howard bernstein is here. before we get to your weather, pink mug here because today is the first of october and the beginning of breast cancer awareness month. we will have a lot to tell you on our blog and everything goening on. >> she's been busy working on a lot of stories for october. >> interesting stories. >> you said the wind scene sun is going to replace it but that won't happen until this afternoon. >> we can wait. >> the drizzle and heavy flooding have left the area. and that's a good thing. we will show you some spotty showers up to northern delaware, philly, southern jersey. you see the heavier rain pulling away from us. across the region, spotty showers, areas of drizzle and i want to show you a couple of things before we get to the weather map. this is moving from south to north. some of the showers may be enough for you to have the steady wipers on in areas out route 1. from bethesda to dc we are watching flight light showers and that's the case this morning. these spotty showers, areas of driz

we begin with howard bernstein because we're on the upside of the downpours of yesterday. >> the downpours are leaving quickly. they are in delaware and pennsylvania and points knot and east. we have a little rain, drizzle, spotty showers through the morning, but this afternoon promises to return sunshine and a decent start. so a 50/50 week. get you going with a look at what's on the computer. we have another batch of heavy rain overnight. still have a little upper spin in southern virginia, north carolina and until that passes we will have the threat of showers through the morning and then once that passes this actual our weather will improve. the heavy rains across eastern pennsylvania, jersey up 95 this morning up to new york. eastern new york state, parts of new england will be very difficult but at least the plume of tropical moisture is east of the area and that ends our heavy rain threat. locally we can go back and show

howard bernstein is here with a look at the forecast. >> grab the rain gear.et ready for a wet day, a very wet day with an inch or more of in

howard bernstein says are you you will like the forecast. >> you picked a great stretch of weather to take off. >> i was in ocean city, maryland and it was so gorgeous. oh my goodness. >> yesterday was summer like and today more like spring or late summer and the threat of a couple of showers as the front pushes through. the bigger picture. up in pennsylvania they got pounded with heavy showers and storms. some had gusts 50 to 60 to 90 miles an hour in scranton from the damage reports we are hearing up there and we had a few sneak in to maryland during the late night and early- morning hours. a mild morning out there with 50s and 60s. 66 in southern maryland. cool spots being petersburg, stanton, luray. frederick is 64. and shenandoah valley around 50. looking at the day at a glance, going to see sunshine, a few clouds. can't rule out a shower. 5:00, 79. highs upper 70s to lower 80s. it is 4:31. >>> happy tuesday. >> hope everybody is off to a terrific start. we are looking at the 95 roadway and the bw parkway. everyone is okay out of baltimore making their way to the beltway. 495 in

we begin with howard bernstein and today's forecast. can you believe we are almost half way through this month. >> going very fast in we made 90. >> i'm wearing my fall colors. >> are we seeing more fall colors. >> i noticed like montgomery county a little more color out there an the cool days that are coming and the crisp nights are going to help accelerate the color change. skies are clear. we cleared out nicely. getting chilly up north, 48 gaithersburg. most temperatures in the 50s. fairfax is 68. you need the jacket this morning. this afternoon was very nice. temperatures will be in the 60s to perhaps 71 in manassas, 70 washington and leesburg. 67 laurel. pretty good looking day out there with plenty of sunshine. we will break it down for you. 9:00 upper 50s. noon mid-60s. drive home temperature 68. highs of 70 with a northeast wind. it is 4:31. happy wednesday. >> hello, everybody. right now transformers, they are in action. they are filming. notice the icon here. as a result in the district, third and constitution and independence

in the weather center with howard bernstein. i just town out he was able to mow the lawn before the rain showers came. >> it was a little damp from the big deluge there we had on thursday and friday morning. >> but you are seeing it jump higher. >> it is one of those i have to pull the trigger and get it done because we know more rain is on the way and it will be really tall for those of you by thursday if you don't get it done tomorrow. some rain moved in south and east of town and the showers are showing that northern or slightly west of north movement toward us. you notice more breaks south and east. a lot less action here. i think as we go in to the morning, especially in the afternoon we will have a lot less activity, as well. live doppler 9000 hd, show you where the rain is coming down the hardest. eastern shore, lower eastern shore to the northern neck is fairly quiet. better concentration of shower and drizzle, if you will, in the metro region. from dc west in to southern montgomery county. most of fairfax, light to mode

