our chuck bell is back and has more on our forecast. >> good morning, everybody. monday is here.tly partly cloudy to cloudy. hot and humid around h e. that will lead t a likelihood of thunderstorms noonly today. keep your umbrella handy. you'll need it tomorrow, wednesday, and thursday as well. i think our next chance for a dry day doesn't appear until friday. very unsettled weather today. highs near 90. so everyone has a chance for some thunder andtn lig today but highest chances for any severe storms right here in and around the washington and baltimore area and keep that in mind as you're planning your day. high pressure is pumping that heat and humidity in our ec dion. thunderstorms this morning out across parts of west virginia. they are tracking off to the northeast. at the pace they are going, are likely to impact the northern parts of the shenandoah valley between 8:00 and 9:00 this morning so keep your umbrella handy. rain chances in parts of the shenandoah. around the city i think we will wait until lunch time or shortly thereafteu here is fut weather to plan your day o

. >>> let's start with chuck bell with the forecast. >> traffic may be snarled but not because of the weather this morning. your afternoon and evening commutes, that could be a weather problem before anything else. storm team 4 weather alert today. severe storm chanc increase with pim later into the afternoon. hot, humid and breezy. in the 90s tod.later into the a. hot, mid and breezy. in the 90s today. strong thunderstorms and flood warnings near metro philly. early morning train and flight to new york city or boston, that travel could be impacted. no rain on the radar first thing this morng. it is steamy. not everybody will get hit with storms toay. 60%, though. hail and damaging winds are el lik the morning commute is already in trouble. >> outer loop shut down at 66 because of a crash investigation. megan mcgrat with a live report in a second. all traffic is pushed on westbound i-66 to get around this. outer loop express lanes diverted to westbound 66. westbound 66 ramp to the outer loop, that ramp is closed because of the crash investigation. prince george's county no big problem

. >>> let's check on our foreca with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. could we get more storms today? >> we can. t probably not level of severe weather we saw yesterday. had a does severe thunderstorms warnings yesterday. our severe weather parameters are lower than yesterday. that being said it's anotr muggy morning. another very warm afternoon. we made 91 yesterday. i think most areas will stay in the mid to upper 80s today and that little bit of a slightly cooler afternoon should help keep the storms from being quite as strong but could leave a quick half an inch to an inch of rain so a flash flood watch is in place for the d.c. metro area. radar shows not much going on around the area at this point. maybe a few sprinkles down near charlottesville and richmond. they won't beothering us. bring a drop or two early this morning. future weather keeps us dry through the morning. re is 3:00 in the afternoon. thunderstorms bubbling up wean warrenton and charlottesville and at 4:00 in the afternoon thh nce runs through the d.c. metro area. plan for rain and

. >>> time for a look at our s foreca hot and humid, chuck bell. >> indeed. a summer-like day around here and probably end with a good chance of severe weather. the peek threat time will be between 4:00 and 9:0 on. upside if you're heading for the beach the weather will be 100% perfect. >>> not so >>> we are in weather alert mode day. chuck bell is monitoring the chance for severe afternoon storms and join us in a few minutes for a look what to expect. >>> justin trudeau heads south to meet with president trump at the white house for a discussion on global trade. >> nbc news craig boswell joins us live from capitol hill with more on this. >> reporter: good morng. canadian prime ministerus jtin trudeau is meeting with p president troday at the white house. theer two lead really in their last meeting about trade, which is what they are talking about today, their last meeting about tra at the g-20 really was a got of tension when they wrapped up that meetin when they were discussing tariffs at the time. but today they are talking about the u.s. and mexico and ca

we start wth meteorologist chuck bell. >> nice weather friday and saturday and sunday and aoreak frthe humidity and the afternoon storm chances. the weather is looking perfect for all of your outdoor plans.il a few clouds lingering over washington this morning. temperatures aren't that cool yet. by this time tomorrow morning, most of the suburbs across northern virginia, suburban maryland and the shenandoah valley will be in0s the 5 yes, in june! you'll be in the 50s most saturday and sunday. perfect for dog walking weather. check out chex. get the miles in. next week is hazy, hot and humid. today is sunny and breezy and lower humidity. amaz melissa, you got to love that. >> i do. >>> we have all lanes shut down at this water main break and that ju popped up in our system. rest of the beltway looking fine. a look at g.w. parkway northbound, left lane is getting by. take a look in woodbridge northbound 95 prosecute 123 right lane is getting by that zone. 66 into town and out of town is just fine. aaron? >> thank you. >>> we are followingbrking news concerning escalating tensions between

good morning, chuck bell. >> good morning, melissa. it's quiet outside this morning and on the muggy side. it won'ting as hot as today as yesterday. about three or four degrees cooler than that tod the little bit of difference in the afternoon high temperatures -- our rain chances remain high but i don't think we will have as many severe thunderstorms warnings as yesterday. that being said a high chance for rain and the occasionally rumble of thunder later on in the day and rain chances at 70%. for now all is dry on the radar. the potential for any slow movinger thundstorm could drop a quick half an inch to an inch of rain. temperature 71 fairfax and your planner today, plan on a lot of warmth and

