there's a moderate showers clipping martinsburg as it moves east. 53 right now in martinsburg. 55 innd, 52 in the district. 48 it in gaithersburg. in the upper 70's today with limited sunshine. we would not be surprised to see if you picks of sunshine here and there. more gray skies than blue skies over all. scattered thundershowers especially in afternoon and evening. not expecting anything strong or severe. few downpours are possible within the areas of rain. partly sunny tomorrow on st. patrick's day, mid 70's. the weather should cooperate for outdoor activities. on sunday, back in the '60s. that is still 10 degrees above average for this time of year. >> i was feeling sunny and bright and thinking newschopper 7 is going to love this. and then they told us they were grounded because of fog. they are on standby. safety first. we will go to the geico traffic camera to a camera of2 hazy spots of70 southbound are the headlights moving very well at father hurley boulevard. uncomplicated on 66. 95 and is loaded between fredericksburg and the beltway everything open. normal between richm

hagerstown south to martinsburg and winchester, you see the showers, especially the martinsburg area. they're the heaviest ones moving east toward washington and frederick county, maryland the next while as the heaviest part goes to northern jefferson county. upper 40s east. watch out for a little bit of patchy fog as well. here's beverly farmer in with your time saver traffic. >>> it's looking pretty good here for a friday. beltway as you make your way across the american legion bridge out of tysons on the inner loop heading towards 270 or the outer loom as you head out of bethesda, the piece is good. building volume out of frederick county, incident free if you're traveling the beltway outer loop into silver spring. just building volume there. north of andrews everything okay. an early morning crash near branch avenue moved on which is good news. virginia drivers, the volume buildings in woodbridge on 95 as you head into springfield and on 395 up to the 14th street bridge. the pace is still good heading downtown. your next check of time saver traffic comes up at 5:40. back to you. >

everyone else, hagerstown to 33, martinsburg potentially to 34 and some -- kimberland, 33 degrees.ere in the district and in the northeast, not too frosty and chilly, for sure. the furnace is going click on a couple of times. how is friday looking? our last friday in march. got here fast and clouds are going to increase during the day tomorrow. and showers will arrive tomorrow afternoon. they'll be spot net afternoon and we'll have more as we get through the overnight hours and into the first part of saturday and that is looking like temperaturewise tomorrow in the low to mid-60s, and that could vary depending on the cloud cover. for tonight, we talking about a fair, chilly night as we mention, the peach frost in the northern and western suburbs, colder father to the north and west, the frost advisory is up, 40s in the district, 30s everywhere else. friday, increasing clouds, spotty, late-day showers, the temperature only 63 degrees and as we look through the day part, that will be early sun at 8 in the morning with a temperature of 45 and by noon, a few more clouds around at 57 an

limited visibility in martinsburg, 3 miles. dense fog advisory until 8:00 a.m. along the mason-dixon line and the panhandle of west virginia. other than fog, we have clear skies. we will have a lot of sunshine today with a few patchy clouds developing. a cold front is on our doorstep. that will sweep through later this morning. that will pick up the wind. gusty westerly wind behind a cold front. also, cooler air behind the front. what will offset the cooler air moving into town is the westerly wind. we will now down sloping affect. the west wind will come off the mountains and pushed downward in the metro area and that compresses the air and warms it. let's look at the temperatures. 54 in the district currently. northwest of town in frederick 41. 39 in hagerstown. 37 in martinsburg. 58 degrees in fredericksburg and 59 in lexington park. mid 60's around the metro area today. close to 70 farther south of town. upper 50's later on today to the north west. frostburg, near 50 this afternoon. that will be the exception. gusty wind today, 10-20 with higher gusts. a lot

it's 54 dulles airport, 52 in the district, 54 in gaithersburg. 37 in martinsburg and cumberland.ig spread in temperatures. and thick fog and north of town along the mason-dixon line in the panhandle of west virginia along the potomac is where we have dense fog advisory. mid 60's locally, near 70 south of town for the high temperature. breezy at times. upper 50's tomorrow. now for the commute. >> marilyn traffic, located near andrews air force base. looks good at the suitland federal center. looks good in and out of frederick. quiet between hagerstown and baltimore. \ quiet to the airport for everyone. a good run on the george washington parkway. a little patchy fog. to keep things interesting, we go to ballston, a beautiful trip there and through falls church. this is 66 at glebe road. and a good run on 395. headlights are leaving the district towards the pentagon. traffic getting away from us is northbound to the 14th street bridge. we have covered it all. >> still some wet roads. 5:10. the enforcement begins today for violations involving d.c. posing new of the top leaders. are

right now, 70, martinsburg. at 11:15. martinsburg, west virginia. 70 degrees. we have wind starting to gust upwards of 30 miles an hour. 40 miles an hour in hagerstown. we are going to see wind increase overnight. by tomorrow morning. going to be a little breezy. tomorrow afternoon. just going to be on the windy side. see that front moving on down to the south. you can see the very clearly, defined here with showers and thunderstorms. the showers came through. kind of died out around our area. and then really, redeveloped right around richmond. ton of lightning, richmond. norfolk. earlier this evening. that storm though continues to move on done to south and east. behind it. clear skies. clear conditions on the radar. storm four, nothing to talk about right now. here goes the front. behind it. breezy conditions tomorrow. if not windy. wind gusting upwards of 30 miles an hour. plenty of sunshine. going to make for a pretty nice day. same deal goes friday. friday looking beautiful. but then, here comes the chance for rain. rain coming in in time for the day satur

