you -- you have an umbrella with you. clouds will eventually give way to a couple of breaks of sun later this afternoon. we are holding in the 50' s. it gets colder tonight. rain moves in and it changes to snow. south of boston, there is a winter storm watch up. randy? randy: starting today a familiar face is coming to newscenter 5. maria stephanos joins the team. she' ll join ed harding to anchor

on the eye. >> you are watching wcvb, boston' s news leader. good morning. this is newscenter 5 eyeopener. randy: 5:30 thursday morning as we look over the expressway. as you step out, you are going to wonder where you are. on a february morning, it is so mild. i' m randy price. thank you for joining us. emily: and i' m emily riemer with cindy and olessa.

we have a little bit of fog. the winds not nearly as strong as they were whipping up overnight. gusts close to 50. winds now down to about 25 miles per hour. a couple of sparkles showing up. they are scattered but you may need an umbrella this morning. the risk of a spot shower this morning heading gradually throughout the day. you may see the clouds break for a little bit of sunshine.

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