eileen whelan is in the weather center with what you can expect from this weekend warm-up. eileen: it is so good, kelly and the sunset is a few minutes away. it ready as we spring forward tonight into daylight savings time. by this time tomorrow, we will have a full extra hour of daylight he for the sunset. 43 degrees right now at reagan national. look at these temperatures, 51 degrees fredericksburg, 50 culpeper in quantico 45 dulles and bwi. the temperatures will fall only into the middle 30's, upper 20's and the far northwest suburbs but nowhere near the single digit temperatures we woke up with this morning. springing forward into daylight savings time overnight, turn your clocks ahead one hour before going to bed. seasonal highs over the next seven days and also talking about the next chance of precipitation, but i think you will like it. i think we are talking more about rain as opposed to snow. i will detail that from the belfort furniture weather center coming up. kelly: developing now in prince george's county, the police investigating a crash that killed one of the

eileen whelan has the first look. eileen: yes it will come especially tomorrow. a lot of us getting back in to the swing of things for the work and school day. tonight is a little cold after reaching 59 degrees at reagan national this afternoon 41 at 11:00. 34 degrees manassas, 33 dulles, 35 degrees at bwi marshall. through the overnight, we will bottom out in the middle 30's downtown but the suburbs likely fall into the mid to upper 20's. for more afternoon, lunchtime 52 degrees, heading near 60 degrees by tomorrow afternoon. no problems monday morning or evening. tuesday, it will be wet so you will want the umbrella, and yes there is the possibility of a little bit of snow and sleet early friday morning. those possibilities coming up from the belfort furniture weather center in just a little bit. scott: the morning commute will be a little difficult for those who rely on marc train's because the bowie state university station will be closed through wednesday. the odenton station will have significant delays for northbound trains. the schedule changes are to all

eileen whelan is here with when things will start to warm up. eileen, hopefully at 12:01. >> yeah. ok. how about maybe 12:01 tomorrow? when we'll be in the 40's. today, i think 20's is about all we'll do. let me take you back to early this morning because record low temperatures. in d.c. no record but still, cold at 15 degrees. dulles, we broke the record. getting down to 9 degrees, 10 degrees, record low this morning at b.w.i. and yes frederick, zero degrees. the same in luray but it felt a lot colder with the breeze. still in a bit of a breeze now. actually, now at reagan national, winds are calm. 25 degrees is the current temperature. winds between five and 10. a lot of sunshine and sun this time of year will help to melt some of that snow and ice. there's a lot that needs to be melted so it's going to take a few days. at this current moment 20 degrees at dulles. 21 in lexington park and 17 degrees in hagerstown. highs in the mid to maybe upper 20's? but overall, things looking a lot better as we head into the upcoming weekend. we spring forward as well. who's ready for some mor

eileen whelan will have the forecast in a few minutes. our area is not the only part of the country having severe weather. it is having a ripple effect on travel nationwide. reporter: these travelers wondering if they will ever get home, 5000 stuck at the dallas-fort worth airport. >> it is mind-boggling. reporter: the first day of march held no hint of spurring a snow plow to keep the roadways clear travelers having a hard time staying ahead of the weather. >> trying to measure sure the headlights are not frozen over. reporter: in north carolina black ice made this stretch of road look like a demolition derby. the drivers shaken, but not injured. >> i went out, and i'm there. reporter: the morning commute turned terrifying. >> your life flashes before your eyes. reporter: in kentucky, a portion of i-64 was shut down. in indiana, seven inches of snow made for no rest for homeowners. the bitter weather has homeless shelter struggling to find food, clothing, and sleeping space. >> we take as many people as we can safely fit in the building.

eileen whelan is live in the weather center with when we will see the warm-up. eileen: probably not until monday, the unseasonably cool weather taking us through the last weekend of march. , on, spring, where are you! there have been some snow showers across the region, mainly northeast of d.c. few and far between. aberdeen, light snow showers, the temperatures well below the average, 60 degrees. we are in the 30's across the board, freezing at washington dulles, but it feels colder when you factor in the wind. 19 is what it feels like in winchester and dulles, 23 degrees in lexington park. tonight, record-breaking lows are possible, especially dulles in the teens to mid 20's in the cities. near record low temperatures tonight, another cool day tomorrow, but milder as we approach 50. heading to the work week, we start to warm up. i will join you from the belfort furniture weather center in a few minutes to let you know how warm. kimberly: d.c. police are trying to figure out who shot a 14-year-old girl. she was hit in the leg at 6:00 last night in southwest near

