and chief meteorologist doug hill in the weather center. doug: outside the belfort furniture weather center, very heavy snow. we are getting close to blizzard conditions. lb south and east of the city. this is in effect until early sunday morning all the to long island, new york. plenty of heavy snow coming our way. every now and then we see a patch, where it was like it's slowing down. the dark bluish showing the snow falling at two inches per hour. that is heading to the metro area. south, i don't think this will make the d.c. metro, but the northern neck, extreme southern maryland, as far a calvert county, there may but as theiefly, powerhouse storm continues developed with the incredibly strong wind above the surface, all that is doing is pulling in tons of atlantic ocean moisture into the teeth of the cold wind blowing at the surface, making the snow heavier and the wind will get stronger and stronger. more of what to expect as the worst of the storm is yet to come with steve rudin. steve: a lot more on the way overnight and early tomor

doug hill has a check of the forecast. doug? doug: the storm system will go through all kind of evolutions in the next 48 to 60 hours and will eventually redevelop off the coast of the midatlantic. in the process, a lot of snow coming our way. we have a winter weather advisory. nothing big. maybe a half inch to inch of snow tonight. as the cold front with the energy pushing through and the temperatures are below freezing everywhere and expected to fall in the mid-20's later. a steady progression of snow moving through. the best chance time wise is 6:30 tonight. we will pick up inch and a half and clear quickly overnight. then sunshine tomorrow. but don't let it fool you. friday it will go downhill in a hurry. tenth an inch here to an inch. through saturday and sunday morning with a large, impressive storm center we expect to develop in the area. or area entire is under a blizzard watch for the system. the same snow of the area that is under winter storm watch. stronger winds are in this area. westward and the reduced visibility

but we'll begin with chief meteorologist doug hill and meteorologist steve rudin for the timing of the storm. doug? doug: we are 24 hours away from the snow falling around the nation's capital. the watch we had for the blizzard is now a warning. it goes into effect tomorrow afternoon in the metro area. all the county shaded including the district in red. under the blizzard warnings. the blizzard watches on the shore may be upgraded. to the west, the areas in pink are the winter storm warnings. as far as the time it begin, the winter storm warning begins at 1:00 p.m. spotsylvania, prince william, southern maryland. the warning goes into effect at 3 seven. in the metro county. the metro area. later toward 6:00. but that will be the kickoff time along the county that border the pennsylvania line. this could extend east. the difference between the warning and the blizzard doesn't have to do with the snow that will fall. it has to do with the winds. the winds are stronger in metro points east than the west. there is the storm gathering a ton of moisture out of the gulf of mexico. severe thu

doug hill knows about that. he has a report. hey, doug. doug: we'll maximize the cold air tonight. crystal clear skies. dry air and light to calm winds. as cold as you can be. it's clear and cold outside the belfort furniture center. we are looking live at the national harbor and the national capitol and the wheel. we are loot 31 at reagan national. a little breeze, more along the river than anything else. look at the dew point at five. the air is dry. because of that the temperatures are upper 20's to 30 across the area. including 25 from manassas. 23 in kulbir. 31 at reagan national airport. they are going to drop overnight. we will see a range of nine to 21 degree air temperature tomorrow morning. maybe we will crack 40-degree mark tomorrow. is that part of a trend? we will see. the seven-day outlook coming your way in a few minutes. maureen: thank you, doug. coming up at 6:00 -- in the wake of freddie gray's death, what baltimore is doing to change the look and feel of some of the city's most blighted neighborhood. leon: plus construction dig in old downturns up something very

alison: we begin with the chief meet roll just doug hill. hi, doug. doug: right now, cloudy skies outside the belfort furniture weather center. taste of snow tonight with the cold front coming through. look at the graphics. this evening we have a winter weather advisory. with the temperatures in the 20's, well, what will happen tonight is we will see slick spots. this is colder north and west of the metro getting past the sunset here. we will see the temperatures drop more. it is evaporating. more from the west before the cold front. the future cast shows around 10:30 tonight but overnight it will clear out. tomorrow is beautiful. bright and sunny throughout the day. but friday it will change. the initial snowfall from a tenth of an inch to an inch. that will be that. enjoy sunshine through the day tomorrow. friday it turns and not for the better. the area has been placed under a blizzard watch. from late friday to the everything. to the west, the area in blue and to the east, they are under a winter storm watch. the snowfall totals across the area is

chief meteorologist doug hill will separate the fact from the fiction for us. >> the maryland footballgram is left scramming today after two of the most important recruits have decided to go to another school. leon: parents are hoping to get answer after series of threat at prince william county school. town hall meeting starts in an hour on the issue. abc7's explains why the threats have many concerned. reporter: three high school hit with threats last week. >> it's terrifying hearing all the stuff that is going on. reporter: prince william county public school official says the messages were inside forest park and woodbridge high school. carlito mccoy is a junior at garfield. for him the threat hit a bit too close to home. >> you hear about stuff like this and the other schools in different states. when it happens in your county it's shocking. reporter: his dad said the town hall at 7:00 will help to answer questions. >> this is the world we live in now. parents nod to be more involved with what is going on in the school, as well as the kids. not come late to the party. >> the parent

