i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang.gin with a check on your travel and commute. >> we'll begin with storm team 4 .chuck bell 66 degrees. >> super mild. temperatures never reallydo trended wards and the clouds have helped to hold temperatures mainly in the 60s. as a result, not much of morning chill at all. 50s in the shenandoah mlley. st 60s around most of the city right now. don't plan on much of a warmup today. that northeast wind is setting up sh.

. >>> good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. we have warnings for the morning commute in a momen the rain affects traffic in a big way. >> always. first we begin with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and another rainy forecast for us. hey, chuck. >> yeah, indeed. boy, yesterday, i don't know what you did with your day er yesty, i barely left the house. only yesterday, only briefly did i leave because i was out of coffee beans, and we can't start a monday without a fresh pot of coffee. you'll needxtra hot coffee, tea, make it extra hot for sure. it is going to be cloudy, wet, and chilly on the way out the door. precious little in the way of improvement comg your way on a monday. montgomery, prince george's county, heading northbound up the i-95 corridor. still hit-and-missnd sprinkles a light rain across northern o virginia, as well. cool to cold sort of, kind of, for mid-may. 46r the georgetown. 0% sunshine,j-6 and an 80% cha for more rain. temperatures again today likely to stay below 60 degrees. tomorrow, we may get back

good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm oeun yang.kend. >> we'll begin now with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and a weather alert. what's going on? >> enhanced risk for stronger thunderstorms today. the highest threat level will be north of the mason dixon line in pennsylvania. even northern maryland and the northern ha of the d.c. metro area have a chance of strong to potentially severe storms today. going to be with it.ir the f cluster wl

good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. we have melissa mollet with first 4 traffic. >> chuck will join uslater. lauren ricketts has the >>forecast. > a nice mild morning. the sun coming up before00 6: a.m. it is going to be beautiful out there a beautiful sunrise into the morning. comfortable, degrees now. we've got the south wind at tbout seven miles per hour. humidity kept aay today. as we continue through the day, maybe a few more cclouds,uld have an isolated shower, we are seeing a few isolated showers mainly to the norh, through hagerstown around the mason dixon line. again, this is going to continue to push into maryland, could have a few isolated showers as we get this morning's started but they won't last long. we'ltalk about the remainder of the day and whether you can see some showers. we've got weather day at nats park. i'll join chuck bell later this afternoon and doug kammerer will announce the summer outlook at 4:00 p.m. we'll talk more aboutt. tha first to traffic and melissa mollet. good morning. >> good mo

good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. we're going to need that breeze. pretty warm already. it is going to fel likeummer once again. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is here to fill us in on the forecae't. then check in with melissa mollet for a look at the roads. it was hot yesterday, too, wow. >> man, you're notdi ki. dogs and i did our extra-long walk yesterday.ho we were by about 8:00 in the morning which meant we left the house about 6:00 in the morning to beat the heat. it was a toasty warm one yesterday, and it's going to be every bit that warm this afternoon. plan er mid to upp 80s. i don't think too many places will touch 90, but we'll be close. right now in the upper 60s in the shenandoah valley. most the metro area io the lowd 70s here at 4:30 in the morning. y there'sour planner for a monday. an oppo ftunity for a showers as early as about noon. he peak of rain timing tod will probably be around 5:00. high today, 88 degrees. the 40% chance oftorms as that cold front promises not only rain chances later in the day today, but more importan

good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm molette green. eun yang is off, getting an early start on the holiday weekend. if you're headed outside now, you probably wouldn't suspect what's to come this aft'snoon. that why you need to make sure you pack the umbrella for later on. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bel is here to fillus in, and we'll chei in w melissa mollet in first 4 traffic. what do we need to know? >>> what you need to know, there's an increasing chance for strong to severe thunderstorms later on in the afternoon today as is typically the case thise tim year. it's that afternoon chance that we're concerned with. so four things to know about the next four days, the strong thunderstorm threat later today, peak timing for this is robably tw

good morning, everyon i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. we're woing 4 you to fill you in on everything you need to know. it starts with a check on the recast and commute. meteorologist chuck bell is here. before we talk to melissa about the roads, what do you >>have? 've got good news, everybody. the sun will be out, the wind will be out of the northwest, and temperatures this afternoon wilbe about 15 degrees cooler than that first 90-degree day of the yearyesterday. temperatures are trending ever downward this morning. northwest winds are out there, 61 now in gaithersburg and leesburg. 60 in martinsburg. way out here, western maryland, up by deep creek lake,

