stormeam 4 meteorologist chuck bell, chuck, having fun out there? >> reporter: having a ton of fun. up and you know, doug kammerer thinks of himself as the athlete on the weather team. however, comma, i want to point your attention to the upper deck here. the name bell already on the wall up here at nats ballpark. kammererer, i don't see any kammerer names up here. already immortalized in baseball fame. lest you think i'm that crazy to think it's me. according to wikipedia, james thomas "cool papa" bell, cool is that? he played inne tho league until 1946. tomorrow would be his 116th birthday. co cool papa bell up there. i may need to gri on thatped. the game is what kids are coming, but weather day is more than just a fun day out of school. we'll sho how weather affects baseball, how weather is used. we'll launch a weather balloon here.the field doug even gets to throw out the first pitch. i was talking to the groundskeeper, and we've moved the mound in so he has an easier chancof that. it's going to be a great day for a lot going on -- is that enough shade? i don't know. i'll keep

time is flying by, chuck bell.ut i like those nice, warm days -- going to skip spring, though -- >> that's what will happen. >> openhe window. >>> uber and lyft revital a transportation. facebook gave us a new way to commute. >> now a new e commerce company is changing the way frame your photos. ahead, i'm taking you inside the new retail store. >>> check out "ellen" and then news4 at 4:00. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back at4:22. parents will soon be able to used their phones to see if their children have ear infection. >> wow. >> researchers at the university of washington he created an app that can detect whether there's fluid behind the eardrum. here's how it works -- soft audible chirps will go through the ear using a paper funnel and the phone's speaker. the way the chirps are reflected back to the phone determine whether fluid is present. scientists say the quick screening at home can help parents decide if they need to see the doctor. r infections are one of the most common reasons for pediatrician vis

storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is tere with forecast. chuck, lay it out for us. >> you know, in spite of how chilly we've been in the last few days, we're still 3 1/2 degrees warmerge than ave as a whole. >> still, really? that's surprising. >> even after this morning. last year we didn't get below 50 degrees after may 1st at national airport. here we are all the way into the 15th of the month and we have a real shot of getting below 50. it's two weeks later than our coolness last year. what a great looking picture this morning. dulles airport is down to 45. bwi marshall down to 41. 43 in percilville. 49 in winchester. hiat is a real taste of late mid may cl. it will stay chilly for the next couple of hours. sun's up before 6:00 a.m. the warming will begin. we should be in the mid 60s by lunchtime and a gorgeous afternoon. today's high at 71 grees. put a full forecast on our nbc washington app. go there. go to m.nbcwashington.co you can follow me there on my social media pages. talk about weather day at nats park coming up in a few. melis

. >> chuck bell. >> chuck bell is keeping his eye on all things meteorological. >> exactly right. mostly clear sky overhead. our fair city. steal that line from car talk. remember the radio show car talk, cliq and clack? i love that radio. on npr. their law firm, do we cheat 'em and how? get it?re there credits -- it absolutely kills me. 58 in the washiton area. 40s and 50s to get you going. afternoon highs will be in the mid 70s. there will be a gradual increase in clouds today. no chances for rain. that comes tomorrow. 76 your high this afternoon. four things to kno about the next couple of days. today, crumptuous. tomorrow, thunderstorms could be on the strong to severe side. then that refreshing northwest friday.is back on and the holiday weekend will start off sunny and warm. t sohat is good news. you can always get the forecast by following us on socialdia and using our nbc washington app. that big storm which has generated the flooding, you saw the stormin oklahoma. it's sending rain in chicago and indianapolis and into cincinnati. that is the rain chances we'll be dealing

chuck bell with the forecast and melissa mollet with the roads. l still aittle cool to start, though, right?h, >> yea cool, cloudy, foggy the first thing this morning.ra no in. you don'tut need to worry a rain this morning. it will rain on your afternoon plans. your thursday morning is off to just a cloudyd foggy start. there's the view over international airport. you can normally see the whole air trafficontrol tower. now barely seeing the dim lights there because of the fog. dense fog advisory until 9:00 this morning. that does include arlington county where the airport is, the district, prince george's county, fairfax county, and everywhere north of there up to the mason dixon line. visibility under a milethrough much of the shenandoah valley. northern parts of montgomery leesburg,d up north of as well. be careful for the fog this morning. it will make it even harder to see th bkids at thes stop. keep the speeds down. cool, perfect morning if you're a runner. this is one of the greatest m springnings for running. nice cool and cloudy outside. t

storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. smallhance of rain, very small. >> very small. only a 20 perceer hanging out there. that's the good news. it will be a lot cloudier than yesterday for sure. winds today will eventually turn northeast. any time we have an east to northeast, especially in the springtime, that means cloudy emskies and tratures struggling to get above 70 degrees. close enough to 70 where i think it's within reach today. mperatures will drop later on into the afternoon as that wedge of cooler air settles in. right now 66 in arlington, 62 for gaithersburg. 57 in winchester. 63 in fredericksburg. not much of a rain chance early. a sprinkle.ha maybe tt's about it. otherwise, justdy clou. temperatures will gradually climb into the mid to upper 60s. today's high, right aund 73. that's probably going to occur today.around noontime plan on temperatures being back in the mid to upper 60s by 00 5:00 when you're leaving school and work today. for tomorrow, a cloudy day and higher chance of rain today. couple of showers in the morning. another little chance of ra