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we're talking to mitscher's around the freezing point. 56 degrees in martinsburg. warmer and culpeper. the cooler air is bringing in from the north. through the day we've will make it in the low were 60's early this afternoon. the winds will pick up as well as the go through the morning. he will notice the winds gusting. a freeze watch for the metro area. i will have your forecast coming up. >> thank you. have a really good work out and a hot shower. things are quiet around the beltway. normal travel time is good through the hills and across the wilson bridge. we will take you live to the geico travel center picture. we are good on 95 between richmond and baltimore. we are live. more to come on the traffic seen but more on news. >> this afternoon the maryland house of delegates is expected to approve the laser safety act that seek stiffer penalties for people who shine laser pointers into cockpits. merriment senate is expected to vote on a bill to allow casino gambling in prince george's county. it would also allow table games at planned casinos. developers of a ca

the same in winchester. 29 in martinsburg. quiet and dry right now on the satellite and radar. look for to a beautiful sunrise in about 40 minutes. the forecast calls for high temperatures around 55-60 degrees. a few showers possible later this afternoon but the better chance of a few rumbles of thunder is during the overnight and early morning hours tomorrow.

mid-30s in manassas. 40 martinsburg. cumberland 37 degrees. annapolis 47 degrees. a look at the satellite and radar picture a ridge of high pressure moving off the coast. we'll see some clouds increasing after that and a chance for some unsettled weather late tonight through early tomorrow morning. here's how that looks on the future cast. clouds filtering in throughout the day. not worried about showers till after midnight tonight. it will be scattered throughout the overnight hours and early saturday morning chances of showers as well. winchester high 60. hagerstown 59. leesburg in the lower 60s. in downtown around 62 degrees. andrews air force base 62. annapolis close to the mid-60s. a look at your next seven days, milder for the weekend on saturday. upper 60s. chances of showers. maybe a thunderstorm. on sunday looking pretty good, in the lower 70s. partly cloudy and then unsettled maybe for the middle of next week. here's a look at your time saver traffic with beverly. good morning. >>> good morning. early problem resolved. i believe it was debris mdot trucks

west of interstate 81 is a batch rain, moderate showers east towards martinsburg and winchester. 52 degrees in the district, 50 in camp springs. a mild start. cloudy today, scattered showers and thunderstorms but especially in the afternoon,. up west of town this morning. lateraction will be on today. embedded downpours are possible. partly sunny into the weekend, still mild, mid 70's tomorrow on st. patrick's day. on sunday, is in the upper 60's, mid to upper 60's. let's go to lisa. >> we have the green light on 95 between richmond and baltimore. in great shape in springfield. that is important because construction forces people to get off the beltway. we will not go into detail, e everything is out of the way. 95, beltway, 395, running .elatively smoothly travel times in our favor on the greenway, the toll road, 66 between centreville and the beltway and. trip on 270. >> on the highway at village s a car crasha person was taken to the hospital. condition.ow their >> late wednesday night on commonwealth boulevard in fairfax woman was attacked. >> violent crime. >> the 9700 block of commonw

to 37 in martinsburg. with the cooldown, that's one reason we have the fog.oday in the maybe near 60 north but near 70 south of us. 67 for reagan national. it's now 5:29. here's monika with time saver traffic. >>> other than the fog which seems like it's settling in closer into town, generally speaking volumes are light and we haven't had any major issues to report this morning. again i just want to give you the heads up with the fog coming in, especially from the north and down along 270 we'll take a live look at route 355 along 270 as you head in toward the rockville area. here's what it looks like the great seneca highway and route 28 near shady grove. everything fine here. just the wet road conditions. this time we'll head to the south side of town along northbound 95 coming across the occoquan river. 66 coming in from manassas you'll be okay. a live look at springfield on the northbound side of 95. it looks like the volumes are on the increase here. both of the main and hov lanes heading for the beltway. coming up in my next report, we will go into maryl

is 58 degrees at dulles annapolis, 57 in martinsburg. we will start the day with clouds and a few a stray thunderstorm hours. have a few stray storms this afternoon. breaking out into sunshine this afternoon. high temperature in the mid-70s later on today. tomorrow, gray skies to start day, breaking into sunshine the midday and afternoon. temperatures will rise into the low 80's by friday. the weekend will have a cut of low pressure system moving into town to give us cooler temperatures in the '60s. lisa baden. >> it is very wet in some areas. fortunately, no major problems to report. pretty lightll right now. road spray is going to be an of your rightsome now. no accidents to a reporter around the beltway. you to the mixing bowl in rockville. this camera. no worries to report. on the other side of town near field on the beltway and moving ok on the beltway 214 andrews air force base. back to you. >> thank you. 4:32. a violent scene in southeast. two people were stabbed and a person was beaten with a baseball bat. this happened in the 42

is one right now washington, 60 in martinsburg. warmer than the typical afternoon temperature this time of year. harper seven days later on today. sunshine is dependent on the clouds. if the clouds hang out lager, it will be cool. under showers possible far west of washington if, mainly in the shenandoah valley. more sunshine tomorrow, mostly sunny, low to mid '80s on friday. that will be the best day to see the cherry blossoms. i will talk about the weekend coming up. >> fog is adding extra time to our travel. making things quite dangerous. inner loop at 66, reports of a stalled car possibly blocking the road. ddot on the way to the westbound freeway at maine avenue pier in several victims with flat tires. they will remove damaging debris. that is 395 south leaving pennsylvania avenue for the 14th street bridge. quickly, a couple cameras. 270, everything is clear out of frederick into montgomery county. traffic is moving at a pretty good pace on 395 towards the pentagon. that's true land markmark. back to you. >> thank you. the pa