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. thanks for joining us on a thursyay. a suorning could take a rainy turn this afternoon. here's a live look outside right now. it is 75 degrees outside of our studios. pretty warm out there, and the heat continues. our chances for rain do, as well. >> melissa mollet is back tracking the commute for you this morning. let's start with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and a look at the warmth to come. >> yes. i think mt of us will be above 90 degrees again this afternoon. not as far above as yesterday. >> does it make a heat wave? >> no. well, that wuld be two in a row. i don't know. t's -- what's important is it's coming to anend. we will not be 90 tomorrow or over the weekend. much like yesterday, there is af opportunity some stronger storms later on in the day. i was happy to report yesterday was more of a miss than a hit for a thunderstorm. that's okay by me. but today we'll have a chance for isolated, stronger thunderstorms during the middle and later parts o the afternoon. nothing on radar at this point in time. i

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm molette green in for eun yang.hank goodness we're looking a a much calmer morning. take a look at that picture. live look outside. ate powerful storms th knocked over trees, pulled down power lines, has moved ou and right now there are sti about 20,000 customers without power in our region. >> hopefulliy we can get that caken care of soon. there's a holiday weekend ahead. we'll track that for you. and melissa mollet is keeping an e on the roads and rails. chuck bell is watching the weather. we need to things to be calmer. >> get this thing strai>>t. i can give you a chuck bell guarantee. 100% chance today will be better than yesterday. the severeweather threat is gone. the last set of huge, lingering rain showers overnight are gone. that's a refreshing change just around the corner. a breezy afternoon. northwest winds have already arrived in places like winchester and hagerstown. that gusty northwest wind that y they're enjg in the shenandoah valley now, that will be arriving here in the d.c. metro area over the ne

. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. it will be a nice spring day to atch some baseball. >> yesterday wnice, too. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is he's at nationals park getting us geared up for weather day there. god morning, chuck. >> reporter: good morning. it is a gorgeous day to be at nats ballpark.in we're the upper decks in right field. you can see the unobstructed view of the baball field. hard to believe they were playing baseball here a couple of hours ago. got it all straightened back up. looking great. out here in the upper deck, metimes jokingly referred to as the cheap seats. this is where you can get some home run balls here. adam laroche had a ball that handed here, 430 footer, april 5th, 2014. these may be some of the better seats for catching baseballs. more coming up. lauren? >>> good .morning i'm going to be joining you coming up shortly at 7:00 a.m. rolling on down there. let's talk about the forecast for the nationals versus the mets. we're going to be down there for weather day early. th

. >> good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. the roads near your hometill might be slippery this morning. melissa mollet is standing by with what ton n first 4 -- whati to know first 4 traffic. >> first to storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and the forecast. >>> it's goingn to be aher very chilly day today. it will be a better day than yesteay when we had precious little sunshine and a boatload of rain. today morene sunshi less rain doesn't mean no rain at all. there are showers across central west virginia. interior new england, the adirondacks, that's snow, everybody. several inches of sw up toward like lake placid in upstate new york and mt. washington, new hampshire. it's literally the year to be talking about snow in my humble opinion. one or two drops along the blue ridge. most of us off to a dry start. chilly but dry. 46 in leesburg. 48 in the shenandoah valley. 52 in arlington. reasonable sunshine, clouds building, then a likelihood of showers in the afternoon. today's high short of only about 63 today. but the ten-da