a nice spring day to atch some baseball. >> yesterday wnice, too. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is he's at nationals park getting us geared up for weather day there. god morning, chuck. >> reporter: good morning. it is a gorgeous day to be at nats ballpark.in we're the upper decks in right field. you can see the unobstructed view of the baball field. hard to believe they were playing baseball here a couple of hours ago. got it all straightened back up. looking great. out here in the upper deck, metimes jokingly referred to as the cheap seats. this is where you can get some home run balls here. adam laroche had a ball that handed here, 430 footer, april 5th, 2014. these may be some of the better seats for catching baseballs. more coming up. lauren? >>> good .morning i'm going to be joining you coming up shortly at 7:00 a.m. rolling on down there. let's talk about t

. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is he's at nationals park getting us geared up for weather day there. god morning, chuck. >> reporter: good morning. it is a gorgeous day to be at nats ballpark.in we're the upper decks in right field. you can see the unobstructed view of the baball field. hard to believe they were playing baseball here a couple of hours ago. got it all straightened back up. looking great. out here in the upper deck, metimes jokingly referred to as the cheap seats. this is where you can get some home run balls here. adam laroche had a ball that handed here, 430 footer, april 5th, 2014. these may be some of the better seats for catching baseballs. more coming up. lauren? >>> good .morning i'm going to be joining you coming up shortly at 7:00 a.m. rolling on down there. let's talk about the forecast for the nationals versus the mets. we're going to be down there for weather day early. that starts at 10:00 a.m. but the 1:00 game against the mets, plenty of sunshine. listen, it's going to get breezy as we head ito the afternoon. you saw the flag at just about 4:3

chuck is predicting a -- forecaa, quote, near >> bravo, chuck bell, bravo. good morning, i'm aaron gilchr let's get to meteorologist chuck bell impressive foreca and melissa mollet will give an update on the commut >> comfortable for sure. i hope you did what i did last night, sleep with the windows open. temper morning have 47 in charlestown. 47 in front roya 59 in arlington, 55 in prince if you're away from the city or look at that mber, 76 for a sunny and mild. eunlike yesterday wher we've had fairly briskor nthwesterly wind, today will not be the case. light winds and s shine for now tomorrow i have increased in particular. highs will be i the mid to we are unr a slight risk for more about that and of course melissor good mng. a tractor-trailer its side. trying to get it back on to its othe roadway so they can loaded with ac units so they had not any impact on the no majorslowdowns, just the princecounty, no worrie 210, branch avenue, pennsylvani we're new details in distri here's photo of bernard accord to the washington he was involved in a fight on k

>> weirdo.no >> i don't k you, chuck bell. all right.he adventure and moms were disclosed last ight. victor sicobo's marine spent more than four hours in the deepest known part of the ocean. the team collected scientific sample says and identified at least three -- samples and identified at least three new species. they found candy wrappers on the ocean floor. disheart disheartening. to put in perspective just how deep they were, think about 65 washington monuments stocked on on top of one another. >> or 28mpire state buildings. >> there you go. >> or seven miles -- how do you -- >> 50 to 80 feet per mile -- didn't have the time for the math exactly. >> it would have taken me three days to fige that out. >> it would not. 2.5 days tops. >>> t skies have been clearing out athittle during e overnight hours. thank goodness we tre going catch a little break in rain. still have a chance for showers today, but nothing quite as substantial as the soaker that we had on monday. and the last 365 calendar days in a row, we maintained a icord-breakin

chuck is predicting a -- forecaa, quote, near >> bravo, chuck bell, bravo. good morning, i'm aaron gilchr let's get to meteorologist chuck bell impressive foreca and melissa mollet will give an update on the

i can give you a chuck bell guarantee. 100% chance today will be better than yesterday.he severeweather threat is gone. the last set of huge, lingering rain showers overnight are gone. that's a refreshing change just around the corner. a breezy afternoon. northwest winds have already arrived in places like winchester and hagerstown. that gusty northwest wind that y they're enjg in the shenandoah valley now, that will be arriving here in the d.c. metro area over the next couple of hours. you'll have no trouble noticing when the wind shift arrives. breezy this afternoon, northwest winds means fallingi

no. >> chuck bell with the forecast. rain today? >> a chance this morning and a better chance later this morning. not a total washout. skies will be on the mostly cloudy side as you start out on a friday. at least you can see the monument down awn. that good sign. 69 degrees. southerly winds overnight have helped to tour is scour all the -- to scour all the low clouds out of here that we dealt with yesterday. it's been an improving weather picture. 70 from warrenton to quantico, 69 in washington, 67 in prince george's counti. thurmont, maryland, down to 59. the planner for today, a warm day today. starting out near 70 this morning.be really won't hat much of a climb to get near 80 degrees by later on in theafternoon. here's hit-and-miss rain chances at any time. at least have the umbrella handy. no heavyain just yet. and not everyone, not everyone's going to get hit. but thoseos -- the people who don't get hit with rain are going to be hard to pinpoint this far in advance. there's the front across peterson ohio. that is what it prom

