look at martinsburg. us that comfortable 62. 64 in hagerstown. west here of the first range of the appalachians, we are getting some pretty good fog developing the mart unsburg had visibility less than a quarter -- martinsburg had visibility less than a quarter mile at last report. here in washington, points north and west, we'll clear out and be in for a mostly sunny day. we have high pressure off to the north and west. it is trying to nose in here. it won't be strong enough to take over our weather last week. for the remainder of the day, we should be in for plenty of sunshine. you could see a pop-up shower or thunderstorm if you are south of fredericksburg. code orange air quality out there so take it easy. tonight, partly cloudy, warm overnight. typical july weather. 74 your overnight low. your five-day forecast could be a couple of showers or thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon. 88. we'll do that again on thursday. by friday and saturday, upper 80s with sunshine back in the forecast. not bad for the end of the week. let's do some traffic and ge

lower 70s for downtown. 68 in martinsburg and fredericksburg, you're down to 69 degrees. here's your seven-day outlook. the critical time is 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. tomorrow, lower 90s, up to near 90s. maybe a morning shower or so. mostly sunny conditions. on sunday, we're dry and 91 degrees. get ready for the heat on monday and tuesday with more showers possible. be back with andrea cooking in the kitchen. >>> welcome back to 9news now. we're in the 9news kitchen where local creative and innovative, those are some of the key ingredients in the grill and seafood restaurant on pennsylvania avenue in northwest. we welcome executive chef back to our kitchen, rodney scruggs. good to have you here with us. >> thank you. >> what are you preparing today? >> we'll do a little tara chip crusted alaskan halibut. very fresh. a little beef puree. a little wilted le, ks with saffron butter sauce. >> you chose halibut because it is so fresh. >> it is unbelievable. the fish come in less than 24, 36 hours out of the water. out of alaska. beautiful, snow white. really flakes up. a great su

martinsburg 92. comperland 90. fredericksburg, you're warming up to 91 degrees. thursday is a repeat of wednesday. scattered showers and thunderstorms. on friday, shower or thunderstorm. temperatures in the upper 80s and then get a burst of heat. at this point, we're on track to seal that heat monday and tuesday. chance of showers and storms all week. >> this is typical. >> very typical. thank you. we'll be back. >>> we want to hear what you think. send your e-mails to mcginty's mail bag. the address, mailbag@wusa9.com. 9news now will be right back. >>> and don't forget, 9news now is here for you weekday mornings before you head out the door. get all the news, weather, and traffic you need to get things started at 4:25 a.m. in the mail bag tonight, the casey anthony verdict. a jury of her peers found her not guilty this afternoon and for most of you on the facebook page, there was shock and then there was outrage. seth says casey anthony is a sick woman and did not deserve to get off that easy. how can she walk out of that courtroom knowing she murdered her child

it feels pretty warm. 79 in leesburg. 76 for martinsburg.dericksburg you're only cooling down to 77 degrees. here is a look at the satellite radar picture. most of the action really to the south of us. even the beach has got some storms earlier this evening, but nothing too intense. now, this unsettled weather pattern does continue, but for tomorrow's morning commute it's mainly dry for most people. we may see scattered stuff in the morning. humidity increasing a little bit more tomorrow. afternoon and evening scattered thunderstorms and showers definite possibility and the storm chances really stick around with us all through the week. here is a look at the future cast. mostly cloudy for the immediate dc metro area. you can see better chance of storms to the south of us. tomorrow afternoon we start to see the chance for some scattered thunderstorms and showers. the entire area really around 6:00, maybe some just out to the east of dc and also down to the south once again. so tomorrow, though, the good thing with these storms not expecting t

martinsburg around lower 90s as well. here is your three-day forecast. hot today with a chance for some afternoon showers and thunderstorms. a couple could be heavy to severe. friday, not as hot. mid-80s but a better chance for showers and thunderstorms. i think we'll definitely see some tomorrow. saturday, may maybe a lingering shower. we're look storm free. temperatures in the 90s. then on monday, get ready for the burst of heat in the mid- 90s. we cool back down by middle of the week into the mid and upper 80s. here's angie with your traffic. good morning. >> 13 minutes away from the 5:00 hour. hope you're having a great thursday already. roads looking mighty fine. green light stays on. we show you where all clear on 95 headed northbound past dumfries, past the mixing bowl continuing on toward 395. as far as the beltway is concerned. for the next 15 minutes or so, we do have construction to deal with. on the inner loop, you'll find it between 66 and 123. set-up is between the dulles toll road and 66. moving right along over to 66, the roadwork we have

but look at hagerstown, martinsburg and winchester. that's where the sun has been out, temperatures there running above 90 degrees. back down to the south, though, fredericksburg, leonardtown, both in the upper 70s, as those are the areas that have seen rain throughout the afternoon. live digital doppler showing rain well to the south and east of the fredericksburg area, but still down towards southern portions of st. mary's county, there may be a couple showers throughout the evening, but all in all, things clearing out. and by tomorrow morning, mostly cloudy skies, very warm, humid again with temperatures in the 70s. rain chances only going to increase over the next couple days. i'll show you when i think we could see the most rain coming up in my full forecast. >> see you in a bit. thank you, doug. >>> a wife thought she came up with the perfect plan to sneak her husband out of jail. >>> also ahead this afternoon, sign this horse up for the kentucky derby. an eight-mile chase along a highway is caught on tape. >>> plus, she is nickn

