chuck bell? >> you are, chris. others think it's crazy cold and wearing whatever they got. others think oh, this isn't so bad for april. 27 in gaithersburg, 32 at reston town center. layer things up. kids will need their winter scarf and warm hat. recess gets a "b" because of the chill in the breeze. but by later this afternoon, temperatures mid to upper 50s but at least plenty of sunshine that keeps the roads dry and make the traffic all the easier, melissa. >> you would hope. take a look at 66, eastbound/westbound. we don't have any problems. 95, quantico on the beltway going to take you 18 minutes. that's exactly what it should take on this time of day on your average wednesday morning. you can see you're nice and green all the way up to the beltway and into town on 395. innerloop after lane getting by the work zone there. no problems on the prince george's, reminder on the bay bridge. very normal for this time of day. >>> it is 4:43, new details on a scathing article that later was rescinded. what we're learning will happen to a student who said she was gang raped at th

i'll blame chuck bell for that. now let's check on a new crash with melissa. >>> brand new crash 4 at brooks drive headed inbound on pennsylvania avenue, crash on the right side of the roadway. the problem before that is at dowerhouse road with car. so two different things popping up there. 295 fort at benning, we still have the two right lanes getting by that accident here this morning. northbound foxhall near reservoir, again the northbound lanes shut down. one southbound lane is open. this is because of a downed tree. your alternate, you'll want to take macarthur boulevard instead. 270 at west montgomery, you are rolling along just fine. we'll take a big look at the beltway coming up. > >> reporter: there could be a trip in your get along oig. why bridge work may mean closing a he was flicking matches on me... for my life. my ex-husband's intentions were to murder me. glenn: i made sure yvette's abuser went away for good, and put in place tougher sentences, because domestic violence can never be tolerated. yvette

let's go to meteorologist chuck bell. today is like yesterday -- it's not too bad, until the sun goes down, and then the cold sets in? >> absolutely right. here in the predawn hours, most everyone is well below freezing early this morning. plan on needing that winter coat. number one in the 4 thinks you need to know, baby, it's cold outside this morning. south wind come back. that will make today 10 degrees warmer than yesterday. plenty of sunshine. chances for rain coming back for opening day of the nationals tomorrow. and a shot at potentially record cold weather sunday morning. on the way out the door, temperatures are in the 20s. it will be near 50 near lunchtime. mid-50s, south breezes, gradually increasing clouds. most of the clouds move in here about the time the sun is coming down. rainps this time tomorrow. >> i'm just waiting for the 80s. is it going to be a while? >> in may. >>> green line delays because of a switch on grant avenue. that's hanging around. southbound lee highway, the left lane get big. as we loo

let's check our weather first with chuck bell. i like the nice warm-up. >> it's really warm outside this morning. temperatures didn't fall hardly at all overnight. south winds and a cloudy sky and it's in the low to mid-60s as you go outside early this morning. so you won't really need any layer of warmth to keep you going this morning. but you may want to have your rain slicker ready. light rain from frederick to hagerstown to martinsburg to winchester. a little pocket of dry weather even that will fill in with raindrops. so grab the umbrella. you won't need it all day. mild and rainy 65 at 7:00 a.m. by 7:00 this evening, clear skies, breezy but cooler, back into the upper 50s. and suburbs likely to be in the upper 30s by tomorrow morning. wait until you see how the weekend is looking. melissa mollett, how is traffic holding up? >>> 95 south after centreport parkway, a disabled vehicle blocking the right lane. you can see just a tine any bit of a slowdown there. south 295 after east capitol, left lane getting by the crash. backup

chuck bell, good morning. >>> i thought you were going to say, not looking so bad, here's chuck. >> you look great! >> thank you. outside this morning, our beautiful weather from yesterday is now officially a thing of the past. we made 86 degrees yesterday. we're already about 20 degrees colder than that this morning and we're going nowhere for temperatures today, tomorrow, even all the way up through friday. temperatures staying only in the low to mid-60 so each and every day out of ta. outside this morniclou ltle fog as well inpr marily along the c bay, 5 miles visibility in st. mary's county where we have light to moderate rain. prince george's county, south into route 50 and into southern maryland there. also out across the shenandoah valley, some light rain showers here. this is all coming our way, all the light rain drops here in west virginia. that's all coming towards us. so we will have rain chances with us for today, tonight, tomorrow on through friday as well. big area of storminess in the middle of the country is generating severe weather for arkansas, louisiana and parts of

chuck bell has his eye on this. it will be on did display starting at 120:at 10 k and it not have all the bells and whisz he wills you might imagine. >> this is a steam car. and it was used back then by the president and it wasn't tripped out. this was the standard issue white model m steam car, 40 horsepower steam car. >> they even said tricked out in 1909? next week president reagan's 1962 jeep cj 6 will be on display. chuck mentioned that came before the cj 7. >> we'll see if president reagan did anything to that, if they pinch pinch oig his ride. >>> a what happens when two 6-year-olds got behind will the wheel. florida and we're off to another cold start, but chuck says it will. >>ly be a great day to get outside. a closer look at that. great time for a shiny floor wax, no? not if you just put the finishing touches on your latest masterpiece. timing's important. comcast business knows that. that's why you can schedule an installation at a time that works for you. even late at night, or on the weekend, if that's

