olga breese in for howard bernstein. nice start to the morning, but changes are in the wind. >> changes are in the winds, but at least we have today ask most of thunderstorm is going to be pretty pleasant -- of tomorrow is going to be pretty pleasant. right now though, things are looking pretty goods. we have a forecast that features lots of sunshine through midday and late day. get a little bit of a breeze now. the northwest winds still with high pressure ruling is keeping our humidity values low. so the drier air makes it much more comfortable. as we push out of the 60s by mid-morning, we'll hit some lower 80s by noontime. and that means you need to have your sunglasses around for the remainder of day. then later on this afternoon, national airport should top out around 87 degrees. we'll be slightly cooler in a few of the suburbs but still a very nice day even at the evening. satellite and radar has been very, very quiet. we expect it to stay that way. in fact, you can see the clouds moving around that high pressure sy

howard bernstein is in florida. we'll talk to him in a little while.y hong is here with some pretty severe weather could be moving through our area. >> i think we'll see it later this afternoon and early this evening. people are asking me on facebook, well, where is the threat limited to? it is really the entire d.c. metro area. better chances will be for the mason-dixon line to start out. by tonight, you'll see pretty much where you are. here's a look at your day planner for this friday. this morning, i'm not too concerned about the storms. mostly cloudy. maybe a scattered shower or two out there. by 1:00, 2:00, we'll see some scattered activity and then 4:00, some showers and thunderstorms really popping up more so and then by 8:00, fairly widespread. temperaturewise, because the clouds only in the mid-80s by later this afternoon. right now, things are quiet. we did see some showers go through and storms yesterday. some were severe. look out to the west. yep, this big mess coming this way. later today. it is going to be very unstable in some location

friday morning, howard bernstein is off today.ut olga breese is here and she has the forecast. >> just breezed in to give you a good forecast at least for the holiday weekend. we're going to keep it very, very warm. temperatures this morning, quite nice. most of us are sitting in the upper 60s just close to 70 degrees, but you notice humidity values are quite reasonable. the day planner on the cool side to start out. little bit refreshing, get the breeze stepping out the door this morning and getting on your way. but in no time we will heat up. that's keeping cooler drier air in place although we have the sunshine to heat us up later on this afternoon. moving into the 80s by lunchtime. noon, feature winds turning slightly but still mainly out of the north and northwest. but by the afternoon definitely a warmup on the way. the daytime heats kicks in and the middle range and push the upper 80s by the 6:00 hour and then back it down a little bit later on this evening. should be a great way to wrap up the week, a very hot day today. b

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anny hong is in for howard bernstein. good morning. happy pre-friday. a short work week for a lot of folks. it is pre-friday around here and grab your umbrellas before you head out to work today. because we have storm chances this afternoon and early evening. here is a look at your day planner on this thursday. temperatures around 74. about 9:00, temperatures in the lower 80s. noon, upper 80s. 5:00, low 90s and a chance for storms in the afternoon and evening hours. the air quality forecast for today is moderate so no major problems there. right now, temperatures in springfield, 72 degrees. reston, 70. rockville, good morning to you at 72 degrees. here's a look at live doppler 9000 hd, around the beltway, no precip but look out toward just south of 66, warrenton toward fredericksburg, we've got the mist and areas of patchy fog. here is your forecast for today, lower 90s, hot. chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms today. by friday, more showers and thunderstorms but not as hot. temperatures in the mid-80s. here's angie with your traffic. >> good

. >> i'm meteorologist olga breese in for howard bernstein this morning. temperatures on the moist side and the atmosphere is muggy. we're starting with high humidity this morning and our day planner is going to keep it very, very warm. already starting out in the 70s. we're headed for the low to mid- 80s by noontime. we'll soar into the lower 90s by later on this afternoon. let's take a check of the morning drive. >> thank you so much, olga. we'll take a fly of route 50 westbound coming in from the bay bridge right into annapolis, bowie, prince george's county, all the way to the beltway. your lanes are open. in nigh next report, we'll wrap up construction in the area. back to you. >>> coming up on 4:41, time for the first "your money" report of the morning. >> jessica doyle is here with a look at wall street. first, a hiccup for travel plans. >> of course, in the past, we've talked about how expensive flying to europe is because you have the fuel surcharges in place. it could get even more expensive. the european union plans to impose carbon emission cap