in the 60s for manassas. 63 for martinsburg. tomorrow with the winds shifting from the south. we'll feel the humidity increasing. the summer like pattern continues, dry and mild tonight. we'll feel the humidity more so tomorrow. late afternoon showers, thunderstorms possible. more scattered in nature around the area and thursday, a very similar pattern once again. here's your future cast. so tonight pretty uneventful. if you have to take the dog out for a walk, no problems there. tomorrow morning generally around the d.c. immediate metro area, it should be dry for that commute. but maybe some light showers really out toward the southern maryland area, around the river into charles county. tomorrow afternoon, this model picking up some of those scattered showers and thunderstorms late afternoon and during the early evening hours. so tonight though, partly cloudy and mild. a nice night out there. lows will be 67 to 75 degrees and winds will be light. so overnight cooling down to near mid 70s for downtown. 68 for leesburg and 67 degrees for martinsburg. tomorrow morning as you ar

winchester martinsburg at 91 89 in hagerstown. more clouds and a little cooler. 77 degrees and rain in lexington park. these are the temperatures that tell you the true measure of moisture in the air, and when you add dew point temperatures in the 70's and temperatures in the 80's, it is more uncomfortable. it is not going to move in our direction yet. it will be warm and sunny over the weekend and very dry, but until then a lot of heat. some heavy rain. 104 in oklahoma city. 102 in dallas. a lot of heat. for the next couple of days, we will see this combination of very moist air and a cold front approaching from the west. most of the rain continues to move offshore. we talk about the rain in florida. there is a lot of deep tropical moisture coming up across florida the next couple of days. heavy downpours heavy thunderstorms, several inches of rain, and at the tape, that is a 70% chance of rain on friday at least 70%, it looks prepared -- it looks. this is funneling the moisture of the eastern seaboard. plenty of opportunities fo

off to the north and west, martinsburg, 57. that is almost jacket weather for parts of the area. frederick, 55. open up a little bit and you can see the cool weather across the mid-atlantic. pittsburgh, 61. if you've got chicago on your map, it is 77. there is the leading tongue of the warmer air that will start to get in here as we get into particularly sunday but tomorrow, we'll be back into the 90s. sun you, warm today. we'll hold temperatures down a little bit. i think we'll be in the upper 80s again today. low humidity with plenty of sunshine. >> thank you. >>> let's check in with julie wright for the latest on the conditions on the roadways. >> all right. good morning once again. we'll start off with the crew in sky fox. i believe they are hovering above the baltimore-washington parkway near powder mill road. for you guys coming in and northbound, i should say together and northbound on the bw parkway, you will find traffic volume moving at speed. no intsd to report in either direction as you travel between 695 and 495. -- no incidents to report. all of your lanes are open

martinsburg, 63. hagerstown, 66. winchester, 64. we have fog developing west of the mountains. be ready for that. the possibility that fog could be dense in spots, down to about a quarter mile. some light shower activity moving on through during the overnight hours. most of it well south an east of the city into southern maryland and lower eastern shore. high pressure out to the west out in indiana and ohio trying to build in but it is not really going to be successful as the frontal system that we've had wavering around here for the last couple of days is still in the neighborhood. we've got kind of a battleground at the moment but as we get into the moment, we should see a return to plenty of sunshine. mostly sunny skies. warm, humid out there. 90 your daytime high. code orange air quality, another day with moderate air quality. later today, partly cloudy and warm. 74 your overnight low. plenty of humidity when you get up. there are your showers and thunderstorms. they're back by wednesday and thursday afternoon. we hope to get it out of here. setting up for a nice weekend in

lower 80s for martinsburg. annapolis around 85 degrees. andrews air force base in the upper 80s. i think the weekend looking better as far as the humidity. finally get a break in the dew points. it will be a little more comfortable. here is angie with your traffic. >> happy friday, everybody. hope you're off to a great start as far as traffic is concerned. we're now learning more details about that police activity that's causing us to keep the yellow light on. let's take you out to -- outbound new york avenue at bladensburg road. the roadway is currently shut down. we're hearing from officials they're actually searching for some carjackers so this is an investigation that could go on for quite some time. we know that outbound new york being forced on to bladensburg road is not the only road being impacted. d.c. 295 also currently closed at route 50 as investigators brought in their search for the carjackers. we'll continue to keep you posted on that one. let's take you to a wide view of the map, other areas checking out ok here. as we zoom into the outer loop, we're finding drive

