-- and hagerstown.ernoon when we would normally be at the high temperatures, we will be in the 40's. this evening, light rain mixing briefly with wet snowflakes. some wet roads man is out of town expected. a trace to an inch of snowfall along the roof tops south of ttown. >>>270 270 at montrose road, getting a little heavy. nothing reported on the in virginia, the inner loop of the beltway northbound at 495, two right lanes of blocked. mnear dulles airport looks good. no problems on the toll road or on 28. >>> federal employees across our area can breathe a little easier this morning. >> democrats and republicans reached a last-minute deal to avoid a partial government shutdown. the house and senate will vote today on the trillion dollars spending bill that will fund the government through next september. according funding bill expires tonight. if the bill does not pass, federal workers could be followed. >> it is a waste of time and money. if congress had to answer to a boss, they would have lost their

here's what happened on the future cast, snowing in hagerstown, almost snowing in fredrik, 9:00 in hagerstown. put this into motion. snowing in clarksburg, north of gaithersburg, up in montgomery county. rain around town. we advance it and by 12:15 it is gone. now this might be a little too quick, but you get the picture that south of town it won't have time to change. the moisture will pull out and east of 95 it won't have time to change. the moisture will pull out. we are looking for snow to go on at least through the morning hours on thursday out west of the divide. that's about it. brings back clouds on friday. not really sold on that. but the clouds will hold off until friday and. tonight, cloudy breezy and snow. changeover time 9 p.m., about 1 p.m. and lows 30 to 35. winds gusting northwest at 10 to 20 and gusty. some areas will flirt with the freezing mark tonight, 35 in gaithersburg, 35 downtown. 34 out toward bowie and up to the west, very close to freezing, maybe 32 in leesburg and about 32 also in manassas. so changeover time, 9:00 hagerstown, 10:00 fredricks and about 11:00 roswel

in cumberland and dagestan on at fort -- and and hagerstown -- cumberlands and hagerstown at 43.. brief light rain in the south of washington later on tonight. possibly mixing with what snowflakes. little succeaccumulation. partly cloudy this weekend, mid 40's, a little busy. >>> al delaware galt 50 at kenilworth avenue has reopened. -- outbound 50. volume between college park and silver spring is not picking up yet. southbound 270 slowing down at fatherly boulevard. no reports of any accidents. palooza 04 this time of morning. now to virginia, 395 northbound at the 14th street bridge looks pretty good. -- slower for this time the morning on 270. >>> a massive spending bill will keep the government open until next september. the house and senate are expected to vote on a stopgap funding bill. federal employees are breathing a sigh of relief. >> the twist of time and money. if congress had to answer to a boss, they would have lost their jobs by now. >> the bill prevents the government from paying for abortions. a protest is expected today as a result. >>> last night seven gop cand

we have been above average for the month of december. 35 in hagerstown. upper 40's, the further south you go. 52 in atlanta. a little colder to the north and west but not dramatically so. we will see temperatures term warmer over the next couple of days due to high pressure. the upper 50 possible move in for new year's day on sunday. behind that, at a strong cold front comes in late in the evening on sunday night. that will open the doors to canada and we will have some cold air. here is the way we see our satellite radar. not much excitement but we might see something outside tonight. the skies would clear by morning. this high-pressure system is going to be in control until the cold front arrives on sunday. 33 in the morning, low 50's tomorrow lower 50's for new year's eve. for new year's day the upper 50's. a cold front arrives sunday night. much colder temperatures for the balance of next week. >>> the toyota sports desk brought to you by your local toyota dealers. moving you forward. >>> i do not think we have ever seen anything like this. people are

it's going to turn to snow in hagerstown and frederick. cold air is on the way, but in the meantime we're much more concerned of the heavy rain. look at the yellow and red showing up. that is incredible energy, incredible moisture. rainfall rates 1-2 inches an hour. heavy rain in hagerstown, back towards winchester and very heavy rain on the east side of 95 from fredericksburg over to maryland. these haven't changed. flooding is going on. it's occurring. do not cross a street by car or by foot if it is flooded. it's just simply not worth it. we replaced those with some winter weather advisories later on tonight. temperature now at 49 downtown. 37 in hagerstown but 28 in oakland and 37 in cumberland. we'll come back and show you be the winter weather advisories -- show you the winter weather advisories and show you where the changes will occur. >>> if you have any flooding or significant snowfall in your neighborhood tonight, jump on the web and click on weather. submit to us your storm report. >>> former

just a few widely scattered light showers primarily west and northwest of the hagerstown area. nothing in the baltimore area or along the eastern shore or the chesapeake. in spots, we had one to two inches of rain today. take a look at some of that rain as it came down through the day today. in baltimore, soaking rains. man! i hope we water-proofed our cameras extra well here the last few days, because they got soaked out there, and so did you, especially if you got caught without an umbrella or a raincoat. right now temperatures cooling off more dramatically to the west. we have below freezing conditions in extreme western maryland. 39 in hagerstown. 40s to near 50 at the beach, so quite the contrast from the beaches to the mountains right now, and those winds continue to shift around. now they're coming in directly out of the west, is but more of a southwest breeze on the shore. going to get gusty. you already see to the west those gusts are up to 20 to 30. peak wind gusts at times this evening have been up to 40. windy conditions will continue to roll in behind this storm sy

