coming from a storm system gathering strength now in the tennessee valley and moving off the atlantic seaboard, and coming our way by late tonight and tomorrow. right now we have sunshine and you see the clouds beginning to move in through the west and they will be with us as we get in through the morning hours. highs only reaching low 50s, and a northeasterly breeze. a look and potential for snow. i will show you my forecast map and the timing on all of this is well, and that will be coming up in a few minutes and how rare the october snow is for us. >>> well, snow may not be in the forecast until tomorrow, but local governments are making sure they are prepared for winter today. crews for the d.c. department of public works and ddot conducted a dry run to make sure that everybody knows the proper protocol for when the snow does fall. tracee wilkins has more from forestville. >> here inside the department of public works they are preparing for snow and they have their trucks and equipment and looking at the roads and some of you may be thinking it's a little early for that, and to help get yo

i don't think it will develop into anything tropical per se but it will race up the atlantic seaboard tuesday and wednesday and that will produce pretty good rains here. mid-week changes, cooler tonight. a light jacket a good idea in the morning. still mild on tuesday. and big rains are possible on wednesday. so for tonight, partly cloudy and cool. winds diminish. lows 46-56 with light winds after midnight. lows downtown in the beltway in the 50s but plenty of 40s. 48 in rockville, 47 in gaithersburg. 49 in college park. and upper 40s in reston, fairfax, herndon and maybe even 46 toward middleberg and leesberg. now tomorrow morning, partly cloudy and cool. grab your sunglasses. 40s and 50s. winds are light. and by afternoon another nice day. partly cloudy and mild. some high clouds come in late. high temperatures around 70 and winds easterly about 10. next seven days. here is the rainy day on wednesday. thunderstorms are also possible. highs near 69. pretty good winds. in the wake of the frontal system and the storm, we're looking at much cooler air. leftover shower a possibility on t

it will develop and sort of recenter off the carolina coast then move up the atlantic seaboard much like a storm you would expect in january or february, for that matter. so, yes, snow in october. probably some rain the second half of high school football. we will still have files tonight at 11 p.m. just a cold rain for us. changeover time between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. depending on where you are. closer to 2 p.m. in the district. closer to 11 a.m. up in gaithersburg. and out toward fairfax. and then we are looking at rain ending in snow even south and east of town late in the afternoon early evening. so tonight, cloudy, breezy and cold, rain well below midnight and winds starting to increase a little bit northeast at 10 to 15. now tomorrow morning, severe weather alert day. windy and cold. rain. rain to snow d.c. north and west late morning. temperatures 34 to 40. look at the winds. north east at 15 to 25. not going to do us any favors either. by afternoon windy and cold heavy snow d.c. north and west. rain to snow at the end of the day south and east. temperatures 33 to 40. and the winds t

snow brute down a lot of trees and that is a concern with the second storm that comes up the atlantic seaboard friday note and saturday and this is the beginning. this is what snowed on denver and the greeley area over a foot of snow and we're getting, we had a little in the panhandle of texas and we're seeing showers now and this is going to move in the direction of the deep south and up the coast and this is that position on saturday. i wanted to see you what was produced, especially in the blue ridge and as it pulls away, it's possible it could end with the wet snow and the left of us will see rain and cold rain and with some temperatures in the mid-40s. i wanted to show you for tonight, the overnight hours, a frost advisory is posted to the north and this replaces a freeze watch up yesterday and make sure you bring the plants in if you live to the north of the district. it's going to be frosty cold up there and we're seeing the temperatures drop. d.c., 63; check out quantico at 73 and where that front came on through, we saw a big drop in temperatures. hagerstown, 48 and some wins gusting

. >> the nor'easter roared up the atlantic seaboard saturday. dumping snow and rain from the mid atlantic states to new england. in western pennsylvania, the snow started coming down early. surprising some. >> i thought it was christmas time already. >> slush and ice coated the roads. causing problems for drivers. >> they were trying to stay on top of it but the biggest problem people didn't want to slow down. >> in new york, it is blocked. >> columbia and yale football players endured near whiteout conditions. >> the snow in times square resembled the confetti that coming down at new years's. colleen and bo knew the storm was coming. >> i knew they were predicting it but i didn't believe there was going to be snow. so now i believe it. >> snow and ice quickly filled the sidewalks. and some looked to the sky in disbelief. that such a storm was hitting before halloween. >> this is already an historic storm. by midday, the snow had already reached the record here in central park, that was set back in 1925. >> the wet snow is weighing down trees, st