ood morning, everyone, i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist.ht now, an investigation is underway on i-66 in centreville. news4's darcy spencer is hea ng to the scene for us. let's begin with melissa mollet and the latest on this. what can you tell us? >>> good morning again. this centreville. the first affic alert means eastbound 66 before 29 we are already seeing delays at 5:00 a.m. this is ag.rare thin two right lanes are blocked by the crash investigation. a slowdown, going to get worse if it sticks around. as you can see when we zoom out, looks like a blip on the radar. we're going to keep r ooez eyes that. purcellville at 9, an accident. northbound, southbound, no ss iues. a problem northbound 295 before nnsylvania, southeast. a tractor-trailer ran out of

. >>> good morning, eryone, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. ou'll also want to keep that umbrella handy once again today. our area dodged severe weather yesterday. but it wasn't too from us. just up the road in white marsh, maryland, north of baltimore. trees came down across roads and cars. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is here with more on what we can expect. >> then we'll check iwith melissa mollet. she's back in first 4 traffic with a look at the commute. chuck, show us what we need to know today. >>> all right. another chance for strong to severe thunderstorms later on in the day today. it was definitely more of a miss unanimous a hit yesterday. no one -- more of a miss than a hid yesterday. no one complained about that. a slight risk of strong to severe storms up into pennsylvania. that's where most of the severe weather yesterday was. for us, a chance for a couple of thunderstorms. we'll watch it carefully. you see on the radar loop, this goes back 12 hours. wat all the lightningt the beginning across pennsylvania. it was quite

good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. let's begin with a look at your forecast and your commute. melissa mollet is standing by with your first 4 traffic. >> wwi begin storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. he's got the maps fired up this morning. what are you looking at? >> we're watching for a chance of thunderstorms. not only this morning but again later on in the afternoon. so not declaring a steamtorium weather alert just yet, but just know that we may have to go into weather alert mode later in the day today. already an impressive clustf thunderstorms rolling into western west virginia. the direction on the first cluster should carry it down to our south and west. however, as oftentimes happens when the storm clusters guy bow, it leaves outflow boundaries. boundaries of different air masses. those oftentimes end up being the focus for later thunderstorm ances. nice and mild this morning. an afternoon thunderstorm chance is there. some could be strong. agai stay here with nbc washington. doug will be around in the aft

good morning, everyone, i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. we're working 4 for you as we start the week. we have the commute in a moment. >> we beginwith storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and a rainy, chilly forecast. dohsn't feel like may 13t. >> no, unluc 13 today. no you got it. temperatures are likely to stay some 15 or more details colder than average thiafternoon. we may end up with the whole day being on average ten degrees colderan t average. we've not had aay that far below average since april 1st. and it will only be about the fifth or sixththime is calendar year where we had a day ten degrees or more colder than average for the entirety of the day. cloudy over national airport, pockets of rain moving out of the maryland suburbs. more rain acrossouthern virginia. so keep the umbrellas handy. it's not going to rain everywhere every minute of the day. but no guarantee of a dry time at all. showers already down in parts of stathord county. 're headed up toward waldorf and la plata. a chance of intermittent rain showers throughout t

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. it will be a nice spring day to watch some baseball. yesterday was gorgeous, right? >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is ready down at nats park, getting us geared upfo weather day there. good morning. >> yes. i must have had a lot of interference -- did say that you work hard, aaron? >> let's flip his microphone -- where's lauren? >> interference in here. we're here f for weather -- we're here for weather day.in more comup. >> i'll be joining chuck out there. a lot of shade being thrown around and it's only 5:30. doug's throwing out the first pitch. stay tuned for all of this. as this unfolds, it's with the weather day. good things coming out of sunshine as we warmum. there cloud cover o now -- warmup. we have cloud cover out there now. the frontal system bringing showers across the area. light stuff. you may wake up this morning and find that you have a few showers out there, especially you're in maryland. just around the i-70 area. iagain, just some lt stuff rolling through

