i'm andrea roane. >> you can get much more information about the fight against breast cancer by going to our website wusa9.com. just look for our health section under the features tab on our home page. >>> all right. olga is here to give us the great forecast, right? >> well, we got to get through a chilly thursday first. it's dry today. it's been cold all morning. and we're still struggling to get out of these 30s. so we're doing our best and the sun is just trying to get through that layer of clouds, but i think the clouds are going to win out for the remainder of the day. here is how we look for your day planner for today. overcast skies are with us to keep. we'll definitely see our temperatures to begin to adjust slightly into the late afternoon, but don't expect too much of an improvement. most of us should make it just above 40 degrees. i'm forecasting about 44, 45 degrees for most of the day today and we will also see the opportunity for some cool down later on tonight as the skies begin to clear just a little bit after the 7:00-hour we'll become partly cloudy as we head into y

i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. we're glad you're here. you want some cheesecake? >> the chocolate mousse cheesecake went like that. >> took a bite. >> keep eating. monika samtani keeps eating. she has traffic momentarily. >> i'll see you at the gym today. need to be airlifted. >> we'll take it. bring some extra forks. >> the milk would have been a nice touch. >> i'll get milk next time. we're in the same boat. >> let's get to weather. we're talking about all of this food. it is not like you need it to keep warm. it is warm outside. we're back in the 40s and low 50s. when i say warm, i'm talking relative for the time of year. we should only be looking at 45 for a high. yesterday, 61 was the temperature. baltimore set a record at 62. dulles set a record at 61. incredible. 50 right now in washington with partly to mostly cloudy skies. some sun this morning. little fog, too. upper 50s by noon. also with the drive home, we're looking at a dry day, a cloudy day. very mild day with light winds. the rain from yesterday, qu

andrea roane has more on why learning your personal breast cancer risk should be one of your 2012 new year's resolutions. >> 24-year-old claudia gilmour didn't want to just survive breast cancer, she wanted to previve a cancer diagnosis bus her grandmother and father carry the breast cancer gene mutation, she knew her personal risk was high. she had a prophylactic mastectomy. >> i can't believe it. i did it. i reduced my risk by 90%. it was just -- it was such a surreal moment. >> on the other hand, debbie fornwell had no family history and thought her personal risk was average which is why she had annual mammograms. she found the cancerous lump through a breast self-.xa. >> they say to look for a marble or a lump. mine felt like a piece of clothesline rope. it was about this long and about this wide. >> reporter: doing that breast self-exam helped debbie find her cancer at an early stage. in 2011, women continued to get mixed messages seemingly on a daily basis about when and how often to have screening mammograms and a breast self- exams were worthwhile. dutch researchers concluded

i'm andrea roane. >>> and i'm mike hydeck. and here's monica san. she does traffic. and here's howard bernstein. >>> we have power issues down south and fog issues east causing problems. we'll start with the closings down south. both of these in charles county are close because of power outages apparently caused by a car accident over the weekend. in queen ann's county you guys are delayed 90 minutes because of dense fog in there. we don't know about other delays they make their decision by 6:15. we have a little while. we may still hear some. let's look at our day planner on this. monday morning, december 5th. 42 degrees in washington. we'll be in the mid-50s by noon and upper 50s at 5:00. winds will be out of the south. clouds are thicker and we'll not get before the 60-degree range. dense fog advisories for the eastern shore, southern maryland, sal volterra saint marry's. we have been hearing visibility issues even bwi. down about three quarters. visibility down a quarter mile in annapolis, easton, no problems with the fog here. frederick is down to 32. we are loo

i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. here's monika samtani. she'll have traffic momentarily. >> here's anny hong. she's in the nice, warm studio. that's because howard is at national harbor this morning. howard, good morning and there is a reason you're out there all bundled up. >> i'm in the ice exhibit. it is about 10, 11 degrees here. this is sort of in the area where the clear ice is. i'm going to take you here in about 6:15. the lights come on. they go off. this is the nativity area. it is really cool. we've been checking this out. madagascar is a theme this year. this is a special room for the holidays. we'll have this and a lot more coming up. now over to anny hong for a look at this morning's forecast. >> good morning, howard. definitely grab the umbrellas if you're heading out. no need for the crazy heavy duty winter jacket. just basically east of interstate 81, the treatment d.c. metro -- the immediate d.c. metro area, we're under cloudy conditions out there. here is a look at your day planner forecast for today. temperatures already