states, warmer and the deep south but much of the mid-atlantic northeast and the entire it the atlantic seaboard have equal chances of above below, or average temperatures. as far as local precipitation? we could have more, less, or average amounts compared with most winters. other parts of the country, the departure is more obvious. dryer in the deep south and west. we will have our forecast for the winter and a couple of weeks. we do that every november. we wait for the patterns to get better established. i will not give equal chances, i will come up with something. the temperatures in the 50's. it is not always right, but always interesting. 59 the nation's capital could by gusty wind. the wind will be breezy, as we head through tomorrow and the weekend. the high pressure over the tennessee valley will move northeast, and it is a delightful weekend. partly sunny and chile to start tomorrow 58-64 in the afternoon. sunshine for the weekend temperatures in the 60's. that is the very latest. >>> thank you very much. the redskins sitting out soon? that they are still banged up from the eagles. des

we'll be going along the atlantic seaboard, it looks like, by late tonight. as we go forward over the next 12 hours, 24 hours, there may be a few sprinkles this evening in southern maryland. otherwise, just a cloudy evening. by late evening and after midnight, could get sprinkles. near dawn on tuesday, we'll have this rain ending and sunshine back tomorrow afternoon. here's how things are looking the rest of this monday. a dry commute. sunrise 7:34. sunset at 6:09. by then we'll have trick or treaters out. watch out for them. we'll have temperatures before that climbing into the mid-50s under a cloudy sky. here is your scary halloween forecast. for trick or treating tonight, dress warmly. you want to wear a couple of layers over your costume. temperatures will be in the 40s throughout much of the evening. again, a few sprinkles early evening. sun back tomorrow afternoon, into the 50s again. sunny wednesday and thursday. might get showers on friday. right now weekend looks dry and milder. good morning, danella. how's traffic? >> good morning. >>> we're having

this energy is part of what may become a coastal area of low pressure that will come up the atlantic seaboardyou may have heard a built of buzz around town or online about maybe a bit of wet snow north and west. that's because of that system. we'll talk more about that in a minute. tomorrow, though, 64 degrees, clouds, some showers around. cold tomorrow night and friday we only rebound to about 54 degrees for a sunny end of the week but chilly. then friday night broussard we'll keep an eye on what might be cold rain for -- friday night we'll keep an eye on what might be cold rain for us. this may stay so far out to sea we don't see much rain or perhaps we'll just see it closer to the coast, but some of our models are suggesting that a little bit of it could get turned to somewhat snow north and west. let's check out max hd futurecast. you can see what we're talking about, 7:00 in the morning, some showers around, maybe enough to slow down the commute or dampen the roads a bit. over to the noon hour, a couple of showers linger, but not everybody is seeing them. to 6:00 it looks like mostly som

seaboard. the mid-atlantic and a big warming trend in the central part of the nation, the low's this morning, even international falls were in the 60's, so this milder air is kind of drifting in our direction. today will be in the low 70's, sunny skies, seasonal temperatures, northeast winds, 270 miles per hour. boaters in the bay, a light northeast wind, five knots, a one foot chop. the bay water temperatures are in the 60's. future cast shows that high holding steady here keeping the stormy weather to the west and there's that storm swirling around in the atlantic monday morning and trying to work its way up the coast so this high will keep us protected, at least into monday. here's the seven day forecast. 73 today, 76 saturday, sunday 80. 81 on monday. good sunny conditions right up through then. but we pick up clouds on tuesday. by tuesday night into wednesday and thursday, that's when the rain comes back in the forecast. >> in this afternoon's medical alert, sports related brain injuries among children are on the rise. the centers for disease control say e.r. visits for childhood brain injuri

see the high pressure is making things downright beautiful for the entire middle atlantic area, down the eastern seaboard, and for the midwest. we will keep an eye on this system which could -- could give us some great later in the week. there is a little system at a bus that could give us some sprinkles on monday. nothing on the future kasparcas. partly cloudy to night, some clouds will move in, cool and less breezy, 36-44 degrees. bring a jacket if you're heading out fall is here and that crisp air is good if you love it. halloween is right around the corner. next week, there is that sprinkle i was telling you about things get warmer as we go into monday and tuesday, 70-71 and that system those in late wednesday night into thursday with their best chances of rain thursday into friday. we're back into the upper 50's by friday. ♪ >> you may know that hyperthyroidism is when the thyroid is under active and the system can the weight gain and 50 but in pregnancy, thyroid hormone levels drop. some of the new guidelines for pregnant women -- here is dawn hamilton. >> hello there. >> hello. >> she gave birth t