howard bernstein is on the weather terrace with our forecast. >> good morning.t is a very comfortable morning out here. low 70s in northwest. sunshine is out a couple of clouds. it will be another good day. like yesterday we had all of the clouds. unlike yesterday, we'll have sunshine, a lot more today and temperatures again near that 90 degree mark. the day planner is calling for the sunshine. by noon, weather graphics, we'll get temperatures up toward the middle 80s with 90 degrees with a chance of that thunderstorm unhealthy for sensitive air. the air quality, it is code orange. sun setting at 8:37. showers last night, a couple of storms especially south down toward richmond, the northern neck got hit much harder than around here. few showers overnight which have left through fog. i'll be back in a few. we'll talk seven-day forecast. right now, 6:31. monika has your timesaver traffic. >> we're starting off with the yellow light because we did have an accident on the beltway. we'll take a live look from sky 9 on the outer loop of the beltway at route 236. it h

. >>> anny hong is in for howard bernstein. she's up with the forecast next. >> hey, andrea. we've got some light rain and some -- a couple of thunderstorms going through the area. first, here is a look at your allergy report. the pollens are low but the mold still medium. i'll let you know how long the summer-like pattern sticks around. >>> rising waters are complicatingerts to clean up an oil spill in the yellowstone river. federal officials say it took exxon mobil nearly twice as long to seal the pipeline as they publicly reported. teps of gallons of crude oil that seeped into the water way in montana. exxon mobil is promising to do whatever is necessary to clean up the mess. >>> the crowds have come back to ocean city, maryland. "the baltimore sun" reports ocean city tourism officials estimate more than 330,000 people came to the shore over the 4th of july weekend. it is estimated that the crowd grew to more than 354,000 people on independence day. many of the shops that cater to tourists say business was brisk over the weekend. >>> the mascot of a rockville restaurant re

olga is in for howard bernstein. >> you notice the sticky, steamy feel.. >> from garage to garage. >> exactly. >> follow the ac. it will be the rule of the day today. our current temperatures are fairly warm right now. most of us are sitting in the sticky and muggy 70s. that's about it for the overnight lows at least at the city center. most of us in the upper 70s. we did drop down in the northern and western suburbs. if you're getting into the petersburg area. 64 degrees. we're seeing slightly cooler temperatures off to the mountain areas as well. for most of us, it will be a pretty muggy start. there is also a slight rain chance in the forecast. grab your umbrella. we don't have very many clouds around. we kept the overnight mainly clear but with the south- southwest winds, we'll continue to pump in the humidity. as we head in toward the afternoon, temperatures go up as well as the humidity values and our air quality is very, very poor. we're only seeing about code orange today. so, it is definitely unhealthy for some sensitive types out there. as the f

at 6:15, we say good morning to olga breese in for howard bernstein. howard is on his way down to florida. hopefully he'll get to see the launch of atlantis. but it may not take place on friday. >> that's true. we're tracking some moisture moving on in. in fact, our wind this morning, calm to light. led to muggy conditions for this morning. but that south-southwest breeze is moving on in and the gulf moisture is definitely moving north. for us, around the metro area for today though, we'll keep overcast skies through midday and late afternoon as temperatures push through the 80s into the upper 780s by midday. with the instability around, high dew points and muggy conditions, we'll stir up some shower and thunderstorm activity later on this afternoon. not everyone is going to get wet but we do have a pretty good chance at seeing scattered showers and thunderstorms by early afternoon and early evening. so, have the umbrella with you today just in case. i also want to tell you that our air quality is very, very poor. we're code orange for today. so, limit