. >> weh begin wite birthday boy, meteorologist chuck bell. good morning, happy birthday. >> thanks. you know, you get older every day as it is. >> gee, thanks for that. >> 52, party. all the way to the break of 7:00 p.m. tonight when i go to bed. cloudy skies for tonight. dealing with rain across central virginia. it's generally coming in our direction. keep the umbrella handy. not expecting a lot of rain, but a couple of showers around. mainly dry during the afternoon hours and warmer for sure. yesterday, temperatures were driven back into the mid 60s during the afternoon. nicely.e will recover tomorrow we'll start out dry and end with thunderstorm chances. right now, most of the rain, west of richmond, south o charlottesville, trending generally northward. a dry start for now couin ude hit-and-miss rain showers between now and lunchtime today. 5 temperatures, in the shenandoah. low 60s around town. your planner then for today, clouds and rain chances throughh lunme. peeks of sunshine this afternoon with highs in the mid 7s. more coming up i

o and then to chuck bell. melissa, what du have? >> good morning. inbound, northbound 5, leonardtown road at huckleberry drive. all northbound lanes are shut ow d important for everybody coming into town this morning. that's because of the fatal crash investigation. we just got off the phone with c pol they are telling us it was a two vehicle, head-on collision. two people killed. another being transported. the inbound situation is causing the problem for people. into town and out of town, 66 and 95, no complaints there this morning. outer loop of the beltway, the ramp to southbound pennsylvanian avue, we industrial that ramp blocked by the work ne. and i want to show you this camera again. i wasoo

a nice spring day to watch some baseball for sure. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is out athe ballpark this morning getting us ready for weather day. chuck? >> reporter: we're ready. we've been hing a lot of fun here at ballpark. it's going to be an exciting morning for all the schoolkids coming down to lear about science and baseball and weather and have a grand old time. they goat stay around and watch thme. every year they try to come one something more to make the in-game experience more exciting not just for fans ofa the but also for parents who have kids. so brand new this year, the ed penf kids fun zone, a completely enclosed area where you can bring your kids, and they can zoom down the slides and play a mini game of baseball. another thing that's part of the fan experience of being able to com down here and enjoy a little baseball. more about them storm t 4 what day coming up later on. for now to the lovely and talented lauren ricketts. >> i'll join you in about 30 minutes. we'll head down ere, all of us. tune in at 4:00. doug's going to have his summer outlook. you

. >> we begin with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell on his birthday. happy birthday to you, ch k. >> 64 years old -- >> what? >> you are just so wrong for that -- >> is that wrong? >> totally wrong. >> 52's bad enough. 64 -- if i'm still waking up at 1:30 in the morning when i'm 64 come to work, something's gone terribly wrong with my retirement plans. what do you need to know about the weather? e tracking a chance of rain for the first part of the day. i think most of your thursday will be dry. turning warmer for sure today. temperatures yesterday afternoon were driven back into the 60s. today i think we should be well into the 70s. t we arecking some raindrops here near charlottesville, southwest of fredericksburg, west of richmond. they're generallyg trendn a northeasterly direction. so sort of keep an eye on the sky for thetl next l bit as rain chantses will be increasing -- chances will be increasing rain around southern maryland. low 60s for most of the region. 62 in arlington. 61 inleesburg. 58 in brandywine, maryland. school day forecast, kids

you can find out about the metro center. >>> chuck bell has your forecast.r cry from yeste which was a record high minimum temperature for the day. 73 changing climate means the cool mornings of may are getting less and less frequent. right now sun out. gorgeous way to get your wednesday going. in the 40s across the shenandoah valley. 50 degrees in district heights. 49 in gaithersburg and germantown. 46 up in falling waters, west virginia. your forecast for today. bright sunshine. pretty much all day long. there will be a gradualcr inse in high clouds later on today. no chance for rain today.af ternoon high right around 76 adegrees. ourrage is 77. so perfect weather for the month of may. not too humid, either. n too breezy. for tomorrow, things start to change a little bit. mostly cloudy in t morning. here's a tiny chance for a sprinkle of rain tomorrow. i think the real issue tomorrow will be later on in the afternoon. ton ownload our nbc washi app. we'll have our full interactive radar feature available. this big swirl of low pressure out here that's broug