the same at dulles. 29 in martinsburg. very gusty on this monday. the wind will subside later after sunset. it will only be 10 miles an hour through the night. there is the sunshine. a few scattered clouds in pennsylvania, new york, and out to sea. that is moving out. the main headline is the cold front and especially the cooler air behind it and what it's gonna do to our temperatures. parts of new england could be looking at zero degrees tomorrow morning. that's the way up in parts of new england. around here, we will be close to freezing. freeze watch in effect for the metro area, counties shaded in dark blue. a freeze warning for the counties shaded in bright blue. that is where we are anticipating temperatures near and a little below freezing for few hours late tonight and early tomorrow morning. front royal, winchester, hancock, martinsburg, charles town westminster anticipate brief freezing late tonight and early tomorrow morning. tomorrow, highs in the mid 50's. it will be about 56. that is a few degrees below average in terms of temperatures

cooler in martinsburg.xceptions -- 39 in culpepper. 10 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago. notice some warmth in the west. minneapolis is warmer than washington. that warmer air is moving our way. we have high pressure over head, that will make a nice sunny day. the past few days, we were on the cool side. now we have a southerly flow. it will be breezy today and into tomorrow. a warm breeze, a good breeze. there is a cold front of the northwest. that will usher in the colder air for friday and saturday. it is march in washington, so temperatures go up and down. this cold front will put us back in the downswing for friday and saturday and probably trigger a few areas of rain come thursday night while we are sleeping. mostly sunny, warm are today. south wind at 8 to 18 miles per hour. we are talking here 70 what you are sleeping in -- near 70 and ran well you were sleeping tomorrow. spring forward on saturday night. >> looking forward to 70 tomorrow. right now, temperatures closer to 40 on this wednesday morni

the same in winchester. 29 in martinsburg. quiet and dry right now on the satellite and radar. look for to a beautiful sunrise in about 40 minutes. the forecast calls for high temperatures around 55-60 degrees. a few showers possible later this afternoon but the better chance of a few rumbles of thunder is during the overnight and early morning hours tomorrow. a full look at my forecast in much more detail and the extended outlook in just a few minutes. >> thanks so much. people all across the midwest and the south are bracing for more wicked whether. they are trying to deal with the devastation left behind by wednesday's deadly storm. forecasters say that the storm's expected to hit tonight could be stronger than those that spawned at least 33 tornadoes and killed 13 people. survivors spent yesterday sifting through the rubble of damaged and destroyed homes and picked up whatever pieces of their lives they could find and grieved for loved ones who died. >> by parents have known each other since they were 12 years old and my mother passed away here. >> four states under a state

it is 56 in the district, 64 in martinsburg 55 in frederick. average afternoon temperature is 55 degrees. we are starting our morning there. we will make it into the low 80's today and could likely break the record tomorrow. best chance of showers and storms is friday >> . avoiding coming down to last she'd of toilet paper. the city council rejected a contract for a year's supply of paper products in new jersey because of the concern about the cost of drinking cups. the city made an emergency purchase of toilet paper and paper towels. the dispute threatens to shut down city buildings because of health standards. they got it worked out just in time. >> all right. we have 64 degrees. >> coming up, a lawsuit. and i phone owner is taking apple software to court. >> and hollywood on capitol hill. what will bring george colony to the district today. people are excited about that. >> and another militant attack at the site of well, online dating services can get kind of expensive. so to save money i've found a new way to get my profile out there. chec

look at martinsburg they are still at 27 and the front has not quite moved through the airport in martinsburg. the show worse will in the next few hours and we will wind up with a sunny and cool start to the day tomorrow. it will be 70 -- will the 70- degree temperatures be back in the weekend? we will let you know. >> we are monitoring some new developments on the death of whitney houston. tonight her sister-in-law in an interview with oprah winfrey said she feared the singer's life would be ended by drugs. in her words, the handwriting was on the wall when asked about houston and drug use. she also suggested substance abuse was not the problem as much as whitney's lifestyle. the cause of whitney houston's death has not been determined. a former secret service agent reveals secrets about the clinton presidency in a new book. the former agent criticized then first lady hillary clinton by calling her aloof, and said she did not regularly thank the secret service for their work. he said president clinton put himself and other agents in harm's way when he took what they call a totally pointless

classical tuesday morning, 5:39. 22 degrees in gaithersburg. 21 in frederick, 20 in martinsburg.teens over the next hour. 18 in oakland, maryland. 32 in lexington park along the water. clear skies overhead combined with drier air and calm wind, which allows temperatures could plummet overnight. we are on the cold side of a high-pressure system. that will translate to a lot of sunshine. things will warm up over the next couple days. clear conditions if in the midsection of the country all the way to the east coast because of the high-pressure system. 21 now in manassas. high temperature of 50 degrees. slightly cooler than average. a few degrees warmer tomorrow, low 60's and springlike with sunshine tomorrow. near 70 by thursday. >> looks ok. taking you to the beltway traffic moving very nicely at colesville road. the headlights are heading onto the outer loop. this is live but the wilson bridge, moving quite well. nothing complicated in alexandria or oxon hill around the beltway. in springfield, virginia, 95 of the headlights in this camera. this is between newington and the beltw

