that's bringing a few heavy downpours to areas just south of elkton. so we're talking about the chesapeake area. otherwise, we're looking pretty good, near the metro. temperatures, as i mentioned, were on the cooler side. 87, d.c. dew point at 65. humidity still noticeable. and we do have our third named storm of the season. tropical storm shan tal. this is the 11:00 a.m. update. you can see that right around tuesday, it's going to be near the lesser antilles. and as we head into saturday, it's going to edge closer and closer into florida. is this something we're going to be worrying about? well, that is a huge possibility. of course, it is still very far out to give you deterministic or discreet type of forecast. however, this storm, as you can see, our spaghetti model is showing a pathway, likely moving up the atlantic seaboard. that's something we'll be updating you on, day by day, here in the first warning weather center. we'll have more coming up in a bit. over to you. >> okay, chelsea. thank you. >>> and as wjz has been telling you, this heat is

mid 70s elkton, easton and dc, low 70s pax river, 72 now columbia, westminster and bel air, 75 degreesu see is what you get. high pressure, hot and humid for the next frankly five days if not extending out longer. we're not going to see a chance of thunderstorms until saturday, which we could see some severe weather there. 95 today, heat index 100 to 105. same story tomorrow 96, 96 wednesday, 97 thursday, 98 friday, 95 saturday. >>> your rush right now from sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >> if you're just about to head out a problem on 95. it's 95 southbound in the area of white marsh boulevard. off to the right shoulder. traffic lights out at charles at pratt. one more on ross back after davidsonville road. on the beltway speeds remain slow on the west side. 38 is your average on the outer loop. on 95 southbound you might have to tap your brakes because we have that accident at white marsh. there's a look at the topside. not looking bad at maryland 41 is. this traffic report is brought to you by your maryland toyota dealer. back over to you. >> thank you. >>> this morning's cof

only 79 in elkton, with showers close to that region. and 73 in oakland. now, as we mentioned a minute ago, the tropics are heating up once again. chelsea in the outback with a look at chantal. >> that's right. and by the way, it feels great outside. right now, i'm happy to be out here. but we do have our third named storm of this hurricane season. tropical storm chaptal. and we are-- chantal. and we are looking at winds around 45 miles per hour. you can see the movement, the coat of uncertainty is leading toward the southeastern edge of the united states. if you take a look at our next graphic, we're going to show you the spaghetti models. now, you can see the general trend, although there is some uncertainty. the general trend is taking this to the lesser antilles around tuesday afternoon. then close to four by saturday. will this affect us. it is quite possible. we will be updating you day by day in the first warning weather center. bob will have more on your first warning forecast coming up. back to you. >> and stay with wjz for first warning weather c

in elkton. there were showers earlier in the day. they have so dissipated.nothing right now. 84 west minister. and 85 over in columbia and annapolis. west wind has dried the air out somewhat. if you go out this evening, certainly more comfortable than it was, let's say, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 this morning. dew points back in the mid-60s. , which is not all that bad for middle of jool july. west/southwest winds in d.c. for now. little areas of showers moving through the region. not really developing. but most of the activity held to the south of us. kind of in between. there's another batch in ohio. doesn't look like it's going to make it through the area tonight. but tomorrow, we'll see more activity, moving across the mountains. we'll see a chance of scattered thunderstorm activity. particularly, we think, wednesday and thursday, as a frontal system, actually a cool front will approach the area from the northwest. in the meantime, still humid and slightly above normal air mass the next couple of days. tomorrow, our average high jumps to 88. and for the next nin

centerville 72. 70 perry hall and elkton. sultry and oppressive and uncomfortable. in terms of temperatures, we are above average in a lot of spots, annapolis 74. pasadena 76. centerville the same. baltimore 78 degrees. with the sunshine we are really going to heat things up. the humidity going to make us feel hotter than what it is. thunderstorm is possible across the yeah. once again, this is what you can expect to plan your day, if you are heading out, made the tee time. after noon we will see the pop up showers and thunderstorms and the golf course is not the place you want to be in a thunderstorm. >>> traffic alerts on route 50, contractor drop off that shutdown a westbound lane. en burnie, a car struck a yule pole ordinance. stick are route 10 or 97, your best bet. you have to follow me on twitter. maryland traffic, the only station in baltimore to have tweeted traffic alerts like this, this morning. 97, this is route 100. no delays. you won't have problems heading up to 695. 95 downtown baltimore, also in great shape at 395, not too much traffic this morning.