good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. we'll tegin with a check of forecast and commute. melissa mollet is standing by with the first 4 traffic. >> we'll begin with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and a look at the weather this morning. no rain, so the coolness in the air isn't quite as bad as yesterday. >> yes -- >> still pretty >hilly. the rain makes it worse. >> it does. and it's not raining now -- reason i was giving you the quizzical look. not raining this morning, but bring the umbrella with you. it may rain on you a little later on in the day today. nothing like the super soakers of yesterday, but quick-hitting showers, not at all out of the yes, indeed, very chilly. your spring fleece early this morning. it's also going to be on the breezy side. northwest winds have arrived, and that will mean that things stay plenty cool. afternoon high today will be a smidge warmer than yesterday. we topped off at a bombing 61 yesterday. we'll reach about 63 this afternoon. still plenty cool. ell below average. some quick-h

good morning, everyone, i'm eun yang. > i'm aaron gilchrist.torm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell has more on what to expect for the weekend weather. then melissa mollet will have our first 4 traffic update. chuck, we'll start wit you. >> skies have been clearing after the round of severe weather yesterday. all is quiet on your friday morning. skies are clear. sun's up in about 14 minutes from now. and many areas have dropped dow5 into the through the mountains of west virginia, a few spots in the valley and northern virginia, also in the upper 50s. most of the metro areas in the mid to upper 60s. by the bay, closer to 70 degrees. the school day forecast for one of the final fridays of the school year. 60s as you wait for the bus this morning. 80s later on this afternoon. a very warm and pleasant friday afternoon. any little rain chances should confine today to southern maryland, down -- confined to southern maryland, down to fredericksburg and pots south. tomorrow, sunshine and warm before temperatures trend downward and rain chances sneak upwa

i'm aaron gilchrist. thanks for waking up with us. we'll getou upnd moving with everything you need to know. it starts with your forecast and commute. >> we'll check in with melissa mollet but let's s wartith storm team 4 meteorologistchuck bell. not a bad way to start. >> no, our winds have shifted th during e overnight. as a result, it will be a lot cloudier and cooler w on your out the door this morning. today won't be as low. east to northeasterly breezes. part of the forecast for today veepending where you li or travel. it's 66 in charlottesville. 59 in fairfax ty. 62 crawford and quantico. dog walking forecast on a cool and cloudyee but rain fr walk this morning. this is sissy available at the humane rescue alliance. 10-year-old. i'm guessing a jack russell terrier mix. a great dition to your family. older dog. less energetic. 5ol and co and cloudy this morning. most everyone ends up well into the 70s. theris a little chance for a shower or two. closer inspection of the entire ten day forecast which has higher rainnccha. >> gait

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. >> m aaron gilchrist. 5:00 a.m. let's begin with a check on the forecast and the commute. melissa mollet istanding by with a look at first 4 traffic. >> let's stand by with chuck bell. is the rain finally gone? >> basically, yes. >> good. >> there's a tiny chance for a few sprinkles late tonight into tomorrow morning. today near a zero perce0% chanc rain. the only concern is the morning chill. it is boardering on cold out in the suburbs. more sunshine than yesterday and maybe a fewre clouds coming back for tonight but there is a big time warming trend in our imdiate future. that's good news because it is chilly today. 39 at marine base quantico. 42 at montgomerycounty. 42 at uer marlboro. afternoon planner, sunshine, sunshine. maybe a few more clouds later on in thday. it's going to be a nice one. today's high, 71 degrees. and if you need a little warmer than that, tomorrow even better. 75 on your thursday. plus a look at the weekend coming up in a few minutes. for now, let's hear about the commute. melissa? >> good morning, chuck. inner loop rampto southbound georgia aven

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm molette green in for eun yang.uch calmer morning right ow. here's a live look outside. the powerful storms that knocked over trees and pulled down power lines have moved out. right now, there are a stillbout 20,000 customers still without power in our region. >> we're going tokeep checking on that, tracking it all. melissa mollet also has an eye on theroads. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck skll has an eye on the >> improving weather picture is when i see. i think you're going to appreciate the way your friday afternoon finishes out and the way yourliday weekend gets started. that severe weather threat from yesterday came in here pretty