of course we really want to watch the rain and for that we want to check in with chuck bell to find out what kind of day we'll have. chuck, tell me we'll have a game today. >> i think that at least some portion of the game is likely to be played. don't be scared by the fact that it will be a washout of a morning around here. it's still dry on all corners of the beltway this morning, but look at that push of light to eventually moderate rain coming out of roanoke area. that's about four, five, six hours from reaching in to the metro. so plan on things to go from dry to wet fairly quickly. first drops nearing in on winchester, luray and charlottesville within the hour. timing out your rain chances then for the day, heaviest rain on i-95 likely between about 7:00 and 10:00. by 4:00 this afternoon, how long, there is a risk for a shower during the game. they will role be able to start it, but i can't guarantee that there wouldn't be a delay at some point during the game. speaking of getting the rds wet, let's see how they're holding up now under early morning conditions. >>> right now overa

we'll check in with meteorologist chuck bell. it is cooler today, chuck. >>> it sure is, noticeably cooler. 10 degrees or so cooler coming up this afternoon as well. but nothing to really concern yourselves with today weatherwise, but we are watching for an increasing chance for rain just in time for your friday. more about that in a few more minutes. today, the school day forecast, nice outside. temperatures hovering near 50 at the bus stop this morning. a-plus for outdoor recess again mid-60s. afternoon highs today, the low to mid-70s. back to short sleeves and shorts. don't forget the sunblock and sunglasses. this is the early morning commute, the eastern drivers need to be on the lookout for that. speaking of eastern drivers, who is coming in on 66? >>> somebody who might be slowing down a little bit checking out this problem, 29 south the ramp to westbound 66, you'll see police activity there. the right side of the roadway is blocked by a car that just happened here a couple of minutes ago. taking a look at 95 northbound, qua

chuck bell joining us with the forecast. there today, chuck. >> wish i had better news for a sunshine forecast, but unfortunately to every life a little rain must fall and we actuallyd about 50% in rainfall since the first of march. so rain drops are not always the bad thing, we just hate when they come on fridays and the weekend. rain chances will remain very high for the remainder of today, on into tomorrow, on into sunday and monday. not going to be any washouts today or tomorrow, but sunday does have quite a bit of rain in the forecast. sunday and monday could get over an inch of rain in those two days combined. no big influences on outdoor plans the next couple days, but again, sunday and monday will be a different story. right now it's foggy and cloudy outside. visibility down to only two or three miles in a couple different locations. rain drops not a big problem right now, but more rain likely to come in later this afternoon into this evening. temperatures only in the upper 40s to near 50s. storm team 4 radar shows th

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chuck bell has the four this to knowng.if yit's usually because you were driving too fast or you didn't look before you turned or you didn't stop for someone in the crosswalk. always be alert. pedestrians don't come with airbags. >>> i'm angie goff at the live desk where we just got confirmation of a deadly stabbing in northwest d.c. in the 1200 block of north capitol street. officers telling us when they arrived they found a fan suffering from sab woutand wou he later died. no suspect information available. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. fast approaching 5:31 now on this tuesday morning. a warm tuesday morning at that. chuck bell has four things to know from the "weather center." >> hope your tuesday is off to a quiet enough start so far. this is the last of the really warm days for quite a while. we'll be in the 80s today, but that does come with a chance of thunderstorms. 50%, 60%. once it starts raining, a showery april pa

chuck bell says we are at risk for a rumble of thunder today. when you can expct the raine i >>> five construction officials being questioned after an overpass collapses in calcutta, india. we brought you this yesterday from the live desk. look at these pictures here. there was a number of individuals that were hurt in this. as a matter of fact, 23 people died, 8 0 were injured. this was an overpass that was under construction that just gave way. the latest information is that construction officials are now being investigated for alleged culpable homicide. back to you. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. it is 5:30 on this friday morning. p if you're about to step outside, it's warm already. >> chuck bell, will it be warm all day? >> it sure is. your prayers have been answered. it will be feeling like summertime. four things you need to know about the weather thing for today, there is a risk of a rumble or two of thunder. not the looking for severe weather though. near 80 again today. but colder air is coming. n

but first, chuck bell, any relief in sight? >> not in the near term. 24 tice the record at dulles airport. 24, that new report in baltimore that it broke went back to 1898. so a record cold morning this morning. sunshine today, but rain on the way for tomorrow, particularly tomorrow morning. and another chance at record low temperatures this coming weekend. but right now, out the door you go. 21 manassas, 22, culpepper. 27 in montgomery county. the next 24 hours go 20s this morning, mid to upper 50s this afternoon. plenty of sunshine around. a bit on the breezy side. south winds will hold temperatures near 50 overnight. a chance for pretty heavy rain for the thursday morning commute. we'll talk about how much rain coming up in a little bit. over to eun. >>> good morning, a couple of problems on metro, something i'm getting reading off of my phone, orange line delays because of a malfunction at balting. right now, remember in the tyson's area, northbound at chain bridge we have a traffic signal short-timing. they're working on t