. >> but let's begin with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. more rain today, chuck? >> yeah. >> wow. >> quite a bit of rain. national airport over an inch.s two inc of rain in two consecutive days. crazy amounts of rain in the city. outlying areas so places didn't get a drop yesterday. even higher chance for rain today. fortunately our severe weather chances are low for today. that changes for tomorrow before soeally nice weather returns for friday and saturday. today the risk of severe weather is way out to our west. again, it will be here for tomorw. so let'senjoy our one-day reprieve from any bad weather. there's a lot of humidity in place today, so do in the turn your back on a ra chance. it's not going to rain everywhere all day long, but our rain chances are at 80% today. temperatures upper 60s to around 70. dry commute in, highs in the low 80s and likely to have a wet commute home. melissa, good morning to you. uc>> good morning, chk. right now have a new problem here. we did have just the right side blocked by this accident southbound 295 at malcolm x. right

forecast.a >> melissllet is standing by with first 4 itra we'll start with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bellwhat would you like to say, mr. bell? st i'm sure the moon'sll there. i didn't see it on my way in because of the clouds. i'll be checkin around. i'll spin the city camera around and see if i can it. i think it's a fairly overcast sky this morning. it is still ere. raindps sou of fredericksburg passing over i-95, those are headed toward the northern neck, king george county in virginia there. also our friends and neighbors there, st. mary's county. there's a tiny chance for a few

storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell, it's thursday morning. how are we looking on this da l >> asng as you like it hot, you'll like the forecast for your thursday.

we begin with storm team 4 meteorologst chuck bell and details on this weather alert. calm before the storm, chuck. >> aaron, i haven't been back 90 minutes and, pow, blame it on the weather! >> that means i missed you. >> plenty of clouds around. suns upn 15 minutes or so. there will be an opportunity for sere weather today, tu unfornately. this highlighted area includes the d.c. metro area through baltimore and south side of philly but not seve weather before noon but a likelihood of showers and rumble. thunder first thing this morning across partof easternest virginia and northern shenandoah valley. these showers and thunderstorms this morning will not be severe but grab your umbrella today and is also just in. a flash flood watch issued by the national weather service at includes all of the d.c. metro area prince george's county and fairfax county and loudoun county. temperatures it is steamy this morning. mid-70s now. near 90or a high today. this won't are our last day to face a rain chance either. more coming up in a few. >>> inner loop mr. new hampsavre ue slow h

hello chuck bell. 9again. >> keep it going. it's summertime! this is it! you know? >> our average high is up to 87 degrees. five degrees warmer than aver as statistically our hottest time of the year is still just ahead of us here the last two wks of july. statistically are the hottest time of the year. but we notched another 90 into the book yesterday so that is ten so far in 2019. with our continuation of above weather expected to continue through the end of the month we will have 14, 90-degree days by the ends of june. yesterday ten by the end of ju and 11 in 2017 and five in 2016. behind two other years. 19 days in the 90s befde the en of june in 2015 and 21 such days back in 2010. 201 is the record holder for how many 90-degree days have we ever had in a year that was 67 days above 90 in 2010.on i d think we will break that record but stack up the 90-degree days the next couple of weeks. 66 in springfield, virginia and 77 now in washington. your planner for today is all sunshine and hot. 93 expected high today. omeven hotterrow at 95. one difference a higher ch

we start with the check of traffic with melissa mollet and weather with meteorologist chuck bell. >> chuck, we're in weather alert mode already today. we're looking at big changes this afternoon. >> yeah, there's that cool, comfortable low humidity air enjoying the last few days, gone. southwest winds have returned. it's brought the humidity. added temperatures will lead to addedn instability ihe atmosphere. unfortunately storm team 4 weather agirt could ve you the notice that there's a chae for stronger thunderstorms later today. after today our weather turns rather pleasant again. the main threat for severe weather is down to our south and ouweto our . there's a chance that anynd iidual storm that gets going could pack ait of a punch. already some pre-dawn thunderstorms out here near charleston, west virginia. a lot of instability in the atmosphere. just the opportunity for a stronger thunderstorm with really gusty winds and small hail a possibility. it's all quiet fut now clouds will thicken up. temperatures starting off a lot milder this moing, in the 50s s.d 60 no more 40s like y