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. today is tuesday, may 28th, 2019.eather and traffic. melissa is off. >> judge mathis: jam taylor is in for hear. >> first, storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. >> clouds are quickly moving in from the west. after the brief tomorrow this morning, our skies are going quickly to a darkshade of gray. the storm team weather alert the next couple of hours, stormy for the tuesay commut then toasty warm. hot and humid in the 90s today. c may not be done with afternoon stormnces tomorrow and the day after. today, only a marginal a slight chaps severe weather. higher can

. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. it is 6:00 a.m. let's begin with a check on your forecast and the commute. melissa mollet is standing by with your first 4 traffic. >> but we will begin with meteorologist chuck bell. >> very chilly, but t at least sun is already up. let the warming st of the get yh perfect da a ya chilly but. and as always,ng a thingouse indoors to the outdoors. start them off easy though in the nice bright indoor directay dlight and move them into the sun as the summer progresses. theen extd forecast minutes away. >>> chopper 4 over georgia avenue at the beltway, this is where we had theli ear police crash that ended with an overturned vehicle and a couple of suspects being taken to the hospital. right now everytng is nice and clear and open. that was a short closure. about 40 minutes earlier today. >>> inner loop/outer loop of the beltway, no major problems.m iaille, 270 near 109, you can see the delay towards urbana. lanes are open. vehiclesn bothshoulders causing delays. manassas, industrial road at hawkins driv

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. let's begin with a check on your travel and commute. >> we'll begin with storm team 4 .chuck bell 66 degrees. >> super mild. temperatures never reallydo trended wards and the clouds have helped to hold temperatures mainly in the 60s. as a result, not much of morning chill at all. 50s in the shenandoah mlley. st 60s around most of the city right now. don't plan on much of a warmup today. that northeast wind is setting up shop. it promises a real struggle temperate wise today. our computer models think that we don't ever get back above 70 degrees. starting out so mild, there might be a sliver of sunshine this morning. i think we can squeak our way up to 73 deitees. will probably start turni cooler again once we get past lunchtime today. not much o a rain chance only about 20%. you can probably get away with it for now. >> all right. thank you, chuck. taking a lookt the roads. inner loop/outer loop of the beltway, don't have any problems. no road work you need to worry about. we'll letno

good morning, everyonan i'm eun y >> i'm aaron gilchrist. 6:00 a.m. now. underway in centreville. darcy spencer is in the area and joins us with theloive at the traffic impact here. darcy, good morning. >> reporter: good mor yng familiar're commute is taking you on activities -- good morning. di your commute is taking you on i-66 past the rict, be prepared. there are major delays. if you can look from our camera, you see we are just now approaching thee skin. thack up -- aoa

. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. going to be another hot day outside today. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell will fix -- will fill us , innd melissa mollet is on the roads. that picture is deceptive it doesn't feel that pretty outside. >> honestly, i think it looks ai lot it feels personally. kind of a gunky, cloudy sky ou there. souther lly breezes up overnigh. temperatures have really stayed up. 75 degrees here inashington 73 at dulles airport, 47 at germantown, 74 at at germantown, 74 at brandywine today. warm and humid. temperatures jumping to 80s before lunchtime. afternoon highs in the mid to upper 80s actuall with a 40% chance of thunderstorms primarily between about 2:00 and 6:00 today. the cold front in ohio should be reaching the 95 corridor. you can alys use our nbc washington app. we have an interactive radar feature as well as your storm team 4 forecast tailored right down to your zip code. you can also find and follow me i'll be posting dogn. informatio >> enjoyable to look at. bethesda, southbound 270 year democracy. a car off the ouad. it