especially in hagerstown and martinsburg are running ten degrees warmer. all right.et's talk about what is going to happen. tomorrow morning there is a lunar eclipse between 6:30 and 12:30. you can go to our website and click on my blog for more information. it's not going to be great viewing here in the east because it's going to be daylight. much better out along the west coast. bundle up for the army-navy game. bundle up for the redskins game. both days are going to be cold. sunday is not going to be windy. it may feel a little more comfortable. by monday not as cold as the weekend. in fact, we might even hit 50 degrees on monday. for tomorrow morning or for tonight, some clouds come in after midnight. we'll call it a two blanket night. that is tomorrow night. lows in the 30s. and winds will begin to pick up at 10-15 once the cold front pushes through. in fact, tomorrow morning returning mostly sunny. could be some clouds very early in the morning as the front goes through. it's going to move through dry. breezy and cold. 30s to around 40. and winds still northwes

primarily west of hagerstown.ertainly between cumberland and also out towards oakland across the divide. for the most part we're thinking showers tonight hagerstown west and essentially i81 west. nothing heavy. temperatures still heavy in hagerstown. 52 in martinsburg. 48 downtown. 50 in andrews. and it's still 52 down in fredericksburg. all right. here is the deal. a bet cooler tomorrow. just a little bit. we were like 51 or 52 today. a few showers possible tomorrow, but nothing heavy. bad news, wetter. much milder on wednesday despite the clouds and showers. and still mild on thursday. the real good news for thursday is i think it will be dry and mild. pretty nice for what is now late december. all right. overnight mostly cloudy, breezy, just chilly. a shower possible primarily west of i81. low temperatures 36-42. winds southwest 10-15. winds will turn northwest briefly by dawn tomorrow. and then by morning, mostly cloudy and cool. a couple of showers. i would concentrate on the coat, though. 30s and 40s. notice

hagerstown is 46 degrees. we'll be in the 40s and low 50s for much of the day.

hagerstown to 35 miles an hour.n all today, i think it's going to be a mostly sunny day with ample sunshine coming through. the next storm we have to focus on is this one. it's down here around arkansas, western areas of mississippi. it's going to track north/northeastward right up in the ohio valley. we'll see clouds increase tonight. we'll probably see the first showers tomorrow starting around noontime, and moderate to heavy rain through the late afternoon and evening hours. could get a quarter to an inch of rain. off to the west, that's some snow that you see there. the higher spots of west virginia could see as much as one to two inches of snow. upstate new york, areas further north, could see as much as a foot of snow out of this same weather system. for us, the afternoon, jacket required. 46 to 50. we're breezy. lots of sunshine for today. then for the evening, the clouds start to move in. i'm going to step out of the way. today 53. tomorrow 46. rain likely during the afternoon and evening. those showers will

the rain and the snow line started to make its way across hagerstown. the temperature leveled out and with that temperature stayed around or above freezing. that's why we're dealing with a rain event this morning with winds kicking up. temperatures are above freezing. we're looking at gusts up to 25 miles an hour up across most of the state and the temperature will start with 32 degrees and that's around the metro area, warmer west, i'm sorry south and west of the metro. you'll be dealing with slick spots but no accumulating snow. you won't see that in the immediate area. we'll talk about how it plays out. >> here's what people were worried about yesterday and talking about today. the winter storm that moved up the east coast bringing our area heavy rain and colder temperature and strong winds. live along the beltway, good morning. >> reporter: good morning don and everyone. the weather seems to have cleaned up. there's the possibility of slick roads in baltimore county. >> snow hammered garrett county as soon from this traffic camera at interstate 68 i

temperatures are cooling down, especially the further to the west you g38 in hagerstown, mid-30s intonchester and frederick. 40 into baltimore. as we head through the restÑi of the evening, we'll drop down into the 30s. it will be mostly clear, chilly and we'll have aq light westerl% wind upon us. i'm going to talk about how cold this will get. all that is coming up. >> thanks a lot. >>> the holiday season can ab fun time to be a couple, holiday parties, kissing under the mistle toe, but it can also be a stressful time. karin caifa has more on the stress. >> reporter: it's supposed to be a time of the year when everybody's happy. it can also put people on edge and put a toll on couples. 69% of couples said they create a budget together at the start of the season, but 73% of the women say they do the bulk of the holiday shopping. 42% of women say they wish their spouse would do more to help. couples in the survey that seem the most stress free are the ones making a team effort. >> they go out with a certain mentality. this is what we're buying. we're not going beyond that. we're not sh