. >>> chuck bell, 4:42. >> time four dog walking forecast ofhe day. 4 1/2 years old and lyric is a lap dogecause she is sitting on a lap. she would make a great addition to your family. you can a adopt great animals they have available. extra b long walause heat and humidity are coming back this afternoon. the ap >>> hpening today, takiing action. preside announce a series of economic sanctions against iran. >> this weekend the president spoke to moderator chuck todd. l >> i'm notking for war. if there is it's obliteration like you've never seen before and i'm noaa not looking to do that but you can'thave a nuclearweapon. >> we are joined from chamtinap hill wh more details is tracie potts. >> the president is leaving the or open and keeping in mind the country announc within days they will have more enriched uranium in their ed in the than all nuclear deal the president pulled out of. he is today announcing more sanctions on their already crippled economy and comes after the president calls off an air strike that our mitary says would kill 150 people. the president sa it was not in re

orm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. why is it getting hotter, chuck? >> why? you should be happy it was properly forecast. >> yes. >> i can't do anything once it's heremy but it's job to let you know it's coming. it's miserable outside. kind of a humid start. your commute for today, muggy ere between now and about 7:00 or 8:00 in the morning and a quick warm-up just like yesterday. lely to be above 90 by noon time and most of the afternoon in the low to mid-90s. there will be a chance for storms. car washing forecast? you can take your chances. not everyone is going to get rained on but chances today and tomorrow. sunday is the next probably the next best day get the car wasd or the cheap in your case, jack. >> exactly. it will take care of itself. from the district to 295 before you get on the baltimore-washingtorkway kenworth avenue northbound there is work and to go north on that stretch that ramp remains closed. you will find westbound span closed so eastbound is running two-way traffic and still in ay that two-w traffic pattern. for now traffic is light a

. >> but let's start with chief meteorologist chuck bell. >> i hope you enjoyed the weekend. that is about as nice weather we can expect between june 15th and ptember.rts of unfortunately the humidity and heat are about ready to start iging up this week. already some b thunderstorms way to our south. that is part of a larger storm system will bring the heat and humidity back and storm chances baclater on into the afternoon today. not a humongous risk for severe weather but any individual storm with temperatures up near 90 today and any individual storms could certainly pack a punch so we will keep you posted on that. not too bad this morning. most everybody back down below 70 deees. that will become a rarity beginning tomorrow into the rest of the week. here is your planner for your monday. a gradual increase in clouds today and risk of afternoon thunderstorms. future weather and timing that out and hiow high the temperatures are the rest of the week. melissa, happy monday. >> you too.r outeop getting by the work zone and nothing will slow you down too much at this point. 66

standing by with a look at first 4 traffic. >> but let's begin with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bellore rain today, chuck? >> yeah. >> wow. >> quite a bit of rain. national airport over an inch.s two inc of rain in two consecutive days. crazy amounts of rain in the city. outlying areas so places didn't get a drop yesterday. even higher chance for rain today. fortunately our severe weather chances are low for today. that changes for tomorrow before soeally nice weather returns for friday and saturday. today the risk of severe weather is way out to our west. again, it will be here for tomorw. so let'senjoy our one-day reprieve from any

's check on your forecast for thursday morning with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. good morning to you. >> good morning, everybody. thursday morning is here and the weekend is close enough you can almost feel it. temperature now 70 degrees in purcell, virginia. 67 in springfield.é:ñ 67 degrees inmontgomery. plan on another sizzler. afternoon temperatures today once again above 90 degrees. sunset 5:45 and down at 8:37 this evening. rain chances will creep up just a little bit as we get into the weekend especially on your sunday. more about the timing and all ing up. c for now, back to the news. >>> raceho for the white se officially on. last night, ten of the democrats running for president appeared in the first ofry two prima debates hosted by nbc in miami. there were some testing exchanges, but all of the es candidatagreed on one iing -- someone has to defeat president trum 2020. the candidas also agreed that heal care was a human right and al americans should have coverage. >> they were splith how tey would accomplish that goal. americans have health insurance thr

. >> but let's begin with chuck bell on the weather. what should weexpect? >> all is quiet this morning. afternoon and evening commutes could take it on the chin for ther nature. we have severe weather in progress across parts of the deep south so a very energized storm system will bring increasing chance for strong storms later on in the day. lightning and thunder up near ghe philadelphia area and mov away but developing showers in southwestern virginia. severe weather chances will go up with time today andigh irrisk for severe weather from richmond southbound to the raleigh area. muggy outside. highs todayve back abo 90 degrees and the te on the severe weather is between 2:00 and 8:00today. i'll show wou futureather to plan that out and talk about the weekend coming up. >>> first 4 traffic alert. don loring outer loop shutdown at i-66 and traffic wushpushed o southbound. it's not having a huge impact because it's still early but if it sticks around, major backup. prince george's county more backups. more issues on the beltway is comurp. >>> police are work

storm team 4 chuck bell is keeping a close eye on the radar for us today. monitoringhe chance for severe afternoon storms. chuck will join us in a few minutes with a look at what you ctan expe >>> we are also following breaking news this morning. we have just learned that the overnight crash on the beltway near i-66 left someone dead. >> news4 megan mcgrath is joining us live from the scene with a look at what happened. what is the latest? >> reporter: just a short time ago, virginia state police did h confirm driver of the tractor-trailer involved in this accident died as a result of his injuries. ow in terms of the traffic situation here on the outer loop of the beltway i'll step out so you can looel for yours you can see they have reopened the two left hand lanes, so they are going. they are getting by theccident t you can see how slowly they are creeping by. still tie-ups in the area. the right lane, two right lanes here on the outer loop still closed at 66, i-66. the express lanes are open and tually they are moving speed so if you travel through this

storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell, it's thursday morning. how are we looking on this da l >> asng as you like it hot, you'll like the forecast for your thursday. comfortable enough this morning. 70 in loudoun county and 68 in front royal, irginia. 61 clinton, maryland. 76 here in washington. mild enoughtart to the day but 100% sunshine again and that means anotherno after with temperatures going ba0 above 9 degrees. most of the suburbs will be around 91 or 92. downtown locations today closer to 92 or 93 degrees. it's going to stay hot for the o reseeable future. your future forecast is all coming up. >>> the first ten democratic candidates turned up the heat last night in miami. two hours of plans, promises and policy kicked off the first major test of decision 2020 and only round one. >> tonight, ten more candidates will make their cases as they try to turn the white house blue. >> aaron gilchrist is covering the debates for us in south florida and working hith you withhlights from the spin zone. >> reporter: we saw very fiery e first debao

. >> we will hand things over to meteorologist chuck bell for a check on the forecast. it's a chilly start. >>> chilly in june is a whole different thing from chilly in february. >> this i true. >> i'm enjoying it personally. 58 now in washington. look how much cooler it is in the suburbs now. 45 in manassas,ur lay. 45 in winchester, martinsburg, 64 by the bay courtesy of the warm bay waters.t afnoon highs will be again into the 70s. plenty of sunshine for today. unfortunately, melissa, we can't keep cool, low humidity, sunshine around forever. i'll let you know w-- let you k when it changes coming up. >>> inner loop, outer loop, no major issues. nothing slowing you too much.l canaoad between arizona and fox hall. we had everything shut down because of a downed tree. looks like it may have just gotten cleared out of the way in northwest. i'll let you know when we get an update on that. potomac falls, westbound 7 near the parkway, all lanes westbound blocked by the crash and response. sounds like a serious accident with a overturned vehicle. 270 northbound and southbound

. >> let's start with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and a look at what we need to know for today. good morning, chuck. >> good morning. cheesecake would be very good. >> right, right? >> cheesecake and hot coffee. that sounds good.o better and much more reasonable for he to expect barbecue in the next hour. i'll taste some of that as the barbecue battle gets under way n the washington area. a lot of rain parts of region last night, so there will be puddle jumping this morning. more rain likely later in the day but less thunder. not a big severe weather threat for today. strong storms back in the forecast for your thursday. right now, you c see the rain from late yesterday it's moved out of the region. it's probably not going to stay dry all day. take your umbrella with you. 68. 64 nice and comfortable in wind chester. 71 in gaithersburg here this morning. afternoon high near 84 degrees. warm, humid and rain chances between 60 and 80% later on iy. the da detail more about that severe weather threat tomorrow coming up but for now let's hear from melis melissa. >> good morning, chuc

we begin with chuck bell and details on this weather al>>t.we are under the gun for potentially song to severe storms during the middle part of the afternoon. they are likely to come a little earlier today than normally would be expected. keep that in mind. early this morning, haze and humidity hanging over d.c. temperature 76 now at national airport. cooler in the suburbs. so also because of the possibity for some periods of heavy rain a flood watch from 2:00 until 10:00 today that starts in fairfax county andeo prince ge's county up north to the mason dixon line. severe weather peaking or severe weather peaking in the d.c. area between 3:00 and 5:00. i'll show youuture weather coming up. >>> first 4 traffic. only two lanes getting by here on the beltway inner loop at new hampshire area. a truck fire. you can see the response on the right side of the roadway and four-mile backup because of i ths. inner loop of the beltway near new hampshire area. outer loop moving fine but as pyou're approaching theblem a little delay on the outer loop but on

. >> let'start things off with chuck bell. beautiful day yesterday. how are we looking for today? > well, as long as you liked yesterday i don't think you'll have too many complaints with today. it's off to a comfortable start he this orning, but there will be a noticeable change in humidity levels as we get a little bit up closer to the weekend. for now, though, high pr osure downr tennessee is in charge of our weather. that's a good thing because if it'ssually the bermuda high is offshore which provides with the southwest wind, that's humidity stuff. but today north westerly wind it will be every bit as hot, dr zero percent chance for rain today, the northwest wind keeps humidity levels in check. it will be hot at least it w be terribly, terribly humid. this morning, starting off with temperatures in the 60s and low 70s. t too bad of a day. here is your forecast planner hour by hour, comforthele for orning hours, get your walks and jogs and rides in this mornin most areas will be in the low 90s f afternoon highs, 93 downtown. closer look at the humidityr the weekend coming up. d