south of hagerstown, probably in the martinsburg area, other than that, hard to find a significant showers other than that loan schaller tracking through eastern baltimore county. it was certainly a hot day, temperatures into the 90's. on the record high for this day is hundred and two back in 1999. temperatures even he's here in town. the decrees. they did manage to get some cool, dry, comparable air in western maryland. 60 cosy and 70's. with this from the lingering in the region, as afternoon, the front still hang around in my lender into tomorrow evening. lake of to some clouds, warm and muggy. hello 90 cozy with a partly cloudy skies and 30%-40% of a the afternoon thunderstorm. it is kind of drifting back to the north and ike. it indicates we are on the warmer side of the front. they will be popping up along the day tomorrow. it becomes a more important front through the great lakes. in the front will be dropping in and to keep the thunderstorm changed. as we go into thursday afternoon, the left over front is the triggering showers. all of those are still in the area on friday. but wi

martinsburg, around lower 90s. here is your next three days. hot today. but look at tomorrow's temperature. in the mid-80s. storm chances do increase for your friday. here's a look at your seven-day outlook. saturday in the lower 90s. maybe a lingering shower or two. then monday, we bump up the heat. mid to upper 90s. here's angie with your traffic. >> hope you're off to a terrific thursday, everyone. thanks so much, anny. 17 minutes after the 5:00 hour. we continue to keep the green light on. we're tracking the roads, especially in virginia. let's start off 95, we'll take you there. going northbound, everything nice, clean and green as drivers make their way past dumfries, even on to 395, no real problems to report at this time. back over to the maps, check on 66 reveals that trip out of haymarket is doing just fine through manassas, continuing in toward falls church making in your way to inside the beltway. pretty much crystal clear, drivers are moving at speed. as far as your travel times are concerned, hello, maryland. on the outer loop from 270, no c

and williamsport, and another storm north and west of martinsburg near the to him tom ahawk area.ash flood watch has been put in effect for the day tomorrow for the potential of very heavy rain tomorrow. some of that rain could be coming down at 1 to 2 inches per hour. overnight tonight, 72 in washington, 70 in warrenton with some scattered thunderstorm activity, but not a whole lot. tomorrow, that's when i think everybody has a pretty good chance of seeing rain because of the clouds and rain. temperatures will be held down into the mid 80s during the day tomorrow. still humid, and, again, we need the rain. so hopefully we can get it tomorrow. >> yes, we do. >> all right, thanks, doug. >>> sports, tennis, hakem? >> yes. >> great tie. >> thank you. >> loving this, baby. >> a lot more matching. we're matching today. we are. >> yes, we are. >> we're going to talk about xena garrison. >> ah! >>reat professional, doing great things rea now. on this day in 1990, professional tennis player xena garrison % there was xena garrison, a perennial top ten player. the highlight came in 1990. th

still 90 in leesburg. 90 in martinsburg and 91 out in hagerstown. our summer pattern will persist.muggy with possible storms tonight. hot and humid tomorrow. afternoon storms again tomorrow. and even a better chance of thunderstorms on friday. in fact, thursday night and friday may be the best chance for storms as the front is pretty much on top of us. for tonight again, we will keep the chance of a thunderstorm in. mainly early. more to the south and east. temperatures between 68 and 74. another muggy night. winds southwest at 10. lows tonight then looking at 69 in rockville but inside the beltway and downtown low to mid-70s. it will be a little bit on the muggy side. 74 downtown. 71 in colleges park. 70 in fort bellvoir. maybe 69 in fairfax. 70 though in reston. and 70 out in sterling. tomorrow morning, becoming partly cloudy and warm. we should stay dry tomorrow morning. i know we had showers this morning. i think we will be dry for the commute. temperatures in the 70s and 80s. air quality goes to code yellow. moderate air quality. and an improvement over today's air quality whi

upper 80s now as you head up into leesburg, martinsburg. down to the south in the low 80s in culpeper. and 81 in fredericksburg. 82 in andrews. not bad. we are in a summer pattern. no doubt about that. muggy storms mainly south and east tonight. pretty much taken them out of the immediate metro area. afternoon showers and thunderstorms possible thursday. and even a better chance of showers and thunderstorms on friday. in fact, thursday nifray mornin be a little bit of a mess. for tonight though let's just say partly cloudy and muggy. some patch fog late. lows 68 to 74 and winds out of the southwest at about 10. inside the beltway in downtown, a little bit uncomfortable tonight. low to mid-70s. 73 in arlington. 73 springfield. mid-70s downtown. but 71 in college park. maybe 68 in bowie. low 70s in waldorf and charles county. 69 in fairfax and maybe 70 in reston and also sterling. now tomorrow morning should stay dry becoming partly cloudy and warm. temperatures in the 70s and 80s. air quality is actually better tomorrow. goes down to code ye

martinsburg already at 89 degrees. your dew points, yeah, you feel the humidity. i do. i feel it. it is 70 in downtown. 27 in manassas. 66 in leesburg. fredericksburg, 77. tappahannock, 79. steely stuff out there. so, it is going to be muggy and hot today. some thunderstorms could impact parts of the evening commute. not everyone will see them. better chances will be to the north of the d.c. area. some could be heavy and severe. friday, even more storms. storms are pretty likely tomorrow. here's a look at the future cast. this is what one model thinks will be happening the next 24 hours. by late this afternoon, some spotty showers and storms coming through. the district could be impacted, too, this evening around 6:30 or 7:00 according to this model. that threat continues through tonight. overnight, after midnight, maybe still some activity, more out toward the mountains and to the south and west of us but we can't rule out still some lingering late showers and storms late tonight as well. then overnight, it is going to be cloudy and the clouds stick around for much of tomorrow. h