the radar, heavy band of rain in the hagerstown area. can see a lot of rain still up the i-95 corridor, and points further west across the city right now. a good amount of rain coming down but you saw out there in garret with snow and it's starting to edge into washington county. flood watch up for most of the state. two inches, we may get another two inches, four inches in a day will create ponding of water. flooding, then facing this between three and -- nine and three in the morning, five to six hour window overnight. we will get a brief shot of wet snow this is hartford, northern baltimore, carroll and howard. points north and west of the city, you know an inch or two of slush and maybe closer to three. keep in mind a lot of that, even the areas will be the grassy areas and the rooftops because the ground is still well above freezing. well above freezing by 20 degrees. winds from the northwest at 13, visibility low. you can seat cold air on the march punching in, already dropping below freezing. hagerstown, the road temperature well

the temperature is still way freezing, even in hagerstown., that is bringing in the cold air and up.ng things doppler, here we are there is a mix in the high spots. the elevations above feet, a bit more than that. been movingit has on out. the rain is betting on up into jersey. there is no -- knows -- snow in the mountains. on the other hand, it did snow. at this great picture. int is 8 inches of snow, even 9 inches of snow. not around us, and no problems tomorrow morning. the big wave in the moving off.hat is it comes the colder air the winds. there goes the storm. no snow, behind it, we will have northwesterly winds tomorrow. you head out, it will be a blustery, feeling like wintertime. up, that will continue for many days. temperatures only into the 40's. a breezy, cold day. temperatures above freezing. no iciness. in the high spot. nothing to worry about in the morning rush hour. some spots may be near the re- freezing spot. breezy, a cold day. as we head into the weekend and early next week, that what they're. -- better weather. temperat

hagerstown, maryland, 38 miles per hour. a very blustery day. hopefully you will bring in holiday decorations and secure some of the loose objects. still windy. wind gusts around 22 in downtown. 25 in hagerstown. 28 for easten. it will be breezy tonight. high pressure is moving in and it will continue to build through the region. we have light snow showers to the north of us and upstate new york. we are going to see clear skies overnight and temperatures will plummet. now right now, it's 41 at college park. 39 in arlington. 38 for reston. temperatures getting down into the 20s. it's going to feel very cold outside. but then we get milder over the next couple of days. much colder. breezy and colder tonight. pleasant and chilly for your thursday. friday is milder with clouds moving in and new year's weekend is looking to be mild. then the cold air comes in. here's a look at your future cast. so we have clear skies tonight, but tomorrow will see partly cloudy conditions. most of the disturbances staying to the north. friday, we'll see increasing cl

a heavy rain band over hagerstown. wild situation here. lot of rain still able to come down.ftops, car tops, that kind of thing. still a headache. take a look. i wanted to show you the majeure we have. this is deep creak lake. earlier this afternoon. look at that. those trees bending, going to be a good weekend to ski out in w isp. here in the city temperatures still way above freezing. we have seen this situation before in december. right now, rain coming down. 50 degrees, winds northwest at 13. temperatures starting to drop. the highs today up above 60, the road surface temperatures below or at 60 degrees. we have a great holiday photograph in, got to get it in -- this is -- you talk about major decorations, this is -- just a great sight. i had to get it in there. right now cold weather pushing in to western maryland. oakland below freezing. no shocker there, north winds, temperature also drop, rain will continue to fall. eventually we will see a brief change over. visibilities also low with all the rain reducing how far you can see out there. drive with caution. temperatur

holds up through hagerstown. that would be it for us and take a look tomorrow. 52 degrees so, bouncing back. the temperatures like a roller coaster this month. >> how about that. >> it lasts through nua new year's day. >> imagine that. 2012. >> sounds like a --. >> news tonight -- we will see you tonight at 11:00. have a safe night.

hagerstown 42. this is a cool one but not frigid.see the north westerly flow in and gusts up around 20 or so. one gust in the last 20 minutes or so in frederick to 23. still decent wind gusts. windchills falling off. we've got temperatures dropping in terms of what it feels like in york to 36, hagerstown 39. tomorrow, our coolest day of the outlook, low to mid-40s at best. some spots, like well north and west, northern carroll county, you will struggle to get out of the 30ss a slow climb. a chilly, christmas eve day. clouds over spreading the region. no precipitation with these. closest precipitation, up over the great lakes, lake effect snows in the northern new york state. around maryland, passing clouds, some rain offshore of north carolina with a little area of low pressure. drier, colder air funneling in to the day tomorrow and across the northern tier of the u.s., see how cold the core the fresh shot of canadian air is. 28 in erie and detroit now. the trend shows passing clouds tomorrow, a decent day. in to sunday, a sunny scen