. >> letes start with storm 4 meteorologist chuck bell and more on this morning's chilly rain. chuck? >> i feel bad for aaron's chauffeur on days like this. >> right? >> does he have to carry you to the car, over the puddles, on days like this -- >> put out the plasticmat so he wet.n't get his shoes >> i don't think what's happening here. >> they -- i don't know what's happening here. >> they don't pay him enough. >>> it feels more like mid-march than mid-may. 40s to barely near 50 now. moreain ahead. yay. yikes. insulated raincoat, something to keep you cool and dry today. first round lifting out, more rain where they came from. a rumble or two of thunder. not a big threat for aytod just continuous chances for rain showers off and on through the entirety of the day. as i mentioned, we're in the 40s to around 50 now. 49 in manassas. 53 in quantico. 51 in leonardwnto maryland, 50 in arlington. the school bus forecast on a monday, yes, no squlooutdoor re or playing outside afterschool. 48 at the bus stop on your way out. orely 58 on your way home. you can always u to stay ahead of

. >> we'll start with storm team 4 suteorologist chuck bell. looks like the 's coming up, chuck. >>> yes, indeed, officially subrise less than -- sunrise less than five minutes away. probably not going to be the prettiest sky for sunrise because we still have aai f number of clouds. a cloudy start, but the pavement on the 14th street bridges are still lingering puddles on some of the shady roads in the country. four things to know about the weather -- cool, cloudy, a littlemp early this morning. again, nothing showing up on storm team 4 unrain-wise l later today. on the whole, a nice day for today and tomorrow. mid 70s coming your way for the afterno n. startingf in the 50s. low to mid 50s in the shenandoah valley. mid to upher 50s here in t nearby neighborhoods, closer to 60 from annapolis into st. mary's county though. your planner for the commute, sun's up at 6:05. down at 8:05. there wilcebe a tine chanf rain on the western shore of the chesapeake bay. i'll show you the future weather and help you plan that coming up in a few minutes. fornow

our coverage begins when our very own chuck bell heads down to the ballpark for "news 4 today" tomorrow morning. chuck is thinking it might be pretty hot this summer. get ready. lo> also tomorrow "news 4 today," al family gives up the life they knew andloved all for the sake of their autistic son. i'm taking yo out to loudoun county where they've found comfort and built a community for their son while tackling an issue for people with developmental disbiblts. >> did you get your hands dirty? >> no. it wasn't that kind of story. >> here's your five day forecast. after a chilly start, perfect weather outside later on today. good weather for the baseball game and storm team 4 at nats rr park tomo. back into the 80s we go for friday and the weekend. we have to keep our streak alive. there's at least a chance for a few showers on friday. i think this weekend -- >> end that streak. rom the far, far cry last couple of weeks ends. sunny and warm. >> that's great. >>> right now chopper 4in lo for a problem we just heard about, reports of a car into the ciano canal. so chopper 4 doing what they d

chuck bell is looking at a brilliant sunshine this morning. >> yes, indeed.ight and sunny to get your day started. there are areas o low clouds and fog for some, certainly not in our picture from our city camera view this morning. right now,re 65 deg in washington with a light wind out of the northeast. winds have been light, and that's why there's patchy fog. visibility under a mile for manassas and warrenton toward the culpeper area. and there are thick foggy spots in northern freak county and upe by the chesaake bay. there will be fog to contend with, but it won't last long. temperatures mild, low to mid 60s for most, even a few upper 50s in the shenandoah valleyur yo planner then for today, a quick warmup. the sunshine will eat that fog away much faster today than yesterday. everyone once again m h like yesterday will be in the0s mid 8 to. there will be a likelihood o storms again this afternoon. as the whole area pushes our way in a general direction. there are light showers frederick county, west of dullet airpo very low impact. a quick sprinkle or two

meteorologist chuck bell has more on what we can expect. pretty warm now. >> very teasant start to day. not a lot of rain yet. there are plenty of clouds. we have seen sprinkles of rain ready, and there are more chances for rain coming up in waves later on in the day today. so far the month of may has beem nd wet. we're about 6.5 degrees warmer than average for the month. and we're in plus territory for rainfall sim hear toast year. the -- similar to last year. that will get a boost over the weekend. a lot of folks coming down the river into national airport this morning. w 68 currentlyh a south wind at 12 miles per hour. he's in the upper 60s to near 70 already across tregion. a little cooler, mid 60s in the shenandoah valley. it will be a plenty warm day today.id temperatures m0s by noon. near 80s for highs today. increasing chances for rain later on into the afternoon and high chances for rain laterr and 100% just about chance of rain on your sunday. this cold front will bring us that chance for thundstorms today. ahead of it we'll be ni

. >>> we begin with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. as tracking the possibility of some storms thisernoon. >> yes, indeed. feeling a lot more like homer simpson -- mmm, fried chicken. yes, indeed. cloudy and mild on your friday morning. most areas are starting off in the 60s today. another little taste of summertime here in the first few days of may. there will be a likelihood more rain and thunderstorms this afternoon. i think the coverage and the intensity will not match what we saw yterday. still, an isolated, stronger storm not completely out of the question. saturday we'll start dry, but a t of your weekend is going to be hit with rain chances. i'll show you more about the weekend coming up in a bit. your friday, offto a dry start for most. 59 leesburg, 60 inlorton. 68 in annapolis. there are a few raindrops across the northern shenandoah valley. these a sort of headed northbound. winchester, martinsburg, hagerstown, falling waters, west virginia, onorthernmost loun county, purcellville could get a couple of drops first thing this

