culpeper is on your doorstep by 9:00.e'll advance it by 11:00, almost the noon hour, it's almost to the district. so it's going to snow in culpeper before manassas. it will snow in manassas before it snows in gaithersburg. by about 1:00 or lunch time, it should be snowing across the entire metro area from dc to baltimore and down into fredericksburg. and then after that it will stay snow, and that's the problem. thus the advisory has been expanded. there could be a little bit of a mixture through the south of fredericksburg as we get into the evening hours. let's talk about how much. 1-2 inches is a pretty good bet. five inches by midday. at first the north will be a little behind but then i think as we go into friday and thursday night, everyone will see 1-2 inches, maybe 1.6 up in frederick and maybe two and a half inches down towards fredericksburg. tonight increasing clouds by dawn. very cold. 14-24. dry. tomorrow morning mostly cloudy. light snow developing. teens and 20s. now often do we talk about winds developing

culpeper is on the two-hour delay. we have the full list scrolling at the top and bottom of your screen all morning long. king george, madison, orange, page county also closed. rappahannock, shenandoah, spotsylvania, of stafford, a warren county also closed. >>> we will check in with doug hill for another look at the weather. >> we still have a winter weather advisory. officially, the timeframe is from 10:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. tonight. you can look off to the east, across the tilghman island. it is still clear. the leading edge of the clouds there just pressing across the bay now. temperatures -- all snow. the do. temperatures are low -- dewpoint temperatures are low. this is heavy cloudiness. perhaps a little snow to the north of front ryal. as the air saturate, you can see the snow stretching back across -- saturates, you can see it as notably stretching back across the ohio river valley. -- you can see the snow stretching back across the ohio river valley. the snow should taper off during the evening rush hour. we

barely above freezing in fredericksberg, only 32 in culpeper. satellite picture, radar combined, clouds entering southwestern virginia and eastern kentucky and tennessee. that's the leading edge of the system we have to deal with tomorrow. because of that, winter weather advisory posted south of town, calvert, fredericksberg, stafford county, doesn't mean you won't see snow in manassas and d.c. and gaithersburg, you will. and we'll break that down in a minute. and overnight, increasing clouds by dawn, lows 16-24 and winds west southwest at 10. we'll come back and tell you if it's snowing in time for the morning commute and how much will fall. >>> a ring of suspected mexican drug cartel members goes down after a joint sting operation between the feds and d.c. police. the group was reportedly looking to bring and sell large amounts of crystal meth here in the d.c. area. our ken molissina explains. >> reporter: streets like those are where drug investigators say crystal meth was headed before they busted men that are mexican nationals and claim to

schools in culpeper, fauquier, king george, prince william counties closed. also rappahannock and spotsylvania closed today. there is a two-hour delay in fairfax, loudoun. >> the federal government is open today. important to note for all of you wondering whether or not to go to work. the weather has to cooperate to get to work. adam caskey telling us things look much, much better. >> we'll really is lots of sunshine to beat down on those roads. that will cause the rest of the roadway to heat up and help out a lot. temperatures alone will be climbing above freezing midday and this afternoon. something to look forward to. kids, guess what, that makes the snow even better for making snowballs when you heat it up. 21 in the district. 21 in leesburg. hagerstown 18. becoming sunny today, highs in the mid 30's. late northwesterly winds. the average high is 46. i can't think of the last thyme we were there. last time we were there. if we have snow sunday, it will be very light. >> tractor-trailer slipped off the road on the right hand side on 50rks the right hand sl

i heard laura and shawn motioning that spotsylvania and culpeper will be closed tomorrow. culpeper had 4 1/2 inches and spotsylvania 3.5 and there would be heavier snow and turning to phase 2. a lot of roads are wet and look at the temperatures, ranging from upper teens in hagerstown to the low and mid-20s across the area and they will head into the teens in the suburbs. the roads not treated will be experiencing a refreeze overnight and it may cause additional problems in the morning and check out the cloud going by. i was surprised to see that they did see the -- pull out the plows and that was badly needed. hopefully the crews will do that into the overnight hours and laura, we'll have more on the forecast and take a closer look at everything and the other storms coming up later. >> you were right no on forecasting this one. >>> the coverage continues inva virginia, more than 1,000 trucks are treating the road as we speak and karen houston has more. >> reporter: you can count on the traffic here and these cars passing by. the situation around the northern virginia regio