chuck bell with a closer look at your forecast. what about this rain, chuck. >> just light rain here early this morning. most of us are only going to have a few hundredths of an inch today at the most. but all drizzle all the time this morning with the fog and the nastiness out there. drizzled to death today. no sun on saturday and sunday has washout potentials. we'll talk more about that in about 20 minutes. for now, though, get you out the door on a friday morning, the best thing about the forecast is that it's friday. light rain and drizzle moving right into the metro area. current temperatures are only in the mid to upper fourth and we won't s 40s. 46 this morning, 56 this evening. and off to a cool and cloudy start thop with temperatures ner 50 on your saturday. update on a crash on the beltway. >>> that's right, update here top of the beltway outer loop after connecticut, all lanes now open. so no worries there. taking a look at 66 from fairfax county parkway to the beltway, it will take you nine minutes nice and on time. had

let's check our weather first with chuck bell. i like the nice warm-up. >> it's really warm outside this morning. temperatures didn't fall hardly at all overnight. south winds and a cloudy sky and it's in the low to mid-60s as you go outside early this morning. so you won't really need any layer of warmth to keep you going this morning. but you may want to have your rain slicker ready. light rain from frederick to hagerstown to martinsburg to winchester. a little pocket of dry weather

but first, here is chuck bell with your out the door forecast. and he says don't forget that umbrella. >> that's right. don't forget it, there is not a whole lot of rain out there just yet, but rain most likely in the metro between 4:00 and 6:00 this afternoon. so be umbrella ready. temperatures are in the 30s in northern maryland, but near 50 from washington southbound into southern maryland and northern neglect. so the next 24 hours, feeling almost like summer kind of sort of for one day. this will be the only day this week that is anywhere near mild, though. 40s this morning, becomes they're 70 this afternoon, but 80% chance of rain today. the rain ends before midnight as the cold front blasts by and we'll be near the freezing mark tomorrow morning with windchills in the teens and low 20s. it will be bitter cold tomorrow. we may have another freeze threat not just tuesday morning, t

i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell.have a fair amount of sunshine here early this morning. out the door weather, already in the 50s in many neighborhoods. get ready to another 80 plus coming up today. but it won't last. your "7-day forecast" is coming right up. >>> brand new crash suitland parkway at sterling avenue and still this problem outer loop ramp to southbound 95, the ramp still blocked and traffic still be being pushed on to westbound old keene mill road. >>> it is 5:46. and right now parts of texas are bracing for more rain and flash flooding, at least four people foot of rain hit houston yesterday. more than 1,000 homes are flooded. the heavy rain closed down highways and businesses. houston's mayor says help is on the way for those who are dealing with flooded homes. >> a dynamic situation. things are constantly changing. but we are deploying resources to meet the current and the immediate needs. >> drivers abandoned for more than 2,000 cars as the floodwaters continue to rise. >>> a disturbing discovery in

chuck bell with our forecast thousand. good morning, chuck. >> we only that 53 yesterday with the sunshine. we're in the mid upper to 40s already even with the raindrops out there. as soon as we get the rain to stop which should take place late this morning up to about lunchtime, may take a little longer in northern maryland, then we should g of sunshine back and quite the warm-up coming. p so 45 with an umbrella needed this morning. 65 by the time you're coming home from work and school later today. mild and on the breezy side. but another rain chance coming in for tomorrow. we'll time it out coming up. >>> so taking a look at 66 and 95, you can see we are soaked across the area. all of that green of course rain falling on our roadway. but everything fingers crossed rolling along okay. only bit of construction we're seeing right now, 395 south after seminary, this sticks around until about 8:00 a.m. two left lanes getting by the work zone there. sounds like they are still working. 95 in maryland from 32 down to the beltway

chuck bell, i love when you give a guarantee. >> 100%.at forecast and melissa will back this up for me, but that forecast of a perfect weekend came true for sure. and the 80s are back in town for today and tomorrow, as well. you'll be sniffling and sneezing, though. almost a week now without rain, so the little out of control. sunny for a little while longer, but there is a chance for rain later on in the week. but 40s on your way out the door this morning. so just a little hipts of early morning coolness, about but we'll be up in the upper 70s and low 80s later on today. we'll give you the school day forecast coming up. it is traffic time fp. >>> 66 east at the rosslyn tunnel, we just lost our picture from there, but if you're still jammed going through the tunnel there because of a crash, just after the tunnel the right side is the only thing getting by. 95 north at the beltway, that two car crash is still on the shoulder here this morning. so doesn't seem to be slowing anything. just want to let you know just in case. 270 here southbou

chuck bell talking about rain still in our forecast. what's going on, chuck? >> the rain has been in the forecast for a while and it's staying in the forecast for quite some time. we actually need the rain. we've only had about half of our average rainfall here in the month of april about a. and not much better for tomorrow. any chance to get outside and enjoy some tdry weather, all those hopes hanging on saturday morning and afternoon. for now, though, here comes the rain moving right up i-81 and i-95. so to plan on a soggy finish to the thursday morning commute even though it's not necessarily all that wet outside just yet. next 24 hours, cloudy with showers moving in at 7:00. occasional showers, nothing all that heavy by early this evening. temperates and light rain likely to get your day started for tomorrow, too, with temperatures only about near 50 degrees. so nothing all that pretty. roads are dry for now. let's hope that's making the thursday morning commute all the easier. >> making it easy right now. 95 at newington in virginia, no problems yet. of c