. ♪ >> i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck.onika samtani has traffic. >> good morning, my friend. >> lots of scraping going on on the windshields again. for those of you like when the ground is white, look out early. that's about the only chance we have. snowfall is lacking. chances for snow coming up look pretty low. for some people, who are pretty happy about that as well. >> sure am. >> it is all or nothing. >> i like it on the mountains and on the ski slopes. >> from afar. >> on my lawn. >> it is december. >> i don't like shoveling. >> that's why you have children. >> that's right. >> coming in super early. >> let's get you going here this tuesday morning with our day planner because once again, we're dealing with sunshine. some clouds mixing in. especially this afternoon. mid-40s at noon. we'll warm up all right and then around 50 for the high. yesterday, we did manage to squeak up to 46 degrees. we'll do a little bit better than that. a little bit better than that tomorrow. clear skies overhead. you see some of the clouds

i'm andrea roane. >> and i'm jessica doyle.ike is out today. thank you for joining us this morning. monika is going to have traffic in a moment but we're going to start with howard and the weather first. >> you get the second wind on fridays don't you? >> you do. >> maybe the fourth and fifth wind of the week on fridays. not only is it friday. a good looking weekend. that's important too. a lot of things are going on the and the homes are home on -- skins are home on sunday. let's be positive except it's chilly this morning. the temperatures start 20s and 30s. it's frosty as well. as we've got some frost to be scraping off windshields out there. 35 in washington at the moment. sun not up until 7:08. by 9:00 we should be around 41. noon, 50. winds will go northwesterly this afternoon 5 to 10 as a weak front pushes through. still though we're going to make highs in the mid 50s today with a 5:00 p.m. temperature of 52 degrees and that weak front that i'm talking about? up in the great lakes this morning coming through the st. lawr

i'm andrea roane. >> friday eve, right?> friday eve. >> second favorite day, this is jessica's second favorite day. >> fourth favorite day. >> mike is off today. monika will have traffic in a moment. we start with howard with weather first. >> saturday, sunday, friday, thursday. >> friday is first? >> my first is saturday. >> saturday, sunday, friday, thursday. >> that's one, two, three, four. >> it is all about the wakeup. >> i totally get that. >> let's get to weather first on this thursday morning. >> this thursday morning. it is chilly out there with temperatures running in the 30s. our day planner calling for sunshine today. 47 by noon. 49 for the drive home. highs in the low 50s. that's just about on the number for where we should be for the first of december. how did the clouds sneak in yesterday, midday. it gave us a nice sunset in spots. the clouds are gone. temperatures are down into the 20s in orange and petersburg and oakland. 34 for hagerstown. 30 in tappahannock. 34 in catlett. wind chills this morning, wind c

i'm andrea roane. >> and i'm mike hydeck. thanks for joining us, happy friday monika samtani. >> it is happy. >> she will have traffic momentarily. >> olga breese is in for howard. good morning. >> yeah, there are no complaints here in the weather department. i like it calm. i like it quiet. and i do like it -- warm. >> another person who sits in that chair? >> we get enough excitement regularly. >> yeah. i think so. >> today though -- >> tell them olga. >> today is a pretty good day. usually see around mid 40s for the high, we sat in the 60s most of the overnight. at reagan national 56 degrees but the winds ar

i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm mike hydeck. we're glad you're here. it's tuesday. good morning, monika samtani and howard has your weather first. >> 48, it's mild. >> in december? >> yes. normal highs are only 45, 46. keep that in mind. temperatures are going to stay about where they are. i don't expect much movement. cloudy skies, maybe a few showers, especially north of d.c. through midday. a slightly cooler air mass trying to drift on down today. 48 now. we'll be in the upper 40s by noon and low 50s in spots. again with the spotty shower or two. mostly cloudy skies through the day with a 5:00 p.m. temperature of 46 degrees. we are watching some rain this morning in pennsylvania and ohio and off to the south and east we've seen a few light sprinkles in calvert, st. marys county, the eastern shore. that's about it. maybe a sprinkle towards lucketts and lovettsville this morning. relatively quiet. temps still at 50 in leesburg and gaithersburg. 51 annapolis. 43 manassas. here in town 4. don't expect too much movement on those temperatures. hopefully a lot more move

i'm andrea roane. happy monday. >> glad you're here. i'm mike hydeck. i can't get enough of the nfl this year. absolutely fantastic. >> did you watch the bears? you awatched the broncos game. >> he watched the bears game. >> it was fun. >> let the saints go in. they're marching on. >> they're a great team, too. >> yes, they are. >> it was fun watching -- the packers game was almost boring with just another touchdown and rogers brilliant again. >> our weather was kind of boring in a nice way. chilly. highs were in the low 40s. average high is 48. we were below average yesterday. we are going to get above average here. not by much. above average as we head through the next few days. today, right about where we should be. right now, it is 30. 36 by 9:00. a few clouds mixing in. high, thin clouds mixing in today with a 42 at noon and 5:00 p.m. temperature of 43 degrees. again, looking for a high of about 47 or so. clouds we're looking at. you can see them there. high, thin ones coming in. little bit thicker down here. i spoke to charlie in catlet. we expect