chief meteorologist doug hill has a look at what to expect. doug: we could have a refreeze but nothing to the extent we saw this morning because temperatures won't be as cold. get you started. clouds outside the belfort furniture weather center. 37 at the last check at reagan national. we will still have melting for a while but the temperatures will go below freezing. calling if a low of 28 in germantown. 32 in brentwood in the city. little refreeze. a possibility. through the morning tomorrow cold front moving through michigan. it could bring us flurries. bring us gusty winds and the sunshine in the afternoon. the winds could gust up to 30 miles per hour. i'll have more of what to expect for the weekend and beyond in a few minutes. that you got it. leon: the political world revolving around donald trump. this time is his decision to skip the last republican debate before the iowa caucuses. we sent our chief political correspondent scott thuman to cover the debate. you are covering the donald instead. this is something else. usually this is po

steve: doug hill is weather. we go one own one after the upset over xavier. the wizards are home tonight but it's not necessarily a good thing. spor announcer: and now the toyota sports desk, brought to your by your local toyota dealer. robert: last week the hoyas had a chance to give sixth ranked villanova the first big east lost since last season but they lost that game 55-50. last night, the hoyas defeated xavier. trey campbell put up 21. we went one-on-one to talk about last night's victory. what does a win like that do for team morale? >> we turned the corner and we have been close with games. and yesterday we were able to pull out a game against a tough opponent. >> a lot of basketball left in the season. how quickly do you forget about the win? >> very. we go up and we have a tough exconference foe, uconn. you can't enjoy xavier except for the plane ride home last night. robert: on the pro level wizards are hosting miami tonight. maybe they are a step ahead because they are at home. or maybe not. heat blew out the wizards by 22 earlier month at verizon

let's get right to doug hill who is tracking every aspect of this storm. he joins us now with the latest on these models. doug: we are under a blizzard watch. it is possible, not under a blizzard warning. sunshine outside the weather center. tonight, some snow. we are under a winter weather advisory. that shaded in purple, the metro area is under a winter weather advisory. that will arrive 7:00, 8:00. a little sunshine now. just to the west come a cold front end area of low pressure and up to bring the snow in here tonight. today, when i was coming across the bridge, potomac is iced over. every flake will stick here. the snow developing with the system, the cold front moving threat 8:00. it will quickly clear, the sunshine returns tomorrow. anywhere from .1 inch to an inch and a half. we look ahead to friday afternoon, friday night, saturday, saturday afternoon, saturday night into sunday morning, a blizzard watch. been forecasting weather on tv for 13 years and have never seen a blizzard watch issued two days in advance for this area here. , similarifferen

stillnow doug hill is watching the skies. doug, everything going right according to schedule on this one. doug: yeah. this was spotted early and it's behaving exactly as we it would. we're at the very beginning of the system. the actual storm just now is shape off the coast of north carolina. once that gets cranking up movingonight and northward along the coast, the rate of the snowfall will increase and that is when we strong winds develop as well. snow outside at the belfort furniture weather center and that is thered, area now under a blizzard warning. it extends from spotsylvania county, virginia, northeastern to long island new york. 30 million people in the area under the blizzard warning. that continues locally until 6:00 a.m. here is the time lapse from school.inia high 19 degrees there. clouds slowly rolled in. flakeswer and the started. this is the view before it got dark a few minutes ago here fallingnty of snow and more to come our way. as far as the temperatures go, they are very cold. the storm very cold. we wil

we begin with chief meteorologist doug hill. doug: hi, maureen.kies are cloudy outside the weather center in arlington. 32 degrees. that is part of the story. the other part is the winds. so a change. get to it to show you the numbers outside. it feels like it's 31 at the reagan national. 29 at andrews. 26 at hagerstown. 32 in fredericksburg. the winds are making it feel colder. this graphic shows you how many degrees colder it is now than this time yesterday. so range from ten degrees colder in culpeper to 16 degrees colder in the district. the wind chills will be colder than that. so we are going to drop between 14 and 23 d

dug hill. doug: this is all due to the possibility of what could happen for the low pressure in pract ocean. this is representing a trough that will spread over the coast to make a prove east. this many days away trying to figure out the impact it will have. the computer model is coming together. the energy will emerge over the rockies. make a move in the direction. if this track is the one that works, there will be cold air to produce snow fall over the mid-atlantic including our region. the problem forecasting monday afternoon for something that won't happen to later friday, friday night and saturday is a lot of things can change. the formation seven could change and the track could change. with that in mind i know the social media is loaded with opinions but trust me. no one knows for sure yet. give you the key elements we know for sure. we expect a big supply of cold air. that is the key. the next key is where will it track? a difference of 50 to 60 miles in the track of the system will determin

we are all asking chief meteorologist doug hill the same thing. can you tell us what to expect. and what factors are still in play in all of this? doug: i will be happy to. we have gone past the possibility stage to the probability stage with a major winter storm this weekend. friday, friday night, all day saturday. but which part of the area is going to get the heaviest snow. these are the computer models. the european and the g.f.s., the american model. the brighter area with the hev jest snow. they have shifted south a little bit. shifted g.f.s. more to the south. that means that the air will be colder and it also shows the placement of the european model the low, and the other low from the g.f.s. see where the low is. the farther south it is, that is where the colder air. also farther south it winds up being, that is access of the heaviest snow. while the area is likely to see snow or snow and rain friday, friday night and saturday it remains to be seen where the jackpot will be. those that get the snow could be tremendous snow fall. by this time tomorrow we'll have a better

