hagerstown, cumberland, martinsburg.isibility expected to be below at times.mile doing fine in the metro. temperatures steel grates. 48 at dulles and 50 at reagan national. if upper 50's this afternoon. out.ally clearing skies be a blustery afternoon after a dreary start. time for traffic and weather jamee whitten. , soe's wet pavement watch your step. better news in maryland. 1 hundred has been shut eastbound headed from the parkway moving east. they have reopened that heading the scene of the accident. shut down had been eastbound. the ramp from the inbound 11th n street navyto yard has been closed with an accident. virginia, an in accident and had been on the is blocking the right lane. ison northbound 95 everybody slowing down to get by there. back to you. >> thank you. i want to get some breaking news we are following this morning. a barricade situation now ins happening right the 1800 block of greenwich wood , in adelphi. brianne carter is on the scene. updated us earlier this now has more information. >> good morn

i think most of it, though, does not. 40 in martinsburg. we're 50 here in town. let's check in with monika samtani. she's got timesaver traffic. >> thank so you much, howard. >>> good morning, everybody. there is an accident on the northbound side of i-95 in virginia. it's just north of the fairfax county parkway in the hov lanes on the shoulder. but it's still slowing things down just a bit through that area. coming up toward triangle, you have slow traffic as well. let's take a live look on our traffic land camera near the fairfax county parkway. you do have a bit of a lineup here in the hov lanes because of that accident. again your lanes are open, though, getting by. let's go back over to our maps. this time heading over to the north side of town. coming in on 95 from baltimore you're okay. no problems on 29 and 32 out of columbia and the bw parkway as you head through the laurel area, a little bit of slow traffic here. just normal stuff. no issues as you head for college park. we'll take a look there now on the beltway. no issues again. no delays yet heading

but it feels like 22 in hagerstown and 28 in martinsburg. overnight we'll see those wind gusts make it feel like the teens. so when you step outside tomorrow morning, to pick up that paper, it'll feel a lot colder than what the number says on your thermometer. as for the snow, it's winding up across new england. i'll forecast abotalk about tha west virginia and whether it will affect us and how things look heading into the new year and all the new year's eve celebrations. my full forecast is a few minutes away, jim. >> thanks, kim. >>> work continues behind closed doors tonight to get a last-minute deal that steers us away from the fiscal cliff. sources tell nbc news party leaders in the senate are drafting a small stop-gap plan. the question is whether minority leader mitch mcconnell and majority leader harry reid can draft a bill that will pass the house. any bill that does come up for a vote tomorrow or monday will likely not address massive spending cuts but lawmakers are trying to avoid tax increases for most americans. nbc's david greg

there's a touch of fog to the west in culpeper, martinsburg and cumberland. generally a much better day with a prtly to mostly -- partly to mostly sunny sky. slim chance we'll see a sprinkle. temperatures mild mid- to upper 50s but a breeze out of the northwest will gust at times over 20 miles an hour. monika? >>> here at the american legion bridge on the west side of town, traffic is moving well between bethesda and tysons corner to annandale. southbound gw parkway before route 123, watch out for the broken down vehicle now on the shoulder. i'll be back with more traffic at 5:01. back you to guys. >> thank you, monika. >>> 4:56 now. a hat, dress and broom from the broadway musical wicked are now part of the smithsonian. a donation ceremony was held monday at the national museum of american history and the costume will go on display in the museum's american stories exhibit. that's also where you'll find dorothy's ruby red slippers from the wizard of oz and items from "the lion king" and the king and i. >>> one thing which remains constant in this world beside

right now already down to 30 degrees in gaithersburg. 32 martinsburg and leesburg. same in manassas. with the wind chill, it's making it feel like 24 in frederick, 31 in annapolis, 24 in andrews. we'll continue to have that as a concern overnight tonight. with a big area of high pressure to our south we'll settle down those winds and also keep the sunshine in tomorrow's forecast. another disturbance approaching. you can see some of that high cloud cover, but it's going to take awhile to get here. on 9 futurecast, we're completely dry through the day on sunday. some clouds approaching for monday. but the monday morning rush will stay dry. if you have to deal with that rush hour, it looks like we'll be fine. it's on christmas eve during the afternoon and evening that we'll see some of this rain approaching. you see some snow up here. this is the higher elevation thing. this is like above 1,000 feet, maybe even 1500 feet to see accumulating snow. it will just be rain moving through our area. the district, beltway, it's all going to be rain for you on monday into the ev

hagerstown, frederick, martinsburg all getting the snow. that's why you're seeing the white on the radar. what we'll be seeing today is the area west coming east. by 8:00 a.m. this morning, it's gaithersburg, areas around fa fairfax probably seeing a mixture of rain and snow. by 10:00 a.m. this morning, the rain starts to take over. again, you could miss it if you sleep too late. snow chances before noontime today. it's out of here by 3:00 and 4:00, the precipitation. we clear out. skies will start to clear. winds will start to pick up. as temperatures drop early sunday morning, it gets a little slippery on those areas north that will pick up the snow. then we're cold and windy again for sunday with sunshine. for monday, increasing clouds for your new year's eve. at the stroke of midnight, i think for the most part we're going to be dry. there may be a few early scattered rain showers coming in to the area. we could see some snow showers on new year's day, the latter part of the day. here is your forecast. 2 to 3 inches of snow in frederick