someone needs to brush up on geography. >> chuck bell is in the "weather center." 34 degrees now. >> you don't sound >> not at all. we were 74 yesterday and most areas some 40 to 50 degrees colder than yesterday afternoon p. a little moon trying to climb in the eastern skies. still clouds down to the south and east and across the sv shenandoah valley. winds gusting between 20 and 30 miles per hour. so the windchill map which we thought we could have put away for the season, we've dusted it back off. current windchill, 19 degrees in washington. 22 in manassas. 21 in culpeper. layer up on your way out the door this morning. there are the snowflakes now, light snow from martinsburg and winchester, fauquier county, not sticking to the roads because it was so mild yesterday, but again, had at least one picture sent to me on high twitter fe , feet, @chuckbell4. morning 20s and teens now. plenty of sunshine today, but it will stay blustery and cold all day. hourly temperatures, if you're going out for a jog or walk this morning, bundle up. winter is back. even by noontime

but first, here is chuck bell with your out the door forecast. and he says don't forget that umbrella. >> that's right. don't forget it, there is not a whole lot of rain out there just yet, but rain most likely in the metro between 4:00 and 6:00 this afternoon. so be umbrella ready. temperatures are in the 30s in northern maryland, but near 50 from washington southbound into southern maryland and northern neglect. so the next 24 hours, feeling almost like summer kind of sort of for one day. this will be the only day this week that is anywhere near mild, though. 40s this morning, becomes they're 70 this afternoon, but 80% chance of rain today. the rain ends before midnight as the cold front blasts by and we'll be near the freezing mark tomorrow morning with windchills in the teens and low 20s. it will be bitter cold tomorrow. we may have another freeze threat not just tuesday morning, t up on saturday morning. it will be a cold weigh week ahead. and red line troubles i hear from melissa mollett. >>> red line troubles to shady grow because of an in

chuck bell here. >> weekend just around the corner. i wish i had better news for your weekend plans weather-wise, but it won't be all that cooperative. today a risk of a rumble of thunder. near 80 again today, but a lot quo colder air coming. even a chance for a freeze middle of next week. today off to a cloudy start. take the umbrella. p temperatures in the upper 60s now. we'll be upper 70s to near 80 later this afternoon. thunderstorms in charlottesville now, they're coming northbound. maryland, be ready for that in the next hour and a half to two hours. >>> your commute will soon get even better as road crews begin to fill the troublesome potholes. road crews will be out in full force as the city kicks off its annual potholepalooza. molette green is live with more on what the city has planned for this. >> reporter: good morning. just hospitals ago, a metrobus came down in road, columbia hit, hit the potholes apmade a loud noise. if your car hits that, could yod get some real damage. but pothole pa lou palooza to t rescue. later this

. >>> chuck bell is in the storm team 4 "weather center." this is one of those fridays where you like the weatherman. >> i like you every friday. >> thank you, eun. >> look -- >> we're not talking to you anymore. it's just me and eun. outside this morning, we have a clear sky. it has turned awfully cool. sun just about ready to come up in our eastern sky. and it is a cloudless sky out there this morning. and that is the way it will allowed temperatures w s back d to the freezing mark, so a frost advisory nationers town, frederick down into montgomery county, charles town, panhandle of west virginia and shenandoah. not included, the district and locations down by the northern neck. so the weather's impact on your plans, today perfectly average. average high this time of the year 67. that's the forecast for today. sunshine for eun yang's kiddos soccer games tomorrow morning, finally a saturday fit for play time. sunday perfect for all the early late spring, early summer planting that you want to do. but be careful, pollen count because we've g

. >> meteorologist chuck bell is here with your forecast. what do you say, chuck? >>> i say you'll like today more than yesterday. we had wind around and plenty of clouds. both the problems have been solved today. lighter winds have moved back in the area for today. there's a chance for a rumble or two of thunder coming up on friday. i'll detail the timing at 21 after. and temperatures right now are back to the mid to upper 40s through much of the shenandoah valley. much of the metro is in the low to mid-50s. here's the way the next 24 hours look. slightly cooler, staying dry. temperes 7:00 a.m. low to mid-70s for highs today. back to the upper 60s by 7:00. and mostly back into the 40s for tomorrow morning. we'll see you guys in a few more minutes with a check of the commuter forecast. >>> chuck, thank you. a developing story this morning, it has now been seven days since family members have heard from fairfax county firefighter nicole mittendorf. firefighters will continue the search. her car was found near the whiteoak canyon trail saturday evening. a prayer vigi

chuck bell. good yeah, you're lucky. i've had plenty of mosquitos in high backyard already. haven't been below freezing in a long time and that really -- those darn bugs have been around for tens of millions of years. they can survive just about anything. so, yeah, as long as we're not below freezing, mosquitos will do just fine. what do you need to know today? number one, no sun for you. probably not tomorrow either. moderate rain coming our way for late this morning up through at least lunchtime today. staying on the cool side for sure. and our rain chances for the second half of the weekend especially appear to be going up, up, up. here is storm team 4 radar this morning. a couple thunderstorms out here in southern west virginia. that is all part of a warm front lifting in our direction. it will you've tmove the rain c up. here it comes p by 7:00 a.m., moderate rain at warg top. heaviest rain likely between 9:00 or 10:00 to about 2:00 to 3:00. temperatures going no where courtesy of the clouds

