beginning this noon with meteorologist kevin skarupa. kevin: starting last evening, it' s going to be quite the 24 hours. around 2-4 accumulation -- inches of accumulation last evening into this morning. then we switched to freezing rain and sleet. for now, temperatures and a lot of locations are at least at or above the freezing mark. still, there is a winter weather advisory through 1:00. a wind advisory has been posted a high wind warning for the seacoast this afternoon. now, we are looking at lighter rain showers moving through. a line of rain is continuing to pinwheel in east and eventually arrives late this afternoon and early this evening. with that, it could be a quick half-inch to full inch of rain

we have live team coverage beginning this noon with meteorologist kevin skarupa. he is calling this weather absurd. kevin: record temperatures in concord and portsmouth, both before lunch hour. report smith setting a record before 5:00 this morning, 58 degrees. concord went up to 62 at 10:00 -- portsmouth setting a record before 5:00 this morning, 58 degrees. concord went up to 62 at 10:00. it is cold enough for snow, so the cooler air will start diving and later on today and in the form of light snow in the northern half of the state, during the evening and overnight hours tonight. much more on this big change that will come in for the weekend forecast coming up. adam: thanks, kevin. right now, eversource says there are only scattered power outages , but at one point, 000 people were in the dark due to downed trees like this one in londonderry. and some roads are still closed at this hour due to minor flooding. wmur' s kristen carosa is live in hudson with a look at more of the damage and the clean-up. kristen: adam, we are in front of sagamore park road where two

things feel really mild out let' kevin skarupa. kevin: abound of clouds and a front. warming things quickly across a good part of the state. it will make a huge difference showers make their way across the area. coming in. s later on tonight. in portsmouth, shattering the old record of 49. winds will continue to pick up through the afternoon. the same cool air will be in place as the next system tries to arrive on the heels of the system late tuesday night and early wednesday. much more coming up in a few minutes. sean: right now state road crews are in new durham working to repair a large sinkhole on merry-meeting lake road. one of the two water mains that feeds the nearby fish and game the sinkhole. a couple from alton happened to road at the moment the road gave way beneath them. >> just a big bang and it blew off the tires. managed it going to get it out of the road. everything right there. sean: there is about $1000 of damage to the couple' s car. for now, detours are in place. you, -- new at noon, the keene fire department is

meteorologist kevin skarupa' s here with the details. kevin: about as quiet as we have been, really no huge temperature swings. if anything, settling down after the big system and the huge changes we have had. you will notice quite a few more clouds in the north country but a blend of sunshine in clouds otherwise. a couple of weak systems we' re tracking, one moving into the north country later this evening. by then, temperatures will be down into the teens tonight. s later on this evening. a lot more seasonal for this time of year. from there, another system tracking to start the weekend. a pretty good change for the weekend. we will talk about that in a few minutes. erin: all right, kevin. right now, a serious crash on i-293. in a car. one person was trapped and was serious injuries. a derry man is behind bars this robbery. police say devin mack robbed a 74-year-old woman in the market basket parking lot as she was putting her groceries and her car. officials say he was armed with a knife when he demanded her purse and immediately used

we want to check in with meteorologist kevin skarupa. kevin: it is rain through a good part of the state as temperatures climb farther away from the freezing mark. it should continue as temperatures eventually through the afternoon are up into the 40' s and maybe even lower 50' s. you can see the white mountains of the great north wooods. it is all rainfall to our south and west, moving in through the afternoon. some will be locally heavy, and a lot of that centering around the evening commute, which could be a very sloppy one, which continues to pick up out of the a lot of this winds down through the evening and still mild out there tomorrow before we start to see the cooler air arrive. what that means for the weekend and the pattern beyond that with few minutes. erin: meantime, snow and ice continues to be an issue throughout the state. a bob house and alton bay has to to be pulled out after it broke through the ice. wmur' s kristen carosa has more. kristen: we just spoke to one of the men trying to pull the bob house out of alternate.