in martinsburg it's only 25 degrees. are 25-035 degrees colder this morning that we were yesterday morning. definitely will feel that. average high is 50 and our average lowest 35. if we will be close to the average low this morning. lots of sunshine this morning expected. clouds of to the west. that will be approaching late tonight. high-pressure in control now. will dust off pretty quickly. then the warm front. most of the showers will hold the north and west of the metro. forecast, mostly sunny, 41-46. fortnight, partly cloudy skies, 28-36. the extended forecast, cloudy degrees. 52 maybe a sprinkle north and west of the metro. 61 on saturday. that is when i am doing my lights. then the rainfall on sunday and monday. doing lights on too.day, we are very busy with this rush hour. 395, an accident at duke street. everything had been cleared to but now there's more response. lane is blocked. jammed. coming off the beltway and out springfield, you get the heads up. the beltway, some changes in maryland. an overturned tract

. >> yeah, you have to go out towards winchester, martinsburg. came, fell, it melted. we are talking windchill as you get ready to make your sunday plans. it's great to see you get yourself a warm cup of cocoa or coffee, and join me. our temperatures have not been that bad overnight, but the winds will be stirring around. we have had gusts as high as 30 miles per hour during the overnight. and it's 30 degrees at reagan national and the winds are steady. out of the west northwest it's 17 miles per hour and the latest wind gust is 26 miles per hour. more numbers show lots of 30s north and west, whether you are up in martinsburg or infla plat yo. look what it does to the windchill out there, 18 degrees to the west, and it feels like the 20s around here. so the high will be in the 30s, and it's going to feel like the 20s most of the afternoon. let's see if we can get some sunshine. we can. highs will be around 38, 39 degrees, again, and dress for the 20s because the winds will keep you company all afternoon long. the cowboys are in town and you know

a little toward winchester, martinsburg, in little into frederick toward westminster. watching no. montgomery county. again, not much more than time.les at this temperatures are warming, so at least we are not worried about the freezing on contact. winds are out of the south, the temperatures out. 38 at dulles, 39 at manassas. 36 at frederick. bridges and overpasses, you to keep an eye on. at the difference in temperatures this morning morning.to yesterday nine degrees warmer in winchester, 16 degrees warmer in manassas and five degrees warmer in annapolis. of sandwiched between two r systems and neither totally control the weather. right in between the two. moisture later tonight. front is stalled out really would not be passing y next week.l earl means we will be in and out and kind of up and with the temperatures. temperatures -- 48-52, tonight showers, 42-48 and is the seven-day forecast. 60's tomorrow and monday but 50's and 40's in between. new information about the otheruake in japan and week and, i have out -- or on facebook -- let me know, as well, if you are getting the s

finally getting a break. 17 in annapolis, 21 in dulles. 23 miles per hour at martinningburg and 24 at martinsburg. we're going to see those winds continuing to diminish and by tomorrow, it will be a totally different story in the wind department. current temperatures, chilly overnight for you, 35 degrees right now in washington. we've got 31 in fredericksburg. 31 in haggerstown, baltimore at 33. overnight lows will dip into the lower 30s and some of the western suburbs two see over night lows into the 20s before it's all said and done. ridge of high pressure building in. that's going to set us up for some clearing and that will set us up for nice sunshine. bright skies tomorrow but we have clear skies tonight with light winds and that is going to really set us up for those temperatures to take a little bit of a dip. keeping an eye on some active weather that looks like it's going to head our way into monday. tomorrow, plenty of sunshine. but monday, we are talking a chance of a little bits of wintry mix here. you can see we are just on that line of some rain and some snow and then as we take a lo

temperatures for winchester, martinsburg, fredricksburg at 33. our temperatures are still in the 20's in detroit and pittsburg. wind chill factor not much of a problem in terms of storms, we have three that we're going to talk about here. just to the seth: -- south and west of us. even tornados in the deep south. all this moves through the day tomorrow. we're not looking for anything severe but that wintery mix will bring up a chance for snow and mixed with some sleet. the ground temperature is going to be or way too warm to allow anything to accumulate. we're not going to be seeing snowplows, nothing like that. doppler radar is quiet right now. that will change for the day tomorrow. here's our future cast. moving through the overnight hour, the clouds will move in from the west. our first batch of showers will arrive. south of d.c., towards the north and east, notice everything in green and yellow. that's rain. the bands in like blue and purple that indicates freezing rain, sleet and a little bit of a wintery mix as we move into the mid afternoo

tomorrow it will be below average temperatures. 53 at reagan national. 45 at winchester and martinsburgthis map shows how much colder it is than it was 24 hours ago. the biggest departures are out to the west. 23 degrees colder in cumberland. 22 degrees colder in hagerstown. colder in dulles. that colder air will spread over tonight. it willinishingwin winds, -- 20nto the 20 those he 's. we might get measurable rain on friday. skies will be sunny tomorrow with chilly temperatures. friday, we will warm up a few degrees. we will have a stronger warm front on sunday and monday. in the meantime, here is what we hours.r your overnight clear and cold. auntie 7-35. -- 27-35. we will bump it up to 50's on friday. 60 degrees on saturday. a stronger warm front will sunday.on increasing temperatures on monday and increasing chances of rain. >> the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. it is early to be talking rg iii and the hall of fame, isn't it? he is 22 years old. he has been called houdini, .ookie sensation his cleats are in the hall of fame. his jersey and cleats h