let's first zoom into pawpaw and looking at just around 81, martinsburg and charlestown seeing some light showers where you see the yellow just north of winchester. we head down to the south. we can see also manassas getting light rain. stafford and fredericksburg. i put this into the future cast motion to show you what's going to happen in the next hour where these showers could be going and they could be coming through the dc area in the next hour or so. all right, let's take a look at our doppler radar to show you where the most lightning strikes again, just to the south. there's dc and most of it to the richmond area. we have the threat for severe weather to the south of dc. the better chances of stormy weather. all right, so if you are outside waiting for the fireworks show or on the barbecue, here is thunderstorm safety. get inside if you see storm coming through. secure the loose objects, lower your deck and patio umbrella and stay away from win dose. right now temperatures in the upper 80s in downtown. 282 in manassas. 79 degrees in winchester. so still unsettled tonight. severe t

parts of winchester, martinsburg. as we head into thursday, as that front from the midwest, the one with the storms, look what happens thursday afternoon. scattered showers and storms and i think we'll see about the same for friday as well before drying out by the weekend. that means temperatures will start to arrive. today around 91. lots of sunshine. spotty storm or two at worse. tomorrow, scattered showers and storms with a better chance south of town, 89. on thursday, scattered showers and storms more widespread again in the upper 80s. about the same on friday. saturday, here's your weekend. got a chance of a storm dropping though 91. here comes more heat and drier air. sunday and monday, low to mid- 90s. we've got some is good chocolate stuff in the kitchen! i've been sampling it. 9news now will return. >> we have some wicked treats in our 9news now kitchen to celebrate the return of the tony award winning musical, wicked. we welcome the chef from the kennedy center cafe and roof terrace restaurant. we also have

still 79 in town, gaithersburg 66, manassas the same and a little cooler back out there for martinsburg and winchester, too. how about that 4th of july forecast? what we can expect this weekend, we know things will get a little warmer the next couple days. tomorrow we're up into the lower 90s. it looks like on sunday we'll be a little bit more humid, temperatures in the middle 90s. it will feel like it's in the upper 90s for a brief time on sunday afternoon before these thunderstorms and showers start moving on across and it looks like the chance of storms for the 4th is real slight now. it looks like it wants to be pushed down to the south. so things are looking better for us on the 4th. comfortable temperatures overnight, lower 60s out in the suburbs. i think the temperature here in town will be right around 70 degrees but just great tomorrow morning, loads of sunshine, a few clouds at noon. we're already hot, though, 87 degrees. an isolated thunderstorm is possible at 5:00 and real quickly here's that 4th of july forecast. not a scorcher, temperatures lower 90s the way it looks now.

martinsburg 89 degrees. annapolis out toward the bay around 89 degrees. your beach and boating forecast, here we go for the annapolis area around the bay. sunday 87 and 92 degrees. scattered showers and thunderstorms. partly to mostly cloudy conditions. waves 1 to 2 feet. maybe choppy at times. southwest winds 10 to 15 miles per hour. monday looks really nice. partly cloudy, 87 to 92 once again waves 1 to 2 feet. let's go to the beach and take a look at that forecast. for sunday, scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. possible south winds at 10 to 15 miles per hour and on monday, maybe an isolated storm, otherwise partly cloudy, 86 and 91 degrees for the holiday. still chilly for the water temperature. mid 60s, west winds at 10 to 15 miles per hour. on the fourth of july, lower 90s and an isolated storm possible. tuesday upper 80s. here's your seven-day outlook. wednesday looks good and dry at this point. we have a chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms. the temperatures, these aren't bad. we'll notice the humidity increasing over th

up to 90 now in the city, 89 last hour, quantico, 87; monasses, 90; dulles, 91; martinsburg, everyone in; win chester in the upper 80s, too and in cumberland, temperatures in the upper 80s. in tems of the headlines and what i'm thinking, you have heard me say it, more humidity coming wednesday and thursday. i think with a little bit more humidity, it will have a chance to drive up a few more thunderstorms out there and so keep that in mind. a little bit more tomorrow, a lot more is looking like on thursday and at this point, i think thursday is going to be the day where we're going to be more stormy in the afternoon and into the evening. that doesn't mean a complete washout but just means that more coverage is the&we'll have to watch some of -- and we'll have to watch some as it's severe. looks like a frontal system is going to kick off the thunderstorms out there and we'll keep an eye on it and right now, the weekend is still trending real, real nice and lower humidity, temperatures in the upper 80s and right now, this is looking like the weekend is going to be fairly dry and this is