howard bernstein is here. little damp. >>> the storm is spinning across west virginia.re snowflakes. >> oh, no! >> a few showers to show you. not too heavy on concentrated. looking to the metro things are quiet within a 25-mile an hour radius. from frederick along 70 and north to baltimore seven that park a few showers there. not moving quickly. and to the south in eastern charles county, watch out. north beach maybe a sprinkle and also in saint mary's county. upper 40s to low 50s. we had upper 30s yesterday and today looking at 50s to low 60s with a couple of showers from time to time. better weather coming up. >>> yesterday's weather caused us to break out the big winter coat in the newspaper newsroom and gloves. >> it was freezing. >> for a few minutes. we are wusses. >>> 95 northbound construction at 32 and powder mill. southbound watch for it at 198. on the outer loop, we have more roadwork as as well as at the new hampshire exit. 56 eastbound you are all clear. back to you. >>> breast cancer awareness has a new controversial campaign. back in january, women posted

i'm andrea roane. >>> howard bernstein is enjoying the day off. tom sater is here with the forecast. >> glad to be here. >> yeah. >> going to be pretty nice. >> very good. jessica doyle is interested in that. she is emceeing the kidney walk tomorrow. >> oh, perfect. light sweater maybe. a sweatshirt for a walk. you should be able to toss that later in the afternoon. >> very good

howard bernstein will make a lot of friends today. >> a lot of happy people. the sun is coming up.aybe a jacket this afternoon. we are cracking 70 today. flirting with 80 over the weekend. how about that? let's get you started. had decent rains come through last night. the storm system, one last little kick with the showers and this morning the clouds are breaking up as the storm system pulls away and temperatures in the 50s and 40s. luray they are 48. same with oakland and garrett county. we are at 52 with lower 50s in southern maryland, tappahannock and easton and gaithersburg 52. 54 by 9:00. 73 for the drive home. mid afternoon high near 75. looking good. it is 6:00 a.m. here patranya bhoolsuwan. >> we are starting off with an overview of what is happening in and arou

here's angie. >> howard bernstein, crushing it. hey, everybody.ht now holiday traffic is very nice and light out there. no real problems to report at this time. we want to take you outside and show you live camera at 270 southbound. everything is clear frederick past falls road to the split. as we move to virginia, 66 eastbound, no issues to report this way. looks clear from centreville to inside the beltway. no major delays just yet. 295 southbound at eastern avenue is where we wrap it up. a great example of an incident- free drive to the district. back to you. >>> for people who have to work this morning, riding metro could be difficult or impossible. metro has closed three rail stations along the blue and orange lines over the columbus day weekend. kristin fisher is live from the foggy bottom station with news on how this could impact the morning commute. kristin? >> reporter: i could get ugly out there because if you are riding or planning to ride on the blue or orange line through downtown washington, you are going to need to add an extra 40

howard bernstein is here. it might be an award winning forecast. >> yesterday we hit summertime levels. this morning, though we are watching showers to the east. but a change is blowing in the winds. look at the showers and thunderstorms up to the north this morning. heavy stuff from pennsylvania through jersey. look at live doppler 9000 hd and you are seeing shower activity in anne arundel county, northeast of seven that park and right where 32 and 97 come together you may see a couple of showers to the east. the temperatures are in a good place in the a 0s and 60s. i think you can get away one more day without the jackets as we look at highs from the mid- 70s to the mid-80s south. it is 6:00 a.m. see you again at 6:07. here's angie. >> we are ready to kick off the new hour and right now we have a problem on the map. let's zoom in an take you to 301 near route a 0. we have crash active reported. please be careful in this area. 495 in more, no incidents or accidents but the delay is starting to set in between