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good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm molette green in for eun yang. we have beautiful clear skies this morning, but a threat of severe weather coming later this afternoon. >> there's always a "but." >> i know. >> melissa mollet has first 4 traffic in a second. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is going to lay out this weather alert for us. >> what's up with this >> well, got to get through today. once we get through today, the weather picture improves dramatically for the holiday weekend. so a relatively small price to pay for thunderstorms on your thursday. right now, just some fair weather clouds over washington in o -- on a thursday morning. there will be a weather alert this afternoon. severe storms possible between 2:00 and 8:00, arriving first in the shenandoah valley, then moving through the d.c. metro area and eventually into southern maryland. the main thrt would be a potential for a wind gust with any of the individual storms up over 60 miles per ur. right now it is 68 in front roy royal, virginia. 64 in quantico. 66 in annapolis. the th

good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. thanks r joining us onu a thday. a sunny morning could take a rainy turn this afternoon. here's a live look outside right now. it is 74 degrees outside our studios. the heat continues, and so do our chances for rain. >> melissa mollet is looking at the roads and railsor your commute. we'll start with storm team 4 meteorologist chuctbell. the sm team 4 forecast. talk about the weather, chuck. >> okay. i can do that. we are going to have an close to 90 degrees today. so be ready for more heat and humidity across the area. it's mild and dry this morning. most of us as i mentioned getting up close to 90 degrees. we are going to have to keep an eye out for the chance of thunderstorms today.uc not quite as of a threat as yesterday. thankfully yesterday's threat didn't really materialize for us. the atmosphere isn't as energized today. any individual storm could still pack quite a punch. the good news in the forecast is that theumanity goes away tomorrow. storm team 4 radar scanning tyo skies for this morning, finding no ra

. >>> it is 5:00 a.m., good morning, everybody, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. we have tffic. we'll begin with the forecast with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. a busy, wet weekend. >> unfortunately. i wish i had better news for mother's day. is not going to be cooperative for any of your outdoor plans. you may want to reschedule the tour of the garden at this point. right now we have s light rain to contend with on your friday morning. more opportunities for rain come in later in the day. have your umbrella. youl need it each and every hy for the next couple of days. most of the rainre from the plains, virginia, toward leesburg to the west of dulles airport, also moving ginto fredricksburg count ryland. you'll probably need it today and later in the afternoon. today at least it will be warm. even with the clouds and rain chan ts, temperatures are inhe upper 60s to near 70. most areas will touch 80 degrees for a high temperature today. so nice and warm for your ifriday. butcreasing chances for some rain and thunderstorms later into the afternoon and eveni

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. we'll get a check of the forecast and the commute in a moment. first, it is weather n day ats park. what a nice day for it, too. >> melissa mollet and lauren ricketts areby standing storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is putting his life on the line. he's in the ballpark on a tractor. >> this iswe how combine weather and traffic and weather day. look at this. how fun is this -- there may be the only way i get t round third in a major league ballpark as i do it on one of thes things. this is awesome. do you realize the amount of damage i could do to nats ballpark on this thing? not going to do it. i was told i could stay on the infield. we'll have fun start to finish, having m found tning show. we'll have about 1,000 schoolkids here. doug's throwing outt the firs pitch. so much to do, celebrating here at nats park for weather day. for more on the forecall and a that, we go to lauren. for the latest on traffic, as well. fi>> the latest on traf coming up in a second. you're right. we'r

. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is here wias the forec chuck, take us outside. the humidi and heat from down northb pretty looking skies out here. bikers and joouers, get 66 in manassas. 69 in clinton, maryland. 63 in columbia. 65 in arlington. anothe weather alert today. today a severe weather storm we are under an enhanced risk. severe weather towards freder an enhanced chance from the pennsy very quiet weather for the way beginn we'll be here to keep you posted on that. commut forecast -- woops, it will be dry for the ride in chance >> oh, just as long as weot it out of the morning rush hour out of the way, yesterday, be real bound. there was a deer h270 80 in urbana. eastbo i-70. hagers towards frederick. better news, 66 eastbound inside the beltway before 29 washington boulev sounds a crash on the west side. i beli authorities are hopefu they can get it out of news 4's meghan mcgrath is live meghan good morning.ll >> rep we good morning. the prince george's county ter learn