currently, only 8 mile-per-hour wind in baltimore. 20 in d.c. 20 in quantico, 10 in martinsburg, 15 indulles as well. let's take a look at the gusts and see where they are at. right now, anywhere from 17 to 32 mile-per-hour wind gusts. a little bit on the strong side. they will gradually start to diminish. 32 in d.c., 23 in gaithersburg. 26 mile-per-hour wind gusts right now in gait thers town. 18 in manassas, 20 in cumberland and we'll see what baltimore is doing. 20 right now at baltimore as well. here is a look at the current temperatures. wind chills were very significant today. you factor in the wind and temperatures. we'll show you what it feels like outside even though the temperatures may be higher. 34 degrees right now. 36 in gaithersburg. martins burg at 35. 37 in manassas. baltimore at 37. let's see what it actually feels like. a lot cooler. well, we have 26 at gaithersburg, 2-7b at dulles. not quite as bad as it was earlier as those winds finally starting to subside and we get a lot of improvement. we have a real cool pool of air shooting down here along new england and to

then it ships southerly. 39 in martinsburg and papers were -- gaithersburg.hilly all across the board. compare that to this time yesterday? look. we are a good 15 degrees cooler now than we were at this time in washington. on average, we are cooler because of the strong cold front. we are feeling that effect from the cooler air that move through town. 45 was the low temperature at reagan national. bob ryan just tweeted that is exactly average for this time of year. so, that was average. you can see a little bit of action here on the radar screen, i am blue, -- in a blue, green and yellow. we will get the worst out of the system the next couple of days. there is a warming saturday. then we will briefly cool again on sunday, just to spite again in temperatures on monday. -- just to spike again in temperatures on monday. we did a little bit of list in our atmosphere. that is what happens at the beginning of the warming trends. that could trigger an isolated sprinkle or two. our futurecast does pick up on this. montgomery county, frederick county, closer to the m

the further north and west, temperatures are hanging out above freezing in places like fredricks, martinsburg, winchester. you could see an icy mix. most will see a transition of light rain. it should be out of here quickly tonight and back in the sunshine for christmas day. i will have more details in a minute. >> thank you, tucker. >>> time to check in with traffic and hello, new man. >> good morning, wisdom. how redundant is that. woodrow wilson bridge, light volume. with schools closed, federal government closed, that would account for most of the volume at this hour. h.o.v. restrictions are lifted in virginia and maryland as are parking meters, enforcement in the district, maryland. in arlington they are enforcing parking meters. watch out for tickets over there. checking out the beltway over by route 7 no problems there. we will head over to maryland, montgomery county down 270, light volume in gaithersburg to the split. that's a look at your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> the state of the skins is looking better after the sixth win in a row. >> the win in philly sets up a show down with t

currently, winds gusting at 17 in annapolis. 16 in gaithersburg. 25 at martinsburg. see there's a lot less happening in terms of the winds on our map. but things are definitely improving. highs today, 45 degrees at reagan national airport. 42 at dulles and 42 at bwi thurgood marshal. the 45, exactly where we should be. 42 degrees, a little bit below the seasonal average. we are still currently in the ballpark. 36 in d.c., 32 in quantico. >> we expect the overnight lows to remain in the low 30s. here are some. overnight lows that we are talking about right now. colder air settling in, making itself iet at home before the holiday and, as laura said, it makes you feel kind of festive just because the weather is cold. we have don't have a white christmas, however, to talk about. plenty of action on the west coast. take a look at this. rain showers and a little bits of snow across areas of the mountains to the deep south. nothing happening there across the gulf. but as we head up towards the great lakes, we have a little bit of lake effect snow and across areas of the nor

the same at quantico, 48 at dulles, a little cooler at frederick 43 degrees, 43 at hagerstown, martinsburg and baltimore at 46. we've got a couple frontal systems, one to the south, one to the east, but still lingering showers over calvert and anne arundel, st. mary's. down to the south and to the north as well. this is just going to pop up here and there moving into the course of tonight and as we look at our weather map, this is where we do have a fog advisory that continues to even hit areas through the d.c. region all the way to hagerstown and down to the south. calvert, st. mary's, anne arundel, all these areas seeing visibility greatly reduced. this will be through till 9:00 tomorrow morning. realize that as you do your morning commute tomorrow you'll have reduced visibility. so this system will head north as a warm front. warmer air will stream up from the south. winds will be gusty moving into monday and we keep an eye on this frontal system to the west. this will be a strong cold front that will move through. before that happens our temperatures will boost into the mid-60s or 70s,

frederick county, around martinsburg, around hagerstown with the snow.s starting to accumulate and coat area roads there. you can see finally the second part of the system coming on through. warrenton, leesburg all getting snowfall right now. same thing around fairfax. i-66, you have some snow falling out there right now. it's rain down to the south. d.c., waldorf, leonardtown, areas through southern maryland. you have rain. there may be, over the next couple hours, a chance to see some sleet mixing in. same thing around d.c. a mixture of rain and snow. let me take you through the next couple of hours. noontime today, rain, higher temperatures taking over. this whole event blows out of here, moves east by 3:00 and 4:00. we clear out and turn cold. look at the temperatures by tomorrow morning. 29, leesburg. 28, gaithersburg. 30, manassas. strong winds. windchill temperatures tomorrow morning will be starting out in the teens and 20s. sunshine back tomorrow. it'll be a cold and windy day. then our next storm system will be bringing in increasing clouds to