. >> we begin with meteorologist chuck bell and our forecast. how's it looking, ouck? >> to a very foggy start here first thing this morning. this is going to hang around for another two or three hours or so. so plan on a foggy start. the 80-degree weather that we enjoyed the day before yesterday is coming bac most areas will be in the mid 80s this afternoon. warm, very humid, as well. as a result, understormse likely to bubble up after about 3:00 today. the evening commute could well be hit by raindrops. take the umbrella on the way out the door. the thickest of the fog is for hethe most part in northern half of the viewing area. northern montgomery county, only .3 mile visibility,.3inmile warrenton, visibility a half mile or less through the shenandoah valley.pe temturewise, it's comfortable. 50s to near 60 degrees for now. but once that fog lifts and the sunshine comes back out,pe temtures will start to climb. most everyone will be in the low to mid 60s by mid morning as the fog burns away. today's high, a toasty warm 87 degrees. and again, watch out for these after

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

storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is here keeping an eye on the sky. going to be a much better day, chuck. >> way better. the opposite of yesterday. won't be as hot, won't be as humid. a nice breeze, a 0% chance of rain this afternoon. a refreshing change for sure as fr

first, let's start withm stor team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. what about today? >> on the whole, i think most everyone is going to like today. a little bit more cloud cover today but a little bit cooler as a result of that. winds have turned from the east and northeast.e much likthe weather we have on monday, it's a nice, cool feel outside. 62 inin arlgton, 59 in brandy wine, 5 in olumbia, 64 in front royal,. virginia your planner for today, a lot of clouds and w'll see breaks of sunshine during the early to middle parts of the afternoon. depending where you travel, there will be a big range of mp teeratures. we should be in the mid to upper 70s. probably going to be 80 or warmer frt safford and ed fricksburg. parts of northern maryland might not get above 70. everyone gets a little preview of summertime tomorrow. more about that forecast coming up. melissa, did you want to get in line right behind me? >> yes. no, i don't. i would give him ad. band ai i don't want him to get hurt. >> thank you. >> i don't know if a band aid would do it, maybe crutches if they kic

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

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

storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is here tracking the forecast. >> then wtop's jack taylor will ll us in on whether it's impacting the roads. chuck, testimony us what -- tll what we can expect. >> first thing we'll have the chance for rain and thunderstorms. fortunately for us, the higher severe weather threat is north of the pennsylvania border. we at least have a small chance of some stronger storms.l the rea impact is that it's coming during the commute. it's the unusual timing of it all that's i think going to op catch pe offguard if you're not careful. pockets of heavy rain, thunder and lightning already moving into the parts of northern shenandoah valley here. rain in the winchester area. this is going to be moving into martinsburg the next couple of minutes. there's thunderstorms there north of petersburg, west virginia. all quiet here from the washington area into the western subugs. once yo west of the blue ridge, that's where the rain is for now. we'll be tracking the stormch ce here over the next couple of hours. i think the highest chances for rain and thunder in the

. >>> let's turn to meteorologist chuck bell at 4:40. sitting at 60 degrees. >> uh-huh. sure are. going to be a d pleasant outside. a little cloudy and damp around this morning. but finally the rain which was here pretty much start to finish on your nday, that's now gone. we'll get back to more sunshine later on in the day today. you're going to spend a little time oside in the garden today, you can expect your box woods -- inspect your boxwoods for leave damage. leafminers, spsylid aol is -- sor, don't know much about the insects. the ten-day outlook coming up. traffic.ow about the a live look through germantown, looking good, 270 northbound and southbound, we'll look elsewhere and tell you where we have a little slowdown. >>> it is going to be a busy week in washington. the trump administration faces several deadlines, two major ones just today. >> on top of that, lawmakers are making moves to hear from specialcounsel robert mueller. ayne alexander with more. >> reporter: good morning. let's start witheahe pair of ines. yes, attorney general william barr is under subpoena from h

chuck bell? >> gardening forecast. spend some time in the outside cleaning up the yard. 50s this morning with some cloudiness around. increasing sunshine later in the day. only a slight chance for a few showers. probably not until after dark. gardening tip now that the tulips and other bulb-based flowers are ready, next spring. >>> i'm adam tusch, you may like them, may not. you're g ng to see more on the streets coming up. >>> plus, have you opened facebook this morning. it looks different than when you went to bed. we'll tell you drivers just wont put their phones down. weeed a solution. introducing... smartdogs.ra the first dogs ted to train humans. stopping drivers from: liking. selfie-ing. and whatever this is. available to the public... never. smartdogs are not e answer. but geico has a simple tip. turn on "do not disturb while driving" mode. brought to you by geico. >>> "news 4 today" starts now. northwest washington. temperatures on this roller coaster ride that we call the weather in this part of the country.