snowing in culpeper before alexandria snowing in old town before rockville. and light snow around an inch midday. and here is our 9 future cast. and we'll -- we'll put this in motion. fredericksberg has an inch already on the ground. put it in motion. we go to 5:00 in the evening, an. >> of snow -- an inch of snow down, an 8th of an inch in gaithersburg and more snow to the south and that does match the advisories well. so again, high impact and a small event. next seven days. 29 tomorrow, 38 on friday. we get a break. 36 on saturday. still watching the possibility of a snow on the weekend. more light snow possible next tuesday and then a break on wednesday. but those temperatures hold in the 30s or 20s for the next seven days. >> a little messy. >> a little bit. >>> good news, i'm seeing a few more toys piling up. this is great. toy drive 9, we still need your help. such a great need this year and we understand donations are behind where they would like to see them at this point. >> we're talking with chief rubin from d.c. police about this very thing. he's

in fredericksburg, notice this area here toward culpeper as i mentioned.s is where another batch of moisture is feeding in to the area. creating the additional accumulation. in most spots we are looking at a dusting. some cases you could see a half inch. but la plata, which has been snowing lately they will see accumulation, as well. we will move to the radar pictures and other stories here. the winter weather advisory until 9:00 fredericksburg south ward. you can see some counties here. this added to the rest of the batch. not so much a problem for the eastern shore. although that light snow is moving in that direction, as well. here's the next big story, the winds and told, like last week. just as windy but colder air. 22-mile an hour wind gusts, frederick 18. 26-mile an hour in manassas. it takes the air temperature at 34 trees and will drop the numbers down to how it feels at 19 gaithersburg. and the winds will get stronger throughout the day. cold pool of air is drifting in the middle of the country. where there's moisture we will hear about the lake

. >> paana can't culpeper counties could have light snow -- rappahannock and culpeper. right now there is only midlevel cloud cover. no reports of snowfall yet. that will change as the morning goes on. the bright white on the screen is the snowfall moving from parts of illinois down into north carolina. notice off to the west we have areas of green and purple, that is mixed precipitation and rain associated with the fast-moving storm system.-- weak it's not a question of what type of precipitation, it's a matter of how much, where, and when. we are in the low 20s this morning. warming only to the upper 20's for the high temperature this afternoon. around 11:00 a.m., we will start to see light snow. then it will be light to moderate in nature, off and on, through the early afternoon, tapering during the evening drives. furey the forecast. this is a situation where south of the metro area there will be a higher amount of snow. one to two inches locally. one to 3 inches in stafford and spotsylvania and frederick. maybe even more. if you are going to richmond this afternoon

vaca it is moving into spotsylvania county and in culpeper as well, lights and a. northeast washington and south east washington as well. and in southwestern prince george's county and slowly pushing to the east. and into central calvert county, light snow. around an inch expected. we saw about two inches in spotsylvania. there'll be some exceptions. isolated light snow this morning with the winter weather advisory until 9:00, the steel and gold, low to mid 30's. >>> accident on the inner loop leaving fedex field towards andrews air force base, before the exit for allentown road. there is a backup. fairfax county, snow is now accumulating. heavy volume spotted across the 14th street bridge, but leaving a good pace. in maryland's, no problems along interstate 70, in and out of baltimore, 270 started the roads. back to you. >> thank you. >>> redskins fans have had a lot of rough mondays. yesterday's loss was particularly tough to take. >> they needed a late touchdown to tie game. in overtime. he could not handle the s nap. they lost 17-16. >> it was my fault. i have

culpeper, fauquier, frederick and king george all closed. prince william, rappahannock, spotsylvania, stafford, closed. fairfax, loudoun, manassas, two-hour delays. frederick on a two-hour delay. prince george and washington on two-hour delays there. >> also the federal government is open today. >> time for a check the on traffic and weather every 10 minutes. let's get right to adam caskey. a busy man dealing with the aftermath. right, adam? >> getting out of the neighborhood will be the hardest part this morning, but definitely doable. 22 in the district. 18 in poolesville. we're going to get above freezing this afternoon so that will help thaw things out a bit. now this weekend, on saturday, still expecting a coastal storm to develop off the carolina coastline. then it will jog to the north and kick off to the north and east, most likely on a path that veers the snow away from our region, but very close to us, so that said, any minor deviation in this track could throw some snow our way on sunday. but should it do that, it will probably be