i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. i wonder how many shovels are being sold lately. >> not very many. >> winter is almost here. here's monika samtani with traffic in a moment. >> buy now and avoid the rush. >> that's right. >> there's one model. one model that has a slight chance of snow sunday. if it gets cold enough but you know, that's really an outlier. it is not out of the realm of possibilities but it is not very likely. let's talk about today though because we've got some warm showers which we'll have. temperatures are going to be pushing toward the 60 degree mark this afternoon. maybe even the low 60s in spots. lighter showers. steadier showers midday. by late this afternoon, this activity may be pulling out. the 5:00 rain symbol may be a little overdone. temperatures are going to be on the warm side with the southerly winds kicking in. moisture already in pennsylvania. little bit in western maryland. southern virginia, out to the west. look at live doppler 9000 hd, a little bit of shower activity here in loudo

i'm andrea roane. >> and i'm mike hydeck. less than a week until christmas. oh my goodness. >>> how are you my friend? >> good. saturday morning i was coming back 270 and from 70 to 85 a

good morning, i'm andrea roane. >> thanks a lot for joining us, i'm mike hydeck. here's monika samtani with lots to talk about in traffic. it will affect your commute. >> right now, howard does have our weather first with what the severe weather alert day means to all of us. >> flooding will be the concern today. one, two, main three inches could cause flooding. we have a flood watch in effect for the metro and out to the west and then tonight, a little bit of snow. that's not as big a concern as the flood potential. 59 degrees at national. some areas are in the lower 60s. we'll.dropping much closer to the average by this afternoon with some temps falling into the 40s here by late this afternoon. you can see the cold air just off to the west in pittsburgh and ohio with temps in the 30s here. that air is moving toward us as a front will be moving toward us as well. until that happens and even after that front passes, we'll have moderate to occasionally heavy rain. purple and blue here, the mix move in toward kentucky and ohio with the colder air. right now, rains a

i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. do you have food in your office? because we do. >> no water. >> i know. that wasn't very good. hi, monika. howard is off today. >> pumpkin cheesecake. >> you do? >> i love it. >> i'm dreaming of pumpkin cheesecake as we speak. enjoying a sugar high this morning. our forecast today, not going to feature too warm of a temperature for today but it still will be pleasant by december standards. we're looking at mainly cloudy skies this morning. all of that is starting to clear. with some good sunshine in here, the afternoon is going to shape up to be pretty nice. half day tomorrow or maybe you're doing some shopping or have the full day off, take the sunglasses with you. reagan national is sitting at about 50 degrees. we should make it to the lower and mid-50s. in the afternoon, the temperatures will drop off significantly after sunset. we'll definitely see the cooldown right about 4:00 p.m. as temperatures go back down into the 40s. heading out on the town, we'll keep things dry. although temperatures will be dropping do

. >>> i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. what do you do for a living? >> traffic. >> that was a trick question. >> i had to think about that. >> i always say the same thing every morning. >> it is 5:28, i don't know. >> good morning, howard. i know what you do. >> exactly. nice morning out there. doesn't feel like december here with temps running in the 40s which is where they should be for highs. 46 or so is the normal high. that's about where we are right now. shh! you had your turn. let's get on the day planner and get away from michael noisy hide they can morning. 45 degrees in the morning here. few showers here and there this afternoon. keep that in mind. i don't think it is going to be a steady or heavy rain all day but a few showers this afternoon. breezy, too. not just mild but breezy. winds out of the southwest 10 to 20. gusting at 30 at times. storm system out to the west. with rain in pennsylvania, ohio, back toward the tennessee valley down toward areas in northeast texas this morning. that will come through later today and tonight. that's g

. >>> i'm andrea roane. >> how you doin'? it's wednesday. we're almost there.efore you know it, weekend is going to be here. and then here's monika samtani. she'll tell us how to get there by car. >> before christmas. >> the last full week. >> i know, i know. >> full week of fall. >> right. >> december 22nd. 12:30 in the morning, just after midnight. >> we'll be around. >> winter solstice. >> it won't be a bad day for december. we will have some clouds. temperatures up toward 50 degrees. normal high is about 46, 47. maybe, just maybe a couple of folks may see a shower well west of town. here is a look at our day planner. temperatures climbing into the 40s by lunchtime. we're 40 now in town. lots of 30s in the suburbs. upper 40s for the drive home with a high today right around 50 if not a few spots in the lower 50s. later sunrises of the whole year at 7:18. there is rain in the ohio valley. it is moving southeast and some of this might just make it across the mountains later this morning into the afternoon. but right now into the next several hours, no problems