bell. looking good,chuck. >> it is looking good. talking about me or the yather?>ou always look good. >> thanks. predawn glow. sun's up before 6:00 a.m. you've got to love when the early sun rises. 59 in washington. 48 in columbia, maryland. 55 in montgomery village. 60 in hagerstown. 56 down the road in fredericksburg. we havto keep an eye, the first cluster of thunderstorms pointed at central and southwestern virginia. i do think that this is going to increase our chances for some stronger storms later in the ay. look at that little spin right there. lots of thunder and lightning before the sun's even up there near charleston, west virginia. most of that's headed toward charlottesville, roanoke, and lynchbu lynchburg. traveling that way, be o the ookout. slight risk for strong to severe storms later in the day. higher chances for that the farther southwest you live or da travel but we do at least have that opportunity all through the curse of the d.c. metro area. again, that firstuster is mainly going to miss us to the south and west. however, it will leave litt

chuck bell? >>> all right. we'll have a stormy weather alert day because all the active weather in the miest is going to start to impact the mid-atlantic later in the aftp,noon. coming'll show you the future weather. >>> so it will be years before you see the new design for a $20 bill. you may recall the new face on thedill was suppo to be freed slave harriet tubman. the treasury department who was supposed to issue harriet tubman $20 bills next year to coincide with the 100th anniversary of women getting the right to vote. now the new bill won't be issued until 2028. treasry secretary mnuchays the $10 and $50 bills would be approved first. >> okay. >> yea >>> some young voices wi get a historic platform to talk about race and immigratin. >> yeah. they're taking the stage at ford's theater for a program called stand up, be heard. 15 students from the arlington career center in rockville high school will deliver personal messages on struggles for immigrants making a new life in the u.s., as well as long-held iss

. >> we begin with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. man, the midwest hit with those t >> we knew it was coming days and days in advance. hopefully we've limited the loss of life and property ae much as wn out in that part of the country. for us, after our first de 90-ee day of the year yesterday -- 90 at national airport, 91 at bwi marshall yesterday. a little early preview of what's coming for the summer. this morning, though, a weather front has gone through. as a result we're turning cooler today. you'll notice the wind direction out of the northwest this afternoon. 40s in western maryland.ll sti 71 by the bay in annapolis. most everybody starting off in th60s this morning. there's still another hour or two befo we get to sunrise. rpdon't be sed. have a lot of 50s in the suburbs. afternoonemperatures today even with an abundance of sunshine are not going to be as near as hot a yesterday. a 15-degree improvement.y toda's highs in the low to mid 70s. t warmer air isn't now it. more about that coming up. > thank yo right now first 4 tr

storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is here tracking the possibility of strong storms. >> it's 4:01, ladies and gentlemen. >> those comments from aaron leave a mark, don't they? all oght. cly and mild after a couple of rounds of thunderstorms yesterday and during the overnight hours. another little taste of summer coming our w for today. likely going to have more thunderstorms later in the day today. i think the coverage and the intensity today will be less than yesterday. so that's good news.ed activity storm -- the storms could pa the skies with winds. gicouple of sprinkles along the virginia/west vira border. temperatures are on the mild side. mostly in the mid 60s for now. we'll have no trouble today climbing back up into the 80s. high temperature today around 85 degrees. again, keep it at 40 to 50% un chance of thrstorms later on in the day. keep the umbrella ready to go. i think the w weekendl start dry, but i worry that it won't end that way. melissa, good morning to you.mo >>> good ing. taking a look at the roads, inner loop, outer loop of the beltway, no problems right now

l as weok ahead to the weekend storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is in with the forecast and we'll check wi melissa mollet for the traffic update. check? >> this will be more hiss and miss as compared to the super soakers we've been dealing with. i think if we get rain today this would make seven fridays in a row with rain if we vify with rain today. there's a leading edge of thunderstorms here rolling into western west virginia. thish first pus of thunderstorm chances is just barely going to miss us to the south and west. that also means that for the southwestern part of the news4 area, south of fauquier county toward orange and culpeper, be on the okout. a little higher chance for the first round of thunderstorms to get you to. that's between now and lunchtime. otherwise, a quiet to the day. partly cloudy, 50s in the suburbs to about 60 downtown in eayside. later in th day, even with the first chance in and out before lunch, later on in the afternoon, there will be an opportunity for more thunderstorms. we're under the slight risk for severe weather today from the good folks at t

. >> we'll begin, though, with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. a good, stiff breeze out there this morning. ao.ittle humidity, >> yes. a little of all of those things. >> your hair looks good. >> you think so >> summer came in like, you itow, a punch to the face. >> yeah did. we will a little reprieve not so much today but tomorrow and wednesday. a little break from the re-summer levels of heat and humidity courtesy of that cold front moving through ohio now. out ahead of it, as aaron mentioned, the breeze is up this morning. southerly breezes, 10to 20 miles per hour. that is going to continue to bring the warm and humid air touough the morning h. not a big chance for rain early. i couldn't rule out a sprinkle or two. the real thing you'll nice is how incredibly mild it is. annapolis hasn't even gotten below 80 ynut. that is ual for the third week of may. most of the suburbs are in the low to mid 70s now. future weather caes the mainly dry morning. after 1:00 or 2:00, here's the chance on the high-resolution forecast model for storms developing.