want to get you up to speed on weather and traffic on the 1s. >> let's check in with chuck bell to find out more about the forecast. i like the warm start. >> i suspected you might like it. it was an open window ride to work for me this morning. feels a little bit like summertime and as a result of all the humidity, take your umbrella with you. we have a couple opportunities for rain. it won't rain all day, but rain at times both later this morning and again perhaps mid to late afternoon. school day forecast, humid, almost balmy, 68 on your way out the door. recess gets a c because there will be a chance for some showers. but temperatures today flig we love when we flirt with 80, but don't get used to it, a huge blast of very cold air coming in. wait until you see the "7-day forecast." >> i'll enjoy the now, the today. inner loop after braddock road, that construction has cleared. all lanes now open there. 295 south at east capitol street, we still have to have you stay right to get past that crash. response there on the scene. 66 east at fairfax drive, still have that accident blocking

chuck bell telling us what kind of kay we'day we'll have. >> a little warm-up coming our way for today, but we're stilling with the after effects from yesterday. winds caused a lot of damage across the area over the weekend. one man in bethesda knocked out by falling debris after a huge tree came crashing down. another woman was trapped in her house after a tree fell on to where she was living. cars also took a beating and the winds were howling out there. peak gusts, 53 miles per hour at both dulles and bwi, reagan national gusted to 50 miles per hour. and the chance for rain coming our way later today, so have your umbrella handy. april starting off colder than march if you can believe that. freeze warnings for tonight, up as we finish out the week. so the big question remains where is all the warm air. if you're traveling today, that snow on storm team 4 radar, snow for northern new jersey, parts of new york and new england, for us the tail end will be bringing us rain chances by later on this afternoon. could slow down your afternoon commute. let's show nothing slows down the morni

but first, chuck bell as your out the door forecast. >>> welcome to thursday. it will be another blue sky day here in the washington area. it's cold again this morning. temperatures in the 30 m and also time to get the car washed. many days in a row of dry weather coming your way. so a year sky and frosty cold start. temperatures in the mid-30s again in the suburbs. high today around 63 and light breeze. so again a great day to be be outside today. we'll talk more about the impacts for travelers in ten minutes. now an improving situation on metro. >>> red line, still delays in both directions, but we are no longer single tracking. had that earlier problem between due month and van ness. 66 east before 29, crash still blocking the right lane there. and again, those backups are building. southbound bw parkway at 32, have the right lane blocked there. northbound georgia at colesville road, left lane blocked each way. we're sending chopper to this one right now to see this from above and see what exactly is going on. inbound river at golds borrow, we're very slow t

chuck bell telling us about a nice day ahead. what should we expect?warming trend coming our way. like the song wake up little susie, that's a good thing to get you up. four things you need to know, nice and warm today with a southerly breeze. it will average 10 to 20 miles per hour, so a substantial breeze especially this afternoon. there is a chance for rain tomorrow. and maybe a rumble or two but from friday afternoon thundershowers are a real possibility. should be drying out just in time for the weekend. it will be back this the 80s by monday. today mild enough. temperatures near 50 this morning. highs this afternoon will be up near 75 degrees. so that is perfect weather for baseball. i'll give you the baseball forecast coming up. jack taylor, how are the thursday morning roads? >> not too pbad. right now in hagerstown, we have slow traffic because of an early morning accident eastbound i-70. left lane blocked off. we have a delay beginning before 65, so that i haves us about a 3 to 3 1/2 miles of a delay early this morning. once beyond it, you ar

chuck bell starting things off for us. and a warm-up on the way.'t wait. >> that's right, t-shirt weather is back. i got a brand new t-shirt yesterday i was at round hill elementary school and they gave me this great round school elementary staff shirt. that means i can eat lunch in the teacher's section. that's what that means. they serve meatloaf, but at least you're eating with outside your school day forecast for today, bus stop weather a little cold. temperatures are in the upper 30s. low 40s in the city. recess gets an a-plus, outdoor recess today. temperatures near 60 by noon and 65 for a high today. so dress cool here this morning with your extra layer of fleece early on, but sunglasses, jeans and t-shirts hate e later on th afternoon. melissa, single tracking i hear. >> single tracking on the red line between van ness and dupont circles. so you yu you do have to expect in both directions. if in laytonsville, fieldcrest shut down between 124 and 108. it has turned purple that's when we don't get any information into the system about any mov

chuck bell is standing by with a look ahead at the day. feels nice right now. >> does. i know you love these mild mornings and it's in the mid-60s already this morning. we'll get up in to the mid-70s later on this afternoon. finally a chance for rain. we hate that it comesn friday friday. you may need a backup plan for shower chances. dry for most of the weekend and a big warm-up coming our way for next week. radar this morning, no rain in the metro area. most of the showers are still west of i-81. there is a solid batch of rain out there, so rain chances will be increasing steadily as we go through the course of the day. rain likely along the i-81 corridor by about 7:00 this morning. by 9:00 a.m., rain likely in town before lunchtime today. we'll talk about the rest of the weekend coming up. here now melissa. >>> breaking news on the roads this morning. outer loop before branch avenue, a big crash investigation seen there. police and fire still out there on the scene. only one right side is getting by that accident. so we'll have to keep you updated on that one. also a