shore seeing 73 in chestertown and 72 centreville. 74 annapolis right now and 72 for a dew point in elkton. we are going to be very uncomfortable as we go into the afternoon. we're talking about heat index in about 100 to 105. this will continue through the week. we're dealing with a heat wave. temperatures right now coming close to 80 degrees in towson. we're at 77 degrees right now in centreville. back over to megan and charlie. >>> edward snowden has been camping out in an airport in russia. >> find out what he has in his possession. the -- [ inaudible ] >>> nelson mandela, is he well enough to go home? we have the latest on his health. >>> fortunately no clays here on interstate 70 at columbia pike. -- no delays here on interstate 70 at columbia pike. more coming up. >>> taking a look at news around the world, nelson mandela could be released from the hospital to recuperate from home. the news came from another former south african president when he was speaking at a memorial service. he's been in the hospital for more than five weeks. is he being treated right now for recurring lung i

good morning elkton coming in at 72 degrees. now the temperatures will be fine by themselves but we do have the dew points. the measure of the moisture in the air and when we get into the 70s, we're very uncomfortable, very sultry. that's exactly what we'll be seeing for today. 27 for a dew point chestertown and centreville. 73 annapolis. baltimore city is 72. so these temperatures this morning actually feeling like we are in the mid-80s and for today you want to get that golf game in, make sure you do it in the morning thyme because there's not -- time because there's not much shade on the golf course and you are going to bake. let's get a check of the traffic with lauren. >>> if you are traveling on route 50, we do have some -- [indiscernible] not causing any significant delays. out on the jfx in baltimore city, we do have a crash that moved to the southbound shoulder at northern parkway. maryland state police are on the scene investigating. there is a crash reported involving a pedestrian in the city on north highland avenue.

mid-70s around centerville this morning. 74 in annapolis and 74 in chestertown more of the seam in elkton. 73 in cockeysville and perry hall. look at big picture. we look at the satellite and radar not dealing with rain close to home and all the rain back off to the south and west as of now. we are under a bubble of high pressure and with that, that's going to provide us with the heat and humidity that will come our way. this is what's coming our way for today. around lunchtime today, the temperature coming in at 93 degrees. i will give you the high temperature coming up but let's go back over to megan and charley. >>> people are rallying against the george zimmerman verdict. >> we are hearing from a juror about what happened henned closed doors and why she says this decision was not easy. >> good news about baltimore this morning. employees are seeing better than normal pay raises. we will tell you why. >> reporter: no delays on 97 at benefield boulevard and i will show you what the other main lines look like and have the latest drive times on good morning maryland. >>> people all over t

light rain this evening. 78 here and 77 up in elkton. locally temperatures still in the upper 70s. it is a warm night even though it wasn't all that warm. this afternoon it only got to 83 believe it or not. a few showers south of the plato and potomac river moving to the southeast. a batch of rain offshore from ocean city moving away from the area. we did have pretty good showers and thunderstorm activity from salisbury to about chrisfield, south of cam bridge and extreme southern portion of st. mary's county earlier this evening. right now no wind here at all. southerlily winds generally around the region. it will keep this warm air mass another day or two. strong storms and hail across the upper plains. most heading off across the great lakes, even into ontario again. a batch in ohio beginning to break down. some of the clouds we'll see here tonight and tomorrow. maybe a few showers. it's possible a thundershower could survive the trip over the mountains. basically expect this to redevelop into some thunder showers tomorrow afternoon with thunderstorms as remain in the warm humid

a change in the weather is coming. 64 oakland, 72 ocean city, 74 elkton, easton 77, 75 out near frederickand hagerstown, westminster 73, 77 bel air, annapolis and kent island. definite movement of fresher air our way. the high is breaking down. last friday the barometer was at 30.23. now in the upper 29s. i mean, it's just a matter of time before we shift all of this haze and humidity out of here. it's going to come at a cost. we are going to see is maybe some potential severe weather tomorrow. 90 today, maybe a gusty thunderstorm later on. mostly cloudy over night. 72 tomorrow, 87 and the day of change. clearing on friday 87. saturday, sunday and monday look looking good. 85, 87, 87. 87 is the normal high. is it going to be warm? for sure. we lose the humidity, lose the haze. >>> about to do some driving? here is sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >> the commute is looking good too. we started off the morning with four accidents, all of them have cleared. we don't have any delays at the moment. 95 running very smoothly. 63 and 55 are your speeds between white marsh and the tunnel. tha

and elkton. 86, the warm spot up in cumberland. ocean city at 78. and 73.ery pleasant out in oakland. locally, temperatures generally in the low to mid-80s. just running a little below army. we have two showers. one is just southwest of salisbury and has weakened a little bit. another over st. mary's city and the college, moving off to the east and northeast. heavy gershower in-- heavier shower in virginia. one cell in southern st. mary's county. it may affect you folks in crayfoe? and may get into portions of worcester and dorchester counties in the next hour or so. so we'll watch it for you. right now, it's not too strong. you can actually view that from st. mary's college. we have a water cam showing exactly what is going on down there. pretty cool. right now, we have a southwest wind in the region. not all that strong as we normally have much of a breeze today. we have scattered showers around the region overnight. and again, during the day today. here, almost nothing. to the west of us, a bigger impulse. this primarily is going to head to the north of