let's start with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and a look at the warmth to come. >> yes. i think mt of us will be above 90 degrees again this afternoon. not as far above as yesterday. >> does it make a heat wave? >> no. well, that wuld be two in a row. i don't know. t's -- what's important is it's coming to anend. we will not be 90 tomorrow or over the weekend. much like yesterday, there is af opportunity some stronger storms later on in the day. i was happy to report yesterday was more of a miss than a hit for a thunderstorm. that's okay by me. but today we'll have a chance for isolated, stronger thunderstorms during the middle and later parts o the afternoon. nothing on radar at this point in time. it's offyo a dr start. a dry commute into work. temperatures are mild. 70 in leesburg, 75 in arlington. 68 in columbia, maryland. 75 in california, maryland. al yourner then for today, mild and muggy this morning. plenty warm during the course of the afternoon. most areas will get up to aroun9 0. a little better than that 93 rd yesteay, that's for sure. for the afternoon and

o and then to chuck bell. melissa, what du have? >> good morning. inbound, northbound 5, leonardtown road at huckleberry drive. all northbound lanes are shut ow d important for everybody coming into town this morning. that's because of the fatal crash investigation. we just got off the phone with c pol they are telling us it was a two vehicle, head-on collision. two people killed. another being transported. the inbound situation is causing the problem for people. into town and out of town, 66 and 95, no complaints there this morning. outer loop of the beltway, the ramp to southbound pennsylvanian avue, we industrial that ramp blocked by the work ne. and i want to show you this camera again. i was looking for some oers here. really theoggiest spot, area with the most fog this morning, that stretch of 270 through clarksburg andgermantown. chuck, it really is dense out there in spots. down to under a mile in money locations. keep the low beams on and lights down. temperatures starting off mostly in the 50s in the suburbs. there's a dense fog advisory f

storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is here keeping an eye on the sky. going to be a much better day, chuck. >> way better. the opposite of yesterday. won't be as hot, won't be as humid. a nice breeze, a 0% chance of rain this afternoon. a refreshing change for sure as fresher air rides a wind in here. it will be breezy at times. that's all right. as long as the humidity is dropping, we don't care about that. the holiday weekend should be off to a nice, dry start. airport, at nation as promised over the last couple of hours by me, the wind has turned to the northwest at national airport. that is the beginning of the end of the humidity around the d.c. metro area for today. 72 now in leesburg. 71 in quantico, 64 in howard county where they had the confirmed tornado yesterday. here's ourlanner then for your friday. beautiful. bright and sunny, breezy at times. temperatures will get back into the low 80s for most of the area today. forecasting 83 for the high. again there's the northwesterly breeze. for your saturday, 82 with a mix of clouds and sunshine. an

. >> wu start with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and the forecast fortoday. chuck? >> good morning. nice weather outside for your monday afternoon plans. a little chance to -- a little sunshine back in your life after a very rainyfay d an inch of ral three local airports. nearly an inch at bwi marshall. four things to know -- we're off to a cloudy, cool, and damp start, but the rain is over. we'll get back to sunshine later in the ternoon. really nice weather today. temperatures back up into the mid 70s. we should be in the 80s for tomorrow. here's your houby-hour planner. for your monday, cool and damp. in the 50s through at least 8:00 or 9:00 in the morning. mid to upper 60s by 11:00. coffee break time. 2:00 in the afternoon, 72 with more sunshine. nice and mild by 5:00, temperatures in the mid 70s. highs today in washington, 77 degrees. nice nbrthwesterly eeze. we'll talk about the next rain chance coming up. >>> thank you. looking at thamerican legion bridge, inner loop, inner loop, everything -- inner loop, outer loop, everything moving just fine. thight lane b

let's head over to storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell before we check the commute with melissa mollet. what do we ne toknow? >> grab the umbrella for sure. it's had a chance to dry out, but over the next four days there's at least a chance of rain each and every day. this morning, really ai hit-and-miss chances between now and lunchtime. i'm optimistic afternoon activities will be dry. tomorrow, a dry start and wet finish. same story for saay. mainly dry for the first part of saturday and may stay dry all the way up to 5:00, 6:00 saturday afternoon befor rain moves in. sunday, rain pretty much all day for mother's day. that won't make me very popular at all. rain near charlottesvie this morning. it's doing its best to try and lift back to the north. chance t to keep a rain for the early parts of the day today. temperatures are mild. we're in the 50s and low 60sdao get your y going. and once we get a f peeks of afternoon, to the temperatures should jump to the r 70s. up a closer look at the rain amount on mother's day coming up in a few minutes., for nowver to a mom of three. >> yes. y

