good luck. >>> let's take a look at our roads now with a efran afante. efran afante. it looks like some traffic building up there? >>> a look at i 26 in between piney grove road and saint andrews. traffic has been picking up, no accidents are being reported. you can see on the map right n ow, only delay that we have is as you head south on 321 from i 26 overbuy fish hatchery road. >>> the weather right now it is still blazing cold out there, 24 salida, 28 winnsboro, 27 columbia, 25 sumter and a bishopville. no doubt kids are going to definitely need their winter jackets, hats, and gloves. 23degrees at the bus stop. a lot of this precipitation is making its way towards the mountain region into that -- into the appalachians. i the time we get into the mix between the far western part of the upstate and by the time he gets down to us it will fizzle out and we that we will be dealing with a lot of cloud coverage. it will give us a high of 45 degrees, winds five-10 miles per hour. overnight tonight, pretty much overcast skies a low 32 degrees. and then the chance of rain c

to find out how much longer these temperatures are staying with us let's go to meteorologist, efran afante. you said we have to bundle up like the michelin man? >> you do like to say that. >> i do like to say that, because as cold as it is, layer upon layer, upon layer is definitely what you need this morning. temperatures are for the most winnsboro 28, camden 25, sumter chill it feels more like it is 23 degrees in winnsboro, feels like 23 saluda. here in columbia 26, wind chill

bad news, rain coming in as well, efran afante. >>> we are expecting rain. fortunately, it is not raining right now. it is rather chilly out there right now, columbia 42 degrees, overcast skies, rain has not moved in yet. here comes the rain, a lot of rain, very heavy rainfall moving through all of georgia into the northern part of florida. when the kids had out two the bus stop it will be chilly, 40 degrees, do not forget the umbrella. you will need it later on today. hour by hour we will have the rain start between 9 o'clock and 10 o'clock this morning. 43degrees by 10, a lot of rainfall by lunchtime, 48 degrees, a lot of -- maybe pause in the rain action as we get into the afternoon. heavy rainfall will continue into the hit -- late afternoon. >>> the roads are dry as we get ready two hit the road, and bebe the traffic. right now, let's take a l lk at i 26 eastbound at mile marker 104 as you head towards saint andrews two malfunction junction. traffic is picking up, no accidents reported. coming over 321 both directions only delay we have right now off 32

. >>> for now we are going to send it over to efran afante >> thank you ms. savannah levins, some of our communities are dealing with fog this morning, but it is greatly improved-- improved. still a little bit of fog possible in columbia, three- mile visibility, bishopville under 3 miles, and 2.5 out in manning. we are starting off cold, nevertheless 87 saluda, 34 lexington and columbia. bishopville and sumter each at 37 degrees, many still pretty here in columbia, 30 for degrees, the winds out of the southwest a 6-mile per -- miles per hour. just like 29 degrees right now. the setup we have brought -- throughout this day, clear skies and a little bit of cloud coverage in the pee dee region. a week conference starting to come in from appalachians. when the kids get out of school today it will be sunny and warm, but it will be windy starting -- definitely a day to in the upper 50s down to the lower 60s. with a lot of sunshine throughout the day, 62 for a high in columbia, will be windy out of the west at about 1 0-15 miles per hour. we could be doing with fog

com. >>> now let's get a check with the weather with efran afante. the cold is here again this morning. what you are making my day telling me it is going to warm up a little bit? >> i have making you smile all throughout the morning newscast. it is cold again right now, we will warm up just like we did yesterday. we are still starting off with temperatures that are below freezing as restarting camden 30 degrees, sometimes a matthews 32, newberry 32, soluna 32, here at columbia 33 degrees. clouds right now. for the most part we are clear in the skies. when the kids get out of school that will be different. we are expecting it to be mostly cloudy, it will be warm 65 degrees after school, we are looking at a high today, very warm, 66 degrees. increasing call coverage as we get into the late afternoon with winds out of the southwest at about five-10 miles per hour. with a chance of spring goes overnight tonight, low of 49 degrees. chance of rain. because of this cold front, as it's making its way through, the lower mississippi valley. it will be heading

that's get a check with our meteorologist, efran afante. >>> it was warm yesterday, all things considered. we got to this morning a whole different situation. our temperatures, we are at or saluted. 27 columbia, 29 sumter, that is the air temperature, the wind 220 and saluted her degrees and saluted and aiken, orangeburg it feels like 23, 25 sumter, and columbia feels like 23 degrees. kids, when you're heading out to school this morning you will need your -- need your hat, glove and jackets. we are looking at a lot of sunshine today but it will not warm up as much. 51degrees today, even colder tonight, clear skies down to 27 degrees. tomorrow a high of 55, it will be windy with winds gusting up to 25 miles per hour. a lot of us are getting ready to head to your first day of school on campus, first day of work for the work week. >>> i 26 was done over at mile marker 25, traffic is light right now. no accidents are being reported central midlands. both directions 321 from notts avenue all the way down to i 26. if you are heading for from i 26 and harvest and boulevard to downtown a 13 minut

efran afante, what can for the rest of the day? >>> we are going to be expecting periods of rain throughout the day. right now, rain has been falling through parts of the midlands. light showers, if it is getting down to the ground right now. just passing over lake murray to the north of lexington, into rain started moving through parts of central orangeburg county. nevertheless, we will be expecting some light rain throughout the day. columbia, and has not started raining yet, 49 degrees, the winds are calm. when the kids had out to the bus stop, even if it may not be raining this morning. we do expect a little bit of rain later on today. 49degrees at the bus stop, we are only looking at a high of 50 for degrees. not a big warm up, chances of the day. a chance for a sprinkle overnight tonight, 39 degrees for our low, and tomorrow, mostly cloudy skies only up to 49 degrees. we will still see another chance for some light rain as the winds start turning up from the north to the southwest of 5 miles per hour. >>> road conditions righ