shenandoah, culpeper and spotsylvania will be closed tomorrow. manassas city is on a two- hour delay. and jefferson county. the snow made for some very slippery roads today and created frustrated drivers, especially for one group of people were trying to make it up a certain tricky hill. >> leon, drivers are approaching this hill gingerly. we only got about an inch in mclean. it was enough to paralyze some drivers. kind of't drive in this weather. [sniffle] i have to pick up my little girl after school. i can't drive. >> a steady december snow has turned our roads, especially this hill, into mission impossible. >> i can be the grinch or santa claus. >> he said waiting for a break in the traffic to try his luck. >> i will have a shot to get up there. >> after watching car after car slip and slide near old dominino ion fairfax. >> iv''ve slid out twice. >> fairfax county schools closed early. >> i will try to get home somehow. struggles onkup roads. >> the stranded mother got to her four year-old, although she had to do it on foot. >> as for brian,

. >> shenandoah, spotsylvania, stafford, and culpeper county is closed tomorrow. manassas city and jefferson county are on a two-hour delay. the closings and delays throughout the evening. people have to go to work. >>> in the heart of the city, snow made gettingn around difficult. >> winter makes everything more difficult. but here in the district, where traffic is tight and were walking is a major form of transportation, snow slowed things down. snow, slush and traffic seems worse crammed into a small space. d.c. bus stops were packed. government workers were allowed to go home to hours early -- two hours early. >> i was concerned i would not be able to get out and that my commute would be three hours. >> it never seems to get easier. >> you will never be prepared, never. you just have to dress warm. >> most people have the dressing more part down, but today the fee4t were caught off guard. for winter warriors, today was an inconvenience. >> close schools. >> traffic is moving pretty well right now. we are on k street. the streets look wet. we are hoping that th

culpeper, 36. dulles airport, 31. take a look at the wind gusts. we are in excess of 30 miles per hour across most of the region. this updates every 15 minutes, and we are getting close to 40 miles per hour in some spots. the cold air and high wind giving us these wind chill readings in the teens right now. i think tonight -- it will still be gusty -- temperatures dropping down into the teens. tonight and tomorrow morning, windchill should be about five, 15 above locally. extreme western areas, it could drop to zero or 10 below, the feel-like factor. here is our forecast for the rest of the day. we will be in an unsettled weather pattern for the next few days. that means possibly a few flurries, an isolated dusting is a possibility. windy and cold tomorrow. high temperatures ranging from the upper 20's to the low 30's. high-temperature will likely be around 30. for the rest of the week, we will warm up a little bit, but we are still around average. right now, there is a chance for some accumulating snow on sunday. something we will certainly keep a

culpeper connie schools are delayed two hours.calvert and charles county schools are closed today as are st. mary's county schools. the st. mary's county offices are open on time. calverton school in huntington, maryland also closed. we will put these at the top of your screen throughout the morning and everything is online at myfoxdc.com. go there and we'll continue to update them through the morning. we are getting a few more in every hour. >> not only do we have the really cold testimonies but they are anticipating that snow which is set to arrive shortly. >> snow on the way. i grew up in the area. i don't ever remember them closing the school before the event. i used to walk like 10 miles in the snow. >> uphill barefoot both ways. >> the barefoot part, no, i had shoes. i guess that was in pittsburgh gentleman spoken like a true ravens fan. >> you got it. snow on the way. not here yet but it will be shortly. and by shortly, i mean late morning. so the morning commute, we're fine. but by later this afternoon, i think the evening

some place is on the potomac river with some snow on top of the ice. 36 degrees in stafford. 32 in culpeper. it made 30 possible across most of the region this afternoon. theid 30's across most of region this afternoon. we will talk more about diit later. >>> drivers are bracing for another freeze it tonight. courtney robinson has more on the mad dash to clear the roads. >> through the night in into the early-morning hours. the virginia depen slushy. >>> the snow is also causing trouble in maryland. thousands of teachers and kids had the day off today. we have been checking the road all day long. good afternoon to you. >> the lights are out at this elementary school. every school in charles county for the second straight day is closed due to the snow. if i could show you why. roads like this are still treacherous, but parents say this may be overblown. >> is a massive -- it is a mess. >> side roads and driveways or still caked with snow on friday morning. >> yeah, i am too old to do all of this shoveling. " the retired painter has been helping himself out and his neighbors ever since. >> in