look what's happening to our west already. 43 in hagerstown. we've got a cold front going through here, and all this cold air on the other side of the mountains is slowly spilling over toward baltimore. this is going to be the warmest part of the day, so don't look for temperatures in the 50's or near 60. dress for temperatures in the 40's this afternoon. it's going to be a little bit windy as well, so it will it will feel even cooler than that. there's no precipitation around us, but there's a batch of rape coming up across the mississippi valley. this is going to clip us overnight tonight. most of that will stay south of us, but there is a chance we could see light rain or snow overnight tonight as that system passes by to our south. the forecast, variable clouds, temperatures are going to be falling right now. it's warm, but this afternoon it's going to be chilly with temperatures in the 40's and breezy. sunrise at 7:19. overnight, mostly cloudy, a chance for light rain or snow as the system passes south of us. temperatures will drop into th

it's 48 in hagerstown, 43 now in hagerstown. the temperatures are really falling, and that's our forecast for today. variable clouds, breezy, temperatures will be falling all day. into the 40's by later this morning and this afternoon. we'll check the seven-day forecast through the rest of the weekend when i come back. >> all right, tony. 4:57, 55 degrees on tv hill. new this morning dab a sentencing for an armed robbery suspect and a boater missing in the potomac river. plus -- >> changes in healthcare benefits for same-sex couples who are baltimore county employees. i'm jennifer franciotti. details are next. >> i'm tara mergener in washington, compromise on capitol hill with the threat of a government shutdown on pause. could an extension of the payroll tax holiday be next? >> and i'm sarah caldwell checking on your friday morning commute. if you're heading out, a few problems that could impact your ride from baltimore down to d.c. we'll update those. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] awe good morning. i

you're seeing that coming out of myers burg and hagerstown. you may get a couple of sprinkles right there. and in western maryland and west virginia, we're seeing more of that ahead of the front itself from kaiser. this is moving east. the whole line is moving. you're going to see the showers in the next 20 minutes, cape and bridge maybe 45 minutes to an hour. you're going to have to watch this for the afternoon. ahead of the front it's been mild. it's 63 at fredericksburg. we're 57. 60 on the bay and still in the 40s in places like cumberland and hagerstown. keep in mind in dc our normal high is 46, 47. we're ten above that right now with the south, southwest winds at 21 gusting to 30. so definitely a breezy afternoon to say the least. and there is say lot of cold air up here. nothing arctic. but this cold air is just indicative of the cool down that is coming as we head towards the weekend. you want to know this is not the place for it. once again we have the southwesterly flow. the rains from texas all the way to new england. the cold air i

before the's to low 50's today. 50 degrees at the airport. 47 in hagerstown. as we go into the afternoon, i did not think the temperatures will have a chance to warm much. temperatures will hold steady in the 40's and 50's with mostly cloudy skies and showers are a possibility. a better rain chance in the seven-day forecast. let's go to sports. >> thank you. the ravens sunday night fiasco made it seem like they're suitable dreams went down, but all they needed was the -- pittsburgh went down in san diego -- in severance is go. the power goes out just before kickoff. ben roethlisberger playing on it bad ankle. he may have regretted that decision. when he did have time, it did not matter. three interceptions and he was sacked three times. the power went out again. the 49ers are having a good time. frank gore in. the 49ers win. the ravens back in control of the afc north. if the ravens don't figger out what went wrong in california, it will much matter. there was a missed field goal. prior to sunday night, no team had scored that many points against the ravens, m

hagerstown to petersburg. 270 early tomorrow morning, two to three inches of snowfall.be slick on area roads. depends on the wind. for the most part, this is accumulation here on the grassy surfaces. fox lake, leesburg and sterling, one to two inches of snow mainly on the grassy surfaces. the temperatures have been so mild in the 50s. to the west, we could see a dusting of snow. more on that coming up later in the show, later in the newscast. falling temperatures is what we have seen already today. we continue to see that, 42 to 49 degrees then 29 to 34. much colder conditions for tomorrow morning and windy. we may be talking about windchill readings for tomorrow morning as well as tomorrow afternoon. 41 to 45 as the winds start to diminish. take a look here. winter has arrived. it's been a long time, not since early february. pat is squirming. she's got her long johns ready. we'll have consecutive days now with high temperatures in the 40s. sunshine back this weekend. i was telling folks to put their lights up. hopefully they did. there's nothing happy or joyous about

extreme western i-68 and also watching a very heavy rain band ahead of the coldest air, affecting hagerstown, travelers west toward frederick and beyond it's not so much the chance for snow, it's the heavy rain you will have to deal with. take a look. we have flood watches up for areas just south and west including all the dc area and then also flood advisories up across the northern part of maryland. the winter weather advisory from hartford county west doesn't include the city and does include carroll, westward into frederick, one area of a winter storm watch in maryland this is through three in the morning. it'll be very small window here past nine. right now dealing the wet weather, 52 degrees, well above freezing the nyes in the last 12 hours in the low 60s. you get the idea even with brief snow a lot won't stick. take a look at the hd weather camera over -- looking at harbor east and just tons of rain continuing to come down. a dark dreary day, all rain here and watching closely, not really see that change over just yet but the few flakes starting to -- we just got the new image in. th