. >> we'll start with storm team meteorologist chuck bell. a cool morning. >> cool this morning. it will be by june standards nol chilly/almost by this time tomorrow morning. check out the numbers -- 61 now in washington. 68 in annapolis. upper 50s in prince george's county. there are scattered 40s in parts of the shenandoah valley mountains of west virginia early this morning. by this time tomorrow morning, most of these numbers will be about ten degrees colder than gthis. that'sng to feel good. for toy, though, plenty of sunshine. if you're looking for something toomplain about, it will be a little breezy atme ti but daytime highs even with fuly sunshine toda running about ten degrees cooler than average. norndwest winds up arou 15 to 25 miles per hour. so sunny, breezy, and a lovely day to be outside. we'll talk aboute tuesday chill and the mdweek rain chances coming up. >> sounds good. thank you. >>> taking a look now at the beltway, inner op, outer loop, a little roadwork.'s nothing thoing to slow you down too much.u that, of coe, is good. 66 inbound, fairfax county parkway

st, let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. he says we are in for another hot andmy stea day. said? that what i >> i think so. i heard you say it. >> hazy and hot and humid and three h's of summertime are here. the heat wave is here day and tomorrow and a break from the humidity coming on sunday and monday so at least some good news in the forecast. but today it all about the stickiness. 66 ow in dulles airport and in with a high toreach 94. the trend is kind of your friend for the next couple of days.ft a a 96 tomorrow, we cool all the way down to 89 for a high on

. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell kicks things off with a look outside. chuck? >>> we had a prettysunrise 15 minutes ago. now the sun has been obscured again by clouds. areas there are littl of rain falling out of clouds, as well. 4 things to know about the weather -- a couple of aindrops early. we'll get back to enough breaks of sunshine from late morning into the afternoon hours to turn it very warmte and qu humid today. mid 80s comingur way this afternoon. that will al lead to another chance for some rumbles of thunders later in the day. radar first thing, the rain chance you saw, there it is, about ready to come up about where thee 270, the v the capital beltway. a few inrdrops along 66 and i-270. no big impact from rain. it is plenty humid. in washington. 73 in fredericksburg. there's the planner. for today, plan on it being warm, humid, and take the umbrella. mid 80s this afternoon. cooler and drier tomorrow. more about that and the weekend just ahead. >>> looking good outside so far. chopper 4 over the bw parkway, no problems outer loop or inner loop or b

melissaollet is standing by. >> let's begin with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell.hilly start, it's june. >> know, but it felt so good. i went to bed last night, the windows open, the breeze was blowing. i needed my blanky. it was good. i hope everybody else enjoyed it. some free airit condning from mother nature. and you never say no to free. skies have been clear overnight. the wind also laid down after sunset. as a result, temperatures fell quickly during the overnight hours. tst of the suburbs are in the 40ss morning. a chilly summer morning. 100% sunshine today before the humidity, and the thundersto

. >> we'll start with storm team 4 metdrologist chuck bell, an he's watching the radar right now. chuck? >>> yes, indeed. watching it because weave a few rain drops across the northern parts of the shenandoah valley this morning. they're rolling eastbound here. they're local to affect loudoun county, parts of montgomery e county in th next little bit. you can tell on the wider view, this is not a big impact on the early parts of the day. they did have a little thunder and lightning a cole of hours ago. that's since faded away. this cluster of rain showers here drifting into northern loudoun cou iy. basically you're going to travel 270 from frederick down to the beltway here. could have a little bit of the light rain the next hour or two. here's the way future weather handles that -- rain chance in and out btween now and 7:00 this morning. there could be another stray shower or two developing south of town. most of the late morning into the early parts of the afternoon will be rain free. it's going to be very warm and m hd. mid to upper 80s for temperatures this afternoon. and that'

. >>> first, meteorologist chuck bell is tracking more storms. >> yes, indeed.g today. high chances for rain. lower chances for thunderstorms today. but, strong storms are likely once again on your thursday. we'll time >>> now on news 4 today, caught on camera lighting up a lobby. more details about the suspected arsonist detectives are trying to find. >>> starting today, an early childhood essential gets an important safety upgrade. sitting in the safest possible h ihchair. >>> cannot believe the momentum. i cannot believe the support. >> and success after the shutdown. five months a two furloughed government workers turned to baking to get by. they have an exciting update for us. >> announcer: news 4 today starts now. >>> it's4:00 a.m., good morning, everybody i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. thlcome to wednesday. we're halfway ugh the week. we're getting there, right? to help you get going today, melissa mollet is standing by with your first four traffic. >> let's start with chuck bell. >> well, let's just say that baseball is going to be a little tricky

. >> chuck bell, he might that away from you with the forecast. >> thank you to everybody who made this award psible. remember seinfeld and his tony award? i see raquel welch swinging her garms. what at night it was. you guys were out there in pe son. >> we had a good time. >> there i was at the beach and notat paying ntion. >> i'm sure you missed us! >> it was a great team effort. now on aay mond morning, we have a pretty quiet start to the week. weather this weekend, wow. what a fantastic weekend it was. do you know this past weekend wasi the ft weekend since last weekend of march, he said march. 12 weekends inow a r we had at least some measurable amount of precipitation over the weekend eier on a saturday or a sunday. twelve weeks! three months in a row between completely dry weekends! hope you enjoyed it. next weekend will not be completely dry but this past weekend was. your commute unaffected by rain during the the early parts of the day. however a thunderst chance later on in the afternoon and evening. really that is just about it for rain chances. e scattered storpected today.