martinsburg may not but we're going to get pretty darn close. 70s on the bay and 80 to 85 for mid marchmonika santami, top that. >> i cannot top that i think it's great, too. >>> you're going to think traffic is pretty great too. there are really no concerns. just the construction spots i want to tell you about. first of all starting on the south side of town, you've got that construction right here on the inner loop at i-95. it can go no further than 95. if you want to go northbound, you can take that to edsall road and go back over the inner loop. you can go southbound from there. watch out for the construction basically between -- at gallows road and route 236 as well. heading over to the north side of i-95, no problems to report as you travel here again on the beltway. that's your construction spot on the inner loop at i-95. we'll take a look northbound 395 at duke street running well up to the 14th street bridge. this time into maryland. no problems to report on 95 or the bw parkway coming in from baltimore. we'll take a live look at the beltway in college park where we're still mo

upper 20s in martinsburg and cumberland but where the winds are up, luray is 45. we're at 40. 40 in southern maryland as well. looking at highs in the low 60s near the bay. 365 here in d.c. -- about 65 here in d.c. how about traffic? >>> i'm sorry to say not that great. we have lots to tell you right now. i'll start off with southern maryland where around accident cleanup continues right here on the westbound side of route 228 at route 229. another accident on the northbound side of route 210 at swan creek road. let's go over to virginia on the graphics. on the northbound side of 95, 7100 watch out for a fuel spill. sky 9 is headed that way. over in gainesville route 29 northbound at route 15 is shut down with an accident. so lots to tell you about in virginia and southern maryland. let's take a live look on the northbound side of i-95. here in springfield it's just bunching up trying to get to the beltway. we'll goafer over to 39 -- go over to 395 on the northbound side where you'll still doing fine leaving edsall a little slow in landmark. coming up in the next

partly cloudy conditions. 59 in martinsburg. 60 for leesburg. warrenton and manassas in the lower 60s. in downtown 62 degrees. 62 also andrews air force base. pax river 60. annapolis around 64 degrees. your next seven days the weekend looks milder. saturday upper 60s, chance for some unsented weather, mostly -- unsented weather, most -- uneitherred weather, mostly cloudy. >>> on the outer loop close to connecticut avenue, by the time police and sky 9 had gotten there, the accident had already moved on. new hampshire avenue, right side of the screen is outer loop where the pace is still good. slowdowns off and on from university boulevard around toward colesville and georgia. just volume delays. no issues 95 into laurel. heading toward the beltway, bwi parkway and 50 incident free. east on 66 virginia drivers finding a little slowdown 29 to 28 centreville. getting in past 50 fair oaks to get to 123 just a slow merge. then inside the beltway a little more crowded as we break the falls church barrier before the hov rules kick in. north on 95 and 39

bit warmer than most every other location. 33 now in smithsburg, maryland, near hagerstown. 31 in martinsburg and charleston, the panhandle of west virginia. 32 in front royal and winchester. 37 in charlottesville. 41 in annapoliss. a nice, sunny, dry start to the day. temperatures in the 30s. up to near 60 for a brief time. clouds thickening quickly. in your friday planner, anything you want to do especially after the sun goes down, be raeady fo rain drops. nearest rain is across western north carolina. about 12 hours, 13 hours away. quite a bit of active severe weather across the ohio valley. if you have flights out toward cincinnati or detroit, be on the lookout for that. our chances for the rain move in after 3:30, 4:00 this afternoon. then especially late tonight into early tomorrow. today, becoming cloudy. showers possible this afternoon. maybe even some rumbles of thunder late this evening into the early morning hours of your saturday. yes, your weekend could start with thunder around. then partly sunny and cooler on sunday. a kind of a cold, cloudy, yucky kind of day on monday before

. -- 57 at culpeper and 61 at martinsburg.warm today. we get a southerly flow a little bit later on tonight. right now, we have an easterly flow. here is the system associated with all the rain and showers and thunderstorms that you are seeing to the west. that will move its way towards us. your saturday will be rain. we'll see your chance of some storms later in the day and as we head through into sunday, once this passes and heads its way across into the course of saturday and sunday, we will still see someling aring showers. not a very dry weekend at all. today, however, just the opposite. we have early morning fog, mostly sunny skies. our high today around 82 degrees. areas to the south of d.c., lower southern maryland, will probably see it a little bit warmer than that. a little cooler to the far west. tonight, we are talking mostly cloudy. still a chance of showers tonight. your overnight hoe around 59 degrees and a light easterly wind at about five to 10. here is a hook at the five-day forecast and you will see quite a

martinsburg a quarter mile. watch out for that. 5:00 a.m. monika santami good morning. >>> good morning, everybody. i'm happy to say at 5:00 things are looking good close into town. no problems to report in the district, over the potomac and anacostia river crossings. if you're planning to head out of baltimore or near baltimore southbound on i-95, a funeral procession for a maryland military officer has just begun at 5:00. they're coming out of parksville down into towson south on 95. they should reach our beltway by about 6:00 this morning and head west over into virginia. i'll keep you posted on that situation. it will cause some traffic problems later this morning. we'll go over to the south side of town. no problems to report on 95 out of dale city into woodbridge all the way up into spring field. we'll look right there live right now on the northbound side of i-95 where you're going to see things just bunching up as you travel to the beltway on the northbound side of i-95. again no problems to report. just a bit slow right here as you