hagerstown down to 81. a breakdown from charlestown in toward purcellville there in western loudoun county. so, we'll see more rain no doubt for the rest of the afternoon. temperatures also tell the story. 70 at tappahannock and salisbury. down to 55 with 50 in the shenandoah valley. 34 in oakland at garrett county. they're shooting for next weekend, skiers. sorry about that. light rain, 55 with a north- northeast wind at 57. the rain opt bigger picture, look at this season, spinning area with snow underneath it in nashville. rain from atlanta all the way up toward boston and parts of maine. northern maine is going to get pounded with potentially a foot of snow from this particular system. for us, the rain will be with us this afternoon and evening. by 9:45, here is the snow line. might even be a little bit further east than that. snow in the mountains. this thing will race out of here, main take three, four hours for the precip to shut down overnight. it will be gone but before it does leave, it will leave

mid 40s in hagerstown.ester, you should hit 50. 53 in culpeper and 50 in warrenton and manassas and leesburg. all with full sun. downtown, 51. 51 in gaithersburg and low 50s into southern maryland. 53 for annapolis. that is a small craft advisory for most of the day and title potomac until 1:00 p.m. 30s to start at 7:00. 48 to 53 by evening. under partly cloudy skies. all right, next three days look like this. milder on friday. very nice finish to the week. 54 with sunshine. a little cooler on saturday with highs back around 50. but the good news, it gets milder again on sunday. temperature in the upper 50s. also the classic at verison center. it is a great event. looking at clouds coming in on monday. showers and rain monday night into tuesday. a little bit cooler on wednesday. i did raise the temperatures from yesterday. we'll say 50 with morning showers on wednesday. >> that's not too bad. >> all right, let's get to our weird news file tonight because my name is santa and i do chimneys well. ropes, howev

hagerstown and callbacks 59 degrees -- hagerstown and colfax, 59 degrees. cold front coming our way. by tomorrow, you'll notice the colder air. along the trailing front this is an area of rain down around mississippi. there is birmingham, alabama. that will be coming through us as we get to tomorrow night. here we are in washington. there you can see that overall pattern changed. that will mean there will be an area of low pressure coming to ourselves. overnight tonight, temperatures will drop into the 50's. when you get up and head out tomorrow morning, it will be in the 40's, and by tomorrow afternoon, there is that little area of low pressure scurrying to the south. down in to st. mary's county, it is likely you will see some rain showers, and watch as that mix expands. this is 11:00 to midnight and around washington. there are signs that may be a little bit of light snow, but with a ground war, no accumulation. then everything races out of here. by the time we get to saturday, it will be pretty chilly. another little ripple coming through could give us

mid-30s to the north in hagerstown. 36 in winchester. the wind gusts and it feels like the 30s. 26 miles per hour at d.c. and we have 32 miles per hour toward baltimore, 21-mile-an-hour to the west virginia panhandle. middle 30s. by tomorrow morning, waking up to temperatures around the freezing mark warming up to mid-40s tomorrow afternoon. we'll watch a system skirt by to the north. this warm front, this is going to be the main story for the new year's weekend. usher in the 50s right here. hard to believe it. mostly clear, a chilly start tomorrow morning with lows into the middle 20s west to 31 here. tomorrow afternoon, 46 for the high, mostly sunny, a nice day. as we look ahead, we take that 50 degree weather, take it into the new year's weekend. monday is our transition day. just when you get used to the 50s, please don't. our highs on tuesday and wednesday will only be in the 30s. it's going to be a windy, windy day, again, as we think about next week. highs in the 30s with windchills into the 20s. some spots in the teens. a warm ro

light rain is moving into hagerstown. spotty showers throughout the day today. nothing too heavy. some areas of light rain, with temperatures anywhere from near 60 to the mid 60's later on this afternoon. temperatures will hold steady, a fairly warm locally tonight. we start the day rather warm, then temperatures will be dropping. the rain will change to areas of snow by tomorrow night. by thursday, back to some sunshine, but in the 40's. >>> we go back to the map where we have the representation of the road closure on route 3 northbound and southbound in the bowie/crofton area near the anne arundel county line. you are directed away at roche 450. it was a tractor-trailer accident that happened at 9:00 last night. the cleanup and investigation continues. there was a fuel spill. it was a very complicated mess. you'll be directed away by police on the scene. we head over to virginia, over 266 near the roosevelt bridge, where everything moves swiftly. wet pavement. you might a a what to give yourself a little extra time. as we leave arlington heading into the district. >>> 4:43. 58 d

temperatures much cold tore the west 23 in oakland below freezing at 30 hagerstown beach 40 still with the winds it doesn't feel mild anywhere in state right now. those winds are steady all northwesterly pulling in that colder canadian air and you feel it as you step outside right now. we're steady he at 16 in easton and closer to 15 in baltimore. gusts at the top of the hour were around 20 to 28. earlier today those dust were quite a bit higher. let's take a look at some peak wind gusts columbia 37 we gifted to near 40 in rock haul and galena 36. gusting to near 40 in georgetown. mount airy you gusted up to 34 earlier today. windchill as we speak is still very chilly he. feeling like 20s and low 30s. this is just captured with one time frame of wind. so if you're out and gust up a little higher the windchill can quickly drop into the teens. by the way extremely dry. so you probably need to maybe run the humidifier and use some lip balm it's going to be ex- streamly dry and blustery. we could see upper 40s south of the city. woods lawn on down through anne arundel and howard counties.