we begin with chief meteorologist doug hill. doug: hi, maureen. the skies are cloudy outside the weather center in arlington. 32 degrees. that is part of the story. the other part is the winds. so a change. get to it to show you the numbers outside. it feels like it's 31 at the reagan national. 29 at andrews. 26 at hagerstown. 32 in fredericksburg. the winds are making it feel colder. this graphic shows you how many degrees colder it is now than this time yesterday. so range from ten degrees colder in culpeper to 16 degrees colder in the district. the wind chills will be colder than that. so we are going to drop between 14 and 23 degrees. but the wind chills are in the single digits in the low teens and the winds will still be out of the north at 10 to 20 miles per hour. we had snow flurries. going through the day tomorrow they will be well west. full day of sunshine. but unseasonably chilly temperatures. maureen: thank you. the morning rush in alexandria came to a halt along a water main break on duke street. the breaks are typical in dramatic ce

doug hill has the forecast. snow? doug: snowshowers and the rain showers tomorrow.th and west from washington the better chance of snowshowers. there is no impact except for here. a live look at the belle haven country club. the temperatures are comfortably cold. it's 36 in leesburg and baltimore. 34 in winchester. the overnight we may get high clouds. mostly clear. it's 23 tomorrow morning. here is the deal tomorrow. we have cold air coming in. this arizona from michigan to west virginia under the winter weather advisory. it will block the cold air. so when you get to our side, there may be snowshowers. we don't expect accumulation but gusty winds and colder air developing by 2 time that wednesday rolls around. the forecast for tomorrow around 5:00, snowshowers and rain showers. mix coming through. a windy and a cold day on wednesday. we will warm up ten to 12 degrees on thursday with the sunshine. clouds return friday with showers late in the day. early saturday morning. after that, we will start to cool off and things will calm down weather wise. another stretch

the storm watch team coverage with plunging temperatures and we will hear from chief meteorologist doug hill. doug: right now the skies are clear across the weather center. just about two or three degrees above freezing. that will change tonight. take a look live. national harbor, 6:00. light in the sky. high clouds in the horizon. you see how clear it is. with the clear skies and the lighter winds, temperatures will fall quickly. 39 at the reagan national airport. 36 in leesburg and win chester. 38 in annapolis. overnight tonight temperatures will drop. sampling of the wake-up temperatures in the area. largo is 18. waldorf at 18. what melted today will freeze tonight. there will be numerous icy patches and icy spots throughout the late night and the overtight. leon: the refreeze is the last thing that anyone want to hear about. many just got a chance to drive out of their own neighborhood. brad bell is live in laurel to tell us what he is finding out tonight. the plows have come through. beautiful sight. we checked out the neighbors that people complained. what we saw was for the most part

get the latest forecast from chief meteorologist doug hill. doug: it is around tonight and most of the night and the overnight hours as well. light rain outside the belfort furniture center after a cloudy day. check the numbers. chilly. raw out there with the rain. too warm for any snow or ice worries at all. 50 in chevy chase. 44 in dale city. 49 in college park. 48 in anacostia. 43 in ashburn. the day lar is a solid sea of green. that is the rain. the orange and the yellow is the heaviest rain. we think it will stay south and east of the city. where it is now, over portion of charles county and st. mary's county. that area extends well southeast to the lower bay, lower eastern shore, maryland and vass across the outer -- maryland and across the outer banks. this is intensifying off the coast and it will help pull the rain out. so as we look for rain through the night. if you are out tonight you still deal with the rain. temperatures will fall between 36 and 42. we'll talk about the weekend weather in a few minute. leon: you got it. a dozen ma

chief meteorologist doug hill has a look at the forecast. doug: hey. still a little sunshine out the belfort furniture weather center. 50's today around a large part of the area. let's get you started with a look around the capital wheel. national arbor. you see break in the overcast and patch of the ice in the river. we don't need it in the 70's to cause rivers of melting snow here. temperatures 50 at the reagan national. southerly wind at 16. the warmer push of air ahead of a cold front from the west. 48 at leesburg. 39 in frederick. 54 in manassas. tonight a cold front comes in, it will be cloudy. showers overnight. i suspect colder air, maybe isolated snowshower but i don't think it has much effect. temperatures are mid-30's. upper 20's. the outlining areas there could be slick spots but more melting tomorrow. jonathan: thank you. >> we want to go to the news conference in progress now. that is dan, the spokesperson for metro providing an update. let's listen in. dan: metro emergency command center continues to direct the authorities blizzard recov

doug hill is here. what are we talking about? doug: no expectation of the accumulation here. strong cold front and will get gusty. is it nice outside the belfort furniture weather center. clear skies as you look at the torpedo museum in alexandria. people along the dock. fine night. the temperatures will drop in the 30's. at 30 at the reagan national. overnight, widespread 20's. the numbers range from 28 in cumberland, 32 in winchester. 389 at fredericksburg. 36 at andrews air force base. clear skies or mostly clear skies. i will drop to 20 in martinsburg. 22 in hancock. frederick at 23 degrees. for what is coming our way tomorrow, snowshowers that are developing ahead of frontal system. pushing through the midwest and across the mountains tomorrow. michelle: two people are in if hospital after a two alarm fire broke out at an apartment complex in annandale. fairfax county officials say it started at 10:00 this morning in the 4900 block of americana drive. 60 firefighters were on the scene battling the fire. three apartments were involved. the red cross is now assisting resid