also around martinsburg around 81. some of those showers into morgan county, now berkeley and jefferson county, too. and this whole system will continue off toward the east over the next couple hours. so expect those showers to be near frederick. maybe down toward leesburg and blue mont over the next couple hours. you may want to take the umbrellas if you're thinking about heading out and about. here is that one, that strongest storm right around winchester. once again i don't see any lightning just yet at least crowd the ground but you may hear thunder if there is lightning overhead around 81 and over toward route 7 too. heads up for that. warm temperatures? yes. we've seen them across the region and will see them tomorrow and probably through the rest of the week. something else? scattered shower activity tomorrow. we'll really call it isolated on your tuesday. wednesday, maybe a slight chance of some shower activity late in the afternoon but once again most of us should stay on the dry side. this is not going to be

i think that will be the warmest area. 75 in fredericksburg. 71 in martinsburg. around 70 in the district. the more sun we get the better off we're going to be and then up to the north and east temperatures remaining in the upper 60s. a pretty good day for your st. patrick's day and the rest of the forecast looks pretty good too. i'll show you that extended forecast in just a little bit. if i missed you, i don't know who's next but you also count for a number of people just to let you know. >> i feel like a lot of people. >> thanks. >>> so a busy weekend looking at cherry blossoms and a really busy weekend for sports fans. a lot is going on. >> certainly georgetown is moving on. they'll play sunday against nc state so this is good for sports fans. maybe just take your tv outside. >> to the cherry blossoms. get the tv on your mobile device now. >> on your new ipad. >> your ipad 7. >> okay. >>> columbus, ohio, did not turn into upset city because the team representing the most powerful city dominated the team that represents the music city. the belmont bruins are s

martinsburg, 44, 45 in frederick. will continue to filter in. for the high temperature today. tomorrow, but sunny. >> in thegeorge's county rose crofton area, brinkley rd. closed near the entrance that take youtube deale elementary school. that would take you to dent elementary school. looks good out of southern maryland's. clear, 66, 95 in and out of baltimore. pretty good trip all the way around the beltway. travel times in our favor between richmond and baltimore. back to you. >> thank you. a developing story. fairfax county high school from as recovering terrifying experience. were placed on lockdown during a shooting rampage in pittsburgh yesterday. a gunman entered the university of pittsburgh psychiatric clinic yesterday, killed one person, d another. m james madisonro school robotic steam happened to be on campus taking part in a competition. >> it is very frightening. i cannot imagine being in that situation. >> the gunman was shot and killed by campus police. a swat team swarm to the area for a possible second shooter. team was blocked in event center about hours. st

it's only 20 in martinsburg. from the blue ridge east, we have very cold temperatures from gaithersburg to frederick, leesburg to culpeper. low 20s. fairfax, arlington, southern montgomery, and much of prince george's in the upper 20s as is southern maryland. right near the bay waters, northern neck, eastern shore, near freezing. and here's the day planner for this tuesday, sunrise at 6:32. plenty of sunshine today. we'll be in the 40s by noontime. may get to around 50 by mid-afternoon. and then this evening, clear and cold. down to the 20s again tomorrow morning. a big change on wednesday. afternoon highs soaring to the low to mid 60s with sunshine. maybe even a bit milder on thursday. friday might get rain, mainly in the morning through midday. clearing in the evening. setting the stage for a clear, sunny weekend, chilly. >>> volume light in most areas, traveling on routes 50, 3 -- route 50, 301 making your way toward the beltway, light volume. traveling 50 eastbound, no issues to report. travel speed, 66 miles

frederick around 54 degrees. 55 in martinsburg.he cold air will come in overnight tonight and we're talking about the potential to be near freezing in many areas, not just below freezing but into the 20s overnight tonight. so just about the entire area under a freeze warning now through tomorrow morning as temperatures will get down into the upper 20s to lower 30s even inside the beltway we can't expect temperatures close to the freezing mark. satellite and radar showing clear skies around the area right now. those clear skies will help things to cool as we make our way through the rest of the night tonight as you do move through. temperatures around 49 degrees by 9:00. 45 by 11:00. waking up to the coldest numbers we've seen in more than two weeks. wait until you see the forecast. i'll have it for you coming up. >> thanks, doug. >>> another after shock rattles virginia. the 3.1 magnitude quake hit eight miles south of mineral just before 11:30 last night. no damage has been reported. mineral was the epicenter of the 5.8 magnitude

back around the martinsburg area. we'll watch those showers move off toward the east and stay to the north of washington. i do not expect to see any showers around here this evening. most of us would stay on the dry side if not all of us. about 67 by 9:00. down to about 56 when you wake up and step out the door on your tuesday at about 7:00 a.m. looking at another pretty good start. there could be a couple showers. i'll break that chance down for you coming up in the full forecast. >> thanks, doug. >>> tomorrow is the official start of the cherry blossom festival. if you plan on going down to the tidal basin get there early. tourists are already packing it in out there taking in the sights. we'll go live to melissa mele. >> reporter: you cannot be down here on a beautiful day like today and not have a big smile on your face. lots of people having fun. it's been packed all day with people enjoying the weather and the trees. take a look around. they are so gorgeous. it's hard to believe the peak bloom actually starts to

afternoon, briefly hitting 50 degrees. 23 at dulles airport, 23 in gaithersburg and frederick. 20 in martinsburgborhoods have the upper teens here and there. 32 in lexington park. that's one of the warmest exceptions this morning. sunny near 50 today. cold again tonight in the upper 20's, low 30's. tomorrow afternoon, the warming trend six starting. 52 and -- 62 and sunny skies. near 70 by thursday. it will feel like spring. >> it might be spring, but winter weather still wreaking havoc on the roads in ohio yesterday. this is carried. take a look. a driver slipping and sliding outside columbus. fortunately, nobody was seriously hurt. salt crews eventually arrived to try to stop any more crashes. >> incredible. >> that is a moment of panic when you are in that situation. 6;12 right now. it's cold here. >> good news for frequent fliers. a small change some airlines are making that could lead to big savings for passengers. >> and which metro stations are considered to be the most dangerous. >> a showdown between a talk- show host and mi >> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington" with cyn

