richard continues our live team coverage for martinsburg west virginia. notice when we got here, really how cold it is. how bad the conditions are. then we spotted the accidents. a lot of accidents. flashing lights, guard rails mash ups, and nasty spin outs. gets, the roads get slick. >> if you cannot handle it, do not drive in it. you have to be really careful and give yourself a lot of room. chains are the best option at this point. >> along the blue ridge in virginia, snow is the problem. >> the rows are slippery. >> snow and fog made for an unusually wintry mix. >> i think it is early. this is january february stuff right now. >> this is going to stick. >> they are prepping early. >> we are starting to scrape it off and put more down. >> words of warning for those venturing out. >> it is going to be temperatures dropping. take your time and be careful. >> a lot of people are taking that advice. the highway quiet right now. we wanted to show you really quick the snow totals here. check it out. they have a pretty good amount here. i would guess somewher

this is approaching martinsburg as i said. charles town, jefferson, brunswick.rther into the valley from winchester through straussburg out to front royal to woodstock approaching the blue ridge, we have more snow showers there. then well to our south, south of culpeper now over to orange, perhaps a couple of spring hims moving off toward the east. that will be the case for the afternoon. a few rain and snow showers and windier conditions than what we had this morning. look at these gusts. gusting to 25 in oakland, the winds are. 23 in leesburg. over joint base andrews and also at easton. that just means it's a really chilly day with temperatures now at 41 in d.c. 35 in hagerstown. got the wind, the showers around you. 43 culpeper and 37 in leesburg. outside on our weather camera, mostly cloudy. it is dry at reagan on . but feeling like 33 with that wind out of the north, north west at 15. and a lot of cold air. boy, look at the shot of cold air. international falls up to zero. they were 34 below this morning. missed the record by 1. 6 in chicago. the cold air i

temperatures are critical. 33 and martinsburg. 32 in cumberland.r than the immediate metro. clouds are beginning to just roll in. they are offering a little bit of insulation but there is a tremendous amount of air. this is going to filter across this area for the day to tomorrow. temperatures about 15 or 18 degrees below average. area of low pressure developing to the south and west of us. we will see snow on the capital beltway. it may release as much as one or two inches. a lot of football games going on. we're up for a switchover. the winter storm watch was the d.c. but a newly updated winter weather advisory. we are looking for this winter weather advisory until early monday morning. south and west of us. this is overspreading the entire area. by evening a switch over to rain. one degree difference. more freezing rain. to be a wet, nasty lunch hour. what do used -- you expect internal -- in terms of totals? a can plummet into next week. the timeline looks like this. afternoon it will be freezing rain. chasing over to all rain. once we get the

frederick to hagerstown to martinsburg. those temperatures tonight, going to be on the chilly side. 23 in martinsburg. 23 frederick. 24 manassas. temperatures in the 30s to the west. a lot of clouds. snow early. 42 degrees is what we are going for in d.c. i mentioned the pattern change. who is ready for warmer weather? it's coming. 42 tomorrow. 40 on wednesday. it's up to near 60 degrees on saturday and sunday. that, of course comes with a potent storm. we are going to watch that closely. this will be an all rain event for us. some temperatures into the mid-60s. we'll watch this one very close. >> all right, doug. incredible footage out of italy. this is mt. etna. it's europe's most active volcano. a major tourist destination. it started erupting for the 20th time this year. the smoke and ash forced a nearby airport to shut down. >>> a big change for georgetown. how residents want surveillance cameras for their neighborhood. >> reporter: i'm tom sherwood. is the district doing enough to make cycling safe in the city where c

there are light snow showers falling in martinsburg and hagerstown.t is due to a week weather weather system. now 21.ning, manassas, 29 degrees in annapolis. if you a.m. flurries and then i think temperatures will be milder to end of the week in the 40's. by sunday, a coastal system will move in. i think it will be a rainmaker, but i will bring more details to you. shut down the eastbound lane of michigan avenue in northwest these -- north east d.c. due to a water main break. they have opened a fire hydrant to release the pressure on the main. it broke overnight and repair work could last until about 10:00 this morning. affect expect that to it -- you can expect that to affect the morning commute. >> that is going to be the main thing on our radar. we have the water main break and that will be mom -- blocking michigan avenue in the northeast section in the city. you have the roadway covered in water. every once in a while, someone will head through their slowly. there slowly.h if you are heading through franklin in the northeast section, you will need