eileen whelan joins us now with a look at the forecast. a little weather too, right? eileen: maybe just put the umbrella in the purse or handbag now, and the kids' backpacks. but brilliant sunshine right now. temperatures only in the 40's. another unseasonably cold day. we are doing better than this time yesterday. we will fall into the upper 30's by about 11:00, and will kind of stay there. clouds will be moving in over the next several hours. drain showers arrive after midnight. it is going to be light and hit or miss, and probably will wrap up around 9:00. this is a simulation of radar around 7:00 a.m. the good news is, we will see some sunshine returning for the second half of the day monday. 60's return in our extended forecast. coming up in a few minutes, we will look ahead to your easter weekend forecast. kimberly: for me to and out of new york city. hours ago, firefighters found two bodies in the rubble of the collapsed building in lower manhattan. we do not yet know their identities, but authorities have been looking for a 26-year-old -- 42 26-year-olds. it is

eileen whelan joins us with the latest on the weather. ileen: it will be called getting out the door for your monday morning commute. let's get straight to those numbers. waking up tomorrow it will be in the 20's, probably low 30's downtown. jacket, hat, scarf, gloves mittens kind of morning, especially for the kiddos at the bus stop. right now it is a lovely sunday. it does feel a little bit cooler because of the brisk wind out of the north at 13 miles an hour. the winds will subside more as we continue to the late evening and overnight hours. that will allow temperatures to tumble. 52 in winchester, as well as at anders. 49 degrees in hagerstown. after a cold start tomorrow morning, it will be chilly throughout the afternoon, even cooler than today. milder temperatures return midweek and rain returns in the seven-day. full forecast straight ahead from the belfort furniture weather center. kimberly: our last home team hope in the ncaa tournament, terps fans gearing up for a showdown with west virginia tonight. the four-seeded terps tip-of

eileen whelan joins us for the forecast that you need to hear. as nice as it was today, we are looking at changes? eileen: we are, the ups and downs of spring, but what a fabulous first day of spring, 61 degrees the official high at reagan national. 60 degrees at this hour, absolutely beautiful. a little breeze from the south at 12, 63 manassas 68 luray, 59 baltimore, a little cooler in annapolis, 50 degrees. the breeze today out of the south is really warming temperatures, but the week weather front will slide through tonight. tomorrow will be noticeably cooler, highs only in the upper 40's, lower 50's. as the front approaches, clouds roll in, temperatures will be chilly. keep that in mind if you're heading out. by about 9:00, we will be falling into the lower 50's. nonetheless, we really have a lot of ups and downs of the seven day forecast, which i will share with you from the belfort furniture weather center coming up. kimberly: a close call for two window washers in bethesda. montgomery county fire and rescue service tweeted this photograph o

eileen whelan is here with the stormwatch forecast tonight. eileen: yeah, we're dealing with spotty showers early tomorrow morning. they should be few and far between. the stormscan to show the big picture of what's going on. some of the showers -- actually let me show you stormscan. here it is. the showers off to the southwest, few and far between. further to the west, there is snow, ice, and severe weather. complex weather, but it is definitely chilly, already freezing at andrews annapolis winchester, 30 degrees gaithersburg. most of us will be above freezing if any of the showers move in. i am not concerned about the ice. 70 degrees thursday and a threat of spring storms. more on that from the belfort furniture weather center coming up. leon: we have this video of a private helicopter that landed in the water just off the dorchester county shoreline. the pilot and passenger were not injured. this happened at taylors island. there was a mechanical problem and they had to make a hard landing as close to shore as possible. alison: metro is crac

eileen whelan has the first look at the forecast. how much more rain can we expect? eileen: just a little bit, if any. conditions will improve overnight. we will have a much brighter sunday. the stormscan at this moment, the balk of the heavy rain has pushed offshore. i want to show you live super doppler. there are still some sprinkles popping up in southern frederick county, just to the north of front royal. aside from sprinkles or light result, the bulk of the rain is over after a day of between a half to an inch of rain. 57 degrees at reagan national, 54 bwi 55 dulles, 63 luray and petersburg. if you are going out to dinner bring the umbrella just a half. the temperatures fall to about 53 degrees at midnight as the skies partially clear. partly sunny in the morning, 7:00 a.m. 45 degrees. it will become breezy as the cold front slides through, assuring much drier air for the day tomorrow. the headline going forward, rain tapering off this evening, becoming cool and breezy sunday, highs in the low to mid 50's. then we have a roller coaster ride of temperatures in th