all the way down to 69 in martinsburg.at we're expecting the next few days, cloudy but dry as you're heading back to work and then becoming sunny and hot in a lot of places. chance of showers and thunderstorms do remain with us pretty much all week. the frontal system doesn't really want to move on that quickly through. mere is the future cast -- here is the future cast. maybe to the bay we can see some activity. maybe thunderstorm or moderate rainfall there. tomorrow morning some cloudy conditions. the clouds do start to clear upstarting from the north and then heading down to the south. now, tuesday the better chance for some showers really will be to the south of us along with some isolated thunderstorms as well in the late afternoon and early evening hours. so overnight as you're sleeping, what can you expect? mostly cloudy and mild. maybe scattered showers. isolated thunderstorm possible. lows will be 66-74 degrees. tomorrow morning as you're heading back to work, partly to mostly cloudy conditions and mild. temperatu

it's a big storm too between hagerstown and martinsburg. this will produce incredible amounts of rain. so you already had heavy rain tonight and don't cross the street by car or by foot if it is flooded. where will these go in the next hour? they're generally going to go off to the north and to the east. and this is going to hold together, the one that is going to go through hagerstown. the rest weaken a little bit as they cross i81. but because they're going to cross i81, some of our western suburbs will have kind of a wet commute tomorrow morning. just a residual moisture. satellite picture, radar combined, we'll go down to the gulf. this could be the next tropical system. not terribly well organized but it's hammering florida with rainfall. that's good. they've had a hard time getting rain on the west side of 75 and earn naples and now they're -- around naples and now they're getting it. the rest of florida has been getting good rain the rest of of the week. we'll move northward. the main focus is going to be this main frontal boundary.

because of the mostly cloudy conditions expected. 80 in martinsburg. 84 degrees in frederick.e is a look at your seven- day forecast. so, stormy conditions today. the critical period, 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. you can go home early from work to beat that, i would do that. saturday morning, a chance for some morning showers. otherwise becoming partly cloudy. highs in the upper 80s. sunday, lower 90s then on monday, another system comes on through bringing more showers and storms. we're heating up near mid-90s. here is angie with your traffic. good morning. >> good morning. right now, we're taking a look at outbound new york avenue. it is close at bladensburg road due to police activity. and drivers are being forced on to bladensburg road. still ahead, we'll have the very latest details on this and a look around the region coming up at 5:01. now back to you. >>> thank you, angie. nfl and baltimore colts fans are mourning the loss of a man described as the best tight end in nfl history. >> john mackie died at the age of 69. he was a five-time pro bowler and caught the winning pas

temperatures ranging from the lower 60s in martinsburg and cumberland to 75 at national. 74 southern. 72 manassas and fredericksburg. monika, it is tuesday, back to work. >> it is back to work. we have one incident to tell you about in arlington. downed wires block old dominion road between glee and now over to the 66, no delays between manassas, centreville and the beltway. over to 270 in maryland, we're still looking good from frederick down to urbana, gaithersburg and rockville. coming up, another look around the area at 4:31. andrea, jessica? >> here are stories we're following for you. the debate over raising the debt limit resumes on capitol hill. senators are cutting their july recess short to hammer out a deal. >> republicans and democrats remain at odds over taxes and there are no new talks scheduled this week between the white house and g.o.p. leaders. >> a new generation of veterans is returning home from overseas conflicts. some of them have visible wounds, others have wounds which are not as apparent. >> more efforts to being made to make sure the homecoming and the reco

holding tight off to the northwest. 64 in martinsburg. we had lows this morning in the 50s off to the northwest. i suspect those will be some of our coolest temperatures we're going to see the month of july. really nice start to the day. a few clouds moving through during the early morning hours. not much to show you. the satellite and radar are quiet. that air will get in here with a frontal system late in the day. it's high pressure. the winds will start to shift. the humidity will stay in check today. as we get into tomorrow and sunday, the humidity will start to creep up. hot and humid conditions by sunday. there's your 5-day forecast. 88 this afternoon. not as cool overnight. 68 overnight. sunday highest in the 90s. heat indexes pushing 100 plus. that's a look at your forecast. let's toss it to julie. >>> i'm packing. i have my bucket and my pail. i almost have my cooler ready. are we there yet? >> i hope the suntan lotion. >> i got that too. hopefully plenty of parents have patience because later on today is when we're anticipating

here's a look at the numbers. 72. 70 in winchester. 70 in martinsburg. yesterday we had 60s and 50s on the map. they are long gone. clouds breaking up with some sunshine. showers and thunderstorms will likely redevelop. bring the umbrella with you. i think you will probably use it a little later today. here goes the first batch early this morning off to our east. and this break back here. then the frontal boundary is just to our west. that will likely stir up the atmosphere again and develop showers and thunderstorms. if you're headed to ocean city today, they expect 40% chance of storms. 83. and fourth of july forecast at the beach, 85 degrees and 30% chance of storms. water temperature is 76. here's how it looks locally. our local cast shows showers and thunderstorms are going to be dying down later this evening. watch the cloud cover start to thin out for your july 4th forecast. i don't expect much >> matt: way of rain here. but that front i was telling you about is going to be stalled just to our south. if anybody sees a shower or thunderstorm on jul