the heaviest rain to the north, martinsburg and winchester. i-81 and i-70.re of that throughout the night. this is a big storm. we are talking storm number one. look at all the snow and ice back toward the west. up to three inches of ice from this storm down toward the west. for us, this one will just give us rain. we are not talking about any of this snow coming through our area. could it end with snow? possibly, but we are not going to see accumulation with it at all. 46 is the temperature in d.c. 43 in leesburg. these are the reasons why we are not going to have problems. temperatures well above freezing. they stay that way through morning, then the numbers come down. let's go through future weather. this is important. this is the critical time. 6:00 tonight, not a lot going on, just the rain. again, we can deal with rain. here is where the chilly breezy conditions come in. early saturday morning as the rain moves off. just plain cold tomorrow. we'll see sunshine but tomorrow is on the chilly side. not a frigid day, but on the cold side. not that bad for

and you can see that colder air coming. 46 in cumberland right now and 55 in martinsburg. and here it is on satellite and radar. you can see that stream of moisture. if you're watching yesterday morning, i told you everything moving from southwest to northeast so that's why it took so long for the rain to arrive. the yellows and oranges indicating the pockets of heavier rain. of course the blue is snow and the pink is a wintry mix. that's not going to be a factor for this storm for us but then there's another one on the way and i'm talk more about that in just a second. but 9 future cast timing out the arrival of our next band of rain. 9:00 a.m. starting to push up from the south and west moving through fredricksburg. by noon you'll need the umbrella if you're heading outdoors for lunch throughout the beltway and especially points south and east of the beltway. and then dinner time and heading back home 4:00 we're going to see more of those showers moving through. so it's wet all day today. that's why we have the yellow alert. then the possibility of thunderstorms overnigh

it is 30 degrees. 27, gaithersburg. , 27.ester 25, martinsburg. it is drying out very nicely. a few showers over at the bay moving off towards the north then east. we are going to look for the potential for periods of heavier rain. it is across western north carolina into southwestern virginia. period.the quiet temperatures are still below freezing, but look how everything is changing. there will be freezing rain across our area later on tonight. see af you may even quarter of an inch, but those totals, the highest totals around north and west of the d.c. metro. this is our newly updated timeline. around 1:00 tonight, freezing rain may become heavy at times. during the early morning hours, freezing rain may accumulate up to a quarter of an inch before a changeover to rain. that is when temperatures will make it above freezing. that is not until 8:00 tomorrow morning. doug hill will join me in a few minutes to talk about what to expect for the rest of tomorrow and the next seven days. if you like it cold, you will be very happy. kendis gibson does not like it cold. it is hard t

metro area, rain moving southwest and northeast and the heavier flow areas northwest of washington, martinsburg and hagerstown, steadier rain in the metro area. nearng near this morning the 60s early this morning. 50 and 35 are the averages. the 0.39 inches of rain in the gauge so far. the cap these temperatures. still not 73. 20 of warm air. this is the same temperature contrast we've been highlighting every day this week. slowlyd there has been moving in our direction. the reason it's taking so long is because this is pushing to the south instead of the east. it's coming and it's going to get colder. the rain will clear out as we head to the overnight and early morning hours. active winter storm warnings and peak. some advisories for ice just to the west again. this will move out. a close look at the winter storm and mostludes everyone of the action is going to tentatively be in the d.c. metro area, north, and west. i think we're going to clear out and temperatures quickly into the 20s and we are set up on sunday. it looks like snow will develop first by midmorning. we could have a long durat

frederick county, martinsburg, winchester could get two to four inches of snow on this. the next big problem, monday morning ice threat. anywhere in this red shading here, basically along and to the west of i-95, 270, routes 56, 50, 28 and 7 all could have an icy impact for tomorrow morning. my colleague, veronica johnson with the latest on who is seeing what. >> it's snow right now in warren county, virginia, to our west. the decks becoming covered. this is the scene over a third of our area. take a look at the latest on storm team 4 radar, manassas getting the snow. it's mainly west of our area. with reports right around d.c. of some very light flakes falling. aaron gilchrist, g. smith on twitter reporting some snow. extending eastward toward dahlgren and kent island reporting snowflakes with icy conditions setting up down to our south right now around areas south of fredericksburg, beaver dam, toward richmond virginia. as chuck said, if you have any traveling to do, be very, very cautious but really stay off the roads unless you have to be on the road. i'll be joining