andrea roane is off today. mr. howard bernstein is off today. we'll start with olga.as your holiday? >> pretty good. yours? >> feeling the chill this morning? >> feeling the food and all of the food i ate. >> there is a little tiny bit of flock on the grasses and the drier areas. this morning, you might need time warming up the car if you're hitting the road early on this morning. mainly clear skies. few passing clouds at the moment. mainly our winds out of the south. so things are looking chilly for right now. satellite and radar, it hasn't been too active over the last 24 hours. few morning clouds will stick with us until the 9:00 hour. in the afternoon, plenty of sunshine. temperatures not warming up too much because of the winds coming out of the north and northwest today. mainly sunny skies for 9:00. most clouds will move on out. we'll still be in the lower 40s. we'll ease into middle 40s by noontime. late in the day, mainly about 4:00, 5:00, we should see temperatures top out in the upper 40s to near 50 degrees. by 5:00, we're still looking chilly. with temperat

i'm andrea roane. >>> and i'm mike hydeck.to tell you about two school closures in charles county. dr. falling higdon elementary school and middle school in newberg may it please the court , in new burglary, are closed this morning. >>> fog on the eastern shore. southern maryland. right now 42 mostly cloudy skies in washington. temperatures should get comfortable this afternoon. upper 50s and lower 60s. a dense fog advisory in effect until 9:00. it includes the eastern shore. as you go south and east from the fredericksburg area that is where we have the dense fog advisories, in many areas running half to a quarter mile. even down to zero. to annapolis now, aahs get through the metro and points west, fog is not an issue. temperatures in 30s, but with the fog we have upper 50s and low 60s. let's throw it over to monika santani. no traffic now? >> reporter: you are absolutely right. wow you are listening to me, aren't you howard? overnight construction is actually being picked up on the inner and outer loops. we'll look at 270.

i'm andrea roane. it feels -- >> i'm mike hydeck. >> it still feels pretty warm.e's monika samtani. traffic time momentarily. mr. bernstein, how are you my friend? >> i'm all right. no snow in the forecast. >> 50 degrees. >> no, no, no. even try to plan skiing, they're struggling up in the mountains. we're going to need the rain gear. we've got showers moving in this morning. at times today, coming down moderately. periods of rain and very mild and breezy. upper 50s by noon. highs, 60s. yesterday, what a bust on my forecast. thought it would be near 50. we got near 57. >> that's one way to bust it. >> that's a good bust right there. 49 this washington. sunrise at 7:23. showers stayed up in pennsylvania yesterday. this morning, we're seeing some showers trying to get into the shenandoah valley but the bulk of the rain still west and southwest of us as far as our live doppler 9000 hd, couple of sprinkles in and around fort royal scattered about into wardensville. everything moving off toward the east maybe toward loudoun county west of aldie, you might run into a sp

i'm andrea roane. >> good morning. i'm mike hydeck. >>> [ voices talking

it is winter and it feels like fall. [ laughter ] good morning, i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck.avy because i just had another piece of cheesecake. here's monika samtani. it is in the newsroom by the way. >> i'll go in there right after this. good morning, howard bernstein. how are you? >> i'm so full of sugar right now. >> cupcakes. >> we're all flying high on sugar. let's get you moving this thursday morning. last day of the year for some of us. we're look at a dry day. what was that? >> 50 degrees with mostly cloudy skies at reagan national. see a little sun early. some fog early. clouds will return. highs upper 50s to low 60s. another very mild day. winds will be rather light. rain pulled out. even overnight had showers which pushed through pennsylvania that missed us. what you're not seeing at the lower levels are the visibilities, the fog. down a quarter mile. manassas and culpepper, half- mile fredericksburg. leonardtown, cambridge, a quarter mile. even down to pax river, too. watch out for the patchy dense fog mainly south and southeast. temps have fallen into the 40s wes

today is december 12th, i'm andrea roane. glad you're with us. >> wow, flying by. mike hydeck.t got the tree up this weekend. i can't believe it. mr. bernstein, i love your tie. >> there is no snow outside. a couple of spots where any water has been leaking, it is a cold enough for that. >> it is a great time. >> it is the holiday season, come on. >> we prefer the snow right there on the top. >> it did not happen unfortunately. this weekend, this weekend, our ski areas should be open, the local ones here in pennsylvania, western maryland, west virginia. let's get you going with a look at the day planner. it is a cold morning out there. some spots in the upper teens right now. 32 at reagan national. 43 by noon. this afternoon, we'll have highs in the mid to upper 40s with a 5:00 temperature of 43. we do have clouds with us for a few hours this morning. there is a storm system down back toward atlanta even and north florida that's moving in. you see some of the cloudiness we have with us now. the cold temps we were talking about, 18 in frederick. manassas, culpepper, martinsburg,

i'm andrea roane. >> and i'm mike hydeck, here's monika samtani, she has traffic momentarily. olga breese is? for howard this morning. >> temperatures are nice, but we don't need the sunshine when it's feeling this good. the forecast today will feature the increase of cloud cover