. >> meteorologist chuck bell is in the storm 4 team weather center, in the studio actually, with a look at the forecast -- >> no matter wherehe am, t forecast is the same. 4 things to know about the forecast forred to -- a couple of rain chances for today, a few showers coming along first thing. breaks of sunshine from aboutre coffee until just after lunch. a warm and humid afternoon coming our way. and a possibility of a stray rumble or two of thunder later into the afternoon. no severe weather expect e ded today. we'll have severe weather in the afternoon. overnight rumbles in the mountains of west virginia. what's left is mving into the northern shenandoah valley. grays, leesburg, poolesville, could make it to northwest washington in the next hour or two. noing heavy. just a quick passing rain shower. temperatures, warm and humidre aly now. temperatures are in the upper 60s and low 70s. your commute, about a 30% chance you'll get a tray shower this morning. again, dry mid-afternoon, and about a 30% chance of a thundershower later onn the day. upn-day forecast coming n about 20 minute

. >>> butfirst chuck bell is tracking day two of our heat wave. >> yes, indeed.esterday. no doubt we'll be back in the >>> now on news 4 today, this g, mornine know robert mueller will testify and you will hear every wd. we're working to learn more about what to expect. >>> plus, keep your family safe online. we'll show you how cyber criminals are getting more sophisticated and share steps you can take tour protect yo phone and email.nd >>>s the democrats running for president gear up for the first debate, some of their colleagues prepare to run the bases. we head to nationals park ahead of the annual congressional baseball game. >> announcer: news 4 today starts now.>> e.going to be hot out there for that gam good morning, everyone, i eun yang. >> i'm molette green. aaron is in miami preparing forw this eek's presidential debate. >> it's wednesday. we're almost to the middle of the week and helping you get ready for the day ahead. dave is standing by with your first 4 traffic. >> let'start things off with chuck bell. beautiful day yesterday. how are we looking f

melissa mollet is looking at trouble spots on the roads. >> first, storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell has what you'll find out your front or today. you might want to grab the jacket, chuck? i grabbed my coat. >> it's cool. probably one of the coolest mornings of the entire summer. typically once you get past about the middle of june, getting below 60 becomes quite a choe. right now, skies are clear.re winds a light. there's one bug on the city camera. the only thing wrong with the picture this mornin 44 in montgomery county. 43 in winchester, virginia. 43 in martinsburg. 43 in warrenton, 48 here in upper marlboro, brandyne. 61 once you get town to -- get down to st. mary's city. 56 in lington. the wake-up weather is pleasant, indeed. sun's up in 14 minutes. temperatures will stay in the cool, comfortable 50s here between about now and 8:00, 9:00 in the morning. later for kids goingto school, the final weeks, afternoon playtime for sure. in the mid to upper 70s with very low humidity. tomorrow, the heat, lumhumidity and storm chances come back. sounds good to me. >> it soundsike good a

chuck bell has telling us about a cool start. >> yeah. did you know -- i'm not sure that molette's getting her cardioin. i'm pretty sure i heard a boat motor. the boat sped up without anybody having to yell. all right. a good-looking shot of the lincoln memorial. not that far from where they're rowing. they're about ready to go under the memorial bridge. time to spend time sweating it out. good exercising weater for the wing team, bikers, joggers, everybody get out and enjoy it. put in some ext milestoday. these cool mornings of summer are a rare treat. 41 in winchester this rning. 45 in germantown. 53 in quantico where the marines are probably going to run a few extra miles. 47 in upper marlboro. stay ahead of the weather with the nbc washington app. and i just tweeted the videos, they're going to twitter@cluhuc. there's the planner --sunshine, low humidity. afternoon high around 79 degrees in downtown. for tomorroom the humidity back, and that unfortunately means a high risk for some thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon. hard to get both hu

we start with the check of traffic with melissa mollet and weather with meteorologist chuck bell. >> k, we're in weather alert mode already today. we're looking at big changes this afternoon. >> yeah, there's that coo

we'll go to melissa mollet. >> we'll start with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell.ng to break through. >> it's doing everything it possibly can. and having limited success at the moment. there's the rising sun in our eastern sky here this morning. fill plenty of cloud cover out h e. but rain chances are nice and low. mostly dry here this morning. there is only a tiny chance for dropsainly south of the washington area today. current temperatures in the 60s in the senandoah valley. mostly in the low to mid 70s for the d.c. metro area. here's storm team 4 clack.u nothing aro -

i'm storm team 4eo mologist chuck bell.ashington area. it's already very humid. temperatures in the mid to upper 70s. today's high, 91 derees, and not everyone is gng to get rained on, but a 60% of strong, potentially severe thunderstorms later today means you need to stay weather alertith nbc washin non. rain forow is confined to far western maryland and the west viginia mountains but developing showers should be arriving 4:00 to 9:00 this afternoon into this evening. once the coldront goes by, we turn less humid andreezy tomorrow. >> you can get the latestews and weather anytime in the nbc washington app. >>> from nbc news, this is "today." live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> you get a look at ground level here on 49th and the plaza on what is a lovely monday morning. >> that's right, a beautiful morning. a couple hundred people here from all over the country. they have come to watch, and they have messages. all sorts of fun things. >> it's 8:30 now, thursday morning, june 20th, 2019. exactly 25 years since the v