a degree colder in martinsburg. now, quantico, 42 degrees. temperatures not only in the middle-40's, but the lower-50's. is milder air will make its way to our area. the change in wind direction and the higher pressure -- that is going to warm us up for the end of the week and into the upcoming weekend. bitllite radar -- a little of light snow fell across southern maryland early this morning. cars and some on sidewalks and roadways. that quickly melted away and now no problems as we move through the afternoon hours. this is our futurecast. the cloud cover will dissipate later on today. lots of sunshine by 4:00 or 5:00. the sun will set around 5:40. by friday, we will keep temperatures above average for this time of year. sunny for thisy afternoon. 38-43 degrees. wind will be out of the northwest. could see some higher wind gusts. low underovernight clear skies. the day tomorrow looks pretty nice. temperatures around 50 degrees. the extended outlook -- this looks fantastic. around 60 on saturday. if 40% chance for showers. increasing the chanc

and so the current temperatures, they are 40 in martinsburg, 49 in frederick and hagerstown. we are down to 41 in manassas and 41 out here. you can see the clear skies with the little snow shower pockets moving on through the northeast. and not moving through the metro d.c. area. as you head into friday. high pressure will build in from the south and the southerly high pressure will bring us a westerly wind. it's going to be very light, but enough to get the temperatures back up above average. and then by sunday, a coastal system approaches. this looks to bring us off and on rain on sunday. mostly clear to partly sunny skies with the lows between 21 and 30. so we will be cold, but not quite as cold adds we have been with the winds on out of the northwest at 5 to 10 miles per hour. so on friday morning, partly sunny and chilly with the temperatures in the 20s and the 30s. and then in the afternoon, partly to mostly sunny with the high between 2 -- with a touch between 42 and 48 with the winds out of the west at 5 to 10 miles per hour. we're keeping the 9 weather alerts green u

notice martinsburg, your northwest winds. winds northwest and western maryland, as well.hat is where that cold front is right around the corner. rain showers will turn in on and off throughout the day today. the later we get the moore like three is we will be wet. look at the moisture that goes down to the gulf coast states. there is a huge mess in dallas and little rock and places like memphis and nashville. for us, it is just rain today. 55 at 9:00, 51 at noon and down into the 40s by 5:00. i will have more details coming up are from the belfort furniture weather center. >> this is in baltimore, all lanes blocked on southbound 95. we can see on the live shot, lots of flashing lights around that area. even though it is blurry, you can see lots of activity there heading to the maps which is a little more he is theycally pleasing, -- esthetecally pleasing. the inner and outer loop is moving smoothly through virginia. expect lane closures and moderate delays there. not too bad, though, otherwise on the major roadways. 66 moving right along. delay free on 207 southbound, but

in western portions of maryland, 13 hagerstown, 15 degrees in martinsburg, cumberland down to 14 degreesy tomorrow morning. yes, we're going to have some sunshine back tomorrow, but it's going to stay cold throughout the date. right now i'm forecasting a high temperature of just 33 degrees. and with sunshine across the area, still, folks, that means little melting with 27 to about 28 degrees by noontime. so we'll hit just over the freezing mark, and then it's back down again. a very cold night coming our way for thursday. we'll take a look at thursday, what we'll have to deal with in the next storm system for the weekend in a few minutes. >>> one of the hardest hit areas has been loudoun county. news 4's mark seagraves took to the roads in the 4 x 4. >> reporter: the sun came out today which made digging out a lot easier than yesterday. >> yesterday was really heavy and wet and icy. so it was really hard to shovel. each load was very, very heavy. today it's more powdery, packable and fun to play in. >> reporter: snowplows and sand trucks hit the roads early and hard today in north even v