and high pressure will allow warm air to he can panned and move on into the mid atlantic and eastern seaboards a wonderful day and a nice weekend. we are looking at temperatures going up today to around the 75 to 80 degree mark. we will have the complete updated first warning forecast in a few moments. >>> here's what people are talking about. they are making their voices heard. dozens of people occupy baltimore as this growing political movement continues to spread nationwide. many protesters have been fighting for jobs at the inner harbor for days and they say they will stay there for as long as it takes. the movement started three weeks ago in new york city and protesters say this is bigger than politics. >> it doesn't matter if you are republican or democrat. it matters if you care about your country. i want the middle class to stay here. >> it's about reclaiming the country for the average person and moth just for the wealthy person. >> and the occupy movement spread to more than 500 cities worldwide. so far, the protests here in baltimore have been peaceful. >>> and an outbreak of liste

seaboard. so get ready for a soaker in the mid atlantic on tuesday and new england into wednesday.t is going to give you a lot of rain over the next few days and windy conditions. i'm sure the waves will kick up on the west coast beaches. as far as key west goes, they've been getting wet weather for three days straight. it's going to stay that way for today and tomorrow. the weather there will improve by wednesday. the jet stream takes the big dip. we have two storms that are going to combine on wednesday along the mid atlantic. it's going to bring windy conditions to new england and a lot of heavy rain. possibly 2 to 3 inches in some spots. we don't need anymore wet weather. of course, the leaves will come down in a hurry also. the forecast today, it's fine today. florida has the rain. not many issues in the middle of the country, veronica, but i think wednesday will be a nasty day in many areas. >> yikes. all right. we will enjoy it while it lasts. thanks, bill. >>> the week ahead on wall street. a deal to help kodak, and why your boss need not worry about ambition from below. yo

as this lowe continues to move up the eastern seaboard right now it is bringing warm, moist air out of the atlanticocean and pushing it to it and easterly flow. with the afternoon hours the wins will shift to, bringing the rain-snow line further to bob the city and with it, some snow, but not as much because in the upper elevations it has been snowing for quite awhile and it will continue as the storm moves out. as it does, shifts -- the winds will shift to the west and finally dying out some time tomorrow late morning. future cast shows pretty much the same tale. i stopped at around 8:00, starting to see the clearing and as the early morning of sunday move on, a nice, high-pressure and that will give as good weather for the game. sunday, at least, but chilly. as far as what is expected for this storm. along the 95 1/4, a trace to two inches is save but harford county, northern baltimore county and all of carroll county, anywhere from two-five injured, frederick county west, 5-8 inches. as far as tonight, mostly cloudy. it snow and sleet. still windy. northwest, a 15-20 miles an hour. you will defi

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seaboard. there you go. system one, two, they all come together across the southeast and the atlantic coast and have a partynd make their way towards the northeast with heavy rain. miami, tampa, orlando, you're under the gun as far as thunderstorms that will cause travel delays. same deal in chicago. in atlanta later on today and gusty winds across ferth. you mention the cold air, as these two systems collide and make their way up the east coast. the back side is going to be on the chilly side. that cluster of thunderstorms that is rolling through the mississippi river valley today kicked up some winds and some dust across west texas yesterday. check out this video out of lubbock where a good old-fashioned doesed storm kicked up. we call it a haboob technically. that kicked um the famous dust in texas, up to even a thousand feet high. a lot of residents that live there say they haven't seen one this bad in at least five years, even strong enough to knock down trees and fire lines for about 1500 people. can you imagine, christine, having something like that coming your way? that would be a frightening, frigh

over the next day, day and a half, and hit just about everybody on the eastern seaboard, especially across the mid-atlanticght and across the northeast, a fair amount of rain and wrap-around with this. nome in the form of moisture but in the form of cold air. tomorrow night, game weren't of the world series, blustering. temperatures probably won't get out of the 40s. ali, christine, back up to you. >> 40s. thanks, rob. check in later. >>> still to come this morning, who is the real herman cain? we'll talk to one man who worked for him and another who hired him. >>> and banksy cross the country doing something they haven't done in months. we're minding your business next. >>> it's 22 minutes after the hour. look, every day we're using more and more energy. the world needs more energy. where's it going to come from? ♪ that's why right here, in australia, chevron is building one of the biggest natural gas projects in the world. enough power for a city the size of singapore for 50 years. what's it going to do to the planet? natural gas is the cleanest conventional fuel there is. we've got to be smart about thi