we'll start with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell, and we' hoping that threat of severe weather has completely passed, chuck. >> it has. e have a little chant going -- no more storms! no more storms! we've had a lot of stothiness last couple of days. now cleaning out, drying out. no more storms for today or tomorrow. the next chance doesn't roll in until late wednesday. a refreshing change. you're going to walk out and go, wow, have we woken up in maine? by the way, it's going to be chillier tomorrow morning than it is now. you can open the windows, save money on the air conditioning bill. that's what i'm going to do. 48 in winchester this morning. 53 at dulles airport. 56 now in clinton, maryland. 59 for fredericksburg. 63 here in the whington area. forecast at the bus stop, boy, how many days -- how many days of school do your kids have left, eun? >> four days. >> four days. >> four days. >> so enjoy . perfect weather for outside recess today. melissa mollet will talk about the weekend and the beach coming up. >>> thank you. looking at the roads. inner loop, outer loop of the b

let's start with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. we need the severe weather to have psed together. >> no problem at all. it's going to be a beautiful day outside today and tomorrow, too. two days back to back, not only is it not going to be hot, it's not going to be humid, and temperatures are not even going to be up to average. we'll get a couple of cool, sunny days here. cool sunshine i the summertime here as you know. a rare commodity. live picture this morning, the john f. kennedy center for the performing arts by the potomac. beautiful morning there. so all you folks that are going out early for your jog or yourb ride or dog walking, boy, is it nice. no more storms for today. refresh will be borderline by june standards. it's going to be chilly tomorrow morning. we're in the low 50s in the suburbs this morning. even national airport now down below 60 degrees. tomorrow morning, most areas, another fve or seven degrees cooler than this. so even cooler tomorrow. the final couple of weeks of school are ere. today, perfect weather f

. >>> and i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. storm team 4 weather alert to let you know, first of all, you're goingto need your umbrella. rain moving into the shenandoah valley. orning commute, not too much anticip bed it. >> all right. >> j reporting and we were shut >>> right now president trump is in england remembering the 75th an strer sari of d day. he's joined by queen elizabeth and others who we there onthe omrmandy beaches. this event c as the president is wrapping up his official state visit. >> peter alexander is live in london. good morning. >> reporter: hey, aaron and eun. good morning to you. ter dinnersted by the queen earlier, on tuesday night president trump was the one who controlled welcoming prince charles and camila and others. the president shared thoughts of the royal host taking note of prince charles question, as you had said, he doesn't have to worry about the principles unless he's a good person. he had more to say about meghan markle and prince harry. back to you in washington. >> peter alexander live

. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is here to fill us in often what to expect today. >> chuck? >> all is quiet for the ride in to work and school on a wednesday morning, but there will be an opportunity for some stronger srms later this afternoon. we're not under a humongous risk for severe weather but any s individualrms as you know this time of year could be a little on the strong side. the timing for most of the severeer weath chances run from 3:00 to 11:00 tonight. otherwise, outside of that it will be warm, breezy, humid today. now yesterday this yellow area, slight risk for severe weater included the d.c. metro area. today it does t. the severe risk does not look as high as it does yesterday. again, any indivi storms could be strong to severe. o here'sne thing that's working in our favor for not having bad weather. showers and a lot more cloud cover out across west virginia is coming our way. that might help to hold temperatures down today. that will limit any chances for severe weather. that would beod a go thing, indeed. right now mostly in the 50s and 60s. warm and br

a good beach weekend, chuck bell? >> you bet. get to that in a second. first thing. look at the beautiful sunrise on a friday morning. the weather has taken a turn foh better. much better. the winds have changed. a gusty northwest wind this afternoon. it will lrovidewer humidity and cooler mornings to come and 100% sunshine for your weekend. we are getting out the door this morning. not too much cooler yet. you'll notice the real change later today and tonight. we are mostly in the low to mid-70s on a friday morning. hour-by-hour temperatures, not a big jumptoday. most areas will barely get back above 80 for a high temperature today. 84 downtown. could be isolated rain shower or two middle part of the afternoon but no severe weather threat for today. beach forecast. look there. good looking weather for the beaches. breezy down there at the coastline with isolated shower but saturday and sun, great leather. >>> a stray bul hit a woman while lying in bed in northeast d.c. >> the woman was shot in the head and police are still working to figure out exactly what happened

let's get to meteorologist chuck bell. good morning. chuck? all right. >> seems like we had trouble getting to chuck there. we'll take a break here and come back with a look at traffic. >>> it is a storm team 4 weather een your ten-day forecast. no rain right now. we're under a flash flood watch p.m. :00 p.m. to 10:00 today. keep a weather eye to the sky. an opportunity for some heavy rain and even some strong to damaging wind gustslso possible today. temperatures right now are in most.ow to mid 70s for today's high temperature will be 89 degrees. morning. good >> good morning to you. right ronow, pem here, inner loop before new hampshire avenue. looks a little better than it did. southbound 9 before powder mill, left lane blocked by a disabled vehicle. southbound 270 at 24, crash on the right side. , 95, no major delays. >> thank you, melissa. >> we'll have another local news update for you in about 25 minutes. >> for now, back to the "today" show after this short break. have a great ay. welcome to fowler, indiana. ay. one of the windiest pla