here is chuck bell with four things to know. >> give you one nice day in a row and now the expectations are off the charts. well, i can promise that we can deliver very fine weather here for today and tomorrow. the 80s are back in town. haven't been above 80 at national airport since april 1. it will be sunny a while longer, although rain chances sneak in later into the week and perhaps may linger into the front part of your weekend. "7-day forecast" at 4:51. what about your monday, though? sun is up at 6:27. temperatures in the 40s in the cooper scooler suburbs. highs today will be right away 80 in the suburbs to 82 down on the national mall. we'll let you know what the cool kids will be wearing today coming up this ten minutes. anymore consu >>> a couple items of construction to note. again northbound georgia at colesville as we talked about, all of that construction that begins around 9:00 a.m. on university boulevard. so this problem northbound georgia at kolcolesville, the l lane is getting by. it's not terrible right now, but it is a little slow through that area. that will be out

. >>> chuck bell is in the storm team 4 "weather center." we would rather not have this variety in the weather today. >> an emergency exit from the warm weather yesterday, zip and it's out of here, and now these are conversation al snowflakes. if you see a snowflake, grab picture of it and i'll share is it with the world. you'll need your coat and warm hat, what you want need is the umbrella. school day forecast, breezy and cold, windchills are down in the low to mid-20s this morning. afternoon highs today, barely making it into the mid and upper 40 that's almost 20 gldegrees cold than average and another freeze possible tomorrow into the weekend. the whole seven day forecast coming up. >>> a problem hanging around here in northwest, inbound foxhall just as you pass reservoir road, we have the northbound lanes shut down because of the downed tree and one south boun labound lane is . northbound 1 at hpohick road, al lanes blocked. we'll take a live look at 66 coming up. >>> you wouldn't leave any valuables in your car for crooks to steals but

chuck bell here now with your forecast. good morning, chuck. >>e lot sooner than the chim that remains. skies mostly cloudy over washington. a lot more clouds farther west and authority ynorth you live o. a couple spring he wikup ecoupl county and snowflakes along i-81. the ground is too warm for accumulation, but if you see a snowflake, send to m me, @chuckbell4. windchills are back down in the upper 30s and low 40s, so a warm coat needed next 24 hours remain quite chilly. 38 this morning, 56 this afternoon. and then back down into the 30s again tomorrow. weather alert day tomorrow for high winds. more about that coming up. >>> d.c. leaders address major safety concerns with buses. thousands of you use to get away. our news partners at wtop looked into a recent audit and found 95% of d.c. circulator buses had at least one safety problem so pulled from service. that includes issues with safety equipment, driver controls, steering and brakes. the audit also found ddot and metro have failed to effectively oversee the contractor that operates the

>>> chuck bell is joining us from the storm team 4 "weather center."nk -- do i see a little sunrise? >> you betcha. take a look at this. spectacular sunrise here early this morning. just coming up over the horizon, and get a picture. this type of sky on fire color will not last for long. a couple random sprinkles here early this morning. temperatures in the low fourth thousand. we'll climb into the mid-50s today. plenty of sunshine and breezy this afternoon. a frigid wind tomorrow. that's coming up. >>> inner loop at pennsylvania avenue, right side blocked. outer loop after colesville, looking pretty normal. 270 south germantown to the spur, you're on tile. top of the beltway 95 over to 270, starting to get slow because of that crash there. 66 inbound looks good and so does 95 quantico to the beltway. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car on this friday morning. >>> a college campus left shaken after the murder of a freshman student as police release new clues in the manhunt for her killer. we'll take you live to austin. avenue h

. >>> but first chuck bell has your out the door forecast. >>> good morning. welcome to tuesday. just like we had yesterday, we will deal with raindrops this morning and clearing out by later this afternoon. and it is mild on your way out the door. temperatures are in the low to mid 60s right now. 62 in washington, 64 this reston and also 64 in springfield, virginia. light rain showers just about all corners of the capital beltway now. but by later this afternoon, things will start to improve once again. so here is how the next 24 hours are looking from umbrellas to wind breakers. umbrellas this morning, 7:00 a.m. temperatures low to mid-60s. 7:00 tonight, breezy and cooler in the upper 50s. if you're going to thse and on the cold side, upper 30s to near 40 by this time tomorrow morning, but that comes with sunshine. and now new trouble on the commute. >>> bringing news on the roads here. big problem 95 northbound at franconia springfield parkway, we now have a five mile backup. this has grown very quickly. you only have the right side of the roadway getting by that one right lan

is that right, chuck bell? >> we're done with that kind of snow around here.in fact we were talking about it on friday, that lisa used to live out in coalle coal, by the time this weekend is done, they will be measuring the snow out there by the feet. will be digging out for quite some time. the same pattern which has kept it snow i and cold out west has allowed quite the beautiful stretch of mild and dry weather here. what to expect then through the day, going to be a nice day to be out whether you're going to capitol hill or out to ballston and arlington, great weather. nice cool start here this morning. good weather for your early morning jog or bike ride. quite a bit warmer this afternoon, our high yesterday was 74. today i'm forecasting 82. so a noticeable change from yesterday courtesy of a light breeze and plenty of sunshine. for now it's 52 this gaithersburg, 43 in frederick and manassas. so heading out for the early morning run, 40s and 50s how will quickly be replaced by 70s. we should be at or above 70 by 11:00 this morning. and highs today generall