pour very own kevin skarupa and plittle levi. psuzanne roantree having some fun pwith you at the penguin plunge pyesterday. plooks like a little chilly out pthere. pyou can submit your pictures and pvideo, and join the thousands of pu local members, by logging onto p hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm-hmm they've all comer to look for america all comer to look for america all comer to look for america and i approve this message. p p p>> now, meteorologist kevin pskarupa with your storm watch pnine forecast. pkevin: it has been battling a plot of dry air as we have gone pthrough the morning. pmatter of fact, let me show you pradar. pit usually indicates where the pmoisture is falling from the pcloud, but does not necessarily pmean it is reaching the ground pmight yet. pit is battling dry air and has pbeen doing so in portsmouth. pnotice the temperature, below 20 pdegrees. pthat is sticking on area proadways. pyou get below a certain ptemperature and treating the proadways becomes a lot less peffective. pas it starts to pick up pgradually through

meteorologist kevin skarupa here now with more on that dangerous weekend. kevin: it will be bitterly cold by the weekend and each of the next three or four days, the step back continues. it continues to bring snow showers through the area with a weak disturbance lighting by fear snow showers at just about any time with quite a few clouds, and that rees, which is knocking temperatures back. we are at 5 to 7 degrees cooler than yesterday. that trend will only continue. tonight, we are talking single digits above and below 0 for overnight lows. we start the day tomorrow. from there, colder air tomorrow, and the coldest of it timed out for the weekend. we will have the details with your forecast coming up in just a few minutes. jamie: right now, a ferry to your old nashua man facing charges after police say he tried to solicit sex from 212-year-olds. -- two 12-year-olds. he used facebook to communicate with them. wmur' s ray brewer is live in nashua where he spoke to the mother of one of the alleged victims. ray: jamie, ernest hardy told the court today that he

meteorologist kevin skarupa has a look at what we can expect for the rest of the week. kevin: after several miles days across the area, we' re looking at a good deal of sunshine across the region, and the last of the clouds in the north country giving way now, and that leads us to a bright but brisk afternoon. a couple of gusts over 20, 20 clouds will start increasing ahead of the next system that tries to arrive, producing more changes in time for the weekend. the system that arrives friday night does not reinforce the cold air. if anything, it is starts to warm up again over the course of the weekend. we will have the details on a look ahead down the road with your forecast coming up in just a few minutes. adam: thanks, kevin. boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev is getting a new legal team. he asked a federal appeals court to appoint new lawyers to handle his conviction and death sentence. it is not unusual for prisoners to get new lawyers as their cases shift into the death penalty appeal phase. the lead council will temporarily remain on board to assist with the

send our way join the thousands >> now, meteorologist kevin skarupa with your stormwatch 9 forecast. kevin: highs yesterday in a lot of areas in the 50' wind chills now in the single digits, teams to lower 20' s. a huge change over the last 24 hours over some areas where you were probably in shorts yesterday morning and then seeing snow late in the day. while that colder air continues to come in and now, we have seen some places report anywhere between 2.5 inches to as much as accumulation. south, plenty of blue sky in southern areas. it is in the wind, which has been gusting over 30 miles an hour, producing that extra bit e to the air that continues. that breeze noticeable tonight, tomorrow, all the way through the weekend, and likely into monday with the next front approaching. you will notice play of clouds and snow showers being wrung out with the last of the moisture in the great north woods. weak enough high-pressure that we likely clear skies outcome of but we keep the wind going during the evening and overnight hours. storm tracker is not showing a lot of snow. obviously it is