i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. good morning, monika. good morning, mr. howard bernstein. >> i'm well. monday morning here, only a few days left in 2011. you got your shopping done? >> heck, yeah. >> we've got a lot of things to do. >> we've already shipped a lot of it. >> you're an example for many. >> one more trip to the post office and that's it. >> they'll be sad to see you gone. >> we've got cold temps this morning. nice weather though for the day and for the first half of the week. here is a look at the day planner. thing is it is cold. bundle up. the thermals, the gloves, the 180s, 30 degrees here in washington. we've got some spots in the upper teens. the winds are light. we'll be in the mid to upper 40s r

i'm andrea roane. >> and i'm mike hydeck, one more day to the weekend, here's monika samtani, she'lle traffic momentarily. olga breese is in for house. >> some mild weather this morning. >> mild weather. >> 60-degree temperatures at midnight? >> balmy. >> 65 right now. >> but things are going to be changing and i'm going to pop up a current temperature map and you can see what's coming in our direction. some cooler air. cloud cover right now, not too bad. we have a little bit of a break. however as we get in to the later portions of the morning is front is going to be moving on through and that's definitely going to cool things down for us. in fact our day planner today looks pretty good so far. we are sitting into those 50s at this hour but within the next couple of hours going to start to drop down a little bit prior to sunrise. overall today temperatures right around the middle 40s for i would call the daytime highs. by 9:00 yes, we've been dropping down more to 46 degrees. by noontime we'll rebound a little bit but partly cloudy this morning to mostly cloudy this afternoon and th

i'm andrea roane. >> i'm jessica doyle in for mike hydeck. fourth best of the day of the week.s your timesaver traffic in a second. we're going to begin with howard. >> and making -- >> sunday, saturday -- or saturday, sunday, friday, thursday. >> that's how i think. >> i never thought of it that way. >> it is cold today. 30s in most areas right now. a little bit of a breeze still this morning. some wind chills in the 20s. as andrea said, meteorological winter begins today. december, january, february is meteorological winter. but of course, it is around the 21st, 22nd for astro nomical winter to begin. highs today lower 50s, some spots may get toward 55 south of town. low 50s with clear skies and northwesterly winds later on. a little bit lighter at about 10 miles per hour. had some clouds yesterday afternoon and evening. they stay in the mountains. generally, a dry day we had. we'll have seen all of the clouds lift except for what's now in the mountains. it does appear we'll be sunny today and chilly. mid-30s in the shenandoah valley. 30 in petersburg, west virginia. it is 40

i'm andrea roane in case you don't know. >> we're trying. >> i'm mike hydeck. we're trying to be more and more familiar. here's monika samtani with traffic. we love howard because she's got a great forecast this morning. to get things started. >> nice and mild. the middleweight, in a raincoat. we've got some low 40s north

i'm andrea roane. >> as long as she touched it i'll take it. >> and i'm jessica doyle in for mike.ushing like -- monika is here with traffic. howard has the weather. >> i'll share it with him monday hen he gets back -- when he gets back. weather-wise it's cold. temperatures are down in the 20s but it's december after all and you know for november we were just about three degrees above normal. stretch that over month? that's a ton. up in buffalo, new york, they were at six degrees above normal for the month of november. today will actually be a few degrees above average. here's a look at the day planner where temperatures start owl chilly. 35 right now in washington. some of the suburbs in the mid 20s with 40 by 9:00 and 50 by noon. top out in the mid 50s with a 5:00 p.m. temperature of 52 and the winds will shift to the northwest at 5 to 10 miles per hour. there's a front coming with clear skies. you can see the results of it up here into michigan. ontario. coming through northern indiana now with some rain and snow showers there. that front arrives during the afternoon. the weathe

i'm andrea roane. >> i'm jessica doyle in for mike hydeck. monday da will have traffic in a moment. good morning. >> howard will be along with weather first. >> now. >> we're chilly this morning. temperatures are down in the 30s. wind chills are down in the 20s. it will be a seasonably cool start to the month of december. as opposed to the really mild stuff we've been dealing with for the last couple of weeks in november. here is a look at the day planner for you this thursday. sunshine, 41 at 9:00. 47 at noon. with a nortt

i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. it is cold but not nearly that cold. good morning, monica.and shiny in your orange. >> mr. bernstein. >> we'll take the low 40s. few more clouds today. it will be a dry wednesday around here. not so much a dry thursday but not terrible either. your day planner here at 4:25 on this wednesday morning. we're at 40 right now. we'll be in the upper 30s to around 40 through 9:00. by noon, partly to mostly cloudy. at 5:00, mostly cloudy. a high today around the 50 degree mark. not as pretty as it has been the last few days. sunrise at 7:18. you can see the clouds we've been watching this morning. quite a bit of rain in ohio, kentucky and indiana. the upper level support won't be on top of us. we'll get the clouds from that. i'm not expecting rain until tomorrow when the shower threat returns. this morning, we're down to freezing in manassas. lots of 30s to around 40. you'll remember yesterday morning, we had spots in the upper teens in spots like frederick and martinsburg. this morning, it is a much milder start to the day with our highs from the mi

