current temperature, 49 in martinsburg, west virginia. and 52 n in arlington county, virginia. your planner for today, cloudsa givingo more and more sunshine as the northwest winds increase. 59 the high for today. tomorrow looks nicer. cool in the morning but bright sunshine and 63 for tomorrow and then of course wednesday is halloween. perfect trickr treating weather.th sun is down after 6:00. that's november 1st people. that's nice. they look mostly sunny and it's the longest weekend of the year because wet our locks back n saturdht when we go to bed. >> i love it. chopper 4 showing you thede delays. belt way looksd, g iper lonner and outer loop

ren is in for chuck bell today.w are things looking so far. >> it cou boating weather out there today. tomorrow and the restf the week not looking so good for that. 45 degrees is our temperature right now. th

melissa has a look at the road but let's turn our attention to chuck bell that says no 90s for now. >> no 90s for aittle while. we could be done with 90 degree weather for the entire yesterday. our 45th day this year 90 or higher but the latest we ever reached 90 degrees in washington, october 11th, 1919. to 99 years ago. today will not be 90 eagrees. thiser front is down to our south. we're on the cool side of it for now. that means cloudy skies and temperatures in the 70s today. there's aekend, chance for drizzle and fog around early tomorrow but most of youreekend will be rain free and warming up against starting on sunday. right now it's 68 in virginia. 72 in quantico. 66 in howard county. 67 degrees in montgomery county. farrah is available for adoption. can go to their website and find out more. and good dog walkingweather, morning, noon, and evening. more about that weekend and the beach forecast coming up in a few. chopper 4 showing you the furthest one. outer loop after connecticut avenue. there's one a little bit closer. acopper zooms here. take a look at that. it looks like

tm storm team4 meteorolog chuck bell. skies are clear overnight and hardly a breeze. a mirroralm finish on potomac river this morning. 44 degrees downtown. colder in the suburbs this morning. you will find 30s on tf other side it. you will need the warm jackety eais morning for the kids. no mattore than a squeter and ss lateremoday asratures rise to the low 60s today and low 70s ton.rrow for hallow >> thank you so much. >>> just ahead, with usa another s hit with y lawsuit, we are going to sit down with aly raisman for an exclusive live inndrview. >>> imagine casting your first ever vote in this political clima. that's the reality for what they are calling generation z. a glimpse inside their world. midterm elections one week from today. n first, this is "today" oc. midterm meet aime hoeber. self proclaiicd mother of the chemal weapon corp where she referred to nerve gas se as jusicide developed for people. someone who's made a career cashing in on her government contacts- was sued for using her position as a board member to defraud shareholders. was sued for using he