. >>> howard bernstein with the forecast. better than yesterday. >> reporter: i don't expect the damaging thunderstorms along the g.w. parkway. big hail on the toll path out where the tree fell on the bicyclist. they were big time storms last night. now all is quiet. if you have morning plans they should be fine. middle of date, showers and storms they interrupt your plans but by tonight, we should be in better shape. upper 70s with mostly cloudy skies. by noon, upper 80s. look at the wind directions. north westerly wind. that is generally a dry wind for us. being close to the front, question not rule out this afternoon, we have storms, especially in virginia, south of washington, but we will say north of the district. i think your chances of rain are far lessen than let's say near d.c. looking good for tonight. fireworks kicking off around 9:10. at the mall, the firework forecast, 83. isolated storm chance. i think we will be okay. last night we were not okay. going back to 6:50 on sunday evening, a look at strong and severe

and we start with olga breese in for howard bernstein. >> everyone wants to know the fourth of july weekend? i know a lot of people are wrapping up their workweek today. getting ready to take off and head on out. looks like we're going to have some pretty good weather, but it's going to warm up saturday, sunday and monday and be prepared for that. forecast for today. so far, so good. we started off very cool this morning. most of us down into the 60s, some of us already into the lower range 70s. national airport coming in at 72 degrees this hour. we will continue our warming trend through midday and late day. push out of the 70s and into the lower 80s by your lunch break. and then later on this afternoon, i'm expecting many of us to top out into the upper range 70s. featuring sunshine throughout and the forecast actually a little bit on the warm side for some in towards the weekend. this morning though, things are comfortable with northwest winds and lower humidity. here's the next three days, we'll stay into the upper 80s for today and keep it hot for tomorrow. the humidity values remain f

. >> the lovely howard bernstein has a lovely forecast. >> i don't know what to say. >> there is lovethe room. >> feeling good this tuesday morning. >> is it a forecast we'll love? >> i think you'll like it a lot. some people love it when it is 90 degrees and humid and sticky. you're not a big fan of the heat, andrea but we can handle this. we'll only see a slight chance for a thunderstorm this afternoon. rain chances will be lower today. coming up a little bit tomorrow and on thursday as well. hey, temperatures this morning in the mid-70s. we'll climb to the middle 80s by noon. you want to go to the pool this afternoon, maybe didn't like it yesterday. it was too cloudy. we'll see more sunshine. except like yesterday, we've got the code orange air quality. some showers last night. got a couple. boy, 9:00, fireworks down from richmond to williamsburg. even parts of the northern neck at southern maryland. damp there and also to the north and west. some sprinkles overnight. those things are pulling away quickly. we're down to the northern neck. this is readville and newland. there may be

anny hong is here for howard bernstein. what do you have to tell us about this summer-like day? >> well, that summer pattern continues. pesky frontal system just kind of hanging out, come close to our area today and stall tomorrow. then we're look at storm chances this afternoon and more so tomorrow. here's a look at your day planner for this thursday. where we're going to see partly cloudy skies by 9:00 this morning. temperatures pushing up into the upper 80s by 11:00. by 3:00, a chance for some storms. scattered storms and some showers. temperatures in the lower 90s by 5:00 lower 90s as well. a couple of the storms could be heavy to severe but they'll be more isolated in nature. here's a look at live doppler 9000 hd where around the beltway, yep, it is dry. cloudy conditions out there. but it is really out to the west and south of us. just south of 66 where we're looking at most of this report into fog and mist around warrenton, culpepper, orange and visibility is down to even a quarter of a mile. here's a look at the current conditions right now. we're in downtown, it is fair

howard burnstein here. -- bernstein.hower developing by loon noon in the mountains of west virginia. the scattered showers in virginia more so than maryland. the 6:00 temperature, 89 degrees. i will be back with the 7-day in a few but right now kris sneed with traffic. >> 50 in maryland, westbound through annapolis through bowie. no problems there, everything is wide open. green, everyone is moving up to speed as well. more of a look around the area coming up at 5:01. jessica and andrea over to you. >> the duke and dutchess of cambridge visiting prince edward island today. the couple greeted hundreds of supporters to the delight of cheering fans. this is prince williams and kate's first official overseas trip as husband and wife. that i will head to california july 8th. >>> the celebrations continue marking the marriage of prince marco roger moore was among the guests. in a prewedding interview, the bride said children are in the plans. >> i love children. i have always wanted to have children of my own some day. we will