morning where we are not getting out of the 70s. 74 annapolis. 72 fredricksburg. 69 the cool spot in martinsburg. satellite and radar, i don't have a lot to show you. we should be in for a nice one, at least the start of the day. i think we will have more sun. widespread fog where temperatures have cooled to the dew points. fog to start the day. then we should be in for decent sunshine to start the day. see the blips here, that is our cold front that is desperately trying to get in here. it's a weak one. it starts moving to the area later this afternoon and tonight, we have the possibility of wildly scattered showers and thunderstorms. plan accordingly. i don't think everybody will get wet but we have the possibility. tomorrow as the front hangs out, all indications are that we will be in for a wet one with clouds around tomorrow. changes in the forecast for friday. today winds out of the west 5 to 10 miles per hour. later tonight, this is a familiar forecast, 74 overnight low with an early shower or thunderstorm. wet one tomorrow, showers and thunderstorms in the forecast with highs in the midd

this is the broad water building in martinsburg, west virginia, and this one, the specialist jake robert office in california. what do all three of those buildings have in common? all three were named as a result of bills passed by the 112th congress. a heavy feat considering 20 bills have come in law this year. a majority were extensions of expiring laws, officials to the board of the smithsonian institution. those buildings count for a full 15% of this congress's successful activity. not included, a bill to raise the debt ceiling or a single, solitary, job's bill. after a week of vacation, the house of representatives will be back in session tomorrow. critics, including president obama have chastised the house for a republican-led two weeks on, one week off approach to congressional busyness, but as the los angeles times put it, not necessarily time spent in washington where the congress is falling behind, it's how little it accomplishes when it's here. the 112th congress is on pace to be one of the least-productive congresses in more than 60 years. joining me now, the democratic assis

annapolis, 73. 68 in martinsburg and hagerstown. 92 today so it will be a hot one. nice tomorrow. wouldn't you know it, 88 with sunshine. we had, thursday and friday, we get back into what we call an unsettled pat were. we could get a shower or thunderstorm each afternoon. i think most of today will be just kind of hot. >> okay. >> okay? >> got it. >> good. allison, wisdom. feel free to comment. it is time for ask weather guys. that is the fun segment where tony perkins and i put our famously large heads together to answer your most pressing questions, weather-related or otherwise. today's question comes from michele burgess. she writes: my son always sneezes in bright sunlight. why does the sun trigger sneezing? >> i did not know that. >> let me kick off by -- we have a crack group of researchers here that do this for us. you know, we've got various unterns. let me thank jolene anderson for answering this one. here is what happens. when you step out into sunlight, your eyes -- there is a pathway that your eyes send it your brain that you need to restrict your pupils. because you

martinsburg and winchester, 59 degrees. haven't haylet to talk about. >> i'm missing my satellite- radar. >> haven't haylet to talk about with the satellite-radar. there is not a lot out there. we have high pressure moving through for the remainder of the day today and as that high pressure slips off the coast, our ones will start to shift out of the south. not the case today. mostly sunny skies. warm this afternoon. high temperature, 88 degrees with wind oust north at five miles per hour. let me mention, code orange air quality. got a change today. moderate air quality. take it easy that. advisory particularly for the young and the elderly as air conditioners here will not be exactly -- air conditions here will not be exactly ideal for the next couple of days. winds variable at five miles per hour. that is code word for they will be shifting out of the south and bringing in the humidity tomorrow. there is your five-day forecast. 93 tomorrow. we should be dry. hazy, hot and humid on sunday afternoon. the heat index will be

we do have 67 degrees out in martinsburg and there is a look at the big picture. 70s along the east coast. off to the west being temperatures in the 60s. 6 # in pittsburgh. forecast for today, partly sunny skies. scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms, high about 93 degrees. -- 63 in pittsburgh. >> let's get to julie wright now. good morning to you. >> good morning, you guys. we are checking out the beltway inner loop and that is where we have the crash involving the motorcyclist. inner loop of the beltway after the exit for river road, the right half of the roadway remains closed at this time. delays are building on this inloop as you travel north of the american legion bridge headed into bethesda. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> first degree murder, verdict as to count one, we the jury find the defendant not guilty. >> effect still talking about it this morning and no doubt will throughout the day. casey anthony aquitted of murdering her 2-year-old daughter caylee. >> she was also cleared of aggravated manslaughter and aggravated child abuse. however, she was co

frederick is cooler with the clouds there and that is shower out of there, 84 and martinsburg, clouds around there and that is 87 degrees. when you factor in the humidity, this is what it feels like, 96 in up to and we were feeling like 98, 99 this afternoon. believe it or not, we have mixed down some slightly drier air out of the higher levels of the atmosphere and that brought down the humidity levels slightly. okay, and i want to show you something back here. you see the cluster of thunderstorms coming into missouri, illinois here? and this is that squashance and will be on top of us by tomorrow and it were, we stand a better chance of more coverage of showers and thunderstorms. flash flood watch, believe it or not, has been posted for tomorrow and into tomorrow night and there is that boundary, cooler and drier to the north, hot and sticky to the south and long that boundary, that is the focus for all of the showers and thunderstorms this evening and this is that future cast and there can be a pop-up shower here and there and this blossoms for us and that is looking like a lot of