seaboard. as it does so, it's going to be spreading rain across the mid-atlantic, delmarva and now beginning to stretch in towards the northeast. and on the backside of this is back in through st. louis and chicago. and that's the cold side. new york metros, you'll see some delays because of this system. same deal with chicago. the winds in chicago and the lower great lakes are going to be blowing and intensifying tonight and tomorrow, especially in d.c., you'll see delays because of the winds as well and the rain, same deal in atlanta. here's that big storm, it kind of gets its entire self together. a combination of really three systems and making its way up towards the northeast. a fairly slow mover now. here's how it's going to work. it's got a little moisture connection to the tropics. and because of that wind, it does rain, it's going to rain fairly heavily. hopefully there will be a dry spot that moves into the cities which have seen so much rain the past couple of months. look at the backside. rain and even snow across the higher terrain of the appalachians. and yeah, freeze warnings hav

the mid- atlantic and the eastern part of the country. 85 up there in boston today. 81 in new york. 80 as far north as syracuse, new york. unseasonably warm weather along the eastern seaboarduding the 85 degree reading at b.w.i.. a sharp contrast to where we were on the 10th of october back in 1979, when the orioles and pirates were playing baseball in the world series and it was snowing. 34 degrees the record low. the 10th of october in 1979. that was accompanied by 3/10 of an inch of snow. 93 on the other side for the record high. that goes back to 1939. cloud cover across the region. hi, then, cloud right now. -- high, thin clouds right now. it is 71 in downtown baltimore. relatively mild in the mountains to our west. we wake up to temperatures and a 50's. the normal high is 69, so we will be barely under that in the early morning hours. an area of low pressure coming out of north florida and moving into georgia. that will spread rains of the mid-atlantic coast. it is already ringing in much of south carolina and eastern north carolina up towards southern virginia -- it is already raining. it is moving slowly, so the bulk of that will be or arriving late at night. cloud

rain in florida and now transferring its energy up along the southeastern atlantic coast, and makes its way up the eastern seaboard, and look at the rainfall amounts over the next 72 hours. we're talking anywhere from three to six inches of rain from buffalo down to charleston. that's what is going on around the country. here's what is happening in your neck of the woods. >> we will not get that much rain here as the system advances north, and the eastern horizon is on fire with the sunrise now. the clouds will be winning out today, and temperatures are in the upper 50s to 60 or so 62 at reagan national, and later today, climbing perhaps up to 70 or so and maybe a few sprinkles >> and that's your latest weather. ann? >>> al, thank you, now to an extremely difficult situation for a woman who works in one of the most isolated areas in the world. she suffered a stroke at the south pole and is pleading to be rescued but her bosses say right now the mission would be too dangerous. nbc' anne thompson is here is details. >> good morning, ann. you know what makes the missions so dangerous are the temperatures which are no

seaboard. with that wrap-around moisture, you've got a couple things going on. first and foremost, moisture coming in from the atlantic. something else is going to happen. cold air is funneling right in the same time, moving at it with the cold base of air and the overrunning moisture. guess what you got. as we zoom in, you see a little pink popping up on the radar, especially altuna, along i-80. rain drops, snowflake. a couple of those. you might see that stick around through the afternoon before that low eventually lifts out. what you can expect up and down the eastern seaboard, rain is going to end when you get to washington, d.c., southward. things are going to improve. sky conditions will be better. at the same time, you'll have a lot of cool air, it will feel fantastic. warmer toward the west. say san francisco northward to the strait of juan de fuca, near seattle. you can anticipate scattered showers and possibly some rainfall over parts of the four corners. your temperatures -- 60s for seattle, portland, 84 in salt lake city. still warm in billings with 86. with the trough, here's where the cooler air is build

seaboard. it brought in a lot of cold air that came from the north, plus a lot of moisture off the atlantic, andhe result was what you see here, over 30 inches of snowfall in parts of new hampshire. plainfield, massachusetts, had over 30 inches. windsor, a couple feet, also in west milford and millbrook. the contrast in places like new jersey and back towards philadelphia -- philadelphia had only 0.3 inches of snowfall, so kind of a feast or mam famine in parts of the northeast, but we anticipate today that that cold air will remain locked in place, especially from the jersey shore, parts of long island, back along the delmarva peninsula, and washington, d.c., certainly a cold morning, but certainly should be above the freezing point, and we expect temperatures to modify, warm up a bit through the rest of the workweek. in terms of traveling, here's what it means. if you're flying out, biggest problems will be well south in the sunshine state of florida where it's going to live up to its billing today. not a whole lot of sunshine, but still heavy rain, delays under an hour for miami, orlando and