doug hill is here with our forecast. doug: teams outside this morning. at the moment, clear blue skies. 27 right now in laurel as we look live, very light wind. that's a good thing. a gusty wind would drive the windchill is even lower. we are going to settle into this cold pattern. this is how we looked this morning. the thermometer at 10 in frederick. 14 in culpeper. it is 28 now. it's not often we see midday temperatures well below freezing across the entire area. one of the colder spots reported in hagerstown. what scamming our way for the rest of the afternoon? send -- what's coming our way for the rest of the afternoon? sunshine. an area of high pressure is moving in. that will be with us through the day and through the night. tomorrow, sunshine and 42. we warm up more on thursday and may see some showers with the warm front as we get to friday. that's the latest from here. >> thank you. this new, we are following a developing story in montgomery -- noon, we are following a developing story in montgomery county, a woman hit by a bus. details.live wi

alison: doug hill is tracking it for us tonight. how does it look? doug: we are looking live from the city over the top of the pentagon to the national airport. you see the interesting sky. a lot of clouds preceding the cold front. this is cloudy outside the weather center. there is steady rain. the area in blue are heavier showers approaching to the west. let's zoom out for the time lapse action. heading west to east. i have a head of an arctic cold front. in the next hour and a half they will be propelled by the strong winds. the winds will increase in velocity. this is the latest wind gust. sustained winds the gusts will continue. here is the break. look at the temperatures. 40 in

maureen: chief meteorologist doug hill is in the weather center to tell us what to expect. big changes here. gusty winds and falling temperatures to deal with the snowshowers. the snow squalls that are coating the ground. a tough situation in spots when you get to the higher elevations along north and west of 81. in the next couple of hours we will continue to track snowshowers moving eastward. rain showers now. time wise we think as we get through the next hour we see a lot of this get closer. we have a time line here. carroll county is 6:03. the front royal 6:11. westminster at 6:30. bartonsville here west of frederick maryland 6:33. leesburg is 6:49 as the line of the snowshowers move through to the district. i have to update the estimate. 7:15 to 7:30 coming through. they are still holding together it's fast-mover snowshowers. the wind is increasing and changing the direction. then the temperatures will fall. we have a wind advisory until midnight for the wind gusts of 40 to 50 miles per hour. the wind gusts will increase. temperatures will fall. the big story by the mor

but first, get to the chief meteorologist doug hill tracking the storm that is still forming. doug: the storm and the energy is the basis for the system yet to develop is over the pacific northwest and the u.s. we have time to work with it. we are following everything. it still looks likelihood to affect the large viewing area as well. it's cold and clear outside the belfort furniture weather center. low to mid-20's around the area. 25 in washington. the wind will feel like 13 above. feels like 7 in winchester. we will be clear and cold and the wind will decrease a bit. with 12 to the 19 degree temperatures and the 5 to 10-mile-per-hour winds it will put the chill in the single digits overnight. planning ahead for the day tomorrow. watch sunshine early on. increasing cloudiness. 35 for a high. cold front could bring flurries or a snowshower by the evening hours tomorrow. we jump ahead to friday and saturday. that is the time frame we see a threat for a significant storm. gusty winds. cold temperatures will be part of this. we continue to watch the computer models here. 2:00 in

doug hill a look at the forecast. a little warmer today. doug: we started off mentioning a few minutes ago a year ago we had 2.4 inches of snow, the first snow of last winter. here we have a list of the last five years. back in 2011-2012, january 79 79 -- january 9 before we had the first measurable snowfall. when we will get it this year? i have no idea. baltimore is at 40. reagan national at 40. 41 in winchester. lease at 37. cool spot. we have one more morning in the zone. the metro area will do better. in the 20's when we wake up. the coolest, the coldest air is moving out tonight. the forecast for tonight will be clouds overnight. the lows 27. cloudy on friday, 46 degrees. maybe a few showers developing. a warm front coming to town. 60% chance of rain on saturday afternoon and evening. sunday morning the showers could linger. the good news is we will hit 60 degrees in the afternoon. it looks like the weather will dry out in time for the kickoff for the redskins-packers at 4:40. monday, tuesday, wednesday, chilly again but bright sunshin

doug hill has a look at what to expect. doug: at the moment it's perfect perfect outside the belfort furniture weather center. most ofiary where clear skies. but temperatures are so much warmer than yesterday. look at the numbers. reagan national airport, staying at 52. leesburg as well. 56 in charlottesville. the current 4:00 temperatures are 21 degrees warmer than they were yesterday in washington. 23 warmer in manassas and andrews. 25 degrees warmer in fredericks than this time yesterday. so tonight is not as cold. 28 to 35 degrees the overnight lows with the light winds. we are watching two systems. one in the north will continue to move across pennsylvania. another to the south building out of the gulf of mexico. what we find happen in the day tomorrow the low pressure center over the southeastern section of south dakota move to the lakes. low pressure moves northeast. the high moves out of the way. the net result is increasing cloudiness and a good chance of rain tomorrow night. that shows up in the day planner. plenty