mountains 69, martinsburg 69 in hagerstown. the futurecast together and take a look and here we are at 1:00. by 1:00 we'll see the showers and thunderstorms kind of fill in. but look what happens later this afternoon and tonight. whoa, by 9:00, 10:00 tonight. some widespread very heavy rain around here at least the potential for it and the areas will be slow movers and the storms could drop a couple of inches of rain in a short period of time. we've got the flash flood watch in our area. by tomorrow morning we should be waking up with some sunshine and a good looking day tomorrow. i think the weekend will be dry with temperatures tomorrow afternoon only in the 80s. so it will get better from here. 86 this afternoon. flash flood watch in effect starting at 12:00 noon today. plenty of clouds out there. there's the showers and thunderstorms back in the forecast. some of those heavy rain producers and wind out of the south at 5 to 10. mostly cloudy overnight, 71 the overnight low. 87 tomorrow, best chance for the shower will be eas

we're already down to 62 in martinsburg. 68 in leesburg. it is 6:00 a.m. tuesday. no traffic. due to construction. but maybe other things. >> maybe other things. right now, no big deals because most construction has been delayed to allow people to get back to work easily today. the beltway is looking great. let's zoom into 270. take a live look if you're planning to head in, all the way down toward the beltway in rockville, you'll be fine. this time, zoom into the other side of town to the outer loop and take a live look as well. bit of volume at university boulevard coming around from 95 and college park. you're good to go as you head over to 270 this morning. now, a look at the travel times. if you're planning to head in on 66, 7100 to the beltway, toll road from hunter mill, only six minutes. beltway is looking good as you head up to the toll road, 13 minutes from 395. we'll take another look around town at 6:12. back to you guys. >>> thank you, monika. at the top of the hour, let's get to some of the stories happening today. first lady michelle obama will be at tonight's n

and a little bit on the humid side, plenty of sunshine with a few passing clouds. 88 back toward martinsburglpepper coming in around 90 degrees. manassas around 81. la platt ta coming in around the mid to upper 80s. this is going to change right now nothing going on on live digital doppler radar. over the next couple days, i think we're going to see scattered storms, it's all because of a frontal boundary. this front has been draped down to our south over the last 24 hours. light showers yesterday, most of the storminess is well down toward the south in the carolinas, that front will move back to the north tomorrow, we'll see a little disturbance move along it. with that, we'll see a chance for showers and thunderstorms tomorrow. we're not going to see anything severe. kind of what we expect during the month of july in the middle of the summer. partly sunny this evening, warm and humid. 83 to 88 degrees, winds on the light side this evening. warm and humid once again. 66 to 74. 74 degrees in the city, you're going to start off on a very warm note. tomorrow afternoon, partly sunny, hot and hu

dulles 78 degrees, martinsburg 76. when you factor in the humidity which has come up quite a bit, really the dew point, the amount of moisture in the air, that's fairly high right now, so it feels like it's 92 degrees outside with the heat index, and still feels rather warm in most locations around this evening. it will be a little bit more humid tomorrow and thursday. we're not talking super, super oppressive humidity, but i think they're definitely going to feel it, as it does come up in the next couple of days or so. again, a little relief by the end of the week. heat and humidity will help to bring on some storms as well as the frontal system too, so we'll be watching that. the next couple of days, we really have a good chance of a storm. friday too, i think of all three of those days, thursday probably looks like we're going to have the most coverage of thunderstorms in the afternoon, but every day from now until friday, at least we'll have a chance of some thunderstorms in the afternoon, and some of them could be

temps starting to reflect this too. 90 in leesburg. 90 in winchester. 91 in martinsburg. our summer pattern will continue. muggy with possible storms tonight. hot and humid again tomorrow. afternoon storms and showers possible tomorrow. we think thursday night and friday even more storms probably the best chance of thunderstorms with the front. we have a cold front. not going to lower temps, it will kind of stall right over us. looks like thursday and friday. muggy with early thunderstorms possible. mainly south and east. lows 68 to 74. temps tonight inside the beltway and downtown. not that comfortable. low to mid-70s. 73 in arlington. 74 downtown. maybe you get to 69 in rockville, maybe you get to 69 in fairfax. now, thursday morning becoming partly cloudy and warm. 70s and 80s. you need your sunglasses for the morning commute. by afternoon again a few thunderstorms developing. those that do could be heavy. some of the heavy ones could be severe. high temperatures in the low 90s. in fact, highs tomorrow 90 in rockville. 91 arlington. 90 in bowie and 91 also in fairfax.