howard bernstein is on the weather tearaways rase with the forecast. >> make fun if you want, i put thes on i. it is 50ish with a breeze. standing at the bus stop or something your hands will get a little cold. show you what is happening upstairs. it has been plaguing us for days. sprinkles across northern maryland and southern maryland have dissipated. in the winchester area, showers on live doppler 9000 hd slowly moving off to the east over to berryville. moving along route 7 and route 50 between those two. upperville, middleburg, heading toward you. in stevens city and winchester you will need the windshield wipers. it is fairly dry but chilly. the temperatures in the upper 40s in the shenandoah valley. 48 gaithersburg and manassas. 85 national. -- 54 national and we have clouds and lakely will have clouds most of the day with a few breaks of sunshine and a couple of sprinkles. high temperatures in the low 60s. angie, how's the traffic doing? >> as we soldier through the 6:00 hour, we are finding a couple of issues out there that could slow you down. not in the immediate area inside

howard bernstein is here with the forecast. >> i vote for today's weather. >> i second that. >> over and over again. nice day ahead. a little on the chilly side. grab a jacket and get ready for october weather. crazy after the 80s the last couple of days. in southern virginia showers mark where the cold front progressed. behind t the northernly winds are bringing in the chill. 30s in pennsylvania and new york. colder air is moving in. 88 gaithersburg. 52 sterling and leesburg and 57 down to our south there in springfield. all right. let's talk about the temperatures near 70 today and sunshine. a wet frat 6:15. right now it is traffic time. >> good morning, washington. right now the only big thing going on is in the district and that's near pennsylvania constitution and third street. we have the "transformer 3 "movie shoot starting to wrap up. it should be clear in the next 30 minutes or so. road closings are lifted at wusa9.com. move to 95 northbound. things are filling out between the prince william parkway to 183. we are thinking plus four minutes for that commute and growing. 66 e

so does howard bernstein.. >> yesterday morning i was saying you want to stay home or telecommute because we had jackknifed tractor-trailers, roads closed massive commuting problems today. i don't see that today. the heavy flooding rains are definitely out of the region and the flood watches are out. a couple of flood warnings out there. far better shape than 24 hours ago. looking at live doppler 9000 hd, and you will see spotty showers an the region through dc now and to the south and east. drizzle lingers bowie, lanham, over to fedex field and forestville through alexandria route 1 and the potomac moving in to extreme northwestern charles county. a couple of sprinkles approaching waldorf as well as clinton. that's it for the moment. on the weather computer, though, we will watch the moisture from last night really race off quickly. heavy rains overnight have pulled north and east. spotty showers will be around through this morning. the afternoon gets better and the flood warnings for stafford, saint mary's a

here's angie. >> i want to see howard bernstein wear a jean jacket. >> i'm in. >> on the outer loop atwhere we have crash activity. we were stacked back to 95 but looks like the congestion is clearing and more lanes are open. in bethesda beach drive is closed between franklin and the dc line because of flooding. 95 in virginia, you are heavy, no incidents from lorton to the springfield interchange. >>> potty showers and a little drizzle the sun is coming back. in highs in the low 70s and sunday more clouds and potty showers return 65. >>> the "early show" is next. they will have more on the rain and the chief of staff rahm emmanuel going back to chicago. >> he's out of here. >> until then the news at noon. >> see you then. >> have a great weekend. >>> deadly storm. at least five people have been killed as remnants of tropical storm

howard bernstein with you live outside on the weather terrace.jacket, umbrella in hand and looking at live doppler 9000 hd, i may not be prepared enough. i think i need boots, as well. looking to the south charles county in to southern portion county light to moderate showers there but really picks up to the shenandoah valley i 81 corridor. many areas in northern virginia seeing the rain. look at the future cast on the weather computer. we will watch the action move in the next couple of hours. really start to come in toward prince william and faulkier county at 7:00 or so. by mid-morning, 9:30, just about everybody is seeing a good swath of moderate rainfall. that will be with us through midday. part of the afternoon, in to mid afternoon, things shut down out west. eastern areas seeing the heavyest rain and tealing with rain south and east and clearing to the west. temperatures won't be moving much. only to 60 for a high today and then the winds kick in tonight. a look at the virginia weather in eight minutes. >> good thursday morning. finally b