in martinsburg and culpeper and it is about 0.3 miles. 53 degrees from our rooftop camera and a little hazy, wind out of the southwest and 7 miles an hour. morning clouds with a few sprinkles possible, giving way to some clearing this afternoon but it will get blustery, high temperature between 55 and 60. before the next front on thursday to drop fire temperatures down. now to an jamee whitten. >> things are moving well. the greenway, cove road, not much to tell you. a stalled car on the george washington parkway. it is on the shoulder southbound parkway at the chain bridge. 395, wet pavement. keep that in mind as you hit your travels. into d.c., no problems on the 14th street bridge near pennsylvania avenue. the reagan building is colorful for the holiday season. no problems for maryland, around the beltway. inside the beltway is incident- free. >> oscar-winning filmmaker martin scorsese will produce and direct a documentary on former president bill clinton. the documentary will explore his perspective on history, politics, and the like during his time in office and in the years since

a little action in martinsburg and frederick county. 61 degrees. there's a strong west wind at 16 miles an hour, so it feels a little cooler. we are seeing fifties across the region for the most part. 57 in manassas and frederick typified in gaithersburg at this hour. high temperatures this afternoon in the '50s through the mid- atlantic. cooler air behind the cold front. he will not feel a huge difference in temperature is between today and tomorrow despite the clearing and despite a cooler breeze coming in from the west. we are tracking a strong storm in the southwest that will be moving into the plains states tomorrow and could bring blizzard conditions to colorado to kansas and nebraska and iowa and wisconsin. rain and not snow for us. partly sunny isolated showers possible to the north and west. otherwise breezy today. 58-62 degrees. tonight, mostly clear, 28-35. wednesday looks really good with sunshine and 54 degrees. the cold front approaches on thursday bringing the chance of showers thursday afternoon. it will drop like a rock behind the

topping our wind chill factors into the 20's for today. 33 in martinsburg. we're going to look for a colder air to arrive. it is going to take another couple of days, all part of a system that arrives new year's eve. that is tomorrow night. on to the day tuesday, giving us a better chance for a little bit of rain. nothing that is going to total anything in terms of significant. mainly clear skies for the overnight hours. clouds just off to the west. these clouds arrived during the day tomorrow. it will be a dry new year's eve. keep your umbrella handy, new year's day. this is the future cost showing daytime highs tomorrow just around 40 to 45 degrees. no rain to really speak of. the rule book for a chance for a few flurries mixed with a little bit of rain. -- then we're going to lkkook for a chance for a few flurries mixed with a little bit of rain. daytime highs tomorrow will be around 40 to 45 degrees. if you're wondering what your friends may be experiencing right now for the kick off in a couple hours at fedex field, temperatures will be in the lower 30'

western portions of maryland, eastern portions of west virginia including hagerstown, cumberland, martinsburg, charlestown under a dense fog advisory until 9:00 this morning. society rest of us, you may encount are a little fog but that won't be the big story today. i think the big story will be the breezes which will pick up out of the west here. it will be a gusty afternoon with wind gusting to about 30 miles per hour. there is your forecast. a little bit of everything. 58 with partial sunshine. that is the bottom line on the forecast. >> not bad. >> actually really nice temperature-wise. >> time now to check in with julie wright. >> good morning. very busy on the roads right now. foggy commute and this is what we're looking at through that fog. northbound along i-95 in the love lanes, the accident activity has been pulled over to the shoulder. of a got two lanes maintained in the hovs up through the franconia springfield parkway. overall, traffic on the northbound i-95 in the main line is slowing out of stafford leaving 60 courthouse road. this hov lane very slow as you continue northbound

one or two could make it east toward us. 41 in martinsburg to 54 fredericksburg. 5024 luray with 45 in frederick. we're look at 52 in la plata. monika, it is 6:00 a.m. beltway a mess north of town. >>> the beltway is a mess north of town. we're talking about the outer loop heading towards bethesda and connecticut avenue. in fact, let's just go to our live picture right now on our mdot camera so i can show you what's going o. i was just on the phone with maryland state police. on the outer loop after connecticut avenue, six cars were involved in this accident on the outer loop of the beltway causing major delays. you need to stay to the right to get by and if you're planning to head here, the equipment still on the scene. arrow board has been set up. a tight squeeze to the right. you know what that does to traffic. in fact, let's go to our next camera shot. i can show you the delays on the traffic land cam camera if we can go to that you have delays from at least georgia avenue as you head westbound on the beltway toward connecticut avenue. and that's growing quickly. jammed there on th

if newer hagerstown or martinsburg or -- if you're in hagerstown or martinsburg or cumberland, you probably will have a wet commute. by 9:00 showers down toward andrews, light activity, green. so we are looking toward the tail end of the commute you might find some showers. then mostly cloudy skies by afternoon, about 12:00 a few breaks, but clouds hang on, but really the afternoon and evening not so bad and a little milder. tonight increasing clouds, not as cold, one to two blankets, low temperatures in the 30s, winds out of the south at 10. our next three days the 9 weather alerts all green. 52 tomorrow. i think we'll keep it green. it's golfable quite frankly tomorrow. milder on saturday, 63, maybe a shower, big game sunday, shower possible but 62, pretty good deal for december. you can watch that game right here on channel 9 at 1:00. better chance for showers on monday in the 60s and then a little bit cooler tourk leftover showers, low 50s and we're -- cooler, leftover showers, low 50s and we're back in the sunshine wednesday and thursday. we'll be right back after this. >>> ever heard