already cooling down a little bit for hagerstown and martinsburg, simply because they had a pretty goode thunderstorm moving down 81 a couple hours ago. here's the front. didn't get too far to the south. if this front had gotten down south of richmond, we would have had a much lesser chance of thunderstorms this evening, but typical with these summer-time cold fronts. they just can't move too far into a very hot environment, and that's the case, and this front's just going to be around here the next couple of days and that's why we have at least a chance for a few thunderstorms, pretty much each day, going through thursday. again tonight, things are calming down. we'll have just a few clouds overnight tonight. i don't see that there's really going to be any problems with thunderstorms tonight. 72 in town, cooler in the suburbs, which is usual. another warm day tomorrow with spotty pm thunderstorms and a few showers, high temperatures will get up to 90 degrees. winds out of the northwest at 5 to 10 miles per hour. five-day forecast, 90 tomorrow, 91 on wednesday, 90 on thursday. friday an

winchester 66, martinsburg 68 degrees.ack out to the west a big area of high pressure not only at the surface, but aloft. underneath this big ridge of high pressure is very, very hot temperatures from texas all the way up into the northern central plains, minneapolis today 99 degrees for a high temperature. now they're getting some cooling relief in the form of some thunderstorms and that is a frontal system which is going to also push a front, that same front, right through here the latter part of the weekend. it looks like it could bring us at least a chance for some showers and thunderstorms. out of the holiday weekend sunday looks like the day where we're most likely to get some rain and thunderstorms. more heat, though, for tomorrow and for sunday and we'll have more humidity out there and you'll really notice the humidity, not so much tomorrow, but into sunday and i think lingering into monday as well. it will be fairly sticky, 93 tomorrow. heat goes up sunday, 95. with the heat and thunderstorms some pretty good rai

the temperatures as we step out of the way, excuse me, in the low 60s from martinsburg and petersburg and oakland to the mid-70s. lou ann at 76. andrews 71. we're at 75. monika? >> good morning, everybody. if you're planning to head into arlington, we'll start off with that. there have been downed wires. authorities have been there overnight. basically blocking off old dominion drive between north glebe road and williamsburg boulevard. not difficult to get around it. use rock spring road back over to old dominion. you should be ok. let's head over to the beltway and zoom in to 95 coming in virginia. take a live look. if you're planning to head up from dale city up into lorton, you're good to go up on to 395. this time, we'll zoom into 66. if you're planning to head in from the west, you'll be fine. let's take a live look. no problems from manassas into centreville and fairfax. it is a clear ride this morning. and now over to your travel times. we'll start off with the outer loop of the beltway, 95 to 270. the beltway, route 4 to the wilson bridge, 9 minutes this morning. in my next re

leave earlier if you have to go through those communities. 72 in leesburg. 69 in martinsburg.it is mild out there. so, a warm and muggy morning for this thursday. hot again this afternoon. some afternoon evening showers and storms could impact part of the evening commute. it should not be widespread. friday, even more storms. the severe threat goes up tomorrow as well. here's a look at the future cast. this afternoon is ok but then late this afternoon, we have some storms in the area. basically north of us around the mason-dixon line. some of the storms could also have some damaging wind gusts and some isolated large hail. so, we'll watch for that possibility as well. then tomorrow, the severe threat goes up even more. highs for today, lower 90s in downtown. 94 andrews air force base. another hot and muggy day. manassas, 94. winchester in the lower 90s. here is your next three days. hot and muggy today. afternoon showers and storms possible. tomorrow's temperature around mid-80s. not as hot. still warm. then showers and storms are likely. severe threat, just stick with us. it

upper 80s for martinsburg and winchest winchester, a high of 90.ow about the chesapeake bay weather forecast. this afternoon not bad. 86 degrees. 87 for your weather forecast tomorrow. but there is a 50% chance of thunderstorms and then on july 4th, i think the thunderstorms will be for the south part of the bay and a high of 87. if you're keeping an eye on the weather, from the weather, that's where our next batch will be approaching. this is the front that will scoop up this hot and humid air by tomorrow. and that's when our best chances for thunderstorms will be out and about. now, watch this front on july 4th, it goes south of us. but lingers some clouds as far north as d.c. and it's d.c. points south that we have a chance for a few isolated thunderstorms. points north, i think it will be dry. i am going with a dry fireworks forecast for d.c. points north. little iffy. touch and go with a few thunderstorms possible for activities south of town. northern neck of virginia, southern maryland, the beaches and down towards fredericksburg. let's put

the actual temperature in hagerstown is 91. 90 in martinsburg, 90 in winchester. cooler to the south. 80 in fredericksburg, 76 towards leonardtown, because of the clouds and the rain there. towards the south, we have seen a lot of rain, at least a third of an inch into portions of the northern neck. so heat index not much of a factor. only 80 in leonardtown, but the rest of the area around that 90 degree mark. including clinton, annapolis, baltimore around the 09 degree mark. so its a very humid day. >>> the radar, no rain in our region. we did see rain and still have some light rain in southern portions of st. mary's county, but that is it. if you're thinking about going to the nationals' game tonight, should be a-okay, on the warm side. here's the rain that came through this morning. now looking at the rain to our south and east. that is with that frontal boundary that's just kind of been meandering around our region. came further to the north today. i think tomorrow it will move further north, so giving just about everybody a better chance of showers and thunde