silverado, the #1 selling >> now, meteorologist kevin skarupa with your stormwatch 9 forecast. kevin: earlier this morning, we thought temperatures in a lot of areas in the single digits below 0, near 0 farm manchester to the morning, eventually leading us to a mostly cloudy sky or filtered sunshine into the afternoon. teens to lower 20' s, about 10 degrees below average this time of year. it will take us the lion' s share of the weekend and likely until monday afternoon to get back above the levels we are currently at. be then, a little more of a -- by then, a little break. what we will have its own next system as quickly as tuesday morning. here come the high clouds tuesday morning out well ahead of the actual front, which does not arrive here until sometime right around sunrise. sometimes a high clouds, we will continue to watch this front back up to the great lakes which towards a spirit i want you to notice the flow right below that front coming right out of central canada. that is where the temperatures are coming from that we will be experiencing in time for the weekend i

parts of the state are seeing 50' meteorologist kevin skarupa is here. that is a little different than the air temperature. a lot of areas will be in the s to lower 30' tonight. as a cooler air arrives, we will see a different kind of precipitation than what we have seen lately. there will be a weak area of low pressure train to develop along this front. for southeastern areas in the lower range of the 50' s right now, the best chance of seeing a light coating to an inch or two of accumulation to mourner morning -- tomorrow morning will be around for the morning commute. we will have that in a couple of chances for snow in your forecast. governor maggie hassan will deliver her final state of the state address. some of the top issues the economy the opioid crisis and medicaid expansion. we go live now to adam sexton at the statehouse with a preview. adam: a busy day in new hampshire. we have a cameo appearance by state politics as the governor gives her final state of the state address as governor. two of the big topics rapidly intertwining is the opioid abuse crisis and medicaid expans

meteorologist kevin skarupa is here to tell us about a system making its way into the granite state right now. everything out of this one as it makes its way in. clouds. temperatures have jumped into the 30' s and 20' s in the north country with a bit of filtered sunshine left over. this approach is parts of southern new hampshire late this afternoon into this evening. any light accumulating snow occurring there. light coating to a few inches of acumen nationduring the evening and overnight hours. from there, we add in the warmer air with this system. that means a chance of freezing rain and heavier rain by thursday. we will have all the details coming up in just a few minutes. erin: happening now, police say a suspect in an alleged fraud case in hudson is still on the wmur' s andy hershberger is live from the hudson police department this noon. andy: police say one suspect is expected to to be headed back to large after an incident involving fake credit cards the very 15 here in hudson. -- february 15 here in hudson. this man used a phony credit this month. these are surveillance picture

pwe want to get over to pmeteorologist kevin skarupa with pa look at what we can expect for pthe rest of the week. pmoving in. pweekend itself, kind of a pwinter' s version of an untitled attern -- an unsettled pattern. pkeeping an eye on for one or two psnow squalls moving across the pstate' s afternoon. phopefully not time to during the pevening commute itself, which pcould reduce visibility. ptemperatures have been climbing psteadily through the morning, pand we' re back up in the 20' s to plower ranges of the 30' s. pas you can clearly see back to pour north and west, much colder pair awaits. pa couple of other disturbances pto get through before we get to pthat. pwe will have much more on that pwith your forecast coming up in pa few minutes. psean: breaking news now in the pmurder of an 11-year-old west pstewartstown' s girl. pcelina cass vanished from her phome. pthe attorney general' s office is pthis case has remained active pinvestigators from new hampshire pstate police major crimes were pat the home of celina' s pstepfather, wendell noyes, on pmonday as part of the ongoing

pwe have live team coverage pbeginning this noon with pmeteorologist kevin skarupa. pkevin: we have been slowly pedging up the temperatures, a pmix of rain and freezing rain, pour reality especially in the pnorthern half of the state. pwith that, we have winter pweather advisory' s remain posted pthrough the afternoon and this pevening in the northern half of pthe state. pthe precipitation has wind -- phas wound down, but there is pmore activity coming from the psouthwest. peventually, that is in the form pof rain with heavier downpours, pa couple of rumbles of thunder plater on tonight. pit will be 30' s this afternoon pand for a lot of cases, it will pbe temperatures above the pthen we will jump into the 40' s plater on this evening. pafter the rain, up into the 50' s ptomorrow. pwe will talk about the big pchanges in your next 24 hours pwith your forecast coming up in pa few minutes. pamy: right now, there are still pslippery road conditions in arts of the state. pthis is just one of the paccidents on interstate 89 this pmorning. pas you can see in this case, a pm