eileen whelan has the first forecast. awfully chilly today. e high was only 40 degrees, 20 degrees below average. tonight is the possibility some of us may break or tie record lows. let's get started with what it's like right now. already at freezing at reagan national 27 gaithersburg and manassas, 30 degrees annapolis 28 in winchester and dulles. enough of a breeze that it feels like 16 in gaithersburg, feels like 17 at andrews. just a wrong night. the temperatures will continue to plummet into the teens in the suburbs, mid 20's downtown. as i've mentioned the possibility some of us will get close to record lows. it will be call tomorrow bright, but the temperatures only in the upper 40's. it will get warmer in the upcoming work week. i will talk more about that as we head into the easter weekend from the belfort furniture weather center coming up. kimberly: indiana governor says lawmakers are working on a bill to clarify a religious freedom law that has generated protests and boycotts of the state. it comes as seattle joins san francisco bann

eileen whelan is in the weather center with rest of -- with what the rest of the week and will look like. eileen: it will look even better. today, 49 degrees at reagan national, tomorrow we will be in the 50's. right now, not bad. 42 at reagan national and dulles and bwi, 47 quantico and fredericksburg. look how much milder it is than just 24 hours ago. yes, these numbers are correct 32 degrees higher, the temperature is, at dulles than before hours ago. it will be nowhere near as cold as last night. last night we had record breaking lows, but not the case tonight, staying in the 30's. 7:00 a.m., partly cloudy skies still dark with sunrise at 7:08 as we spring forward for daylight savings time at 2:00 in the morning. looking really good as we spring forward into daylight savings time. seasonal highs expected the next seven days and also tracking the next chance of supplication. i will have the details coming up from the stormwatch 7 weather center coming up. kelly: looking forward to that. it has been warmer today than the past week, but still too cold to go without heat. that is what so

where we can see the snow and how long it will last from meteorologist eileen whelan, who has the timeline. good to see you, eileen. eileeen: good to see you both. let's get to the stormscan to show you what is going on. this is a weak weather system, a fast-moving clipper, very weak weather system. as it has moved from the midwest into the mid-atlantic, it is losing some moisture. i think just a few flurries, no impact tuesday morning. the temperatures are chilly, upper 30's, lower 40's. overnight in the district, we dropped to 32 degrees with a slight chance of flurries. they may be flying around as you get the kids to the bus stop, but milder temperatures midweek and even spring storms. a lot to get to from the belfort furniture weather center. alison: two foreign students lured from the ballston commons mall, drugged, and insulted -- assaulted. the police are investigating and say there may be more victims. jay korff has more on the investigation happening now. jay: detectives are trying to track down a male suspect who the police say savagely attacked these two young women and a home

meteorologist eileen whelan is in the stormwatch 7 weather center. eileen: it is going to be a slick start monday morning even outside right now it is just a sheet of ice pretty much everywhere. but there is good news, live super doppler, a relatively clean sweep. there may be some pockets of freezing drizzle, but the good news is the national weather service has canceled the winter storm warning that was in effect earlier. even though the winter storm warning is no longer in effect that does not mean conditions are not still very slick. check out the temperatures, 34 degrees at reagan national below freezing at ellis, at freezing bwi. and the temperatures will pretty much stay flat line all night long. i will show you that in the hour by hour forecast. we will not really see any melting of the ice. it will stay frozen overnight. it we very slippery getting out the door early tomorrow morning. then, just when you think it is march, another round of winter he weather is possible tuesday. we have a roller coaster ride of temperatures. more of that in de

eileen whelan is in the stormwatch weather center with a first look for us. eileen? eileen: spring is a transition season and we'll be going through quite the transition over the next few days. and right now outside, from our rooftop camera, we're sitting at 46 cool degrees. about 10 degrees cooler than where we should be this time of year. we have a good bit of high cloudiness out there. we've jumped up to 40 degrees in baltimore. hanging steady in the upper 30's right now. milder farther south, luray and culpepper checking in at 52 degrees. i want to show you our storm scan. notice some of those very very light rain showers popping up over southern ohio and indiana. that moisture will be streaming eastward and i think may greet us with a few sprinkles come early tomorrow morning. so as you're getting out the door on wednesday morning, grab the umbrella. tonight, temperatures will be in the mid 30's so another chilly morning to start and i think if we get throughout the afternoon hours, more clouds than sun and highs tomorrow around 50 degrees but 70's by thursday a

eileen whelan is joining us with the first look at the forecast. eileen: it was a little cooler today, but it will be getting colder overnight. in fact, i want to start with the temperatures that will likely be waking up with for monday morning. yes, 20's across the board the city may hold steady in the lower 30's, but nonetheless hopefully you have not put away the jacket because you will need them. at 11:00, we have fallen into the upper 30's in gaithersburg. 48 degrees downtown, 37 degrees hagerstown. still a bit of a breeze. it was breezy year earlier, but the wind is starting to lighten up. as the wind eventually goes calm the temperatures will really tumble, especially before daybreak. getting to the bus stop, getting through the day, a cold start. unseasonably cold temperatures through the day, 42 degrees at noon time. mid day mid-40's, unseasonably cool this time of year, and it will stay chilly monday and tuesday. milder temperatures midweek, could be nearing 70 degrees. we also have to talk about the rain chances returning. i will detail t