i'm storm team 4 meteologist chuck bell.e bit of filtered here.hine there will be a rain chance today across southern maryland, the northern neck, and the southern moat parts of the news4 stion. thosehouldn't make it into the d.c. area. it's not 100% guaranteed. we should stay dry from d.c. northbound later on today. put our rain chance today at about 30%. higher to the south of the city. then rain sunday. >> didn't hear a word i said did you? >> no, i did. >> are you watching? >> you're watching the >>match. no. i don't know why you say that. al, thank you for that riveting forecast. go roger! >> i menoned savannah georgia twice and she didn't perk up. >>> comingup, a courtside controversy for the nba overnight. is a one-year ban for an owner enough? >> and tragedy for country singer granger smith. he lost his young son to a drowning accident at home. his heart breaking message for all parents this morning. but first this is "today" on nbc. first, ts is "today" on nbc. >>> just >>> calling it quits? in. a pop start, a chang

melissa is looking at your first 4 traffic but we start witheo metlogist chuck bell. >> i think you'll like your friday. i can't give you 100% dry forecast for today t i can give you 90% dry forecast. there could aquick little raindrops or two this onafterno no severe storms or no severe weather. skies this morning a little bit of early morning daylight showing here on thengest detail of the year. four things to know about the weather. oh, that is better! the winds have changed. a northwest wind will be blowing this afternoon. it will drop the humidity and the temperatures so cool mornings are coming. w about this? 100% sunshine over the weekend. there are still a few straggling spots in this area so i can't give you a guarantee of dry weather for today butny rain will be quick moving showers this afternoon. very low impact. temperatures in the 70s now. the northwest wind will keep us from warming up too much. afternoon highs today only in the low 80 close look at the weekend and the beach forecast i coming up. melissa. >>> do i wish i was at the beach this weeke we still have this d s

want to get to mlissa mollet and the storm team 4 forecast with meteorologist chuck bell. >> chuck, thety is we're goi to have a cloudy weekend, right sflt. >> ah. not a -- right? >> yeah. ont a lot of sunshine today or tomorrow and n at all on sunday. that said, there's not a big rain threat, especially i am oft mystic about your outdoor plans for tomorrow. today, a 50/50 split on rain chances. cloudy here ur things to know -- not too much sunshine. rain for now is being bottled up to the south the 90 we had yesterday, no more of those any time soon. your sunday could be rainy. rain to the south of fredericksburg and charlottesville, it will stay bottled up mainly south of washington today. i couldn't completely rule out a few raindrops,r especially fo the suthern suburbs into frederick. temperature wise, mostly in the 60s to around 70 now. afternoon temperatures today, tll commute, not rea a big impact from rain. after highs will be in the low 80s. again, saturday looks great. get whatever you need to do done tomorrow. i'll give the you ten day up.ming >> all right. >>> now in falls c

i'm meteorologist chuck bell. we're seeing light rain across fairfax into arlington, the district, eventually into southern prince georges county as well. take your umbrella with isyou. thatch will be in and out of here in the next hour or two. there'll be another chance for rain and thunderstorms later today. right now temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s. we'll have highs today in the mid-80s. warm and humid day today. drier weather for tomorrow and saturday. >> that's your weather. >> the meteorological start of summer? >> june 1st. >> and that's different from -- >> late may.>> learn something new from you all thetime. >>> just ahead, tom brokaw is going to join us from norndy with the story of a veteran. >>> also ahead this morning, can't seem to get to bed around the same time every night? wait until you hear what doctors now say that could be doing to your health. >> then a special steals and deals. helps you travel smart and in style this summer. >>> and ready to get deliveries by drone? what amazon j

. >> we'll start with storm team meteorologist chuck bell. a cool morning. >> cool this morning. standards nol chilly/almost by this time tomorrow morning. check out the numbers -- 61 now in washington. 68 in annapolis. upper 50s in prince george's county. there are scattered 40s in parts of the shenandoah valley mountains of v

orm team 4 th meteorologist chuck bell. why is it getting hotter, chuck? >> why?ou should be happy it was properly forecast. >> yes. >> i can't do anything once it's heremy but it's job to let you know it's coming. it's miserable outside. kind of a humid start. your commute for today, muggy ere between now and about 7:00 or 8:00 in the morning and a quick warm-up just like yesterday. lely to be above 90 by noon time and most of the afternoon in the low to mid-90s. there will be a chance for storms. car washing forecast? you can take your chances. not everyone is going to get rained on but chances today and tomorrow. sunday is the next probably the next best day get the car wasd or the cheap in your case, jack. >> exactly. it will take care of