i'm andrea roane. >> expecting my invitation to rosie's wedding in the mail any minute now. >> i know it. >> i think i can get to this one hopefully. >> here's monika samtani with traffic. plenty to talk about from her. >> we'll hear from howard later. anny is here now. had to use the windshield wipers this morning. >> we see some unsettled weather not just for today but for the next couple of days. today, no major concerns. just light rain out there. mild start also. grab the umbrella, the kids need an umbrella. it is mild. we're talking 50s and 60s at this hour. here is a look at the doppler radar. we have light rain going through. if you look at the live doppler 9000 hd, it is just really light, scattered stuff. it is not widespread. throughout the rest of the day, it should be scattered. here is a look at your day planner. temperatures really, we're already starting off in the 50s. by noon, already in the low 60s. again,

you'll andrea roane. >> we're almost there. i'm mike hydeck.samtani will have traffic in a moment. howard bernstein will have your weather. >> first, we have a very special good morning to eugene fleming from fredericksburg, virginia, i was out that way a couple of weeks ago. he and his wife wake up to watch us every day at 4:25. thank you and good morning to you! all right. did they dodge snow? because we did. >> they reported a trace of snow at reagan national. a couple of wet flakes for two seconds. for the most part, it was good. lot of snow in western maryland. some of the pointes in grant county, west virginia got five, six inches of snow. the rain was the big story. flooding a big problem. i believe monika is going to have a couple of road closures due to high water. 38 degrees. winds gusted in spots over 50 miles per hour last night. breezy this morning. winds will slacken some this afternoon as temperatures get to 45 and the sunrise at 7:14. we stop the clock at 10:55, the blues, the pinks started to mix in. we did have a brief period

i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. we still have a week before meteorological winter.e it outside. >> it is freezing. >> it is cold. >> somebody just asked me this morning, is it going to snow by christmas? i'm not excited about the chances. unless something changes drastically, this pattern is not conducive for snow. >> we're even going to warm up a little bit, aren't we? >> well into the 50s come thursday. they're making snow in the mountains with temperatures down in the 20s and teens but if you're look from stuff from mother nature, you'll be looking awhile. 30s at reagan national. few more clouds this afternoon then this morning and winds not too bad. a little bit more than yesterday. northwest at 5 to 10 miles per hour. you can see on the satellite and radar, we have the high, thin clouds around. all of the snow moving off toward the east. clear skies. that's a lot of temperatures once again to cool off big time in frederick, it is 19. martinsburg, cumberland. off to the east, we have 30s and 20s along the bay. low 30s with mid-20s from la plata and drews. clouds

andrea roane is off today.a samtani has great traffic news coming up for you. >> i do. >> if you want to snow, not good news. rain, olga has it for you. >> what they're getting in the south is much more intense, more severe than what we're going to experience. we're going to see heavy downpours from time to time. don't be caught off-guard. it is looking pretty good as you step out the door this morning. the forecast today is going to stay overcast, very, very cloudy as we head in

i'm andrea roane. >> all about good parenting is what i think. here's monika samtani. a great parent. we love her. another fine parent, howard bernstein. good morning my friend. >> sometimes saying no is all it takes to be a good parent. that's my tidbit of the morning. >> knowing when to say yes. >> it is like today, if my son did not want to wear his jacket, no, you must wear a coat. >> take that! >> temperatures are down in the 20s in most areas. sunshine, some clouds, i think a couple more this afternoon than this morning. with a noontime temp of 45 and a high around 50 degrees. 5:00 p.m. temperature will be back in the mid-40s. right now, 32 in town. but a lot colder in the suburbs because the clouds we had yesterday afternoon which gave us near of anr

i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. here is monika samtani.he has traffic and lots to talk about already this morning. howard bernstein. he's on assignment. >> anny hong is here with today's forecast and slick roads this morning. >> as you were driving in this morning, you probably saw some wet roads out there. some areas of light rain. howard will have your full forecast coming up. he and i will be tag teaming weather for you. you can see the light green going through. we have a couple of light rain out there. scattered in nature. it will continue throughout the day. a look at live doppler 9000 hd. you can see really light around most of the area and in fact, it is not widespread as of now. now, here is a look at the day planner for today. it is going to be another mild one. temperatures will be in the upper 50s already by 9:00. at noon in the 60s. 3:00, 63. we'll be bo our average high of lower 50s. temperatures pretty mild outside. it is 57 degrees in culpepper and winchester. in annapolis, 58. andrews air force base, 59. even fredericksbur

andrea roane is off today. like a lot of people. but monika is here with traffic. four people on the road, she'll talk about them. and olga breese is here in for howard bernstein who is also off this morning. when you look at the temperature, 46 degrees here in northwest, not incredibly cold for december however when the wind hits you, it is something else. >> our winds, about 10, 15 miles per hour on average throughout the day today. but our gusts right now, we're seeing 17, 18, 20-mile-per-hour wind gusts at this hour and yes, that is definitely adding to some wind chills for you. so, plan for