so for that, chuck bell. no pressure, right, chuck?i do think we'll be able to play some amount of baseball today. i can't guarantee that we'll get a complete game in, but i think we'll have enough dry weather at the beginning where we should be able to at least start baseball season. four things you need to know about the draft today, number one, grab the umbrella. it will rain on you this morning. the heaviest of the rain today occurs before lunchtime. but during game time, 4:00 to 9:00, there could be a passing shower or two. this ahead of another blast of cold coming our way for the weekend. moderate rain now starting to develop south of winchester out here toward warrington and rappahannock. timing out the arrival of the raindrops, fairfax before 7:00, down up to washingtdown washing. bowie about 8:00. so heading out for a walk or jog, prepare to get wet. we'll be in the low to mid-60s for a time today. glass half full, we should >> i believe you. we have to stay positive here. orang orange/blue lane delays. chopper 4 over top of

chuck bell is tracking how long this cold snap is going to last. he joins us here from the storm team 4 "weather center." thank you so much for this weather, chuck. >> you're most welcome. i didn't want you to get it to be too warm too fast because then people complain we never even had spring. you know the routine. >> absolutely. >> you've said these things to me in the past. outside this morning, skies are clear. fortunately the wind won't be as much of an issue today. gusts up to 45 miles per hour yesterday. outside this morning, scanning eastward toward what is will soon be the rising sun, sunrise about 12, 13 minutes away. current temperatures all below freezing in the metro area. 31 now at reagan national, 28 ft. belvoir, only annapolis is above freezing but just barely. so if you're headed out for a sunday morning run, layer up. plenty cold. temperatures will be in the 20s and 30s lithrough 8:00, 9:00. if you're headed down to the nats game, it will be chilly and in the mid-40s. first pitch at 1:35 and temperatures during the game hovering ri

chuck bell, good morning to you. how aree awfully cloudy outside first thing this morning.irst things you need to know about the weather before you head out the door, first chance for rain here in washington in the last nine days. rain delays are likely for the game tonight. the nat and twins play at 7:00. and dry for most of the weekend, though we could start out with a few showers first thing tomorrow. there is the rain right now, still mainly west of the blue ridge down in the central and southern parts of the shenandoah valley, but it's coming our way. so 60s this morning with rain becoming more and more likely with time during the course of the day. today's high 75 degrees. back to you. >>> music icon prince has died at the age of 57. >> and the superstar was found dead innen he wi an elevator at paisley park estate in minneapolis yesterday morning. that was where rinse lived, recorded music and hosted concerts. the 57-year-old grammy winner made illinois last week where he was taken to the hospital with what was described as the flu. he then canceled a pair of concert

chuck bell, a beautiful day today. not so sure about the rest of the week. >> not assu sure, but today sur does look like a good one. most of the suburbs are in the mid and upper 40s now. closer to 50 in town and by the bay. so the ride into work and school, a little chilly. temperatures near 50, plenty of sunshine this morning. just a few fair weather clouds around this afternoon. today's high up near 80. not much if anything in the way of a rain threat for today. hit and miss chances potentially all the way through the rest of the week. what about the weekend? the weekend forecast outlook is coming up at 5:21. >>> there are new developments in a grisly murder out of ohio. authorities say the execution-style murder of eight family members was premeditated. they say marijuana grow operations were found at three of the four crime scenes piketon. they say it's not the clear what role that may have played in the killings. a manhunt is still under way for whoever is responsible. >> specific t i would use whatever extent th

chuck bell is in with our forecast. >> good morning, everyone. it is a friday.y up today before they go crashing back down to more february-like numbers. so not a perfect weekend. not a total washout, but big time wind on sunday as the colder air comes blasting in. cold, but not temperatures on the upper 60s to near 70. nothing on storm team 4 radar just yet. a up he will light showers around, but there is a pocket in west virginia coming our direction. it will be in here just before lunchtime. we'll time out the rest of the day coming up in a few more minutes. for now busy morning already in traffic. >>> a couple different things happening. a crash 66 east there at fairfax drive, hard to see on camera about that 295 south at east capitol, stay right to get by. and all lanes blocked because of a car into a building, three notch road at exploration drive. 270, no problems. see you in a few minutes. >>> north korea fires another short range missile. this morning south korean officials are reporting the news two day nuclear security summit hosted by president obama

but first, your out the door forecast with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. >> get you into your thursday. i have your caps game forecast coming up later on in the show. but for now, look at all the rain across central virginia, south western have a vaks even thunderstorms up here near highland county, virginia. this is all coming our way. be umbrella ready on your way out the door. already a little rain inside the beltway. a gloomy looking start. it will be a gloomy kind of a day. temperatures will stay in the 50s all day long. heaviest and steadiest of the rain likely from about 8:00 or 9:00 this morning up through about 1:00, 2:00 this afternoon. and tapering back to showers there of thereafter. how is the thursday commute? >>> right now overall looking pretty good. nice and green on the beltway here this morning. a little bit of a delay 95 north in the so that could be the rain showing folks down. outer loop at kenilworth, report of a crash, but it's on the shoulder and you can tell it's not impacting traffic the all right now. to which top of the beltway at colesville, rolli