warm spot culpeper at 35. but you folks in the shenandoah valley, winchester up to hagerstown, it will stay in the upper 20s. here's monika sam samtani with the latest traffic. >>> we changed our light from green to yellow. that's because we have a couple of incidents to tell you about. we'll start off first with some video over into the district where we've been telling you about some icy conditions in the 3rd street tunnel this morning. if you're heading northbound on 395, you're okay at the 14th street bridge and again once you head into the 3rd street tunnel, icy conditions. doesn't look like they're keeping the speeds down but i advise that you do if you're heading there this morning. let's go over to a couple of incidents. in laurel on the southbound side of i-95 the accident is reported at route 198 along the left side of the road. two cars involved in that accident. over now to 270 on the southbound side where there is an accident reported near shady grove road. it's on the northbound side and be aware

nobody below20 degrees t hours ago. 16 in culpeper. 10 in manassas. you folksin prince william and fauquier counties, very chilly start. there's a couple of snowflakes. there's achance to see some snow flurries. nothing in the way of accumulation. people get nervous when they see snowflakes on the radar. not a big deal but enough to whitened the ground primarily south of washington. >> snow mcgeddon. i was able to drive my audi all over the place. >> whenit starts like that it makes that glaze. until you have a chance to treat the road or plow it or scrape it. >> made a big difference. thank you, chuck. ine our headlines now a potentially huge day today in the senate. it plans to vote on whether to repeal don't-ask, don't-tell and it appears that there are enough stroets make it happen. republicans scott brown of massachusetts, lisa murkowski of alaska and olympia snowe of maine support the bill. now that it's been separated the policy thatans homosexuals from serving openly in the military could soon be repealed. >>> after much debate the extension o

by noon, rappahannock and culpeper. by midday, some areas of snow will fall locally. it may creep as far north as the mason-dixon line. earlier today, the computer models show the snow would stay south of town. they are actually bringing the snow potential closer to town. there will be a fine line between no snow and snow. by about 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., most of the snow should be out of here. there is not that much moisture. we should not anticipate huge accumulation. between the morning and evening rush hours, we will have a trace of snow. the best chance for two engines is further south of the metro area. those numbers could be -- to 2 inches -- two inches is for the sounds of the metro area -- further south of the metro area. it could be just enough to make it slick for the ride home. we will keep posted on any advisories tomorrow. we need to keep a close eye on the weekend. >> thank you very much. let's go back to the breaking news we just told you about. tripura's we are following this -- >>> we're following this story where a man is trapped at a mulching comp

culpeper, about .03 of accumulation. maybe a dusting in most areas. for d.c. metro we're talking around half an inch, at most up to an inch. by friday we should not be dealing with too much snow here. it's mostly an event for thursday. so here's your three-day forecast. windy today at times, still sunny. then thursday, cloudy conditions, increasing clouds for the morning, and snow likely, light snow, but it could impact your driving, especially for tomorrow's commute in the inc. 30 degrees the high. friday sunshine, and we're going to bump temperatures up a little bit up to 39 degrees. we look at the weekend. saturday and sunday, we are watching a coastal storm. it could miss us, though, and be more of a coastal -- we could have some rain and light snow. also for monday and tuesday, windy and partly cloudy conditions. that's your forecast. jc is in the kitchen coming up after this break. [ male announcer ] are you watching cable? here's what you should be watching: your cable bill. because you could be paying way too much. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, i

culpeper, spots veil ya closer to 4 1/2 or -- spots sylvania closer to 4 1/2 or 5 inches and no school tomorrow. meanwhile very light feign flakes that you could almost sweep off, but they stuck to everything. -- fine flakes that you could almost sweep off, but they stuck to everything. tomorrow the problems will come from a refreeze of what is left. these temperatures have tanked with the clear skies and snowpack and the fact that we do not have wind tonight. it's 8 in martinsburg, 9 in frederick, 16 in gaithersburg, 20 in quantico, 14 in manassas. in the district it's still 25 degrees. that's cold enough that in some spots if we take in the single digits salt won't work at that temperature. so there are going to be some slick spots if they were not treated earlier. 9 for winchester, 16 centreville, 14 bowie. tonight we are reminding you there will likely be icy spots in the morning. low teens, single digits in the suburbs and 22 degrees downtown. some sun is back for friday, whoo-hoo, maybe some temperatures above freezing by afternoon at 35 degrees it, but we've got to it talk about