meteorologist kevin skarupa joins us with what we can expect the rest of the week. kevin: we are likely going to come up several degrees short. portsmouth' s record highs six degrees. they approach 60 through the afternoon. temperatures to jump. along with that, the wind has been picking up investing 25 miles power grid same wind will start to feed in cooler air. temperatures to our north and west that will slide through. we continue with the gusts all the way through this evening. and then at least closer to the average starting tomorrow but nowhere near later this week with the next system. we will tell you about that with futurecast and the forecast in a few minutes. sean: we are learning more about what allegedly unfolded last shooting on hughes road. trigger was arraigned in court. ray brewer was at the hearing and i understand some of well. ray: that is correct. the woman who identified herself as chair he was present for the arraignment -- as cherry was marcus cherry is charged with felony first-degree assault and one count of being in possession of a firearm.

meteorologist kevin skarupa has days, but changes are on the way. kevin: it is amazing to look at temperatures. the or climb. we have had an increase in clouds through the morning after another cold start to the day, a couple of flakes building northeast. well ahead of the actual storm system that will produce which will develop late this afternoon and into the evening. temperatures near 20, which is double digit below zero we were at this morning. also a much lighter wind. no bitter windchill to go along teens. pick up and some changes to precipitation. late days now, several inches possible later this evening, before the warm air start to get involved. the heaviest precipitation developing tomorrow afternoon. we will have all the details coming up in just a few minutes. sean: thank you. and new at noon, those temperatures are impacting people, from those visitng the granite state for school vacation, to others just trying to make it through the work day. wmur' s ray brewer is live at mcintyre ski area with some of the people braving the cold. good

kevin: skarupa is hungarian. i'm horrified. sean: what are you are talking about? sit in there, have your tim hortons, and erin can do "chronicle" on it. erin: i would if it happened in new hampshire. sean: why a circus company is sean: now on "daybreak," a former belknap sheriffs deputy facing charges. people say he sexually assaulting inmates. erin: the safety violations facing the circus company after the tent collapse last year. kevin: three chances of snow in your forecast. all of the detail and an update on the weekend ahead. sean: thousands of people are expected to file past antonin scalia's casket today at the supreme court. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now wmur "news 9 daybreak."

saturday high schoolers joined our kevin skarupa to jump into a chilly atlantic ocean. the proceeds go to the special olympics. kevin does those back to back days. sean: he does. the water is 42 degrees, even though it's nice outside, cold. not an easy jump to make. amy: no, here is another look at what's coming up in our next half hour. we have our coverage of the g.o.p. debates, a wrap-up of the there are those who say we cannot defeat a corrupt political system but i believe we need to lift our vision and look to the american horizon. to a nation where every child can not only dream of going to college, but attend one. where quality healthcare will be a birthright of every citizen. where a good job is not a wish, but a reality. where women receive equal pay and a living wage an america where after a lifetime of labor, for rest and grandchildren. a nation that defends our people and our values, but no longer carries so much of that burden alone. i know we can create that america if we listen to our conscience and our hearts and not to the pundits and the naysayers. i'm

mike haddad and kevin skarupa joined more than 1,000 people this weekend for the high school plunge and penguin plunge at hampton beach raising money for special olympics. the water was 42 degrees at the beach but despite the cold many people keep coming back year after year. and this year the weekend raised more than $533,000. out. it kevin: do you see captain plunger? 17 years he has done this. there are a lot of these folks all of the money stays local here. win? kevin: five over the weekend. your hands are colder than my forehan ead. we start off this morning with temperatures around 20. the wind has been the big story this morning. we will continue to see the winds sweep around any sort of light snow that develops. we expect that to the old -- we expect that to develop. country. there could be an inch or two on this area of low pressure, a strong one bringing in a northeasterly breeze this morning. if you' re heading out, it should be fine. lunchtime, we should start to see the light snow in southern areas. temperatures midteens to mid 20' s early this morning. a few gusts this mor