leon: meteorologist eileen whelan here with a look at that for us. how is it looking? eileen: right now, it's looking kind of cloudy and kind of cool. how does 70 sound? i know we've been emphasizing that part of the forecast and the 70's will arrive by thursday. right now we are watching this weather system to the south bringing a few scattered showers and they may arrive early tomorrow morning. but it is cool. our average high is 58. so we are 10 to 15 degrees below that. quite a temperature spread from baltimore at 39 degrees down to the southwest in luray where it's 52. so we are under the influence of a good bit of cloudiness. peeks of sun here there and. that's the system moving in our direction. i think that that may greet us by early tomorrow morning. let me quickly show you our futurecast. started it at 10:00 and goes through 7:00 a.m. and notice by early tomorrow morning some of that patchy green indicating some rain. i think mainly southwest out of the d.c. metro. why not bring the umbrella? you can probably use it and also to the south of luray where you see

eileen whelan in tonight and she'll give you the latest on the possible impacts of snow showers or flurries in the morning and maybe some thunderstorm talk for thursday. maureen: ok. "world news tonight" with david muir coming up next. join us again at 11:00. have a good night. >>> breaking news thisÑ/monday, the fallout tonight after the explosive decision at a well-known university. police revealing their findings after the alleged attack seven men and a female student. it divided the school and made national headlines. >>> off and running. the first major candidate announcing he's running for president. promising no abortion no gay marriage, no gun control, no irs. >>> the deadly collapse. the scaffolding that gave way today in one american city. witnesses horrified. workers in a free fall. >>> the beloved tv reporter a young mother who collapsed after her report. the sudden brain aneurism that took her life and our medical team and what you should know. >>> and did pope francis perform a miracle? you'll see the moment after this kiss.

believe it or not, that the sleet and the mix will last a little bit longer so the meteorologist eileen whelan will join us now and talk more about that changeover when that's going to happen and what that could mean with our timeline. eileen? >> jacqui, you're right. i mean it really is all about the timing of when we see that changeover. and when you go to bed tonight, it's lightly still going to be raining. colder air coming in when you're sleeping. that's when we'll see the transition. this is at 2:00, notice the spotty rain showers that we'll have through the rest of the evening. you'll need the umbrella and windshield wipeers going home from work. i'm stopping this at 3:00 a.m. notice the blue indicating the changeover to snow from northwest to southeast and i think when you wake up tomorrow morning, even though there may not be a lot of snow on the ground. by 7:00, we'll really start to see, i think everyone changing over to snow. it will be a wet snow since temperatures will be just around the freezing mark. and then temperatures will really start to fall into the upper 20's. and where

eileen whelan has been telling us all about it and will make for some serious changes over the next fews. eileen? eileen: yes, it will. on this first full day of spring we made it to 61 degrees at reagan national and it was so nice. and foam is going to be a nice day. it's just going to be a little bit cooler with highs in the lower 50's. and speaking of the low 50's we're still there at this 11:00 hour downtown at 51. 56 degrees right now at dulles. 52 in gaithersburg. so not all that bad. we've got a few patchy clouds and that's what's kind of helping keep temperatures a little bit higher than where they normally would if we had clear skies. but you'll see some of those clouds associated with this weak weather front pushing in from the west. and even another area of low pressure off to our south bringing in a few scattered clouds as well. so with the cloud cover tonight, actually bumped up temperatures in the city. i think we will probably only fall to maybe the lower 40's. but some of our western suburbs especially in maryland may make it down into the 30's. but it will be a little b