doug hill is getting us ready for all of it. the latest on the conditions in the information about the storm heading our way. temperature still below freezing. let's get you a look at our maps. the blizzard watch continues for our area. it has been expanded. around that, there is a large set of winter storm watches. a lot of moisture coming over the gulf of mexico. the energy will move north and redevelop off shore. high wind and snow, sleet, blowing and drifting, heavy snowfall amounts. these areas go back into arkansas. under ahese areas winter storm warning. our area, that is the blizzard watch. our area, very high wind will cause a lot of blowing and drifting snow. futurecast looks at the arriving in the time of -- the timing tomorrow morning. increasing cloudiness through the day. from thernoon, moving southwest, just before sunset. through the height of the storm, into saturday, the storm will be so wound up, bringing in moisture, it will bring in enough warm air to change the snowflakes to sleet. the sleet over parts of s

doug hill has a look at the forecast. with brightr day blue skies.emperatures are going to be colder than we have had for a few days. gorgeous. looking at this live image from frostburg state in allegheny county, maryland, 18 degrees. that is the coolest spot we have. numbers into the 30 now -- into the 30's now. afternoon, most areas will stay in the 30's. a couple of spots may touch the 40 degree mark. average high is 43. looks like we will stay below average through the day. will be approaching tomorrow. there could be rain showers, of -- behindions the front, cold air. around the lakes, plenty of snow showers. for us, the headline will be it is going to get mighty cold. lots of sunshine today, lots of changes coming. we are going to have a long stretch of cold temperatures around the area. we will highlight those in a few minutes. jummy: following new developments in the freddie gray case. the second trial has been delayed. a judge ruled to delay the trial of caesar goodson. goodson was the driver of the police transport van freddie gray was ridi

our chief meteorologist doug hill is in the weather center. is there hope for heat out there? doug: it will warm up. it will take a couple days but i don't see the temperatures back to the 60 or the 70-degree range anytime soon at all. quite the opposite. clear skies. we haven't had a cloud all day outside the belfort furniture weather center. it's beautiful. the winds have been light but it's chilly out there. 29 in hagerstown now. 32 in winchester. 32 in fredericksburg. 33 at reagan national airport. tomorrow morning these will be the wake-up temperatures across the extended metro area. 15 in germantown. 19 in dale city. for the kids at the bus stop the winds will be light. but bundle up. it will be very cold. pickup temperatures in the teens. there could be outlying areas as low as nine degrees early in the morning. recess time is 28. mostly sunny throughout the day. 34 in the afternoon. milder weather as we go to thursday friday. then we start talking about the rain chances. we will lay all that out in detail coming up in a couple of minutes. jonathan: we'll see you then. t

doug hill is here with the forecast. in the strong cold front area. take a look at the temperatures around noon. well above freezing, low 40's. temperatures may drop but they will stay above freezing. some of the puddles will dry up, and that is good because it is going to get cold tonight. reagan-per-hour gusts at airport. a lot of sunshine. this afternoon, we may see bands of flurries. temperatures will drop. winds will diminish. it's going to get cold. doppler radar, snow showers north and west of town. improving pattern for the weekend. we will take a look at the seven day in just a few minutes. jummy: the federal government went back to work on time today, which meant more early-morning traffic. jamie sullivan has a check on the roads. lote: folks dealing with a of snow on the roadway. inside the beltway, montgomery county in particular tied up. connecticut avenue experienced of the same and chevy chase down to wisconsin avenue. montgomery avenue, 350 five, removing snow and creating midday backups in the area. as far as the beltway is concerned,

maureen: doug hill is back with when we see temperatures in the 50's and even the 60's in the seven-day storm watch forecast. robert: i'm robert burton. coming up in sports do the terps get more respect after the win over iowa last night? we hear from the coach. panther plans don't play. check the video. that's next. leon: a st. bernard struggling through the ice. we learned his name is milo. today milo and his family got the meet heroes. the families were grateful to the firefighters that saved the beloved pet. maureen: stay off the ice, milo. >> they are going a final mop-up here. they had a gusher. this is a 2-inch valve. 24 inch pipe. with all the snow nay had a hard time finding the valve they needed to. a sip ple repair. we are told 50 houses were affected when the water was turned off. the road reopened in the early afternoon. the final repairs are put down on monday. leon: how about freezing cold water? would you jump into it for a good cause? it continues tomorrow when the general public take part. doug: i have done it once. and only once. many years ago. i was younger. start w

doug hill has a look at your forecast. doug: temperatures noticeably warmer than this time yesterday as the cold air is moving out. check out the numbers right now. as of noon time, 50 degrees in cumberland and charlottesville, 49 in fredericksburg. reagan national at 42 degrees. southwest south and will hit the low 50's this afternoon, and a lot of sunshine. an increasing area of cloudiness from the gulf coast is an area of rain, and futurecast shows it is moving in our direction. increasing cloudiness early tomorrow morning, but as the system gets organized it is going to be rain in the area tomorrow night, especially the further south and east you are. getting out early on saturday morning, and back to sunshine, mild temperatures for the short-term. it will be cold again and i will tell you when that will happen. autria: investigators trying to figure out what caused a huge condo fire yesterday in a delphi. more than one hundred people were displaced, and as suzanne kennedy reports, it might be a wild before they are abl