come i'm bernie sanders, >> you are watching wmur "news 9 daybreak." mcdonald, and meteorologist kevin skarupa. now news 9 continues. sean: the pope's fiat has sold at auction. $82,000. couple that owns the autogroup. they used one of the two black fiats while visiting philadelphia in september. the other is on display at the autoshow. been sold. erin: driving around in the pope mobile. the airlines is planning to launch what would be the longest direct flight. the journey would be from qatar to new zealand. the plane can carry 2 59d passengers. kevin: currently the world's longest direct flight is between texas and australia. that trip takes 16 hours and 55 minutes. erin: i hope they give you snacks. kevin: at least. sean: you could binge watch eight tv series. kevin: long ride. sean: coming up, you'll hear from a new hampshire family that had to cancel their vacation due to concerns. hours away from the first votes in the nation. what to expect coming up. erin: some emergency dispatchers in vermont are testing out a new technique. exercise equipment at the desk. has to solve problems and as

jennifer: that included our own kevin skarupa and mike haddad. wmur' s suzanne roantree was there and shares the excitement centered around this special olympics event. reporter: for the last 17 years, thousands of people have plunged into the icy atlantic no matter how cold it was. >> little warmer than last year by about a degree. >> cold plus cold equals cold. reporter: between saturdays high school plunge and sunday' s penguin plunge, more than a thousand swimmers facing 42-degree water temperatures raised more than $553,000 for new hampshire special olympics. >> it means everything to me. >> it' s really just to signify everything our athletes go and effort they put into their training and competition. everybody that is doing it is just celebrating and that they do. reporter: senator kelly ayotte joined the swimmers as they braced themselves before heading into the atlantic. while the experience is guaranteed to be a chilly one, they keep coming back year after year. >> it' s a fun thing for people to do. it gives them a little bit of braggi

pthere goes kevin skarupa into pthe freezing atlantic ocean. pi know mike haddad has been pdoing this. pthat looks so cold. pthey did this for a great cause. pit looks like they' ve raised pover $150,000 for the special polympics new hampshire. pi don' t know. pi don' t know if that fully pcounts. phere is a look at what is going pon across the state. pit was not a bad day to take a pdebt. ptemperatures got into the 40' s pat the seacoast earlier today. pit could be worse at this time pin february. pthe skies are not clear, pespecially north of manchester. pthere are even a few snow pshowers we have been tracking pnorth of concord. psome of this not hitting the red pground -- the ground, but i pwould not surprised if you are pseeing flurries from maryland -- pmeredith to conway. pnot expecting anything more than pmaybe a dusting, little to no paccumulation from this ptonight. potherwise, mostly cloudy skies. peventually, those clouds will pbreak up through the night. pthe winds out of the southwest pbringing in more mild air. ptemperatures toda

competitiver lessees can get this silverado all star v8 forr silverado, the #1 selling skarupa with your storm watch 9 forecast. kevin: temperatures jumping quickly. back into the upper range of the 30' s, closer to the shoreline the mid-30' s. upper 20' s as you go through the foothills hit low and mid 20' s through the north country. a lot of sunshine across the area. breeze. all in all, a nice afternoon out there. above zero. the wind chill at 25 below zero at the present time. bright sunshine for the afternoon. winds will lighten later on this evening and that will eventually will cooling. allows temperatures to freefall as heating from the date escapes directly up to space. that allows temperatures to drop back and a lot of locations. from there, the system increases cloud cover during the afternoon tomorrow. the first week see developer now in the mid-atlantic states. the rain itself comes as the second part of the system. temperatures warming nicely in a few spots. 40 degrees in southeastern areas. in the north country, likely into the mid-20' s. there were a few spots down into the single digits overnight. li