toward culpeper and fredericksburg. we will have sustained winds 15 to 25 or 40 or higher later on today. right now we have gusts close to 30 in washington. 31 at cambridge. pax river 33. 37 in winchester and oakland, maryland where the snow is flying, that's near blizzard conditions in spots with 38- mile an hour wind gusts. temperature-wise, another story here. we have readings in the teens and 20s this morning. and right now at reagan national 23. it feels like 12 with cloudy skies. no snow at the airport. west northwest winds at 12 and the dew point degrees. feels like 12 in town. feels like 1 in hagerstown. one in winchester. the wind chill of six in southern maryland and in the mountains, this is why we have wind chill advisories out there. the wind chill in garrett county 17 below. big storm is spinning up here in canada. northwesterly winds. the snow bands continue from time to time. an that's what we will see today. a couple of snow bands even through midday, can't rule out a few to the metro. the mountains bee

single digits all up and down 81 from hagerstown to martinsburg and winchester and culpeper feels like 14. there's a wind advisory in place back to the west and that will go until tomorrow evening at 7:00. wind chills could be minus five to minus ten back out there. and especially along the ridge tops where the winds will be howling tomorrow afternoon. we are talking about the lake effect. it comes off of lake erie and it can stay together and with the wind coming down over the mountains and in to frederick county, we just saw that today with these bands coming across. this was different than the snow that came across from richmond back up to dc this morning and points to the east. winter storm warning in place for our mountains and back in to western maryland. they would pick up as much as 8 to 15 inches of snow and locally here, some of it could pile up to 20 inches of snow and that will go in to affect until tomorrow night. or be in affect until tomorrow night. very cold. teens in the suburbs. winds will continue to gust west northwest 15 to 30 and this is what it looks like for tom

comes out today, it will be very good snowball's know. 12 degrees in kearneysville. 22 degrees in culpeper. for the bus part, we are in the 20's with considerable cloud cover. we will become sunny and there is a chance of some snow this weekend. we are expecting a low pressure system off the calories -- carolina coastline saturday and will most likely kick off to the north and east. it should be just far enough away from our area to keep the snow mostly over the ocean. any minor deviation in the storm track to the west could throw a few snow showers our way mainly along and east of i-295 on sunday. all right now the consensus is that this will stay to the east. there is a slight chance it could shift. it does not look like a big deal. mid-30's today and the average height is 46 and we will be well below that again. we will not warm-up but will not cool down much through the extended forecast. >>> we are looking at the beltway at connecticut avenue where there are highway trucks on the shoulder in both directions in case. the interstate is mostly wet but that does not mean they are not sepa

by 8:00 it will be through culpeper and spread to the northeast as we get into the afternoon.adiest snowfall just to the south of the immediate metro area. then it will quickly clear out. we get a couple of nice days before another system might give us a few snow showers on sunday. how much? we are thinking about an inch through the metro area. the further north you go, the lesser of a deal. about an inch for us. perhaps more down towards king's dominion and richmond. depending upon when the storm gets close we could push things up a bit. bob ryan will have some computer guidance tonight so he can update the forecast. not a big storm locally, but with it so cold it means every flick will stick. that is the deal. we will warm up on friday and saturday. chilly but not freezing. once you go to our web site you can always catch up with all the weather and permission. right now if you go there we have a question posed it. do you think this still means we will get our first official ins -- inch of snow? we will reveal the results at 11:00. >>> a good idea might be to stay inside. a

culpeper, 23. your day planner for today, skies will become partly sunny.o be very cold, very windy, wind chills in the single digits and the low teens teens. maybe a snow flurry or two touring the course of the day. high only in the upper 20s to about 30 degrees. that will be it. coming up in about 15 minutes, today's edition of ask weather identifies and today we are going to talk tornado history. the question a great question. the answer is impressive. >> okay. >> you mean your part of the answer or the answer itself? >> just the answer itself. >> a little self-promotion. >> we are seeing icing conditions out there on the roads that apparently caused at least one stent so far. stacy cohan with a look at conditions in silver spring. >> reporter: it has been a challenging morning to be quite honest. this is georgia avenue. we are just outside the city near blair road and you can see there is a lot more traffic so the tires against the road will help melt off some of of the problem. in this far right lane where cars are still driving, we've got ice and snow