howard bernstein is outside on the weather terrace and he has the light jacket on. >> i need it. may need a little more than this. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. a little bit of a breeze in spots. a chill in the air but warmer days ahead. not just for today but through the weekend. let's get you going and show you the storm system with the rain last night. theaceae of here, though. and skies are clearing and we are in good shape. some clouds up north but we will end up with a lot of sunshine today. you see the 40s in culpeper. 52 here in town. other spots well in to the 50s right now. 9:00, 54. noon 68 and the drive ohm 73 but a bit breezy at times. patranya bhoolsuwan, tell us about the drive in. >> the skies may be clearing up, but the roads are filling up nicely. we have some accidents to tell you about. ghetto this live camera on the -- let's get to the live camera. a word of a crash at the outer loop and two lanes are taken away because of an accident. if you are traveling in montgomery county you want to add extra minutes there. move over to 66 in virginia. moving in from

right now howard bernstein is here with a quick look at the forecast after we had snow yesterday. >>was in the mountains. snow shoe had flakes. high elevations of tennessee and north carolina a couple of flakes there. we have she showers here and there. that's going to be the case. one more cool, sort of cloudy unsettled day and then really nice around here. let me show you what is happening on the radars going back the last six hours. showers popped up across maryland, up north in southern maryland, virginia a few from winchester, south to strasburg. go to live doppler 9000 hd and we will show you we don't have much to talk about. a few in the shenandoah valley. here in town it is all

right now howard bernstein has a chilly little forecast for us. >> i do. in the 40s and upper 30s in a couple of spots and lucky ones in the low 50s. we start off with the chill. the good news is that it is dry rite now. dry most of the day for most of us. that's good news. in the mountains, clouds will persist and a better chance of showers, even a couple of snowflakes in the higher elevations of far western maryland and west virginia, snow shoe, garrett county could see the first flakes of the season. this morning we are looking at the bus stop forecast. temperatures to give you an

. >>> we will check in with patranya bhoolsuwan in just a moment to get the traffic but howard bernsteinays it might be chilly to begin with but it will get nice. >> some spots in the 40s right now. winds not too bad. they will pick up. sun's coming out today in a big way and temperatures are warming up nicely. satellite and radar, a few clouds lingering and not much in the way of precip. even the green area is not preaching the ground. -- not reaching the ground. winchester is 56, luray ten degrees cooler at 4. it is 54

right now howard bernstein is here with a look at the forecast and improving forecast. >> reporter: yes it is not pouring to beat the band out there. there are spotty showers and drizzle and still damp out this morning. however, this afternoon we will feel feature sunshine and a breeze and it will help to dry things out or begin to dry things out. for areas with a foot of rain it will take more than just a day. on live doppler 9000 hd you will see spotty showers. they are light in nature. some heavy drizzle in there bowie to lanham, dc, alexandria, woodbridge now in to

howard bernstein is here.e forecast, i thought i'd need to turn on my windshield wipers when i left. >> we come in early is one of the advantages. but you will need the rain gear today. it is raining good over parts of west virginia. the rain is moving in even south of charlottesville. there's been thunder mixed in, as well. some rain to our southwest. if we switch to a live radar you will see down 95. quantico a light sprinkle and wilderness south of fold vain is where the rain picks up a bit. it will be moving up 95 in the next little while but really the better bulk of the rain between 6:00 and 8:00. on the weather computer this morning, we have temperatures that are chilly in the 40s. 50s south. fredericksburg at 60 degrees but we will not see a lot of movement on the temperatures. noontime upper 50s. the rain around and wind coming, as well. we will talk about that in a few minutes. >>> transformers continues filming. it is going until tomorrow. right now we have a couple of roads in the district still cl