alexandria, safety nine. 60 in downtown d.c. 61 in martinsburg. hagerstown and 59. 56 in culpepper.p. 35 in detroit. colder in chicago. 10 degrees in minneapolis. subzero readings across dakota. once this front moves closer toward us, temperatures begin to fall. skies will begin to clear. are now seven degrees colder at reagan national airport. way.is what is on the it moves toward the north end of -- and northeast. we could pick up a few inches of rain with the better chances east of d.c. it is quite on the doppler. notice the showers begin to pick up across southern maryland. these are the areas that are going through the heaviest of the rain as he moved through the next 24 hours. this is what our model show. 3-4 inches of rain. lesser amounts toward the west. still, quite a bit more will fall during the overnight hours into early tomorrow morning. this is the futurecast. the heaviest rain at 3:00 and 4:00. this will lift on out of here later on in the day. skies will clear a little bit. temperatures fall and it will get cold out there. moderate to heavy rain overnight. of rain an

dense fog right now reported over the eastern shore, annapolis and areas back to the west like martinsburg. areas of fog and drizzle l will be around until about 10:00, 11:00 a.m. as eun noted, it is a mild start that will be a warm day. the warmest day in about ten it's. and temperatures will soar, i guess you could say, on into the mid-60s for highs. right now we're in the low 50s. 53 in washington and here is your morning planner for areas like chevy chase, maryland. fog with the chance of patchy drizzle. otherwise a mild day. kids getting on the bus, maybe just a light jacket or long sleeves. by 11:00 a.m. we're at 56 degrees. danella, tracking any problems with reports of fog we're getting right mao? >> not yet, but i am tracking a couple of things to warn people about. we'll start with construction. traveling 395 this morning work zones north and southbound. this time we'll start with southbound. as you make your way southbound the left lane will get by the work zone there and northbound has the right lane getting by the work zone, but you can see very light volume. now we'll shoot o

temperatures right at the freezing mark in winchester and hagerstown. 33 in martinsburg. the further south and east you go, that is where temperatures are mild. southern maryland, lower 40's. that really cold air is well to the north of us. trying -- mild air trying to bubble in from the south. we will get a touch of that mild air tomorrow as the high is around 40 degrees. a quick cooldown and a nice warm up as we move toward the end of the upcoming work and school week. this moisture will lift off to the north and east. a secondary low will generate itself off the coast that will bring rough weather to new york city and boston tomorrow. then i skies begin to clear. live super doppler radar -- ecb breaks in the moisture. a little snow across western maryland where the winter storm warning still hangs on until 1:00 in the morning, but i think that will cancel out a bit early. the winter weather advisory remains for frederick county, mainly northern frederick county. around the capital beltway, a lot of parties going on for the holidays, it will just be wet for the next cou

they may be to the north, moving through northwestern maryland, cumberland, hagerstown, maybe martinsburg seeing a little bit in the way of flurries. in the d.c. area, i think we are going to remain snow free. it is 25 in dulles. 23 degrees in fredericksburg. i had a little bit of ice on my car this morning. i had to sit in my car for a few minutes and warm it up. this week weather system will slide east. the snow was moving through west virginia. a lot of that will dissipate as it moves over the mountains. --thern maryland, and alumni and along the mason-dixon line are the best chances of seeing snow. tonight, clear and cold. 19 degrees to 29 degrees. tomorrow, a little bit milder. to 48 degrees. saturday looks pretty good. weather systemd moving in as we head into new year's. things will be relatively quiet. how are things looking on the roadways? >> we are relatively quiet on the roadways. we are probably going to see things pick up as people head out to the stores. we're going to start off, this is a live shot coming into downtown georgetown. street.near m you are good to go. no big p

mid 20s in place across northern maryland and martinsburg, west virginia. if you look out your backyard thermometer and see a temperature in the 20s, you should expect two to three inches of snow or more. if you're 30 degrees or higher, it will be that mix we're fighting all day. we are snow to start pretty much everywhere. bigger problems the further north you live or travel. we're watching out for what could be an icy, slippery mess on monday morning. the biggest risk for icy travel monday morning, 270, all the way from the capital beltway up toward frederick, maryland. veronica johnson showing some of the latest reports on twitter. >> that's right. we start, too, with a look at the radar. we'll come back and show you some of the pictures, photos that you folks have been taking and sending in to us. take a look at the radar right now. down in the south we see ta pink, that's a mixture of snow and sleet right now. so much of the area we're seeing it covered in white on storm team 4 radar. valerie says they've got two inches along i-81 where some of the wor