the farther suburbs in martinsburg, 18 degrees at winchester and you can see it feels bitter in culpeper, 34 and you will see snow before d.c. going to move from southwest to the northeast and we will be talking about this for the end of the evening rush hour. the winds are better and not gone, gusting to 22 miles an hour in dulles and in d.c. and getting lighter to the south, your forecast this evening, it will be clear and cold and not as windy. we will fall from those low 30s and into the 20s and the winds will generally kind of hover around the west direction at about 10 miles an hour and clouds are going to increase in the overnight and i think the first makes -- flakes will fall. the evening will be impacted and i will have a planner to let you know what to expect and how much snow we think is going fall in what areas and the full forecast is coming up. >> and that is going to be fun. >> yes. >>> developing right now, protestors hit the streets of greece. >> launching bombs and taking police head-on. what has been so fired up. >>> and south korea is preparing for the worst. what is

gaithersburg, 19 degrees; culpeper, 25 and from winchester and martinsburg and hagerstown, the number that matters -- and these highs today, highs today up in to pittsburgh were struggling to get to 20 degrees and same for columbus. in west virginia, sitting at 13 degrees and we told you, this cold air meant business and it was going roll in here and get your tag. the wind gusts at this hour, 28 miles an hour gusts at national. gaithersburg, 25; 41 miles an hour gusts on the hour there and there was a wind advisory in place for everyone. the weather service discontinued and they will cancel that early. they felt it was not going to make the criteria this evening and the temperature instead of winds gusting up to 40 and 45, we think that they'll be gusting 30 to 35 and occasional at 40 and this is what that feels like out there, 11 in town and that facility like the single digits and close to zero this morning and that wind is blowing around. gaithersburg, dulles and martinsburg and winchester, sorry and wrap up this evening. 0 to fan at 9:00 and 0 to 13 at 11:00. we'll have a few clou

winds went calm for her. 23 culpeper. charlie 19 in cat let. gaithersburg 18.s 23 and pax river 21. wind chills look i will step out of the way. single digits to ten in town and 15 below in garrett county where they have the snow flying winter storm warnings were up there. some areas could get two feet of snow by the time the snow winds down. feels like ten with a temperature of 23. while we have the storm in the east bringing us snow showers the general flow is northwest and the next system taking shape here will slide to our south on thursday. beyond that, you are going to have to wait until saturday night for the next chance of snow. 30 degrees today. a couple of flurry and snow showers. tomorrow 32. breezy. by thursday, lighter winds with a slight chance of a flurry or light snow, well south of washington. the storm will miss us. on friday and saturday, not bad. by saturday night, this one and i'm going to borrow a phrase somebody said. it will either skip us or slip us. maybe i said that wrong. i will have to read that. hit or miss us. there was something

we are seeing some snowflakes in culpeper. a lot of the radar is showing midlevel cloud cover.region very we are expecting off and on light to moderate snow showers midday, late morning for the early afternoon. that will taper off by the evening rush hour and it is called with temperatures in the upper 20's. some hire snowfall potential south of the metro area. a little bit warmer tomorrow. >> thanks for watching and we will be back at noon. "live with regis and kelly" is up next.

only southern portions of maryland, and southern virginia including fredericksburg toward culpeper as well for the potential for a few inches of snow. we're no talking about a big storm but this is coming in a time period where it most of this snow will stick and it could po some problem. >>> the bitter cold has fks bundling up trying to do anything they can to stay warm. out in chevy chase maryland, good evening. >> reporter: good evening. absolutely gorgeous here behind me. it is allbout layering up and staying warm. and customers choosing trees very, very quickly. >> some people are very picky so they take 20 minutes. when it's cold, it's like five minutes. >> this day three of a very cold time. >> reporter: what makes it worse, the win making frost feel like a lot moreike 10. if you're outside, it is all about one thing. >> you have to dress warm out here. two pairs of pants n. two socks. >> reporter: layers. >> socks, gloves, honestly, layers. montgomery county putting their hypothermia plan in place. the washington humane society reminding people to think about their animals. >>