it was dry, cold. 21 in frederick. 23 martinsburg. culpeper 25.e stopped at 35 at national airport and 37 on the bay. this hour a lot colder than 24 hours ago. about 15 degrees colder than it was yesterday at lunch time with reagan national now coming in with temperatures at 41 degrees. we still have a few spots which are in the upper 30s. we saw that going to break. calm winds. while they're reporting mostly cloudy skies, those would be high thin clouds. there's a lot of sunshine now. the air has dried out but it's not going to last long. there's another storm coming through the great lakes. it has rain and wintry precip on the northern edge of that. if it comes across the country, it will switch our winds more southerly so it will get a little milder around here. also we have a threat for some showers. earlier i thought they would be tomorrow afternoon but knew guidance coming in, i just want to show you this on our fought cast with the -- futurecast shows the clouds increasing and by tomorrow morning we could be dealing with a few showrps. so t

and martinsburg got about 3 inches and 4 inches in cumberland. we warmed up into the 40s today. didn't think we would but we did. lows tonight bottom out in the 20s. 30 in the metropolitan areas of annapolis and d.c. there is the winter storm warning out this there in ski country. 3 to 6 inches possible. but around here we are getting ready for the gusty winds. this storm winds up across new england and we will talk about what is heading our way next. gusty winds waking up with 30 degrees. this will feel like the 20s with the wind blowing. and watching this front over my shoulder to come our way new year's eve to bring clouds and rain or snow showers on new year's day. the redskins forecast? well, the cowboys are in town and it's just a little too cold for their liking. i think we will do well with the weather favoring us. windy and cold tomorrow morning. and tomorrow afternoon temperatures trapped in the 30s with gusty winds. we are okay new year's eve, just cloudy. new year's day a risk for a few showers and snowflakes. and we stay cold in the new year, highs trapped in the 30

today. 43-mile an hour at reagan national and 49 in hagerstown. 51 was your highest wind gust in martinsburg. it's going to be cold tonight but not as windy. i'll tell you when the winds subside coming up in that full forecast. >>> funeral services for three of the young newtown, connecticut shooting victims end a week of gut-wrenching farewells. 7-year-old josephine gray and 6- year-old anna marquez green were laid to rest in newtown. emily parker's family role move today newtown -- recently moved to newtown. 20 children and six adults were killed last friday. police have not yet established a motive for adam lanza. >>> more than two dozen hollywood celebrities created a public service announcement calling for a plan to control gun violence across the run think. the demand a plan to end gun violence is part of a campaign by mayors against illegal guns. >> columbine. >> virginia tech. >> tucson. >> aurora. >> flood. >> oak creek. >> newtown. >> newtown. >> newtown. >> newtown. >> how many more? how many more? >> how many more colleges? >> how many more classrooms? >> how many more movie thea

one mile visibility in martinsburg to baltimore. a really bad night to be out on the roads. so keep in mind it's that monday morning commute that might be tough because of the foggy areas. the cold front is on the way. we won't see much of this activity helping to time out the arrival of more of these showers. that will be near hagerstown around lunchtime. the cold front will start to move through right around dinner time, the best chance for a thunderstorm that we have in our forecast that all starts to slide to the south as we head into monday evening. then on tuesday we'll start to dry out. fog and drizzle, very mild for december though. 42, 48 your overnight lows, keeping all the moisture and also any temperature that we had, any warmth during the day in place for the overnight hours. the morning though, temperatures in the 40s and the 50s. that breeze is helping to bring in a little more heat and then it will be very warm for this time of the year as we head into the afternoon. mostly cloudy, but a chance for a few thunderstorms that are mixing in with showers. right ar

only 32 in oakland tomorrow but 40 in cumberland, low 40s for hagerstown, martinsburg, winchester.renton, h 4. 45 or maybe 46 as we get into fairfax. 46 downtown. 47 in andrews, 45 at gaithersburg. 48 annapolis. the next few days, our 9 weather alerts are green, g. chilly tomorrow. clouds on friday, maybe a showers, 52. milder on saturday. i took that cloud down a little so more sunshine. 63 for a high. next seven days looks like this. i raised the temperatures over the weekend. low to mid-60s on saturday. slight chance of a shower. slight chance of a shower on sunday but temperatures back in the mid six. that's pretty g. rain and showers on monday. colder next week. so the game is right here on channel 9 and it is going to be a big game. right now we're looking at mid- 60s. >> thanks, top. >>> what's going on now? >> nice and warm inside watching the game. some people are out there, though. big game this weekend on wusa 9. it's happened just four times before these two meeting, but this time there's a lot more at stake. both teams have their eyes on the playoff. >>> plus, army-nav