show you where the changeover has occurred and just about we said it snowed since about 9:00 in hagerstown but the period of snow is always going to be short and we talked about that yesterday, how the storm is exiting very quickly, by the time the cold air got in here the moisture left which we see quite often here in the metro area, believe me. if you spend any amount of time here, you're a snow lover. we are looking at a little bit of snow north of town up near fredrick, near smithberg, but the rainfall is really what's been so impressive. over three inches in bayden, in prince georges county, 2.5 inches joe sent in a storm report in fairfax, that's just unbelievable and we'll have full reports of the rainfall tomorrow morning on 9 news now at 4:25. all three airports broke their daily rainfall record. well, temperatures are adjusted now, 38 downtown, 36 in gathers burg, 36 in fredrick, 36 in cumberland, you have to jump the divide to find temperatures below freezing. check out the northwest winds. augusta 39 miles per hour at 9:00 at national, still gusting to 25, still gusting to 23 i

it's going to be cold in hagerstown by morning time. enjoy your saturday evening, temperatures in the 30s. mid to upper 30s by 7:00 p.m. low to mid-30s by 11:00. some spots below freezing by 11:00. nearest rain drops or snowflakes are so far away, across northern parts of pennsylvania. for us, clearing skies through the overnight hours. clear sky, light breeze out there. and the bone dry air in place, temperatures are really going to fall off very, very quickly. high pressure will continue to be in charge of our weather through the remainder of the weekend and early next week as well. more sunshine, winter sunshine coming our way for tomorrow. another cold start. and another pretty chilly afternoon to be outside. as that area of high pressure moves off the eastern seaboard, we get a little bit more of a south breeze and that will warm temperatures up to an average by monday and tuesday. overnight, clear skies, light winds and very cold. upper teens to near 20 out west. near 30 in the city. for tomorrow, a beautiful looking day, but stil

we're at the freezing mark in hagerstown. 23 now out in oakland and those winds again steady northwest 15. look at these gusts, 28 east and near 30 in dover. 26 at the beach. and 21 in baltimore. so certainly a windy scenario dropping those wind chills feeling like 20s, low '20ss in hagerstown winchester wilmington andover afternoon. humidity also he extremely low sort of chap stick weather scenario where you will get your system dried out if you're out in this stuff for long. few snow showers lake effect snows in northwestern pennsylvania. west of the harrisburg area but most of our state in fact all of most of the southeast and mid atlantic is crystal clear right now. but those winds continue to come on. here's the culprit. why so much winds? two different pressure systems, big high pressure bubble moving in over the southeast. what's left of our rainstorm low pressure area over the north atlantic. the bottom line between the two of these systems you've got double wraparound flows and it's all kinds of funneling that wind and that change in pressure right over maryland in the mid atl

changeover time hagerstown 9:00 goes to snow. i think the duration will only last about three hours. in frederick it goes to snow about ten. the duration only about two hours. if it goes to snow in rockville, it will be around 11:00, the duration will be an hour and quite possibly less than that because the storm pulls out as the cold air gets here. no changeover south and east of town and east of 95. you can see the white, though. that's the snow moving eastward. but look at all of the moisture still down to the south. there is even a severe thunderstorm watch just kind of touching extreme southern part of the delmarva. very dynamic system here. 48 downtown now. 45 in gaithersburg. 45 in frederick. now we're in the 30s up towards hagerstown, martinsburg and winchester. you folks will have a couple of inches before all of a sudden it's said and done west of i81. evening commute still a mess. flood warnings until 8:00. rain to snow briefly north and west. the good news, if there is any on this, thursday's commute will be fine. par

but even up in hagerstown it's only 46 degrees. all right. here is the deal. dry commutes friday.hink the rain will shut off friday. some roads could still be a little wet but generally dry. northwest winds pick up. it will dry us out nicely. cooler on friday but a nicer day. we're trading in 60s for 50s which is a pretty good deal for late december. on saturday chilly for the redskins game. we'll trade the 50s in for 40s on saturday but that is average for this time of year. and christmas looks dry and mild. the day part anyway. there will be a storm passing to our south christmas eve and monday has been on and off the map all week. we'll keep you posted. right now it should stay south. rain ending by dawn friday. winds will become northwest at 10-15. and that will dry us out. now, for the morning, partly cloudy, breezy and chilly. 40s and 50s. winds northwest at 10-15. but by afternoon, the winds die down. really a pretty nice day. partly cloudy and pleasant. yes, a little cooler. it would almost have to be after 62 today. high temperatures between 50 and 55. all right. we'll br

