let's get to meteorologist lauren ricketts in the storm center. >> we've got temperatures warm out there. we have weather alert out there for today. not only do th see , but we're also seeing the very hot temperatures. you can see the temperatures right now. on the warm side. again, the temperatures are in the 90s right now. you see the 70s out there. that's where weme have so rain showers rolling through the area. let me show you the showers and storms that ar out there. we have a severew thunderstorm ning to the south and west for loudoun, clark, warren, fauquier and rappahannock county until 4:30. we'll continue to watch that as it moves up the north and east at a pretty good rate, about 35 miles per hour. could have a downburst so we'll continue to watch the storm as remainder of the the afternoon. can you see the storms are leading all the way back into west virginia. of course we he the heat advisory until 8:00 p.m. tonight. it's rather warm around here, beotuse it's narm enough already. the heat indices are well into the triple digits at this moment. we're going to continue to tra

lauren ricketts is in the storm center with an update. bring us up to speed on the storms moving through the area. >> they're moving out, you're right. so with that being said, the latest update right now. just coming i the storm team 4 weather center. the heat advisory has been cut down and also the severe thunderstorm watch has been cut down as well. throughout portions of our area. let's show you where the storms are areas in pink is where the severe thunderstorm watch is still located. you can see right along annapolis, right down through calvert county out towards theea chesap bay and eastern maryland. it's been expired to what, back towards the d.c. area. still some heavy rain getting ready to work through annapolis over the bay bridge, that's where we're going to see the line continuing to float th ough. the temperatures have rain-cooled. but boy is it humid out there. that humidity not going anywhere. the temperatures will come back up. we're seeing sunshine once the aorms pass through the area. now let's talkout how hot it's goin

we're going to get straight to storm team four meteorologist lauren ricketts. m we want to eat outside today at lunch, can we? >> you may want to. i don't know if there's going to be a lot of opportunities to do that in the coming days. we haveil da rain chances headed our way. h wee a chance of rain out there today. nothing out there right now, we have blue skies. a lot of that humidity building in. temperatures out there right now, 85 degrees. that southerly breeze is kicking up. we're seeing increasing humidity, it's going to increase throughout the day. we're going to have lenty of sunshine throughout the day today. as we continue through the late afternoon and into the evening. showers.a chance for they're mainly going to be west of the region, we're talking right along the i-81 rrcoor. as you travel closer to the i-95 corridor, the chance lessens a little bit. we'll hve some stormsut there, we're going to time those out for you coming up. hat's the frontal system headed our way, passing through as we get into your mid week and thursday. we'll talk about t

. >> who betr t ask about that weather than our very own lauren ricketts. >> the rain sticking around today, but the tem tours are going to drop. >> you can see our temperatures are in the 70s right now, we're going to see w this coolather out there today. average temperature for this time of year, 88 degrees, we are seeing those temperatures well belowormal for july standards, which is fine, because we spent a better part of last week above normal. you can see thatrain, the steady rain sking south of i-66 in virginia, and really south and east of the beltway and i-95. and a lot of earing, dry air trying to work its way in from the northwest to the soueast. you can see this front right here. all the way back down to south west and virginia, it's all the way back down into north carolina, it's eventually going to sink down to the south, we'll continue to watch it go that way. we've already got a good amount of rain. today's rain, just about anywhere from a quarter to half an inch of rain. let's talk temperatures, when this rain will be out of here, even though the steady rain is moving

yn you're baa humbug, lauren ricketts. >> we hate this forecast coming up too. >> no, the forecast, ohmy g h, it's so hot out there. the heat's going to break. it's not going to be for a little bit meagan. when the heat will finally end. when i was diagnosed with ms, the first thing i thought about was my family. i came home and cried. but, as i've seen my disease progress, the medicine has progressed right alongside it. trying to make medications more affordable is important, but if washington isn't caful we might leave innovation behind. let's fix the system the right way. innovation is hope, and the last thing you want to lose in life is hope. >> announcer: "news4 today" starts now. n>> good morni and thank you so much for joining us, i'm meagan fitzgerald. it is a hot, hot start to our weekend. tng temperatures just goip from here. you can see it on your screen already, 81 degrees at 6:30 this morning. we want to check in with lauryn ricketts to get a look at when we're going to have relief in sight. dangerous. at is >> it is. it's extremely dangerous out there, meagan. make sure y

. >> let's get an update from lauren ricketts in the storm nter with the latest. >> we've got some prettytrongu storms as yere talking about. just pushing to the north and east. moving quickly 30-40 miles per hour. it is leaving a trail of damage in its wake. let's take a look at the radar right now. if are you in laurel, in

. >> lauren ricketts is standing by with what e need to know heading into the lunch hour. >> we're looking at some temperatures in the 80s, it's hot out the, the humidiis out there with us, so, again, a very warm day out there it's shaping up to be.ow lo mid 90s is where we are going to top out. if you're headed to the citi cen as it depose through this afternoon thereld be a stray shower, i think mainly we're going to be dry, i would say about a 10% chance we will see a st shower over the d.c. area and t citi open. temperatures will be in the low 90s, plus you tack on a little bit of that humidity feels more like the mid 90s out there. no rain out there right now. this is our next rainmaker ov to the west, that's going to increase our rain chances through this ek. spotty shower today, better chance of rain tomorrow, best chance of rain comes on wednesday. we will talk about timing of that, talk about these hot temperatures, we are in the middle of a heat wave, that's coming up. >>> now to the latest on the west coast where three people including a little boy are dead after a man opened fi

ricketts is tracking your chances for more severe weather. >> melissa mollet is keeping an e on your commute. let's check in with laurenand more storms coming today. >> more storms and higher chance than yesterday. these storms are really taking advantage of this atmosphere, this

ricketts is tracking your chances for more severe weather. >> melissa mollet is keeping an e on your commute. let's check in with lauren and more storms coming today. >> more storms and higher chance than yesterday. these storms are really taking advantage of this atmosphere, this juicy, moisat sphere we're seeing out there in this first week ofjuly. and it's dry out there right now. beautiful sunrise the sun coming up at 5:48t jus in 47 minutes we'll see that sunome up over the horizon. 4 degrees is yourmperature right now. winds out of thet. southwes so as long as you're staying out of the south, we continue with the influx of humidity. the heat index will be right around 100 degrees by this afternoos temperaturese into the low to mid 90s. 9:00 a.m. those temperatures will be in the low 80s. it will be a very warm, hot day once again. seei a few sprinkles up in western maryland. for the most part we're dry this morning. ntm watching this piece of energy moving i west virginia. you can see how it's weakening moving overst the ate line. more rain tftis noon. let's talk traffic with melissa. tod morning, melissa. >> goo