and chuck bell has that answer. >> i say it will be wet through at least lunchtime today. i do think that the second half of the day is likely to be a l prettier than the first. clouds and everybody coming up with light to moderate rain. heaviest in frederick county, virginia going eastbound towards leesburg and eventually out towards gaithersburg. so do at that time take the umb. temperatures are in the mid-40s. next 24 hours, wet to start today and wet again to start out tomorrow. but right smack in the middle there, a little stretch of breezy and drier and milder weather coming in late this afternoon into very early this evening. today's high up near 68 degrees. we'll time out tuesday's raindrops coming up. >>> a live look beltway at sat. barnabas road, rain pretty much everywhere right now. so inner loop, outer loop, everything rolling along just fine here. no major problems on the beltway. taking a look at 270 from 70 down to the spur, going to take you 27 minutes exactly as it should. remember to

. >>> but first, we do want to check in with chuck bell and it looks like we're in for another warm day, chuck. >> absolutely right. p good morning, everybody. four things you need to know about the weather for your tuesday, another little hint of summerme 80s. since it's been quite a while since we've had any soaking rain, fire danger is starting to increase. you need to limit or postpone any outdoor burning. and if you're a cigarette smoker, don't just flick it out the window. that's what the ashrtray in you car is for. so on your way out early this morning, get the jog or walk in first thing. temperatures 40s and 50s now. and we're headed into the 80s. we'll talk about how long the warmth will stick around coming up. here is melissa mollett with traffic. >>> good morning. right now have a new crash here this is the outer loop, the ramp to southbound 95 there in virginia. we have the ramp blocked right now. aren't seeing any slowdowns on the map, but we promise this is something that is going on. we'll keep you updated on this one here. outer loop at university boulevard, several disa

not going to do chuck bell's job for him, though. he's in the "weather center." do we get out of the 30s? >> one more temperature out of you and i'll start reading the news. we'll be up out of the 30s if about the next hour or two. most everyone should be at least in the tourts by 11:00, 12:00 today. and up into the low 50s for highs. so still quite a bit cooler than average, but better than it's been. will be a more pleasant day outside. what to expect then, after the freezing cold start, 100% sunshine, highs today averaging around 50. if only we can keep the dry weather around. unfortunately tomorrow morning at the bus stop, temperatures near 42. chilly, maybe a couple light rain showers around early tomorrow. the way home will be a little better. breaks of sunshine. and tomorrow will be the warmest day of the week at 68 degrees. whole seven day forecast coming up. >>> a new report says high levels of lead have been reported in seven schools in maryland p. the environmental proceedings says that the levels tested above the federal standard since the 90s laytonsv

chuck bell, good morning. >>> good morning. noticeable change in the weather has taken place yesterday again. we had a brief little stretch of almost mild weather yesterday. temperature made to 65, but we're back down into the upper 30s and low and mid-40s. it's already 37 in gaithersburg. 45 in falls church. so school day forecast, cloudy and chilly. one or two spits of rain this morning. we'll give r afternoon, but a weather alert day coming up for tomorrow. i'll explain how high the winds will be coming up. >>> will the empire state help them build their empire? the candidates looking add to the new york primary. >> and it may be the key to solving a startling sexual assault. but jamie raskin is the only abdemocrat for congress who led the fight for tougher gun laws. only raskin took on the nra to ban military-style assault weapons. raskin: i'm jamie raskin, and i approve this message. >>> back to decision 2016 now at 4:45. the race for the white house is no longer about winni

but first your out the door forecast with chuck bell. >> cloud cover has gone nowhere while you were sleeping and it's just going to be another cloudy and drizzly day. drizzled to death for the forecast today into tonight. no sun on saturday at all. rain chances late in the day saturday and sunday may be a washout. early this morning, clouds and fog. light rain from washington southbound into parts of prince george's county and charles county. nothing heavy, just enough to get you wet and make you mad. mid-40s to upper 40s all across the region. 45 in winchester, 49 in arlington. the ne 2 and dafmp and chilly. mid-50s this evening. about 50 to get your weekend started. more about the weekend coming up. here is melissa. >>> good morning. so right now still have this problem in the district with those downed wires southbound south capitol street is shut down there in southwest right at chesapeake street southeast. northbound lanes are open, but we will be quite slow through the area if it sticks around too much longer. 66 inbound from fairfax county parkway to the beltway. we're time.

chuck bell, are you going to buy us a car today?no, i just figure adam's parting style, he's standing with a baseball bat sayingou boys, you stay away from my daughter. >> when it comes to the boys, oh, my goodness. >> good luck with that. they're adorable. >> and one quick correction, baseball game which i so lovingly mentioned is tomorrow night, not tonight. so don't go to the nats park looking for a game because it won't happen. got a good looking sky out there early this morning. do need the rain, though. it's been quite drive around here. today will make nine days in a row since we had measured rainfall. we're almost an inch behind for the month and more than 3 inches behind now over the last six weeks. so we do need the rain. best rain chances for us come tomorrow. a little chance in the morning and better chance tomorrow afternoon as rain out across the ohio valley now inching in our direction. these are still just false returns here. light to far western maryland. so future weather then, only chance for rain today is there h