right now we're below frozing in hagerstown and frederick at 30 degrees. 31 martinsburg. at freezing in leesburg and everything moving up north from southwest to suite southeast. overnight tonight around 4:00 to 5:00 a.m. is when people will have mixed showers and snow showers approaching. 26 in some of the suburbs. 32 downtown. no chance this is going to be melting before the sun rises. and since the precip starts before the sun rises, i think we will see a light accumulation. a mix of snow for most of us. temperatures in the 30s with winds out of the east at 5-10. we'll see the accumulation map in just a second. the showers clear out of here in the afternoon and it will turn partly cloudy. temperatures remaining pretty cool though. 35 to 40 with winds out of the north at 10 to 15 miles per hour. so the wintery mix all in pink here, it's from the beltway south and east to about charles county. and we will see mostly a snow event from the beltway north and west, and even in the district we might see an almost all snow event. but then it's just rain as you move further sou

martinsburg, shepherdstown. frederick. seeing rain along 270. down along i-95. scattered showers from time to time. we'll continue to see those through the evening hours and into the overnight. the frontal boundary. still back to our west. but it will be moving through tomorrow. and as it does. we will see a shiften our weather a little bit. the showers moving on out of here. slight chance of a shower tomorrow. but that is it. the big news, breezy, if not windy tomorrow. and temperatures -- that could be near 60, during the day tomorrow. i do expect the wind though to be upwards of 20, 30 miles an hour during the day. future weather. sunshine on wednesday. wednesday is looking nice. then here comes thursday. a very strong front moving through. showers, maybe, thunderstorms late in the day thursday. and then, boom. there it is. the cold air that is going to move on through here. high temperatures over the next couple days into friday, saturday, sunday. will only be in the 40s. wind chills on friday and saturday. will stay in the 30s. all day long. i wouldn't beep

where the peak gust is 25 miles per hour the last hour. 24 miles per hour in gaithersburg, 22 in martinsburg29 in hagerstown but those winds will continue to relax as we head through the overnight hours. this is what you will wake up to tomorrow morning. down right cold temperatures. when you have clear skies and light winds, that tends to let any of the heat that we got during the day escape right back up into the atmosphere. mostly clear to start out the day. temperatures down to 22 to 30 by 7:00 a.m. at 9:00, sunny but cool with temperatures in the upper 20s to low 30s. derek, coming up i will tell you more about that developing winter storm. back to you. >> thank you, erica. >>> retired general norman schwarzkopf died tonight. the cares it mattic american -- the charismatic american military man led operation desert storm. schwarzkopf known by some as stormin' norman reportedly died at his home in tampa. he had retired there in nineteen that after serving as commander in chief of central command. former president h. w. bush offered his condolences in a statement calling schwarzkopf a tru

to the west of i-81 for now, but it won't take long, it will be raining again in winchester and martinsburg and eventually the rain drops will find that i y back into the capital beltway. reduced visibilities has air travel slowed down. you may want to call ahead. your sunday evening planner, chilly, wet, rain coming back by 9:00, 10:00, we'll talk about monday and back to work forecast in a few. >> see you in a bit, chuck. ♪ >>> weather didn't damp enspirits this evening as the national menorah was lit to celebrate hanukkah. the u.s. navy band was among the features performances. this is the world's largest menorah. it caps the first full day of the jewish holiday that celebrates the victory of the mack beeian army and the triumph of light over darkness. >>> in fiscal cliff negotiations, it's looking more like president obama could get his way on tax hikes for the wealthy. he met behind closed doors with house speaker john boehner at the white house this afternoon. no word yet on what came out of those talks, but an increasing number of congressional republicans are indicating they'll acce

annapolis is not 48 degrees. 29 in baltimore. 27 in gaithersburg. 26 out in martinsburg.eck out manassas and culpeper, 21 degrees. areawide we are in the 20s. should be back in the 40s today. not sure we'll hit 48 in washington. maybe 45 for a daytime high. very quiet conditions around here right now. okay. we'll just go right through the forecast. quiet conditions right now. out to the west, we've got clouds along with the storm system across central portions of the country and those clouds will start to move in here a little later today. here is your forecast for the last day of the year. 45degrees. a nice warm-up. it should feel better way little bit of sunshine and wind much lighter out of the south and west at five to 10. becoming cloudy. by late morning, early afternoon, we'll be mostly cloudy. today, not bad. we will cloud up tonight. cloudy skies, chilly overnight with temperatures falling back into the mid-30s. won't be quite as cold as this morning. we should be dry tonight. if you've got outdoor plans, you are going to the first night activities, you should be

. -- martinsburg is getting a little bit wet. our temperatures are better this morning. 40 degrees at reagan national. 39 at dulles. our forecast for today expect cloudy skies and a few showers and in this morning. a high temperature between 48-52 degrees. let's check on traffic. >> happy friday. nothing too crazy. interstate 95 in virginia, in fact out of fredericksburg up to the beltway, nothing reported. 39 -- 395 also checks out. if you travel across the wilson bridge, everybody on the map, the beltway lanes are currently open. that is running well. no problems to report as you come up towards the beltway. the bw parkway in maryland, that looks good. back to you. >> thank you so much. it is 5:12. coming up, -- >> why a man is get his blimp to haunt the mythical sasquatch. >> to follow up on a story we talked about yesterday. we're getting a look at a person who tried to blow up an atm in fredericksburg. here are surveillance photos showing the suspect coming up to the atm with an explosive. a bank employee was the first to sp