doug hill is here with a check of our first forecast this thursday. a lot warmer than yesterday. doug: temperatures doing better, and the sky has changed dramatically after day after day of crystal clear skies. clouds and even a little missed in the air around the belfort furniture weather center. 38 degrees right now and cloudy skies and little batches of mist or drizzle possible during the afternoon hours. temperatures warmer than they were yesterday. 39 degrees in baltimore. 37 in leesburg and in manassas as well. through the afternoon, 41-42 come with clouds and a patch of drizzle. highs range between 38 and 43. a bit milder than yesterday. we will see warmer temperatures as we had late tomorrow and into the weekend. as far as the high pressure to give us glorious weather day after day, that is pulling out of the picture and clouds are moving back in. have your clouds and chances of rain as we get through tomorrow and especially as we get through late saturday, saturday night come into sunday morning as well. today, what you see is what you get. tomorrow, little sunshine in th

doug hill has a look at the first forecast. doug: we are going to warm up some. i do not think this pattern will be like we saw in december, when we had cool weather and we warmed from the 60's into the 70's. we will warm into the 50's before the next batch of cold air. skies.lue the lows hit 20 this morning at reagan national, 14, leesburg. temperaturesea, are rebounding, but only lower to middle 30's. the high today will be a few degrees warmer than yesterday, but below average. the average high as 43. we will top out around 39 degrees. clear skies and a clear night tonight. things change tonight. clouds are getting closer. a warm front arrives friday. we might squeeze sunshine out before that, but rain as we head into the weekend. plenty of sunshine and we will see the sunshine continue another day or two. changes heading this way in time for the weekend. thank you. the freezing cold temperatures were no match for some area water pipes. a water main broke this morning and montgomery county. turneder froze over and of the road into ice. sam sweeney is there to

leon: chief meteorologist doug hill is standing by in the weather center. we have a check of the forecast. is it a big refreeze tonight? doug: it's the issue out there. skies are clear. temperatures are dropped like 12 to 24 degrees. that is the overnight rain. light winds and clear skies. any puddle or water over the roadways here. nothing dried by the wind today is going to freeze up tonight. first, though, 40 degrees at reagan national. same here. outside the belfort furniture weather center center. beautiful picture this morning on the washington monument crowds. we'll see a slow melt off here. 39 in oxon hill. ashburn is 40 degrees. 41 on the campus of gallaudet university. tonight is cold, 12 to 2 degrees. air temperature, light wind. yes. during the day, we will warm back up. it is going to miss us. it will stay southeast and go to sea. colder air arriving on friday. by then there won't be moisture. what do you know. good weather news for a change. cold tonight. cold in the morning. warming up to 44 with partly sunny skies for thursday afternoon. chec

chief meteorologist doug hill is here with a check of the forecast. doug: take an umbrella. but it's not freezing cold. no's or snow. it will rain tonight. rain on the radar is south of fredericksburg. the downtown line of rain between 6:30 and 7:00, around there. it's moving in from the south. part of a larger area of rain. on the southern end of it. a line of severe storms went through the west coast of florida and crossed over to the atlantic coast. now heavy rain over the counter banks. we are on the fringes of it. nighttime hours the rain is steady and heavy i at times. but it will end overnight. so by the time you wake up there could be clouds but skies clear out. we will be in good shape here. we look forward to the next day or so we see the rain move in and move out. i have a cumulation wise a -- accumulation wise, half inch of rain. lesser amount to north and west of the metro. quickly you can see here, tuesday the sun comes out. fine shape. the forecast overnight is rain, 35 to 42. end by the morning. give you a look at the next three days. spectacular sunshine. la

chief meteorologist doug hill is here. tonight.will come in a little sun getting through the high overcast, but it will be cloudy later. 50 already. 60 in fredericksburg. 46 in frederick. afternoon, continuing cloud cover increase. a high in the3 as metro. the rain moves in out or sunset. -- rain moves in after sunset. there are severe thunderstorms on the southern end of this system within florida now. watch how quickly the rain approaches. by 7:30, widespread across the area. progress overnight. as quickly as it arrives, it moves out. breezy and pleasant weather and .t is expected to turn colder for now, rain possibilities only about half an inch in the metro. we will talk more about the weekend in a couple minutes. tory: jamie sullivan is here check on the roads. jamie: police activity in the district. this is blocking eastbound independence avenue between and 1ston avenue street. all lanes currently blocked. i want to talk about emergency roadwork that is going into play and should be in play until 2:30. road, one lane

through the weeks with updates tomorrow morning, and of course tomorrow with chief meteorologist doug hill noon, upper 20's near 4:00. theextended outlook, temperatures taking a dive, 35 degrees friday. whether we will see the snow or rain, we will find out sooner rather than later. alison: we will stay tuned the next few days. leon: terps fans may have to cross their fingers now. erin: coming up, we will explain why it was a bad day at the coach tjr head durkin. and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. a rarehe wizards posted matinee game against the trail blazers today. they lost their 13th home game of the season, which is significant because they have lost more games at home this season.han last the wizards struggling with injuries all season, and head coach randy wittman says that is not an excuse. we have already lost more games than we did last year. are we a already at the halfway point? i don't know, it's the mindset that we have to change. that's my job, i've got to figure that out. erin: bad news for the maryland football program, good counsel