the temperatures a lot colder off to the west. 27 cumberland, clear skies, martinsburg 23, 20 gaithersburg, 25 dulles international airport. the core of cold air is off to the north and east. that moves to the east. a change in the wind direction for the day tomorrow. more from the south and west, allowing the highs to warm into the middle 40s. we should see the cloud cover break apart as we move through the mid day late afternoon hours. f na li a brighter day ahead. the 24-hour temperature change, -- definitely a brighter day ahead, the 24-hour temperature change, looking off to the west, a bit of a warming trend. the upcomingrough week, the warmer air will not arrive until the end of the week. spurs to end friday, temperatures in the upper 50s. would not be surprised if some areas even see close to 50 degrees. the satellite radar, clouds lifting off to the north and east. we are looking for a thin layer of clouds to keep the temperatures in town a little bit milder than yesterday at this time. 48,futurecast the next tomorrow the highs in the middle 40s. a good deal of sunshine by the aft

and the snow pack, with the very cold temperatures tonight, that's 20 in martinsburg. south of town, a few more clouds in the upper 20s and the lower 30s. but the snow pack is also keeping a lid on temperatures in the short term. we're struggling now. hagerstown at 46 and westminster. passing along from the south to the west. 63 already and 67 in fredericksburg. temperatures, they are really shooting up in the atmosphere mixing out. he was up to 53 in frederick and only 39. sunshine at noon in the michael and son weather camera. temperatures as i said, they are very comfortable here in d.c., which are already in the upper 40s, the lower 50s when you need to go down waldorf. a big warm up today with the mid-60s by saturday. even some 60-degree readings tomorrow. it could be 70 on sunday and yes, records will be jeopardized both days. a chance of rain goes up a little bit on saturday. but sunday late in the day, a better chance for rain in the morning and the cold, yeah, it will return next week. it is december, afterall. still very cold temperatures right now below 0, i

the temperatures are falling, especially out to the west, martinsburg 29, winchester 28, dulles at 34 35 annapolis. looking at the satellite radar, clear skies across southern maryland. getting ready to move into fairfax and the district and southern montgomery county. the clouds will trailing behind this and we will have cloudy skies as early as around 3:00 in the morning. the snow will eventually start. now we are thinking at about 9:00 or 10:00, pushing in from the south and west. upgraded winter storm warning right now in effect for montgomery county, fairfax, loudoun county. everything shaded in pink, including frederick county, maryland, the district, prince george's county, southern maryland under a winter weather advisory for the day tomorrow. that means we are not looking for quite as much snow, but still the road conditions will be slick. the timeline as we start the day, dry at 6:00 in the morning. the temperature at about 30, 32 degrees. we lose a couple of degrees during the early morning hours. the snow begins at about 9:00, 10:00, light to moderate with 1- 3 inches like

we're down 24 from yesterday morning with the actual temps now down to 31 in winchester. 30 -- martinsburgston at 39. we're still dropping off a few more degrees for the overnight. today, well, we'll be in the mid-30s hagerstown. 47 fredricksburg and about 44 in d.c. we're going to turn it over to monika samtani who's a trooper for coming in in spite of that cold of yours. >> yes, here i am. sniffling and all. but at least i'm here. yesterday was a little rougher, let me just tell you. if you're planning to head around town, you know what? things are going to be very light this morning with the exception of the late shoppers of course and the parking lots. i want to let you know in terms of train, vre is on an s schedule. penn and brunswick lines also an s schedule and no camden trains. the northbound side of 95 is looking good. 270 southbound looking great as well. shady grove road to the point where the lanes divide. now we'll go over to virginia and see what it looks like on the northbound side of i-95. all green to 395. we'll take a live look in springfield on the northbound side. you

we'll also stay rather warm overnight. 53 in martinsburg right now. 66 in culpepper.t this hour, it's 11:00. we're near 70 down towards fredericksburg. very warm air around the region. 62 d.c., 22 in chicago. very, very cold air. making its way our way. towards minneapolis. that's the cold air that will continue to move on in across the region. as far as the rain is concerned, not a lot right now from d.c. off to the east. but back to the west, around winchester, around i-81, back towards martins burg, you're seeing the shower activity. that's what we're gong to see as you move on through the night tonight. this is front back towards the west. a lot of rain associate withe wh that. the ice, the snow. this isn't going to come in our area on sunday. that's from a totally different storm system that's going to get the act together during the day on saturday. let's break this down for you and take a look at the timing for you and notice where you live. thursday, 11:00, we have some shower, very warm. tomorrow morning, around 8:00, most of the area dry. a few showers acros