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and e i'm yang. let's check in on the all important forekats and your commute. melissa mollet is standing by th a check onhe roads. >> let's start with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. what's happening? >> up and down we go. the same weather front that has brought us two crazily busy days. that is down to the south forus again. the four things you need to know is cloudy this morning.we ill get sunshine back. later on into the afternoon. ehat won't be th case tomorrow. 90s on thursday afternoon. cooler for sure. 59 in pcilville. 61 here in shington. forecast for the commute, dry in roads

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. let's begin with check on your forecast and commute. melissa mollet is standing by with a look at your first 4 traffic. >> we'll beginh storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and what we need to know about your forecast. >> you need to know a couple of things. the bright sunshine and the weather we enjoyed yesterday, that's officially a thing of the past. northeast winds coming ck. cooler. most areas, 10 to 15 degrees cooler. doesn't necessarily mean that much of a rainat thre there's a chance of a few sprinkles and a very unsettled pattern has returned. that means chances for rain each and ehery day t next couple. today's rain chances

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. >> m aaron gilchrist. 5:00 a.m. let's begin with a check on the forecast and the commute. mollet istanding by with a look at first 4 traffic. >> let's stand by with chuck bell. is the rain finally gone? >> basically, yes. >> good. >> there's a tiny chance for a few sprinkles late tonight into tomorrow morning. today near a zero perce0% chanc rain. the only concern is the morning chill. it is boardering on cold out in the suburbs. more sunshine than yesterday and maybe a fewre clouds coming back for tonight but there is a big time warming

good morning,'m aaron gilchrist. >> look at that. we're still smilin i'm eun yang. let's begin withon check your forecast and commute. our melissa mollet is standing by with your first 4 traffic. >> we begin, though, with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell back in the building and looking timate rain. >> yeah. watching for a chance for thunderstorms later on in the day today. the higher chances fornd rain storms will be barely down to the south and west. they'll be close enoughhere we made it to keep a careful weather eye on the sky later in the day today. there will be a slight chance for some stronger storms. stay with nbc washington and use your nbc washington app as we get later into the afternoon an evening. right now, a comfortable and dry ing.t to your friday mo we're in the 50s to near 60 degrees to get you out the doorn your plner then for today, it'sgoing to be a w one. most everybody in the low to mid 80s for highs thi afternoon. we're watching for a chance f thundersrms later on in the day. we'll time out rain chanceshat ould impact your weekend comin

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good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm oeun yang. hope everyone had a great memorial day weekend. >> we'll begin now with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and a weather alert. what's going on? >> enhanced risk for stronger thunderstorms today. the highest threat level will be north of the mason dixon line in pennsylvania. even northern maryland and the northern ha of the d.c. metro area have a chance of strong to potentially severe storms today. going to be with it.ir the f cluster will be in and out before lunchtime but likely to impact the morning commute. thundeand lightning in northern west virginia, far western maryland. you can really tell that on that track it's going to be moving in here? --e moving in h around 6:00 to 7:00. no watches or warnings just yet. we'll keep a close eye on over the next couple of hours. any time we have thunder and lightning on the morning commute, that's unusual. so much heat and humidity around, could have another chance for storms later in the day. depends how worked over the emosphere gets

good morning,'m aaron gilchrist. >> look at that. we're still smilin i'm eun yang.st and commute. our melissa mollet is standing by with your first 4 traffic. >> we begin, though, with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell back in the building and looking timate rain. >> yeah. watching for a chance for thunderstorms later on in the day today. the higher chances fornd rain storms will be barely down to the south and west. they'll be close enoughhere we made it to keep a careful weather eye on the sky later in the day today. there will be a slight chance for some stronger storms. stay with nbc