howard bernstein is here. raining when i left home. >> the rain is still lout there off and on.nd is quite soggy. we are looking at potential for downed trees and we see one here on river road. this downed tree is blocking the outbound lanes, westbound lanes on river road in the ken wood area, past bethesda whole foods. westbound lanes are closed and inbound lanes, the right lane was open. nobody was hurt but the tree is down. didn't take out any power lines. show you what is happening weather wise. rain showers this morning. light to moderate rain. look at southern maryland an notice we have a lot of breaks. on live doppler 9000 hd i want to show you the areas seeing rain. some sprinkles in st. mary's county t southern calvert but more moderate through fairfax out of charles through the district also to our west in the shenandoah valley. so rain will be more moderate, widespread this morning opposed to later today. in the weather computer, it is also rather raw. that's a word my mom would use to describe the morning, raw. 54 in town. 50 gaithersburg. 51 andrews and temperatures

it is chilly out there, howard bernstein. >> it's in the 40s. >> it is chilly. >> we did break out ines in spots allowing the temperatures to drop off even more. you can see the moisture moved in to new york state, ohio and west virginia. north and west of us and that allowed some clouds to break. a little sunshine but i don't think it will be long-lived as we will see more clouds this afternoon. chilly. 41 manassas. 51 in winchester. oakland, go to garrett county. it is cold. 36 degrees. look at the high temperatures today. low 60s here. still in the 50s in hagerstown and martinsburg and mid to upper 60s to tappahannock and richmond and the northern neck. a chilly day ahead. clouds thickening, stray shower is possible. in the low 60s. >> i'm ready for a terrific tuesday. let's do it. dealing with early morning construction on 270 at 124 southbound. that's where you want to watch for it. northbound watch for it at falls. if you are traveling the dulles toll road you can't get on 66 to go eastbound because construction follows the detour. both loops are clear from 95 to 66 continuing t

howard bernstein is on the weather terrace with the forecast first. howard? >> good morning.aybe a windbreaker necessary. i don't have a jacket now but there is a breeze out here. with temperatures in the upper 50s it is borderline cool but the moon is still shining an the clouds are coming our way. the day planner, we are talking about temperatures which will be mild. by 9:00, 63. noontime 70. will be a chance of a shower. but a better chance of a shower and even a thunderstorm by 5:00. in the low 70s. look at those winds 10 to 15 from the south and southwest. we will top off at 75 for the high. a lot of moisture. a lot of rain in kentucky, tennessee, alabama moving in to georgia right now. that is moving to the east northeast. so i do think we will get some showers this afternoon. national is 61. leesburg 50. winchester 60. martinsburg 49. and cumberland the cool spot at 46. check out fredericksburg. they are already 64. they are looking at highs down there in the upper -- low to upper 70s. 75 for manassas and 75 here in town. a mild monday. we will have more on the seven-

meteorologist howard bernstein is on the weather terrace with the forecast. we appreciate the band being out there because it is raining on them, too. >> it is cold and wet. out there in the wet, cool rain this morning. if you are going on to be out for a while, gloves are a necessity. it is raw out here. live doppler 9000 hd, we are looking a rain. pockets of it. where it is not raining it is more than likely drizzling. on the weather computer, you can see the area of rain moving up the coast here. now, south and east of us, more breaks in southern maryland and northern neck and the breaks will be here midday if not later this morning. so fewer showers later on but not much in think way of temperature movement. we are at 52. looking at highs mid to upper 50s. maybe 60. angie is here with the traffic. >>> still keeping an eye on a problem that started way early this morning. show you the 9 news now video. this is the scene around 3:00 this morning. a few hours later, we are still in the clearing stages here on river road and brook side drive going outbound. w

i'm here with howard bernstein. the problem with the flooding like that just sitting there, that is what was really destructive about hurricane katrina, the water. >> and the mold grows and gets in the dry wall. >> turns back to pulp. >> get in there fast and cut and remove and start over or else that spreads. >> we have rains but nothing that will lead to that. >> no. light to moderate showers this morning and the good news is it is helping. we need gentle rain to work on the rainfall decembers we still have after last week and it's going to be diminishing by midday in to the afternoon. let's show you this morning on the weather computer what we are talking about. showers moved in yesterday afternoon. this is moving to the north northwest this morning. although in southern maryland, northern neck, spoke to bill in newland, drizzle down there with the showers covering a lot of real estate with some brecks. live doppler 9000 hd, we will take you on the tour this morning, and you can see heavier stuff to the south and