look at the numbers. 30 in d.c. 28 in leesburg. 25 in martinsburg and 30 degrees in manases. anything that will fall will freeze instantly. we have a wint er storm warning everybody back to the west until 10:00 tomorrow morning. down to the south we are looking at this area becoming a winter weather advisory. this includes the northern net. you weren't included earlier but because of the colder temperatures you are included. some icing possible. in and around the d.c. metro area. significant icing is possible. significant icing likely. leesburg. back towards winchester up towards the panhandle of west virginia we expect up to a quarter or a half an inch of total ice accumulation. what does that mean for us? it means a coating of ice. that means on branches and trees. just like what we have seen towards the southwest with the past storms we have seen power outages. we will see more power outages overnight tonight and will see the icy roads as we head into the morning tomorrow. give yourself a lot of extra time. if you don't have to be on the roads don't do it. we will warm up

areas back to the west, like martinsburg, hagerstown, winchester and leesburg in the low 40s. we're going to be turning cooler throughout the day tomorrow. 11:00 p.m., washington at 40. at that point, we're tracking 30s in the suburbs. again, temperatures fall throughout the day tomorrow. we're seeing steady rain for the morning hours. 3:00, washington is still seeing rain. areas back to the west start to dry out. by 6:00 p.m., i think d.c. will be dry. southern maryland still seeing rain. but by 8:00 tomorrow night, most areas should be dry. now, on tuesday, we're going to be breezy at times, especially in the afternoon and noticeably cooler. temperatures on tuesday, only around 40 degrees. it will be a chilly day. for christmas, plenty of sunshine, but it will be crisp. christmas eve, we're at christmas eve night, i should say, temperatures will be around 30 degrees. christmas morning, temperatures in the mid-20s, then getting into the afternoon on christmas day, chris, temperatures will be in the upper 30s. >> thank you. >>> coming up in sports, not even a record-setting da

around i]11:30, winchester, martinsburg, frederick, westminster.outhern maryland down arounde1 fredericksburg and culpeper. right around hagerstown, too. if you're watching us up there, as you move oni] through the overnight hours. by 8:00, it's outxd of here.i] tomorrow afternoon,x

and it's 28 in winchester and martinsburg this morning. 25 in la plata and across the bay we have 265 to 10. temperatures ranging from below freezing in westminster. they got 4 to 6 inches of snow yesterday. fredricksburg 42. leesburg topping out at 37. monika samtani, timesaver traffic. here's the latest. >>> i have no notes. i made all my phone calls early this morning to all the people who take care of traffic overnight and they tell me it was nice and quiet. i said that's because everyone is too tired from what happened yesterday. things are great right now. what i did notice, though, is icy conditions coming out of my driveway and some of the neighborhood streets as well. i spoke to mdot and they said they still have a whole host of trucks out there making sure and going through neighborhoods as well. be aware. you may still need to give yourself extra time and wipe off that ice and snow off of your car before you head out because that can be dangerous actually when you're driving fast and it all comes off your car and can hit another car. so be very, very careful with that, esp

martinsburg, 25. temperatures may drop another couple of degrees. but not too many. everybody here just about will wake up with temperatures into the 20s. exceptions, once gab, right around the d.c. metro area. satellite and radar, clear skies that will allow us to school. tomorrow afternoon i think we see plenty of sunshine. and a very nice day. tomorrow is really going to be quite nice. temperatures will be about five to ten degrees warmer than they were today. we'll call it mild. the average high temperature for today, 45, 46 degrees. i think we'll be up around 50 during the day tomorrow with a mixture of sun and clouds during the afternoon. most areas, upper 40s to lower 50s. 52 degrees going for that number out towards culpeper. we have been cold across much of the u.s. over the past three weeks in december. that is going to change, however. the cold is going to retreat back towards the west. here comes the warmth. look at the oranges around the reds here down towards the south. these will make their way over towards our region during the day on saturday and the