-- 16 degrees cooler in martinsburg. we have a frost advisory to the north and west. sunny and seasonable, right through this thursday evening. overnight it will get chilly. 34-42 the range of temperatures. we will see a former days are ahead coming up in a few minutes. >> we will see you in a bit. let's get down to the trayvon martin shooting investigation. for the first time, zim merman's father is talking about what his son is going through. >> that video shows him as he was brought in for questioning and immediately following the shooting he says he shot trayvon martin after he was beaten by the team. the family says the video does not aligned with the story. it is the first look at george zimmerman the night he shot trayvon martin. it calls into question whether he suffered the injuries at the hands of martin. at one point you see an officer appearing to inspect the back of his head. >> this video is clear evidence there is some problem with this case. he needs to be arrested. >> now zimmerman's family is speaking o

we are in the 50's. 57 in the district, 52 in martinsburg. a little cooler in baltimore and lexington park, 48 degrees. but a mild afternoon. 72 later on today with partial sun and the chance of a latex thundershower especially west of the metro. mahler tomorrow, and settled at times. more clouds and sunshine on tuesday, but still mild, 72. -- chance of a late-day thundershower today. no record-breaking temperatures in the foreseeable future in the forecast. >> plenty of volume. southbound 270, 95 out of baltimore, a growing volume at the wilson bridge. how about the beltway? check out the pace of traffic out of college park, through silver spring. looks good at the pentagon. that looks very nice on 395. nothing complicated in the hov lanes. dipping down to the north parking lot looks good. metro rail and marc rail reporting normal service as well as vre. back to you. >> thank you. many drivers despise the red light camera is, but a new study confirms what many of us have been thinking. >> d.c. is ranked no. 5 on a list of cities with the mos

martinsburg had a gust of 26 miles per hour at the same in baltimore.the wind gusts will increase throughout the day. satellite and radar, the cold front and storm center from last evening offshore right now. high pressure building. that is the reason for the gusty wind. a lot of sunshine, as well. as high pressure goes over the -- tonight, the winds diminish. -- as high pressure goes over the area tonight, the winds diminish. there is a freeze warning in effect late tonight. today, looks pretty good. we will have a sunny day. it will be very pleasant. there will be increasing cloudiness as we get through the day tomorrow with the next system coming in by friday night, early saturday morning. here is what we have in the forecast. today, partly to mostly sunny and breezy. 60 to 50 -- 60 to 55. 33 to 39 tonight. tomorrow, increasing cloudiness after morning sun. 59 to 67. showers tomorrow night. weather is available at our online home at wjla.com. that is the very latest. >> doug, we take the showers. get the pollen out of here. whatever it takes. >> alle

sunshine. 59 right now dulles airport, 55 in frederick and lexington park, 54 in winchester, 60 in martinsburg. notice the counterclockwise rotation in the midsection of the country. that is an upper level disturbance that has cut itself off from the main flow in the atmosphere causing widespread showers and storms through the midwest, parts of the mississippi valley, as far as minnesota. it cut itself off from the main jet stream. it is drifting east and will continue to drift east and the overhead here in washington for the weekend. that will be the cause of our unsettled weather and will bring us a few showers and storms. not a washout, but periodic rain and cooler temperatures. there's the dense fog advisory in effect today. temperatures near 60 now. 78 this afternoon, isolated thundershowers in the shenandoah valley. even warmer tomorrow. that will be thethe day to see the cherry blossoms. shorts and the short sleeves tomorrow. >> 6:00 hour 21 right now, 58 degrees. >> the wait is over for some lucky fans. the "hunger games."and angry words" in the stratosphere. >> a little boy who could

still 76 degrees in martinsburg. a state between the showers all day.air to the south. -- they stayed between the showers all day. charleston is 75. you had to go a little ways north and west to find cooler air. 38 degrees and sault ste. marie. it will get a little cooler. will not get cold. a lot of warm air. tomorrow we will be in the 60's. a little bit of cooler air coming in and we will see temperatures climbing back. skies will clear. it will be partly to mostly sunny and breezy and a bit cooler tomorrow. friday night the hyde moves offshore. this low pressure area makes a move across the mountains. we are set up for the possibility of scattered showers overnight and into saturday morning. the timing of our computer model suggests early on saturday morning, the storm will be eased on the chesapeake bay and we will see clearing skies and a pleasant weekend. late tonight the rain will be long gone. it will be partly cloudy and breezy. 50 degrees early in the morning. looking ahead to the seven day. 63 tomorrow on friday. early saturday morning, a dis