good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. we're going to need that breeze. pretty warm already. it is going to fel likeummer once again. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is here to fill us in on the forecae't. then check in with melissa mollet for a look at the roads. it was hot yesterday, too, wow. >> man, you're notdi ki. dogs and i did our extra-long walk yesterday.ho we were by about 8:00 in the morning which meant we left the house about 6:00 in the morning to beat the heat. it was a toasty warm one yesterday, and it's going to be every bit that warm this afternoon. plan er mid to upp 80s. i don't think too many places will touch 90, but we'll be close. right now in the upper 60s in

good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang.let with first 4 traffic. >> chuck will join uslater. lauren ricketts has the >>forecast. > a nice mild morning. the sun coming up before00 6: a.m. it is going to be beautiful out there a beautiful sunrise into the morning. comfortable,

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. thanks for joining us on a thursyay.oon. here's a live look outside right now. it is 75 degrees outside of our studios. pretty warm out there, and the heat continues. our chances for rain do, as well. >> melissa mollet is back tracking the commute for you this morning. let's start with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and a look at the warmth to come. >> yes. i think mt of us will be above 90 degrees again this afternoon. not as far above as yesterday. >> does it make a heat wave? >> no. well, that wuld be two in a row.

good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm molette green in for eun yang.ather later this afternoon. m >> melissalet is standing by with the first 4 traffic. let's talk about the weather first. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is here. it's a weather alert day,ck chu >> sure is. the storm prediction center at norman, oklahoma, the folks that issued the severe weather watch boxes, they have upgraded our chances for severe weather today from the slight category to enhanced. that's thethird rung up on the ladder out of five. right now,

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang.orning with a check on your forecast and commute. melissa mollet is standing by with your first 4 traffic. >> we'll begin, though, with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. a good, stiff breeze out there this morning. ao.ittle humidity, >> yes. a little of all of those things. >> your hair looks good. >> you think so >> summer came in like, you itow, a punch to the face. >> yeah did. we will a little reprieve not so much today but tomorrow and wednesday. a little break from the re-summer levels of heat and humidity courtesy of that cold front moving through ohio now. out ahead of it, as aaron mentioned, the breeze is up this morning. southerly breezes, 10to 20 miles per hour. that is going to continue to bring the warm and humid air touough the morning h. not a big chance for rain early. i couldn't rule out a sprinkle or two. the real thing you'll nice is how incredibly mild it is. annapolis hasn't even gotten below 80 ynut. that is ual for the third week of may. most of the suburbs

good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang.et's begin with a look at your forecast and your commute. melissa mollet is standing by with your first 4 traffic. >> wwi begin storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. he's got the maps fired up this morning. what are you looking at? >> we're watching for a chance of thunderstorms. not only this morning but again later on in the afternoon. so not declaring a steamtorium weather alert just yet, but just know that we may have to go into weather alert mode later in the day today. already an impressive clustf thunderstorms rolling into western west virginia. the direction on the first cluster should carry it down to our south and west. however, as oftentimes happens when the storm clusters guy bow, it leaves outflow boundaries. boundaries of different air masses. those oftentimes end up being the focus for later thunderstorm ances. nice and mild

good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm molette green. eun yang is off, getting an early start on the holiday weekend. if you're headed outside now, you probably wouldn't suspect what's to come this aft'snoon. that why you need to make sure you pack the umbrella for later on. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bel is here to fillus in, and we'll chei in w melissa mollet in first 4 traffic. what do we need to know? >>> what you need to know, there's an increasing chance for strong to severe thunderstorms later on in the afternoon today as is typically the case thise tim year. it's that afternoon chance that we're concerned with. so four things to know about the next four days, the strong thunderstorm threat later today, peak timing for this is robably between 4:00 and 6:00 in and around the capital beltway. could really snarl the getaway trfic. for tomorrow, mild and breezy, and really nice weather for friday and saturday. sunday, a little touch of sumr humidity coming. there's the line of storms this morning moving into places like india