hagerstown is 46 degrees. we'll be in the 40s and low 50s for much of the day. looking at our sentinel radar. nothing to show you. we do have more rain off to the south and west, out towards tennessee. a new storm will develop right along the frontal system. that will give us the possibility particularly if you are watching south of the city, fredericksburg, you will see some showers. there is your forecast for today. 4 your afternoon temperature. our high temperature right now in the low 60s. it will be falling today and very breezy. picking up out of the north and west to about 30 miles per hour in the next hour or two. >> thank you. >>> let's get a check now of our on-time traffic with miss julie wright. >> good morning to you both. right now, on the roads, you will find the overnight construction has cleared on the beltway as you work your way between springfield braddock road headed up toward 66. they were late clearing some of the roadwork and we had traffic that stacked up on the west side of up to headed out towards 66. big story will be the closure of o

one firefighter here on 13th street says he lives in hagerstown, maryland. if the chief gets his way, he would have to quit his job. he's built his whole lifestyle around the current shift. >> part of the attraction is the schedule. >> the firefighters union says it will fight the chief on this. >> could be a loss in pay with commuter costs and just morale alone and there is a recruitment and retension piece. >> d.c.'s mayor and most of the council members seem to like the realignment. >> one of my goals is to increase the number of our first responders and the percentagings who live in or around the district of columbia. >> over 40% travel 30 to 100 miles to work. >> i think it makes the department more efficient. it means the work force is more alert. >> bruce johnson, 9news now. >>> the army is expanding its test area for ground water contamination near fort detrick. the frederick county board of commercials has agreed to let the army drill wells and test water near the base. the army will conduct tests on 88 acres of land near rosemont lane. the areas be

baltimore is 2 at this hour. 4 out at dulles. 27 in hagerstown. we have a 31 in ocean city. still, most of the area here below freezing as you kick off your morning. looking at our satellite, no radar on this one, just cloud cover. a little cloud cover. an area of low pressure that is going to track up to the great lakes and that will bring us some clouds later today and tonight. a few more clouds this afternoon than this morning. here is your forecast. cool out there. high temperatures. less windy. should be dry for you. if you are out driving, coming back from grandma's house, going to the mall, whatever you may be doing should be fine as far as weather conditions. >> thank you so much. lets asee how the roads are going out there -- let's see how the roads are going out there. >> we do have breaking news in the silver spring area, a double fatal accident. we are told two young adult women have been killed in this wreck. this is university boulevard at piney branch. the intersection there is shut down, expected to be for some time as we head into this morning. this is unive

. >> a wintry mix of rain and snow covered the frederick-hagerstown area. while it wasn't sticking, the plows were out. it was frustrating for drivers trying to navigate their way home. >> the roads were scary. while the official start of the winter season is still about two weeks away, some are already ready for the warm day to return. >> i'm ready to head south. >> while some are hoping warmer temperatures from earlier this week will return, others say they are happy that it feelly feels like winter. reporting live, brianne carter abc 7 news. >> thank you brianne. >> lisa bad suspect here also. she joins us with a look at other traffic trouble spots. good morning lisa. >> and that's route 1 in stafford county near the crucifix. just like bring ab was describe -- just like brianne was describing some traffic is able to meander through. traffic able to get through. we just had a crash reported on the beltway in greenbelt. they're on their way to the outer loop crash near kenilworth avenue. more to come on the traffic scene. but now to the news desk. >> new

hagerstown, 33. there will be a few spots where the heavy rain will get a chance to freeze on the roadways if you are watching out in west virginia and western maryland. be ready for the possibility of a couple of slick spots on the roads. the wind will dry things out here fairly quickly. there is your radar. you can see we've quieted town. the rain showers, the frozen snow we've had out to the west. check out the wind out of the west at 10 to 25. they were gusting to about 20 to 25. >> this is about normal, right? >> that is close to where we should be. >> let's check in with julie wright to get the latest on our traffic. >> good morning, you guys. we are talking about what's normal. standing water is not normal. we had reports of that early on this morning for those traveling out the charles county. popped up the camera from cumberland. my trip in headed down the beltway between college park and bethesda, mainly dealing with dry pavement. hardly any precipitation left on the roads on that particula