meteorologist doug hill is here with the outlook. doug: the rain will come in tomorrow night. come in and get out of here. looking and improving for the weekend. clear skies outside the belfort furniture weather center. clear skies down the river at national harbor. beautiful night. temperatures are chilly but it's not terribly cold thanks to the core of the high pressure center moving out. it's 46 in the reagan national airport. southerly wind key drawing in the milder air. the temperatures temperatures ie mid-40's now are 18 to 20 degrees warmer than last night at this time. that is good news. tomorrow morning the temperatures will be 30, low 30's. the d.c. metro points out the coldest areas will be western suburbs and far western area in the upper 20's to 30 degrees. look to the gulf coast the area of low pressure to louisiana will bring us clouds in the day. rain tomorrow night and getting out of here on saturday morning. the rest of the weekend forecast and the next seven days coming up. leon: coming down to the wire. the g.o.p. candidate are on the stage tonight in north

doug hill is here with a look at the chilly forecast. doug: i would call this ineffective sunshine.a lot of places won't even get to 32. let's get you a big look at laurel, maryland. 24 degrees, the wind is west at 7. the windchill stands at 18 degrees. we will have a cold day area -wise. degrees in only 15 west virginia. that is midwinter cold. 23, cumberland. 22, hagerstown. fredericksburg, 31 degrees. it feels like 20 in manassas. the windchill is 18 in the nation's capital. we will struggle through the upper 20's. the temperatures will drop off tonight and we will see a little bit of cloudiness move in tomorrow. the next weather event is going to be friday. we will take you with those possibilities are in a few minutes. jummy: the cold start today for times for schools -- be the first to know about all of the closings at your school. logon to wjla.com and click on text alerts and you can get updates sent straight to your phone. is causingeeze problems, especially after yesterday's rain and flurries. josh knight is in northeast d.c. where wet roadways are causing slick conditions

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doug hill has a look at our forecast. brightappy new year and sunshine outside in arlington. we had some flurries and take a look at this winter he seen. ,his is over frostburg maryland. temperatures in the lower 20's with a fresh link it of snow out there. we don't expect to see anything like this in the washington area. and then things will slowly warm up, but it's a change in the pattern. 37 degrees at reagan national and 37 in leesburg. this may shape up to be the coldest day we have had since early march. a bonus thrown in at no extra charge driving the wind chills into the 20's. willnchester, temperatures climb quite a bit and temperatures falling well below the freezing point. chesapeakeockets of bay snow and relatively warm bay water temperatures. let's talk traffic and see how people are doing with jamie sullivan. reporter: we are starting to get back to normal. we see a lot of normal congestion out there this afternoon which is normally not too much but you have some on the side streets and side roads. let's start with virginia -- in brown on 66, there was an earlie

doug hill is here with who with the snow and how much and when it all gets here. doug: this scene is from lancaster, delhi oh. ohio. temperatures are falling. this whole pattern is headed our way. let me tell you a couple things about what his headed this way. some rain showers on the leading edge of the system. it is about the temperature. in ohio, temperatures have started to plummet quickly and because of that the snow is sticking. what's going to happen around here is we're still in the lower 40's even another snow to the north in pennsylvania. the them -- the mountain range will block a fair amount of it but as we get through 3:00 to 7:00, we'll get gusty winds. ,ain showers, snow squalls falling temperatures and there could be in some places especially north and west of the some slick spots. it will get very cold tonight. offhing that does not melt is probably going to wind up with a slick spot or two. winter weather advisory's west of the mountains. the area shaded in tan is under a wind advisory for late this evening and tonight wind could gust 45 to 50 mil

doug hill is here. , cleart is beautiful blue skies, but the temperature, wind, and wind chills, a lot to share. in the lower 20's in the metro area. i have fond memories of december. this is going to be a very cold week and perhaps by the end of the week, we may have more than cold air to deal with. it makes it feel like single digits. feels like a 11 in the nation's capital. andill keep the sunshine gusty breezes, highs will reach the upper 20's, that it will not feel that way. wind chills will continue to feel at or below zero. stayrow, wind chills will in the lower teens throughout most of the day. with theve to deal system currently located in the pacific ocean north of hawaii, an area of low pressure that will traverse the country. if you heard any chatter on social media about a big storm, it is too early to tell. the energy in the pacific is going to change its track, more than likely as it heads east. .otential for snow or a mix it is the best chance so far this winter for anything significant. storm seven weather team will be all over it. autria: officials think that strong w

let's get to chief meteorologist jug hill -- doug hill. don't tell it is cold, above -- above freezingd, and many spots. 27 in hagerstown, 36 in annapolis, 37 at reagan national airport. through the afternoon, we will be in the upper 30's to lower 40's. we will have more melting, but tonight, temperatures back in the 20's in many areas. see on the screen a cold front, which can bring a flurry or two by tomorrow morning. futurecast, high cloudiness but still plenty of sunshine. we will go overnight and drop into the 20's and most spots, a few snow showers in the mountains and gusty wind develops. we may see some passing flurries, but that will be all. the wind is not a big deal, but they will be out of the northwest, becoming more breezy through the morning hours. 20 mile per hour sustained wind through the day. there is a warming trend, a slight one. we will highlight that in the weekend forecast when i join you in a few minutes. jummy: we also want to get a check on the commute. it was a rough morning commute, with federal workers startin