culpeper and spotsylvania picked up 4 1/2 to 5 inches of snow. they don't even have school tomorrow. the big problem for the rest of the schools is how icy will it be in the morning because get this, fredericksburg and martinsburg are down to 7 degrees. it is so cold because of the snowpack and light wind and clearing skies. gaithersburg is down to 16 and manassas, d.c. 25 degrees. everybody will be experiencing a real cold night and real hard refreeze. you can see what the lows are, single digits to the west and mid-teens in the suburbs, about 22 degrees in the district. want to talk about the weekend quickly because this will be an important forecast. let's see if we can't jump right through this and get to the weekend. the track will be key to what happens sunday. if the storm is closer to the coast, that will be a big snow, maybe not for us, but for someone, especially long island, philadelphia, will have to watch that. if this track changes, maybe it starts to slide farther out to sea, that's going to mean no snow. we think it's close enough

culpeper too. you can see it pushing here very quickly to the north and east and starting to spread across the district. there is the beltway. there is light flurries falling shortly and before too long all of us will be in the snow event here. and again it will be with us for much of the day today. right through the evening commute and then quieter weather will return tonight. this is a fast-mover, doesn't have a lot of moisture but with cold temperatures it is going to stick very quickly on those roadways. so make plans here. if you don't have to travel this afternoon, probably want to take it easy. let's push on. showing you the maps here. here is your satellite radar. the area of low pressure causing us the snow event is toward arkansas. that will push south of us. so the bull's eye will stay across central and southern sections of virginia into portions of north carolina. we're on the northern edge of it. doesn't mean it won't snow. just not a whole lot of moisture pushing through. so our snow

your wind chills single digits winchester, hagerstown. 14 in culpeper. feels like 13 in washington. it's 5:00 a.m. monica, good morning. >>> good morning. this is the first morning this week we're starting off with a green light. very nice. all around town there are no major issues. in fact, let's take a look at the beltway real quick where everything looks good. we'll zoom in to 95 northbound and take a live look in dumfries where your lanes are open as you head nobody from this point route 234 all the way northbound through lorton and springfield and on to 395. let's take a look over to 66 on the inbound side. we'll look at a live shot. if you're traveling on the inbound side of i-66, you'll be fine as you head in from ma narn sas -- ma fan sas right over to -- manassas right over to route 50. ten minutes from 95 to 270. 95 southbound 216 to the beltway 9 minutes. the beltway looks good from route 4 over the wilson bridge, a 9-minute ride. >>> we have a few school delays and closings to tell but this morning. in west virginia, schools in grant, hardee, jefferson and morgan countie

we have a windchill advisory to the west of us, west of culpeper along i-81 and into the mountains ofhe potomac highlands. this is for windchills of 5 below. even though we're not in an advisory of the metro area we're still looking at windchills of 0-10. so we're splitting hairs here. for tonight, mostly cloudy, windy and cold and a flurry or snow shower possible. winds 16-24 and winds gusty. let me show you live doppler. you can access this on our web at wusa9.com. area of snow showers down 95 and sort of right along the river on the west side of the river. again, nothing heavy but they can look pretty intense for four or five minutes. we have one over toward ashburn south of route 7 toward dulles and we'll put this into motion. everything will move to the south and east right along the river. so just keep that in mind. it doesn't look like anything too treacherous but it could be conversational. let's go back to the computer. we'll talk about tomorrow morning. windy and cold. had to keep a snow shower in in the morning. that could be a problem. where they set up, probably south of

they got a quarter of an inch in culpeper, and the leading edge of the snow is beginning to reach the on into the afternoon. these are live pictures. we could have total amounts of one to three inches around the metro area before it ends early this evening. >>> on today's daily dose, are you getting enough sleep? according to the centers for disease control, more than 70 million americans suffer from chronic sleep disorders. guess what, it can have a major impact on your health? nbc's chief medical editor dr. nancy sniderman is here with answers. it is a big deal. >> is a big deal and getting worse. i keep every five years as we do this, we will get the message, but we don't seem to be getting the messages. >> our lives are getting busier and busier. what are the common sleep dised orrers? >> sin some nia. the first is not getting enough. a lot of different reasons are, insomnia, sleep apnea, stop breathing ten seconds a night. restless leg syndrome, people used to not take seriously but which can now be treated and narco help circumstance the sexy one, people stop what they are doing