right now, we're already at the freezing mark in frederic and martinsburg. winchester at 32. it's 29 in hagerstown where you had that snow. 34 in gaithersburg. but still close to 40 degrees right now in downtown washington and not too far off in andrews. you can see that big sprawling area of high pressure keeping things dry through the midwest, through the rocky mountains. that's going to shove its way toward us. and as that area of high pressure tries to push out the storm system, that's when we'll see that pressure grade i gradient tighten. but you can see that the rain and the snow have pushed off to the north. now we are left with cloud cover. even some of that cloud cover is going to clear during the overnight hours. so expect these last lingering rain and snow showers to move out, basically you're done in the beltway, but points north and east still have a little bit of rain holding on. it will turn breezy overnight. 25 to 33 with winds out of the northwest at 10 to 15 miles per hour. on sunday morning, 20s and 30s for your temperatures. partly cloudy and breezy, at le

by 3:00 the blue areas between leesburg and martinsburg, those are snow showers. so rain and snow showers with highs from the mid-30s north to the mid-40s south. good morning, monika. >>> good morning, howard. no complaints here on the northbound side of i-95 in springfield. volumes are light both in the main and hov lanes. i expect they're going to be like this throughout the morning rush hour as you travel on to 395, your lanes are open to the 14th street bridge. back to you guys. >> well, we're just one day away from christmas as you snow. if you need a little help getting into the holiday spirit, we have something for you. >>> photo journalist james hash takes us to an amazing light display in damascus, maryland, one that's gone after this year. >> the light creates within people a simple peace or happiness. >> reporter: in a season of giving, the richness of a man's spirit can be judged by the joy he gives others, then donald is a healthy man indeed. >> i'll be honest with you, mainly i love t. im-- i love t. i'm its biggest fan. >> reporter: his incredible d

bit of snow, maybe it's a pretty good snowman making day. 31 in d.c. 29 in gaithersburg. 28 in martinsburg30 in manassas. the windchill will be about 10 to 15 degrees colder. some may be in the teens all day with the windchills. temperatures, warm just a bit on friday with a high temperature of 40 degrees. there's that mix. again, shower, snow and rain, temperature around 41. 44 degrees on sunday. we may see a few showers early. i think these will rain/showers, too, on sunday. then more cold air will make its way in here. the average high temperature this time of year, 48. i don't see that anywhere on the next seven-day forecast. so unfortunately we are going to stay on the cold side of things. tomorrow night will be very cold. once again, tomorrow, a little bit of a shock when you step outside the take the kids to the bus stop or yourself getting on that train. whatever it is, it's going to be chilly. >> thanks for the warning. >>> coming up, rg3 hits the >>> it's the dust starting to settle after all the kerfuffle out there today? >> no, the dust is still all over the place. >> everyone

in fact, we have some 20s, 26 in martinsburg, 27 in frederick, 30 in gaithersburg and downtown we'rerting with 32, 33 and 21 toward manassas. that may be a little bit low. here's the deal. it's just going to be very cold tonight, 23 in rockville, 24 bethesda, 21 fairfax, 22 sterling. not only do you have to be careful driving when the roads look wet because they're frozen, that's black ice, you got to slow down, but you have to be careful walking getting your paper tomorrow or going to the bus stop. cold to start, 19 to 29, 18 to 28 by 7:00 and still cold by 9:00, temps in the 20s. >>> we're starting to get some delays already into the newsroom tonight. culpeper and stafford county schools will open two hours late tomorrow. we'll stay on top of these as they come in and have them starting tomorrow morning at 4:25. you can also get up to the minute school delays and closings through the wusa9 ipad app and we have a traffic feature that can focus in on the roads you drive. check the slick spots before you leave in the morning. download the app at the itunes store. >>> we're also follow

dry air and the winds are fairly light. 46 engages bird. 42 in martinsburg and hagerstown. 46 on the beachfront in ocean city, maryland. we will slowly drop and the lower 40 path with a light northeasterly wind. temperatures remain above freezing tonight, 33-38. clear tomorrow. a lot of clouds off the coast and a little sunshine in our future. >> new details about the man shot and killed inside the forest grove gas station early this morning. it all went down at a bp on forest -- on walters lane. >> the man is identified as 25- year-old delante jackson of fort washington. neighbors tell us they have had shootings in the area, but the notion of a killing inside a well lighted gas station has a lot of folks concerned. >> a murder mystery inside the forest to build gas station. >> i heard somebody got shot appear last night, but i didn't see anything. >> please responded to a shooting call on the 3200 block lanelters rain -- walters around 3:00 in the morning. a man in his 20s was shot multiple times. >> we are trying to establish a motive and follow leads. >> the man died later at the