. >> our eileen whelan has been tracking the conditions all morning long and she is live outside the abc 7 studios with an update and her shovel. eileen? >> my shovel. exactly. i figured, you know if nothing else, i can kind of help some of the people here. i don't know if i'm doing that good of a shovel. but anyways, really heavy, heavy snow here. i don't know why i put it up there, folks are going to be going, what is she doing? it's snowing and coming down pretty good. it's a heavy heavy wet snow. it's pretty good for some awesome snowballs. all right, anyways, you can see the road conditions behind me. they are definitely snow covered and still a little bit of slush. as the temperature continues to fall, it may ice up a little bit on top of that. some of the big flakes continuing to fall here in arlington, i did a little snow earlier. you're actually going to be looking at it backwards but i am snow over it. how about you? we've been asking you all day can you tell? we want your pictures #dmvsnow. share them with us and let's make the best of it. hopefully this is the last one thi

we know because eileen whelan is outside of our studios in rosslyn to tell us what happened earlier. eileen? eileen: i know. fortunately this is not what we'll be wabking up to tomorrow. this is video from the upper midwest. minnesota, iowa wisconsin, they got up to five to 10 inches of snow. that system is heading in our direction. big question is how much snow will we get? will it impact the tuesday morning commute? i'm sending it back to you to detail it for everyone. doug: i think probably for metro washington area baltimore washington area no impact on the area. just the fact that you'll wake up and have more snow showers possible. we'll track the progress. at 3:00 snow showers are moving across the mountains into the northern end of the shenandoah valley and maybe snow flurries to the rush hour until about 9:00, 10:00 in the morning. after that if there's any moisture left, it will fall as a sprinkle or rain shower. clearing late tomorrow afternoon but more clouds are ahead. wait until you see the seven day here in a minute. for now, flurries and flakes for the morning. still ch

eileen whelan out in front of the weather center with the latest on that. eileen? eileen: i know. right now, it's a little cool outside of the studio. i have the jacket on. 49 degrees here in rosslyn with beautiful clear skies. clouds increasing from the great system that brought chicago this morning snow and may be moving in our direction. here's the video. they had about 5 1/2 inches of snow. you know this is the largest snowfall that chicago has seen after the spring equinox since 1982. so winter relentless to say the least and you know this system is a very fast moving clipper and it is going to be heading in our direction. the big question, will the snowflakes actually make it to the d.c. metro area. i'll send it back in to doug hill and let us know. hi, doug. doug: hi there, eileen. maybe the view. chicago is clearing out literally right now skywise but the disturbance on the move. there is the snow moving into columbus here shortly over cincinnati and that trend will continue like this to the southeast overnight. 3:00, 4:00, 5:00 in the morning we can see a snow shower or t

eileen whelan has been in front of our studios all day long. since early, early this morning. eileen you've seen it through the beginning, through the middle and now we are the end. how do things compare? >> well you know it's a whole lot of white out here. looks like a winter wonderland and i've been saying it all day. i really hope this is the last snowstorm that we're reporting on this season. but at any rate, it looks beautiful. this snow is tapering off to a few flurries. i'm not worried about my snowman melting overnight as steve just mentioned with such cold temperatures. but i do want to show you quickly what the streets look like here in arlington after nearly five inches of snow they are snow covered. and with temperatures tonight falling into the single digits and teens, it's only going to get worse. more slick so please stay off the roads if you can. hunker down by the fire with a warm beverage. doesn't get much better than that. leon and alison. >> where do you find the energy eileen? >> eileen you've earned the warm beverage. come on inside. >> been out there sinc

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eileen whelan, you are outside. forward to thursday, i think we could probably be feeling your feet and hands at this point. you've been out there all day long watching the snow and talking about building in arlington. is it finally starting to come to an end? >> you know, i can tell that it's just about to. but, you know, steve what i noticed is in the past hour or two as the temperature is falling, the snow texture is changing. it's more of the sandlike feature and the winds are start to go blow. you can see how this snow has impacted our little snowman here. hey, i got to give a thanks to whoever was walking around arlington and put these tree branches in for arms. i feel like my snowman is now complete. you can see the snow starts piling up. i did tweet the picture but let me show you what conditions look like out here. first of all, the roads. there's an inch or two of just slush out here. what i'm starting to notice especially watching the cars, a lot of that slush is starting to accumulate through the underca

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because we are looking ahead to a warmer week, with a little bit of rain for stop whelan has the first forecast. eileen: getting up in the morning, there will be some cloudy cool, damp conditions, but at least the sun will shine the second half of the day. the stormwatch 7 stormscan, the precipitation moving in from the west. it looks like there is snow falling in western maryland, but there is not. morgantown, west virginia, reporting light rain. i think the algorithms and the precipitation type are a little bit off. rain in the higher elevations along the allegheny front. the rest of us just cold rain. the temperatures in the upper 30's, the war 40's, and we pretty much stay in the mid to upper 30's overnight. rain showers moving in after midnight. getting the workweek started monday morning cool and damp spotty rain showers. by about 9:00, 10:00, the skies brightened, partly sunny by noon, 52. the highs tomorrow nearing 60 degrees, which is where we should be this time of year. hard to believe after such an unseasonably cool weekend. 60's return for the upcoming work week. coming up from the belfort