and martinsburg to d.c., all in the 30-mile-per-hour range, and then you look at hagerstown and go, wowthe 45-mile-per-hour wind gusts. that makes it feel like the teens up there. feels like 21 for you in winchester, and in the south, 36 in fredericksburg and 29 in the district. so the high, 39, it will feel like 29, so dress warmly. the sunshine is back, especially to the south. a lot more sun, and mostly sunny skies point south of the beltway. where did the snow go? it's going, going, gone into the maritime. around here, it's the sunshine and the winds as the storm tightens up, the pressure gradient, which is the air being sucked into the storms creates winds all around it as far south as our area. and 10:00 this morning, snow continues to fly to the west up there in ski country. that will be winding down, too. here is your monday, your new year's eve. pretty uneventful. we will have clouds increasing but it will be staying dry here. i will pause this for you new year's eve. no problem, i don't think we will have any precipitation. and off to the west and south, you may have a system

at the freezing mark at reagan national. 30 in cumberland and 31 in martinsburg.cloudy this morning with increasing clouds. mid 30's by 8:00. almost 40 degrees by lunchtime. it will be: a to generate snow. a light wintry mix beginning around lunch hour in the metro area but earlier than that in central virginia. -- it will be cool enough to generate snow. turning to rainfall in the afternoon. partly cloudy tomorrow, very pleasant on christmas. temperatures in the mid 40's, seasonable. about what you would expect this time of year. the day after christmas, a system will move through the washington area and intensify. as it does, we expect some rain. early risers wednesday morning don't be surprised if you run into a few wet snowflakes. that is a possibility. otherwise, a heavy soaking rain on wednesday. the natanz of a little snow next saturday. -- there is a chance of a little snow. steve, what about the traffic? >> there's hardly any traffic. we will take a look at the beltway, connecticut avenue. you are seeing a lot of pavement. not many cars traveling on the i

down to about 0.3 miles at dulles. 3 miles in martinsburg. warm temperatures to start us out.to the today withon clearing skies and preconditions. thanks so much. at 8:27 withck another news update. [ female announcer ] here's to a whole woworld of happier holidays. time to enchant, delight and amaze. safeway will help you gather everyoneound. a smoked, shank half ham is only 99 cents a pound. get breyer's ice cream for $2.48 and dessert will surely shine. make it a grand finale with starbucks just $6.99. turns out this season less is really so much more. so make your holiday merrier than ever before. safeway. ingredients for life. ♪ you are the one i want ♪ you are the one i want ♪ woo, woo, woo honey ♪ >>> the best-selling duet in pop music history. high above times square. a great crowd down below. and olivia newton-john and john travolta, back together again. they are here on "gma," this morning, after 30 years. we're going to hear some of the new songs, hear about their new causes. and what really happened behind the scenes of "grease." we say good morning, america. and e

imported as we had overnight. 38 degrees at reagan national airport. 36 degrees in gaithersburg and martinsburg. this area is under a winter weather advisory starting at 3:00 a.m. tomorrow morning until 6:00 p.m.. this is the area where there will be the most snow fall. this is because of the storm system and the way it is moving and temperatures spread will favor these areas you she see shaded in purple. it will be cloudy night here. the timing will be about 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning. this is the way it looks now with moisture. a few rumbles of thunder through the mid south and seeps out. -- deep south. one area of low pressure and a secondary one of the baltimore coast. it is going to move off shore before it rapidly intensifies. that is why we do not expect a major storm. 6:00 a.m. according to this computer model snow should include your all across the area. -- shaded in blue all across the aera. mostly rain south east of town. the only effect this will have to shut off precipitation and bring in gusty winds on sunday. will keep a close eye on this. as we get to the next 24 hours or so, p

temperatures and show you where they are right now. 52 degrees outside and gaithersburg is 46 and martinsburg, 45. it feels backwards and quite a bit colder with the windchill factors. feels like the 30s to the north and the west. i will show you the graphic coming up and so you get a sense of windchill value out there. the rain moved through last night and this morning and that fog broke up and we ended up with sunshine. briefly, and as the front came through. we have sunshine and temperatures jumped into the lower 60s. breezy at 7:00, breezy at 9:00. chilly out there with the wind and the wind will die down probably 9:30, 10:00, and it will start to relax. the temperatures will fall down tonight and into some 30s in the suburbs and 40 in up to. a colder trend ahead. we'll have that forecast and christmas day is on the seven- day forecast today. >> woo-hoo. >> and lots to look forward to. thank you, gary. >>> coming up here on the 5, a dallas cowboys player is banned from the sidelines and scott smith has the state-of-the- skins. >> the redskins were riding the longest winning streak in seve

dealing with temperatures in the 20s at this hour. 21 manassas, 27 at quantico. 28, frederick. 24 martinsburgtemperatures are colder this morning by about 10 degrees on average above yesterday -- below yesterday. we will make up for this afternoon with the average typing 44, we will be within the ballpark despite some cloud cover which has been moving in. it will filter the sunshine. i still think we will see plenty of that. it will be thickening up throughout the day. the next weather maker, a cold front of an sick from the midwest. it should hold off until early to our morning. a bit of a wintry mix can be expected along with rain. take a look at the adviser is if you're traveling from the mid cities. you can see the clouds will be moving in for us today. early tomorrow morning and late in the afternoon. the bulk of this stays toward the south. it is a pretty weak system. no major changes. just a bit of a nuisance. increasing clouds today, 40 to 46. tonight, upper 30's for midnight. i have been tweeting good information. i have some statistics. if you want to join in on the conversation joi