for the next 20 years. 96.e the blizzard of 19 alison: which i learned the other day that you and doug hill were forecasting that blizzard 20 years ago. windy, we will still see the wind blowing the snow around. at the verizon center and district heights, it looks like there is more snow in the air, blowing sideways, but we are coming to an end. of thefrom the beginning storm to the end of the storm, this is alexandria, the grass is green. one of my friends sent this. as the hours where on, yesterday afternoon, then the skies get darker overnight, the snow just piled up, piled up. trying to keep it clean takes a lot of effort. therenk he was out by t four, five times trying to get it cleared out. it keeps piling up. hopefully we don't have to deal with something this big another 20 years. at that time i think i will be close to retirement. so this is what it looked like as we move through the evening, waking up early tomorrow morning. we had some thunder snow reported, which is cool to watch. a lot of these time lapses are fun to watch. this is probably what you saw when you woke up with al

doug hill? doug: we will give you first the headlines here involving the storm.ajor storm in the area. heavy snow. gusty winds. there is uncertainty in the track. it will determine the heaviest snow or a potential mix of snow. prepare now. nothing panicky. don't run to the grocery store and empty shell evers. nothing like that. think ahead. it's tuesday afternoon. but late friday and saturday the travel could be restricted because of the heavy snow. that is what we want to get out now. this is a storm cell we showed you out of the pacific. now high over the top of the pacific northwest. that is important. now the computer models, the data that is released and gathered by the weather balloons, that specific data can be put in computer models to make it more accurate and more timely. that is key for the next couple of days. we expect the track to be a classic track to come across the southeastern side of the rockies across central texas. intensifying moving up the tennessee valley. the question is where does it go vis-a-vis our area? virginia beach or the outer ban

chief meteorologist doug hill has the first check of the forecast. doug? doug: hey, michelle. we could have a few late tonight and overnight, a few icy patches in the morning but not nearly to the extent we saw this morning. temperatures won't be as cold. cloudy skies outside the belfort furniture weather center. give you a look at alexandria right now. belle haven country club. 39 degrees. reagan national airport. the other area temperature range 43. warm spot in menino and winchester and leesburg. 38le in hagerstown. 38 in annapolis. through the evening, we will hang on to clouds and see temperatures drop to or below freezing in the suburban areas. downtown staying at 32 or 33. more limited refreeze. storminess continues to the south with the storm system bringing rain through florida, carolina. that will miss us a cold front coming through tomorrow morning could give a few snow flurries here and maybe heavier snowshowers or accumulating snow in the western slope of the mountains but most of the day is partly cloudy, blustery and gusty winds at 35 miles per hour. highs in th

leon: doug hill has a check of that forecast. rain? >> a cold front coming through tonight. we should have showers at times. don't think it causes a lot of issues. it's cloudy now. in alexandria a lot of ice there. but the temperatures are comfortable. 49 at reagan nationalment southwest irly wind bringing in wind over snow and ice. we are still in the 50's. 55 in fredericksburg. 54 in manassas. a few showers that are developing ahead of the cold front coming through later tonight and in the overnight hours. the slight chance so somebody might see wet snowflakes in the morning but most metro areas are above freezing. we have more coming up. in a few minutes. leon: glad you're back on your feet, man. less than an hour ago, metro said the orange line is back open tonight after a rough morning with the silver line. still closed. brad bell is live ahead of the issues. what is the word? brad: we just got the information. what metro intends to do is double the number of buses running in the city. they say they have gone from a severe weather plan to a moderate weather plan. that m

chief meteorologist doug hill has that. which of the tradeoff no forward, no sun no heat which one? doug: warmer temperatures and the sunshine back to the pattern shift. the high pressure center that gave us the consecutive cloudless days and now the clouds are moving in. cloudy skies outside the belfort furniture weather center. 40 in ashburp. 30 in dale city. 43 in anacostia. the temperatures through the evening hours will drop in the low 30's in the metro area. the farther west we go from washington the better chance of sub freezing temperatures especially west of the interstate 81 corridor. sunshine all day. most of the area will be cloudy through the overnight hours. here comes the cloudiness. there is a big storm, nontropical storms but the winds are 55 to 60 miles per hour in that thing out of the atlantic. clouds and light rain tomorrow. show the future with the rain approaching late in the day tomorrow. few showers. a much higher likelihood to deal with rain late saturday afternoon and saturday night. all the while the temperatures start to climb a little bit. alison: okay.

check in with the chief meteorologist doug hill. he is in the storm watch weather center with a check of the forecast. doug: off the top it will be 12 13 degrees warmer tomorrow than today in many areas. at the moments the clouds rolled in. over top of the belfort furniture weather center. live look at what is happening in rockville. the campus of montgomery college. beautiful day. but few clouds. look at the temperatures, still only 26 degrees now. way below average. winds slacked a bit. 30 in leesburg and manassas. 28 in annapolis. 31 at reagan national airport. the windy min niched but with the cold -- the winds have diminished with the cold temperatures it only takes a little winds to knock the temperatures down. feels like 16 in baltimore. 22 in the capital. tomorrow morning we have clouds early on. low to mid-20's around the area. we will get rid of the clouds throughout the day tomorrow and get back to sunshine and the milder temperatures. look ahead to the holiday weekend in a couple of minute. jonathan: thank you very much.