howard bernstein is on the weather terrace with a little chilly forecast. >> i broke down and put the mid-40s here. we the dampness in the air and that transfers the chill to you. show you what is happening. in some spots clear skies and other spots the clouds and here in northwest we clouded over once again. showers are well north and west. partly sunny, mostly cloudy to start the day with temperatures in the 40s and 50s. culpeper and fredericksburg 46. manassas last heck was 39. national is 51. dulles is 40 inland where it is much chillier. 39 manassas. 40 in sterling and 46 in arlington an 48 coming in from rockville. looking at the day at a glance, partly sunny, mostly cloudy much of the day. a chance of a shower. highs in the low 60s. get up, get up and at it, everybody. hope you have a good morning. nothing huge to report out of the viewing area. on 66, already starting to get a little heavy between the fairfax county parkway over to 123. we are looking at an extra five to ten minutes and that's getting longer. as we take you to the beltwaying we are watching the volume start to

. >> howard bernstein is here with our forecast and no hail falling on us. >> we had some thunderstormsnd this time of the year and the spring when it is colder upstairs, the freezing levels aren't as high as the summertime. it is easier to get hail. so you may see it in lesser thunderstorms but they certainly had enough of that yesterday. delayed the monday night football game. and for us, before we get to the weather, we will talk about fall color for a moment. right now we are looking at the fall colors and i was up in pennsylvania on saturday. up at the i-99 border. and there's some good color up there. they have lost leaves due 0 the drought but the leaves there, 50 to 70% are in good shape. we are seeing color here. good color to the shenandoah valley and really approaching peak in western maryland. all right. let's get you going with the momslikeme.com bus stop forecast this morning. we have a decent looking start out there. partly sunny, mild, in the 50s and 60s. there's a slight chance of a shower up near the pennsylvania border. otherwise no real worries. later today a couple

howard bernstein is off today but tom stater is with us and on the weather terrace with the forecast. >> seasonal where we should be. within a couple of degrees, but today really the winds will be the story. we will have some sunshine. a chance of a passing shower, but 10 to 20-mile an hour winds. gusts to 30, 35 at times. look at the satellite picture. good soaking rainfall yesterday. an inch and a quarter at reagan national. a chance of a renegade shower to pop up. nothing heavy and most of us will not see the rain but i need to leave the threat in there as the winds will bring in moisture with a few passing clouds. temperatures responding to some clearing overnight and then the cloud cover this morning. we will call it variable cloudiness throughout the day and temperatures will struggle to the mid-60s. average high is 68. gorgeous weekend on tap. more in a few minutes. winds have been strong enough to down some trees. here's angie with traffic. >>> keep you up to speed on 95 northbound. an accident at 123. good news. it has been cleared out of the way. we are looking at plus five

roan ronsthis the day off but howard bernstein is on the weather terrace.ave a feeling you will be losing that jacket later on in i think by 9:00, 10:00, we won't need the jacket. this is dry air which cools off so well at night. that's why it is chilly this morning heats up well during the day. an that's why we had temperatures in the upper 70s yesterday. 77. we will be at least there again. probably for the next several days. get you going this morning. we have clear skies with high pressure moving an. in the winds are lighter this afternoon. low 40s out there in the mountains and we are looking a temperatures 45 in manassas to 54 or so at reagan national. going to the mid to upper 70s later on today. patranya bhoolsuwan, over to you you. let's zoom on to 66 for virginia drivers this morning. as we track the volumes for you, right now from route 50 over to 123, but no accidents toward the beltway. talking about the beltway in virginia, hop over here from braddock to route 7 on the inner loop. looking good. outer loop, no problems. people going at speed to