i'm andrea roane. >> you can tell it is friday. our graphic is tired. i'm mike hydeck.u're here. monika samtani will have travel momentarily. olga breeze is in for howard. >> cold will give you a slow start this morning, as well. you want that little bit of extra time this morning. little bit of frost on the windshield. our temperatures have dropped. right now, we have clear skies, the winds have been fairly light. these are southwest winds at the moment. for now though, we're looking at cool temperatures. most areas in and around the beltway have dropped down into the 30s. a few of the 20s out toward the west. we're seeing quite a few areas close to the freezing mark. you do need a little bit of extra time to get the motor started this morning. dress for the cool weather because we're going to be staying fairly cool for today. our day planner is looking pretty good. we'll get a lot of sunshine cranking on through. we'll move into the 40s by noontime. we'll pull that up to near 50 degrees by later on this afternoon. now in store for a very cold weekend. now, it is time

i'm andrea roane. >> i'm almost there. not to christmas but to the weekend.s monika samtani with traffic momentarily. mr. bernstein has the forecast. >> good morning. rain here today. it will get wet later. no problems this morning. not even chilly outside. >> nice. >> in the 40s right now. we've had a nice warm-up from earlier in the week when we had the teens and 20s. low 50s by noon. upper 50s at 5:00. some spots are going to get up to the 50 degree mark. we'll have rain developing by midday and into the early evening hours. breezy, too. winds out of the southwest will gust to over 20 miles per hour. the rain we're expecting later, you can see it across ohio and into northwestern pennsylvania and western new york state, it will be moving off toward the east and the southeast while the actual showers themselves move northeasterly on that line. our temps that we talked about, how mild they are. 45 in town. we've got 40 in martinsburg, one of the cold spots. petersburg in the valley at 32. oakland, 50 degrees. they're planning on opening it this weekend. some

i'm andrea roane. >> we're glad you're here. i'm mike hydeck. here's the lovely monika samtani.'ll have traffic momentarily. good morning, mr. beirne. >> we may see an isolated shower north and west of town later this morning into early afternoon but it looks like our rain chances really will become better tomorrow. tomorrow will be the wettest day of the week. we're not talking about like a soaking rain either but

i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. here's monika samtani.nika. >> hi. >> there's howard bernstein. >> core temperature is about 92 now. >> from yesterday. >> with the wind chill, it is about minus 6. if you weren't with us yesterday, i was out at the ice exhibit out at the gaylord. >> i went out two weekends ago. >> really cool. >> really cold. we've got some issues today. got a severe weather alert day because we're more concerned about flooding than snow. we do have snow in the forecast but the immediate concern will be the one to two inches of rain we could pick up today. temperatures will be dropping through the 50s. we may see temperatures drop into the -- into the 40s in spots here by the afternoon. you can see why. the cold air is off to the west. 30s across ohio now down to 39 in pennsylvania. on the other side of the divide, the cold air. we're still looking at 50s and 60s this morning. look at some rain. had light showers overnight. here is a lot of rain off to the west and southwest. it is all going to track toward us. here's live

i'm andrea roane. one of the three on the desk who got haircut yesterday. >> it looks terrific too. >> justin bieber look. >> i love it. i'm jessica doyle in for mike. howard starts us off and it's chilly out there. >> you needed that haircut. >> hat or something. temperatures down in the 20s in many areas but the winds are a lot lighter and a nice weekend. nice weather both tomorrow and sunday and today. i think even into monday right now. we may not see a few more clouds by then but not bad at all. 35 in washington. we got mid 20s in many of the suburbs though. by 9:00 40. by noon, 50, in fact we're going to be near 55 or so this afternoon for the high with a 5:00 p.m. temperature back down to 52 degrees. you do notice up to our north and west we have a line of rain and snow showers coming through michigan. this is a cold front up there. and that front by the way is going to come through us and all it's going to do is bring us windchills and slightly cooler temperatures through the day on saturday bu

andrea roane is off today. monika samtani. >> two second ago, if you had seen what happened. >> i'm dizzy. >> olga is in for howard. rumor has it, there is going to be some rain on the way. >> rain will be falling down, not quite here yet. i think we're off to a quiet start this morning. if you're going to be out all day long, take your umbrella with you. we'll hold off on the rain at least until about the 10:00 a.m. hour. a dry commute that's always good news. the clouds are here. we've been socked in for most of the overnight. that's kept our temperatures fairly mild. we'll have overcast skies as we head in toward midmorning and then the rain is going to approach from west to east. it could be a little bit heavy at times. it will start out fairly moderate. our temperatures should be holding steady right around the lower to midrange 40s through the middle of the day. we'll start to bump up closer to 50 degrees by the time we get into late afternoon. it does look like things will start to clear out. right aroun