visibility down to two and a half miles in gaithersburg just over a mile in martinsburg and half a mile in culpeper. keep it in mind if you are travelling across the region. temperatures in a 40's. a couple of 50's at the chesapeake and low were 40's as they head toward the west but it will shape up to be a decent day. once we get through this, the wraparound moisture on the backside of the system and will push through later this morning. a few sprinkles will still be possible but in the afternoon temperatures in the upper 50's. still pleasantly mild. cooler air is on the way for sure. drying out and plenty of sunshine for today. the winter storm will be moving our way and we do expect to see rain with it but not until thursday. but if you are travelling across the rockies of the planes, that will be an issue. clear tonight 28-35 and a lot of sunshine tomorrow with 54 degrees and then dropping into the 40's into the weekend. exchange ahead. things not looking so good on the roadways, a busy one. >> the latest problem is on 66. for everyone coming out of centreville through fair at oaks

the same at cumberland. 36degrees this hour at martinsburg and 37 at culpeper.look up the mid- atlantic, a little cooler for boston and new york. 31 and 37 degrees. we've got the cool air just settling right in mace. we have a little bit of precipitation creeping in. let's take a look at radar and show you what we're talking about. a few light showers here to the south and to areas of the west near the mason-dixon line as well and some little pockets of freezing rain here and there popping up especially to the northwest. we'll keep an eye on that. we are talking just very spotty and light in nature. some of you will only see a few sprinkles. some of you won't see anything at all. this is not a washout situation at all. i do anticipate seeing a little bit more of this developing as we move into the late overnight hours as well. what we're dealing with is spotty showers late into the course of tonight and the overnight and the overnight lows are going to be kicking through into mainly the 40s president-elect you much everywhere. we'll see a few lower temperatures

a little warmer now to the north because we've had some cloud cover. 34 in frederick and in martinsburg looking at our next map. cloud cover across the area. partly sunny friday for us. much less windy than yesterday. high temperatures in the low 40s. here is our next little storm. that will slide up through the tennessee valley and into the washington area by early tomorrow morning. a couple of features with it. look like it will trend a little colder so more of the area will see freezen precip. right now, things could change, we're still 24 hours away, but right now, it looks like a couple of inches of snow. here is your advisory i mentioned. winter weather advisory goes into effect tomorrow morning at 3:00 a.m. through 6:00 saturday. right now, it is just across the northern tier of maryland pushing out into western maryland and west virginia. but the weather service is making some indications that it will likely get a little closer to washington. it might even include the district. they will reassess later today. we have a winter weather advisory off to the north and west where they

it feels like 22 in martinsburg, and 28 is the feel-like number in d.c.to bundle up, >>> tonight is sunday night "football night in america." winner takes all, cowboys taking on the redskins at fedex field. weather will not be an issue but it will be a little code, mostly clear, 27-32 degrees for your sunday night "football night in america." you can always get your new year's eve and new year's day forecast any time at weather.com. carl? >> thank you. >>> a 29-year-old man, lucky to be arrive, after a shark attack, did not once, not twice but three times off the coast of australia. the survivor is speaking out about how he got away. craig melvin has his remarkable story. >> reporter: luke allen nearly died. he was having a good time paddle boarding with friends near a group of dolphins when suddenly, a 6 1/2 foot bull shark came out of nowhere. >> to be whacked from underneath and the bull shark got my leg. >> reporter: frightened and facing death, the 29-year-old used his board to save his life. >> i just hit him as hard as i could in the nose and then

and if anybody sees any buildup on the grassy surfaces, martinsburg, winchester, the shenandoah valley, maybe north of frederick and howard county, all the moisture still well to our south and west approaching roanoke this hour. those advisories i'm talking about, they're in the mountains till noon. we have a winter weather advisory, freezing rain. enough cold air trapped that the freezing rain advisory goes till 6:00 p.m. temperatures starting out in the mid-20s in the cold spots like manassas and call pep other. 40 at the -- culpeper. 40 at the naval academy. in frederick a cold morning, 25. it is 6:01. liz is watching not too much going on on the roads with your timesaver traffic. >> thank you, howard. i'm not watching a whole lot. it's absolutely true. when i drove into work this morning, there wasn't a lot to watch then either. a good morning. nice, light spms eve -- christmas eve holiday pace. if you are making that mad dash to the shopping centers, you do so on the main lines just final. 395 at duke street, you can see plenty of space it the cars. things are spread out. 935 comi

frederick, martinsburg area, you'll hold on to the snow longer. then it gets icy by sunday morning. breezy and cold for sunday. 1 to 3 inches here. we'll have snow changing to rain again. those areas down to the south. only getting about a half inch of rain across southern maryland. for us today, 38 to 43 degrees. continued cool. the seasonable day for us. really not too bad. then again, we've got the snow ending tomorrow about 3:00 p.m. the four-day forecast new year's eve right now, dry. mike? >> thank you, veronica. the accident northbound 95 after 123. traffic is getting by to the right. about a two-mile backup approaching the seen. here is the accident. still have crews there. let's look at the backup. still slow approaching prince william parkway. after the accident, delays clear up. southbound 355 at cedar avenue. traffic is getting by the water main break to the right. no major backups on 270 south. also, if you plan to take mass transit this morning, no worries on the metro rail, the marc system or the virginia railway express. aaron, erika, back to you. >> thank you, mike.