and hagerstown around 13. starting to die down a little bit in hagerstown. about 23 a little earlier. and 15 in winchester 13 in washington and 14 in easton and all the winds now out of the northwest. so you can see that the front has passed and that's how you know the front passed because the winds will turn to the north and northwest. so we are looking at this. this is the second story of the day. we are waiting for the cold air to move through the area and it will do so as we go through the rest of the afternoon. we are started out at around 61 at midnight. then we went to 56. and now we are at 51. our cooler pattern is definitely in effect. that cold front moving through. high pressure is going to be building in behind that. we are not dealing with the wet weather. wet weather back toward the south here into tennessee kentucky as well. check out the future trend. trying to throw me a curve ball. i don't appreciate that. look what we have. a little bit of rain inching in as we go later into the evening tonight and also early tomorrow morning. that is a po

look at hagerstown. feels like 20. oakland way up to the far north, west of us. down to single digits. 9 degrees. now tonight, clear skies, still breezy and very cold. bundle up. make sure you bundle up. lows in the 20s with west wind at 10 to 15 miles per hour. we have milder air coming this way and then much colder air after that. we'll take a look at that and your new year's forecast when we come back. >>> thank you, annny. anny. a mass casualty drill on a local college campus. a previous warning about the popular blood thinner, plavix may not be warranted. we'll tell you about that. >>> a brand-new study about the popular blood thinner known as plavix. anita. >> suggests the fda may have jumped the gun by requiring a test to screen patients before they take plavix. the test looks for a certain gene. this latest study says plavix is safe and effective and no test is needed. >> when looked at over 32 studies, 40,000 patients while the gene actually affected the response of the drug. when you look at the things plavix prevents, such as heart attacks, strokes, an

sustained winds, 3 to 18 miles per hour, 10 at dc 18 hagerstown same at win chester, 12 dwi.usts are what we are concerned about. 28-mile per hour wind gusts win chester, martins burg 25, 22 dc, 23 dulles there is a chance we can see winds gusting up to 40 miles an hour today be prepared our daytime high 45, plenty of sunshine however, the week doesn't look too bad with the 5 day forecast. >> good news. >> let's say hello to lauren demarco the latest on traffic for us. a little bumpy? >> no, it is really smooth sailing today i've got to say light volume looking very good on most of our major arteries we still have delays reported northbound gw parkway between turkey run park and the belt way disabled vehicles. you can see nice light volume 66 as you head in toward the belt way, really no problems to report for you here once you get on to the belt way, nice easy trip around town. as gwen said we have high wind gusts be careful crossing area bridges both hands on the wheel be on the lookout for debris, fallen branches, problems to report, northbound 95, incident free american l

the blue in the shenandoah valley out toward hagerstown. that blue, that is snow. so, we look like we're going to switch over to a little bit of snow far northwest of town. that could drop some minor accumulations in spots as we go through wednesday night before thursday morning. this stuff should be out of here by the time you wake up thursday morning. thursday will be a cooler day, sunny, highs only in the 40s. here is a look at the seven-day forecast. today, unbelievable. 60 to 65 as we get to up 52 tomorrow morning. temperatures actually dropping as the cold air moves in with the rain. wintry mix wednesday night. by thursday and friday, chilly. breezy and 42. sunday and monday, more normal with temps in the 40s. and just want to tell you guys we're out here, checking out the ice sculptures here. we're going to learn more about this and how they get the different colored ice together. you can see the different colors. they're not doing it with an airbrush. it is kind of a cool process. it is rather frigid in here. let's go over to monika samtani with your timesa

. -- 54 degrees in hagerstown. the front is pretty much, you know scattering out. otherwise, cloudy. temperatures will fall by morning. tomorrow, probably holding in the mid-40's. tomorrow night, a little bit on the cold front. this will be pushing up from the carolina-virginia border. we will have precipitation mainly south of the washington area late to mar not. it will be chilly and sunny to start saturday. check this out. mob temperatures next week. next chance of precipitation tuesday and wednesday. that is the latest. >> ok, doug. thank you. >>> for the next several weeks even longer, they will be talking about the future of landry. for the second straight season he will be on the bench. his needs to be surgically repaired. they need guys who can play well all the time, play well and win. he will be a free agent. he may be done with the redskins. these are tough times for washington. the wizards finished 3 on the road last year. they met with the media to talk about it. >> i know this will be hard to say, but

but it's 20 degrees colder in hagerstown at 43.ome breaks in the clouds and a little bit of that moon showing through. here's your day planner. sunrise at 7:20. sunshine in and out through midmorning and through midday. we'll be hovering near 50 around the metro area. then during the afternoon into the 40s all around the region. overnight tonight, we'll be down to near 40 by midnight. midevening until midnight, there's a possibility of sprinkles and flurries as well as the colder air comes in. a look at your cold weekend. i'll have details on that and a look into next week too in ten minutes. can danella, how's traffic? >> good news in laurel. an earlier accident is now clear. this is at bowie road. your lanes are blocked because the accident knocked down the power lines. those power lines are off of the roadway, and now the road is reopened. let's shoot over to i-270, still seeing the accident. this is at germantown roadblocking the left lane. police are on the scene. i'm starting to see some delays as you pass father hurley and m