i'm andrea roane.nd i'm mike hydeck. >>> right now howard bernstein has our weather first. >>> a decent day out there. going to be milder than yesterday and a little breezeier as well. this morning clear, cold and frosty. temperatures down in the 20s and most years we have popped up to 31. 2 last year at reagan national. mid-40s at noon. partly to mostly cloudy by 5:00. back into the upper 40s after

i'm andrea roane. >>> and i'm mike hydeck. >>> does he have the 180s on? >> no 180s. light gloves today with temperatures in the 30s. a middle weight winter coat. nothing too heavy. let's talk about today though, dense fog east of town. temperatures in the low 40s, mid-50s, that fog a big problem east. dense fog advisories like the bay, southern maryland in the eastern shore. we had some visibility reported down to an eighth of a mile. annapolis a quarter mile. the entire bay up through jersey, long island southern connecticut up toward boston even with the dense fog advisories. watch out for that. temperatures low 50s in town with 30s out to the west. upper 50s to low 60s. we'll talk about major changes headed our way. right now monika santani looking at timesaver traffic. >>> if you are planning to head into virginia, the beltway is fine on the south side of town. if you are planning to head northbound on i-95. watch out for the accident slowing things down. on the outer loop at eyes shower. if you are traveling in maryland on the beltway you just got that normal sl

i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. meteorologist howard bernstein out on the we're -- weather terrace. usually he has the 180s. >> i could use a light jacket. some spots are closer to 40. i was noticing here even on the knockout roses, we have buds getting ready to bloom here. i'll cut them down when it gets colder if it gets colder. it will be gorgeous here in another few days. we certainly have the warm weather around and the more rain on the way. let's talk about our day planner for you on this thursday. a few breaks of sunshine this morning. some patchy fog south. temps in the upper 50s by noon. as we'll go overcast this afternoon. rain arrives tonight. highs from 57 to 63. rain overnight in pennsylvania has pulled away. so, this morning, we're left with clear to partly cloudy skies and fog in spots especially south of town. fredericksburg down to zero visibility. quantico, up toward fort belvoir, watch out, some of the fog rather dense. also parts of the northern neck and extreme southern st. mary's county. temps

>>> well, i'm pretty sure she's sleeping now but last night, i am positive andrea roane was cheering in a big way. drew brees threw the touchdown pass for nine yards and with it, he breaks dan marino's single season passing yards record. new orleans steam rolls the falcons 45-16. saints are now tied for the second season in the nfc playoffs. >>> get ready to pay up in prince george's county. learn what county executive is saying about bringing in more revenue. plenty of revenue for online retailers. learn how many people spent christmas day shopping online. before we head to break, quick check of the commute. monika? >> we'll take a look at a map. there is an accident reported on the inner loop of the beltway between georgetown pike and the gw parkway. inner loop of the beltway. more on that and other area roadways coming up in my next report. you're watching 9news now. stay with us. >> welcome back. 6:30. this is the place where you can always get your weather first. it looks like traffic is light but you can expect some rain headed our way. 42 degrees here in northwest. not sure of

i'm andrea roane. thanks for joining us. >> i'm mike hydeck. i can't believe it is friday. >> we made it. here's monika samtani with traffic momentarily. miss olga brees is in for howard this morning. >> took awhile to get motivated this morning but i think i'm making it. looking forward to the weekend. get you out of bed this morning. as you get up and get out, it is a little bit on the cool side. we're looking at temperatures this morning that have dropped down into the 20s outside the beltway. 30s inside the beltway. clear skies and very light winds out of the southwest. our highs today, well, we're going to get there eventually but for the morning, we're starting out on the cool side. midday to late afternoon with all of the sunshine around, we'll push out of the 30s into the middle and upper 40s by noontime and yes, by late afternoon, most of us should top out right around 49, 50 degrees which is average for this time of the year. we'll pull in a little more cloud cover. we're officially calling it partly cloudy by late afternoon and tonig

. >>> i'm andrea roane. howard bernstein has your forecast. >> it's mild.emperatures in the upper 40s and a light breeze this morning but grab the umbrella just to be on the safe side. we have the threat of some showers especially this morning through midday. midday temps upper 40s. by 5:00 back to the mid-40s. we have highs 46 to 52 the way it's looking now. i don't think temperatures will be moving very much from where they are. you see some of the showers that have been south and east but it's really been pennsylvania and ohio. rain and snow now, lip along interstate 8 -- now, especially along interstate 80. locally we see a few light showers on the eastern shore. temps mainly in the 40s to near 50. let's go to monika samtani. 6:31. traffic is building. >>> we're going to take a live look at sky 9 here. this is the westbound side of i- 66 at the beltway. the accident here blocks the left lane. you can see the arrow board and the flares set up. it is going to slow you down trying to exit on to the beltway from the westbound side of i-66. inbound is not af