efran afante i don't i don't think he's going to get out of this anytime soon? >>> that car is going to be there until april. it is still snowing right there. there. they have lake effect snow still falling there. on the radar right now, all of this white this is snow coming off of lake erie and they will not get out of it anytime soon. for us, no snow, just a lot of really cold temperatures. at 27 degrees. unfortunately it gets worse. the wind chill is worse, 25 newberry, 26 newberry, 26 winnsboro, 27 camden it feels like 25 right now in sumter. in colombia we columbia we are at 30 degrees, clear skies, winds out of the west at 25 miles per hour so it feels more like 25 degrees. a cold front that is coming down from the north is actually going to squeeze all of the air we are looking at very windy conditions today. get ready, when you get to school today it will still be cold, very windy, 53 degrees, with a lot of sunshine. it is going to feel like 48 degrees as all of our highs today will range from low to middle 50s. columbia 50s. columbia expecting a high of

. >>> millions of people along the east coast headed back to work, but efran afante, right here, we are pretty good with the weather? >> yes, there are many people trying to travel those emergency travel bans have been lifted. we're going to take a look now at a story talking about how roads are already proving pretty tricky for drivers. >>reporter:federal offices in the nation's capital remain close this morning as people in the area continue to dig out from under 2 feet of snow fall. krystal lucas and got a hand uncovering her buried car from a good samaritan. >> even on a sunny day they would not have said hello. but in a time of need people are here to help. maryland, residents did their best to chip away at the mounds of snow ahead of the start of the work week. 7-year-old stephen spent hours shoveling out his entire driveway only to have passing plow trucks undo all of his work. >> i am so outraged by the state i am liable to have a stroke now thinking about it. >>reporter:while much of new york city came back to life after record snowfall totals. residence here in queens are stil

. >>> we know efran afante wants to use it to change the weather. he is going to dominate himself as mother nature. [ laughter] >> you know, our storm tracker -- i will buy the new york jets and move them here to south carolina. >> quarterback sack. >> right now, we are in the freezing mark. lexington 32, saint matthews 29. but the wind chill is a factor. shows like 27 in winnsboro and camden, feels like soluna -- 29 in saluda. we will have a lot of sunshine. it will not be as warm. 54degrees for a high today with light winds out of the northwest and west that 5 miles per hour. tonight 27, and then warmer for tomorrow. a lot of sunshine as the winds kick in from the southwest with a high of 60 degrees. >>> let's check on the road conditions, give yourself a little extra time to warm up your vehicle. take a look outside right now at i 26. this is over mile marker 104 heading toward saint andrews. traffic is light right now, but it has been picking up over the last hour. only issues right now as you're coming south on 321 from knox avenue to airport r

meteorologist, efran afante, how are the roads looking? >>> traffic has been picking up quite a bit this is i 26, the headlights heading east bound toward saint andrews road, traffic has been picking up excessively we do have a little bit of delays right now as you come down on 321 and casey from knox avenue down to flint road traffic is building up quite a bit. lexington, as well. we have traffic that has been picking up quite a bit from main street and then getting into sunset boulevard heading east towards mineral springs road. be cautious as you are heading out this morning. >>> temperature starting off right now, it is cold out there. 30 degrees in columbia, dewpoint of 14 degrees, -- 29 degrees, winds out of the north at 5 miles per hour. all of our temperatures in the midlands right now 25 newberry, 27 saint matthews, camden at 25, bishopville at 29 degrees. jacket. 270 as they had to the bus stop, we are looking at clear skies come all throughout the day, and this is going to be the focal points. area of high pressure to the north

right now we are feeling some of the coldest overtures of the season let's bring in meteorologist, efran afante into the conversation. in some parts, it's starting to feel like 12 degrees outside? >> the word you just head that people just heard, 12! it is horribly cold outside. right now our temperatures outside the midlands are in the teens and 20s, 16 campton, 19 newberry to winnsboro and bishopville. lexington 16. it feels like it is 12 degrees and bishopville, feels like 16 wind chill feels like 12 degrees in downtown. only 20 degrees at the bus stop, we will have a lot of sunshine but it will not help much. 40degrees, will feel more like the -- 35. we started to warm up tomorrow. increasing cloud coverage in the afternoon as winds come out of the southwest with a high of 48 degrees. if you are just about to head out you are definitely going to need to warm up your vehicle before heading out. the good thing is no accidents or issues on the roadways. 321 heading on i 26 both directions moving pretty good. sunset boulevard to west columbia, traffic is light right now. i 20s -- i 262 harbison

good friday morning, >> we are going to bring in meteorologist, efran afante right now. you have been tracking the system obviously very volatile, it can change at any minute. it has been raining out the money. morning. now? >>> fortunately a lot of the rainfall has started to taper off and he can see a little bit of clearing in the western and southwestern parts of the midlands at a big line still has to come through. it's right now and central parts ofofeorgia, even though the rain has start to taper off, we have been noticing, on radar that a lot of the freezing rain and even sleet now in the central and northern part of the state from rock hill all the way to sharad, the cold air is starting to drag through and that freezing rain could start affecting our community. we still have a freeze rain advisory for newberry, fairfield, kershaw and lee counties in effect right now through 12 noon today. the temperatures right now, it is cold, 36 newberry, 43 saluda, 39 lexington, 39 columbia and a bishopville 30 for degrees. as of 6 o'clock, the wind chills are starting to aff

but one way we want to warm things up here in the studio is by wishing our meteorologist, efran afante a happy birthday. >> we have treats for you. we have to celebrate! >> a little pastry.