winds as well gusting 36 at dca, 32 at bwi and 30 at dulles today and hagerstown, leesburg and martinsburgd gusts from 25 to 26 miles per hour. the winds have calmed down quite a bit now. temperature-wise here at 32 degrees at gaithersburg, 39 fredericksburg, 36 at baltimore, 35 at dulles and 38 degrees at d.c. we're keeping a close eye on this fast moving clipper system. ahead of it you can see snow and snow showers as well as some rain. this is expected to make its way across the mid-atlantic as we head into monday. we could see a few snow showers and some rain or flurries across many of our viewing areas. right now there is a winter weather advisory to the south and as well to areas of the wet, accumulating snow expected as -- west, accumulating snow expected there as well as the shenandoah valley. we're looking at the majority of any kind of accumulation being south of the city. we could see a dusting at the northern edge if it tends to go more towards heading in a northerly direction, but right now it all points like it's going more to the south of us. we can't rule out a passing rain

it's pleasant right now, 59 at d.c., 60 fredericksburg and hagerstown, 56 martinsburg, 59 winchester, 53 baltimore and 57 at annapolis. the jet stream is allowing all this warm air to move in from the south. so that's keeping us very much well above seasonal average as far as temperatures are concerned and that will continue to be the pattern heading into the course of the week. we have a ridge of high pressure off the coast and still seeing the clouds are going to continue into the overnight hours, it will be mainly an overnight fog settling in, so mostly cloudy with the fog tonight as well as for the morning hours. keep that in mind for your commute. not sure about the system to the west, whether it will affect us or not in the next 24 hours, but we have a slight chance to see at least maybe a sprinkle or light shower into the course of tomorrow and tuesday. mostly cloudy skies for tomorrow and we've got the five- day forecast and look at these temperatures, headed to 78 degrees thursday, not bad. we start to get more sunshine as we move through to the end of the week and overall th

martinsburg in the 30's. 46 in winchester, 39 in gaithersburg.e will be well above average especially for the rest of the week. average high is in the mid 50's whereas we will be in the mid to upper 70's most of this week and into the upcoming weekend. areas of clouds moving overhead this morning. star in the day with a fair amount of sunshine with an increase in the clouds and thin overcast this afternoon into the evening. that could lead to a few areas of rain later on today especially this evening around and after bedtime tonight futurecast. shows the leading edge of rain moving into the metro area about 11:00 p.m. bentsen spot light showers while we are sleeping. tomorrow afternoon we cannot not rule out a few pop up thunderstorms, another sign of the shifting weather patterns that is indicative of springlike weather. by lunchtime, near 60 degrees with increasing clouds. mostly cloudy later this afternoon and evening. high temperature of about 68 later on today. well into the '70s tomorrow all the way through the weekend. most likely into nex

martinsburg, 31. 33 at dullesco, 43 at dulles airport.partly cloudy a good chance of showers this afternoon into the overnight. the next 48 hours on the futurecast, widely scattered around 4:00 this afternoon, not going to last long. arrives tomorrow morning. bring us a better of rumbles of thunder. once the front moves through, is degreesound 60 tomorrow. looking at increasing clouds today. temperatures around 55-60 degrees, wind out of the southeast at 10-15th. a look at the remainder of the weekend forecast and the extended outlook. first, lisa baden. >> you spoke about increasing clouds. about increasing volume of traffic. no accidents around the beltway. in good shape. are removing construction barrels. clean.retty nothing on 95 between richmond d baltimore. normal travel times on 70 and 270. looks good around the airport. have a good fight. here we are at fedex field in landover. a smooth transition. will go to newschopper 7 in a .ittle while stick around. back to you. >> thank you. 4:55. helpinge house dog is promote the white hous

temperatures have been falling just a bit during the morning and afternoon hours. 57 degrees over in martinsburg. lincrest around 25 to 30 -- wind gusts around 25 to 30 miles per hour. the cold front has moved well to the south of us. high-pressure across the mid- atlantic. clearing skies for the overnight hours. temperatures will fall quite a bit, especially in western maryland, allegheny county. freeze warning early tomorrow morning, extending to 9:00 tomorrow. nothing for the immediate metro. next 48 hours eventually it will bring us rain. as we move through sunday, our skies began to clear. lots of sunshine today breezy and cool. nighttime lows will be in the 30's. tomorrow another pretty nice day. upper 50s to lower-to-middle- 60's. here is the extended outlook showing showers moving out of here by saturday morning. temperatures warm, upper 60s it by sunday, near 70 on monday. chance for rain on tuesday. it had over to -- head over to wjla.com for an updated forecast 24 hours a day, and check out the interesting blog. >> nice day to get out and check the 20-foot statue of jazz legend duke e

. >> you may see slightly more that in some locations. 51 degrees out in the district. 45 and martinsburgheast time is even warmer. more air is building in. saturday will be down in the 20's. today we will make it into the 50's. a little average for this time of the year. you'll notice the wind today. it will not be as bad as yesterday. here is your weekend forecast. it is below average and in the upper 40. there is a lot of sunshine. nice be the beginning of a warning track. low 70's for the next week. >> no. rushng forward to a quiet hour. travel is pretty good. we will be here when you read term. travelico to center picture. moving nicely. next we will go over to boston through false church. we will wind down on the beltway. -- new desk.ixtecs >> track where could make it difficult for mature writers to get around. >> this is from 10:00 tonight closing on sunday. be shuttle buses available. orange and blue line trains will single track. yellow line train to a single track between reagan's national airport and the roads. the trichet houston made this w with oprahtervie winfrey. that sub