happy birthday, chuck bell. >> thanks. >> ah. >> oh. >> look at that. oxon hill, northbound indian head highway diverted at kirby, a crash blocking all lanes north of e intersection. we're trying to get information on this one now. right now, we don't see a huge impact because you a gtting around it pretty easily. outer loop between 50 and little river turnpike, right lane is getting by the work zone. outer loop ramp to northbound pennsylvania avenue. ramp is blocked by that work zone. and in virginia, manassas eastund 66 after suddenly, right lane getsth by ere. eun? >> thank you. >>> we have breaking news right now. a second local person has died as a result of the sri lankan attacks on easter sunday. >> cory smithas the latest. >> reporter: good morning. that second victim has been confirmed as chelsea decamenato. she worked for the department of commerce. the secretary of commerce released a statement, this is rt of it,aying that chelsea passed, a way on may 4th, saturday. she was an internationaprogram specialist in sri lanka on assignment. the sec

we'll begin with the forecast with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. a busy, wet weekend. >> unfortunately. i wish i had better news for mother's day. is not going to be cooperative for any of your outdoor plans. you may want to reschedule the tour of the garden at this point. right now we have s light rain to contend with on your friday morning. more opportunities for rain come in later in the day. have your umbrella. youl need it each and every hy for the next couple of days. most of the rainre from the plains, virginia, toward leesburg to

storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell has the forecast. we'll check in with melissa mollet r a first 4 traffic update. >> okay. i'll take it from here. >> yes. you first, chuck. >> full stop. now on with the weather. yeah, these high, thin clouds drifting overhead, the clouds are coming from the west. when we showed the sunrise a while ago, the eastern sky had been relatively clear. so clouds sort of sneaking in. there will be a chance of thunderstorms. the highest chances will be south and west of washilton. k at this cluster of thunder and lightning here roaring through west virginia. most of that will go south of us. there will be a chance for additional storms to develop later in the day. not everyone's going to get rained on. but i'd at least have the umbrella ready to go. e're under a slight risk for strong to severe storms later on in the afternoon. it will be warm. mid 50s now.gh daytime hi in the low to mid 80s. keep a weather eye to the sky. have your nbc washington app ready to go, and staywi h nbc washington and news4 at 4:00,

storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is tracking the forecast.us with another update in anu few mis. >>> thousands of typical metro riders heading into the office this morning may be in for a rough commute. it's the first time that commuters will experience the metro rail summer shutdown. >> the blue and yellow lines at all six ations south of reagan national are now closed for repairs through september. news4's aimee cho is live this orning at just one of the shuttle pickup stops available now for commuters. good morning. >> reporter: hey, guys, good morning. yeah, we are at the franconia-springfield station. you'll be greeted by an "statio closed" sign. back there you see folks are getting on the free shuttle buses to take them to the entagon where they can transfer. i'm joined by metro's general manager, paul weedefeld, bhanks forng with us. how is the closure and the bus system going so far? >> so far, sd. goo it's been busy for sure. but people are -- we're meeting them literally as they park and giving directions how to get here. as you hea

. >> we'll begin with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and a look at the weather this morning. no rain, so the coolness in the air isn't quite as bad as yesterday. >> yes -- >> still pretty >hilly. the rain makes it worse. >> it does. and it's not raining now -- reason i was giving you the quizzical look. not raining this morning, but bring the umbrella with you. it may rain on you a little later on in the day today. nothing like the super soakers of yesterday, but quick-hitting showers, not at all out of the yes, indeed, very chilly. your spring fleece early this morning. it's also going to be on the breezy side. northwest winds have arrived, and that will mean that things stay plenty cool. afternoon high today will be a smidge warmer than yesterday. we topped off at a bombing 61 yesterday. we'll reach about 63 this afternoon. still plenty cool. ell below average. some quick-hitting rain chances come our way later in the day, as well. it is indeed a chilly start. open window weather for sure, as long as you kept the extra blanket around. 47 in montgomery couy. 43 in frederick

it could be another slippery rning on the roads in first 4 traffic. >> chuck bell is -- here hs. me we're doing a newscast, chuck. let's talk about the weather, my friend. >> he was researching all the information toiv gus the most accurate forecast. >> my turn already? didn't i just do the dog-walking forecast? all right. sorry about that, everybody. scattered chances for raiare coming later in the day. a beautiful, bright, sunny, start, but chilly. temperatures in the 40s to get your day goin and take a little umbrella because there will be some scattered showers this afternoon. but rain chances are trending in the right direction. meaning they're getting lower and lower as we get closer to the end of the week and the weekend. so car washing forecast for today, take your chances.t re will be some quick-hitter showers to deal with. again, a drying trend as we get towaranthe end of the week the weekend. honestly, i think you're going to lover the weekend. we've -- to lo the weekend. we're talking 80-degree weather and sunshine. >> i'm going to love that weekend, you'rebsolutely gh