numbers.k at the 32 in the district. 23 in frederick. 22 in martinsburg. 25 in manassas, 33 in lexington park. later on this afternoon it will be mostly sunny, high temperatures near 60 degrees -- 50 degrees with mostly sunny skies. cold again tonight. a lot of sunshine tomorrow, near .0 degrees in the afternoon by thursday. looks good right now. clearing a lot of overnight construction out of the way. let's talk about the beltway. oop in the tysons area, 202, they will be out of the way soon. all clear at the wilson bridge. nothing to reports in tysons. in good stead on 95 between baltimore, normal travel times right now. if a live picture of 270. headlights are southbound, very quiet. now to news. >> we are following the biggest for the republican presidential candidates. virginia is one of in 10 states primary or caucus today. that could redefine the race. as is known as super tuesday. w more. >> thank you. >> rick santorum had been g in ohio only to watch away, placing him in a dead heat with romney. we have been outspent. yet 5 polls out today, a dead heat. >> while he argued that h

they hit 79 degrees for a high. 76 in martinsburg and 75 in haggerstown.es. very, very well above the seasonal average for our daytime highs today. it's really comfortable out there now. 64 at d.c and 61 at fredericksburg. we have 61 degrees at winchester. cumberland at 66 at this hour. 65 degrees at martinsburg. a little cooler at baltimore at 58. really cool for boss boston. those temperatures continue to rise, continue to be above seasonal. we have a ridge of high pressure that's off the coast and that is holding us into the course of the next few days >> days. it's really going to be in control. take a look at radar. to the west, they picked up quite a few storms here. quite a bit of heavy rain falls embedded in these storms. we'll keep a close eye on this and see when they move to the east. right now, we have nothing in the forecast. i would not be surprised if, over the course of the weekend, we get a sprinkle here or there. we have a little bit of marine moisture coming off the coast. we have to watch but nothing in terms of heavy rainfall. i had th

so a cool one, 55 in washington. 52 in martinsburg. we'll be near 70 tomorrow so a nice warm-up. >> okay. looking good. let's get a check of the roads with your on-time traffic. julie wright standing by this morning. >> good morning to you guys. we've got problems out on the roads early this morning. 355 at the intersection of old georgetown road and 355 at 410, the signal lights are not working properly. treat these as four-way stops. eastbound 66, v-d.o.t. was out with an incident just past 50 fair oaks. should be out of the roadway but slow going as you travel eastbound headed in towards vienna. no problems to report inbound suitland parkway headed for south capital street and the douglass bridge. no problems to report on 295 approaching and passing howard road. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. >>> new this morning, police in fairfax county are investigating an apparent murder-suicide. two bodies were found inside an suv parked outside a home to forest grove drive in annandale. police say this appears to be a d

frederiksberg 61 degrees. 51 degrees in winchester. 39 in martinsburg. 40 in hagerstown.nge and temperatures. if that be the case this afternoon. we will burn off the morning fog. it will be breezy. you'll notice the westerly wind. 55 degrees for the high in the district. 69 and stafford. only in the upper-50's of parts of western maryland. cumberland 67 degrees. tonight clear. temperatures are from 40 degrees. increasing clouds and a tens of late days sprinkles. >> a beautiful bride. it keeps the visibility rather poor. we're coming out around brown tail. the good on 66. nothing was complicated on 395 between the beltway in the 14th street bridge. nowhere is to report from springfield virginia. >> all right. thank you. ♪ >> fans are remembering davy jones, at the heart throb to talk to the music charts and the 1960's. >> he was 66 years old. he died of a heart attack. this shows how he gained a legion of fans father's songs that are so popular this day. >> -- of bands of three songs that are still popular this day appeared >> they were pieced together to create tv show.

that is because of the gusty winds. 13 at gaithersburg, 15 in martinsburg. all from the south. gusty, but good gusts. typical weather pattern in the springtime in washington. 70 in washington, 66 in winchester and frederick and hagerstown. quantico and annapolis, both at 71 degrees. look at the cooler air off to our northwest. even oklahoma city is cooler than us. you can see where the cold front is situated. dallas 72. the front is right on dallas' doorstep and also on our doorstep. by the second half of the weekend, we will see the temperatures rebound from the cold front. showers along that front starting to move into pennsylvania i expect that rate mainly after dinner time after we see areas of rain. cooler air will move into town behind the cold friday. -- cold front today. areas of light rain. temperatures in the 40's. tomorrow will be noticeably cooler. down in the 50's for afternoon high temperatures. cooler yet it is saturday. at least you will have a lot of sunshine. we rebounded near 60 on sunday. >> here is something else that is a nice deal for some people co. toda

martinsburg, a 74 degrees. fredericksburg, 73. 69 at reagan national. annapolis, water temperatures in the bay, 48 degrees. the warmth spreads from chicago all the way down through washington and the deep south. very mild conditions and this weather pattern does not show any signs of breaking soon. here's the overnight rain and early morning shower action out to sea. patchy clouds out to the west in the higher terrains. some development of apache for weather clouds will be here later this afternoon. -- some development of patchy fair weather clouds. mild tonight. well above the average which would be in the mid to upper 30's. tomorrow, a total sunshine. i do think there'll be a cloud in the sky. -- i do not think there will be a cloud. well above-average the rest of this week, but far from record- breaking. well into the 80's for the most part in order to tie or break records. yes, it's warmup but not overly impressive for this time of year. it feels like mid may than march. >> technically it is still winter. >> astronomically speaking, it is. >> a d.c.