tomorrow is a high of 31. 29 in gaithersburg. 28 in martinsburg. it won't even feel close to that cold. i think the windchill will be around 20. all day around d.c. into the teens in the north and west. a high of 32 tomorrow. right back to 40 degrees on friday. then we get to saturday. and that is snow to rain. shower activity. we're not anticipating a lot of significant weather on saturday. a high of 41. 44 on sunday. and i think sunday we'll see showers early. and then it's chilly once again towards next week, next monday, tuesday and wednesday. so far in december we are going to continue around average over the next week to two weeks. >>> we are following the latest developments in a triple stabbing. police with called to the plaza tower apartments just after 11:00 last night with the report of a robbery. when they got there, they found three people suffering with stab wounds. all three were taken to the hospital. one of them is in critical condition. police are calling this a drug related robbery. they believe the victims were targeted. no arre

here we are tomorrow afternoon getting up to 50 degrees mart s martinsburg. 48. 50 for a high in frederick, maryland. again, travel troubles on the road early tomorrow morning. i'll talk about that in a couple minutes and the next best chance of rain. >>> prince george's county is using world aids day to educate students about the disease. an aids awareness seminar took place today. students were able to get their blood tested. the theater group performed skits to get students to talk about prevention. they have the second highest number of hiv aids cases in the state. 5600 people are infected with the disease. 86% of them are african-american. >>> doctors are working to reduce the number of twins born after advanced fertility help. twins have a higher likelihood of premature birth and health problems. the number of larger multiple births increased. a conference for the american society of reproductive medicine discussed the trend and the goal to start with one embryo rather than multiples. >>> a medical technician is accused of infecting dozens in maryland w

martinsburg, hagerstown, winchester, that's 10:00 a.m. showers looking as though they'll stay to the south. but the system starts really nudging in during the afternoon. so for areas like leesburg and down towards culpeper, you may start to see some accumulating snow. and those snowplows will probably be deployed. i think at one point we're going to switch over to rain showers right into sunday morning. the possibility of rain showers with high temperatures at least rising to 41 degrees for saturday. snow and rain likely. for sunday, we should see those showers clear. turn over to partly sunny sky with a high temperature of 44 degrees. so cold, cold for tomorrow. there's the arctic air. as we get into the remainder of the workweek, quiet, but a little bit of a messy weekend. if you haven't gotten the christmas tree, i would say wait until sunday afternoon, if you can. >>> in news for your held, taking pictures may affect your memory. researchers followed a group of adults as they toured a museum. they were told to photograph or look at a

hagerstown, martinsburg, 68 and 66. off to the west, that's where when the freezing rain comes in, the temperatures warm late saturday afternoon and early saturday night, there could be icy patches in this area. so you folks around lovettsville and winchester, you could be looking at tricky travel saturday evening and saturday night. most of the area will be looking like this. we start out with a mixture of snow and rain at 32 degrees. we are going to warm up. we get the rain at 4:00. potential for more moderate rain around 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. and into the early night. the temperature, 36 degrees. this is about a 12-hour event from 10:00 a.m. tomorrow until about 10:00 p.m. saturday. here is what we are looking at, two to four inches of snow from frederick to leesburg. hagerstown, petersburg, not melting a lot. when i return, we are zooming down to the highways where we think the travel spots could be like saturday. look at this. on sunday, high temperatures going up to 44 degrees. it will get breezy, but warmer condition

already back in the mid-40s for hag hage hagerstown and martinsburg. showers and mild for now. the metro area, mid-40s by 9:00 tonight. there could be iciness to deal with tomorrow morning. we'll talk about that and how long the cold is here to stay with, coming up. >>> a live look at reagan national airport. there are a few flight delays reported. thousands of flights were canceled or delayed across the country. trouble right now at detroit metro airport where an airplane slid off the runway. delta airlines believes the plane may have hit black ice. everyone is okay. passengers are rescheduled on other flights. >>> construction workers needed help out of a sticky spot today. rain turned their area into a mud pit. one worker managed to free himself. the other was stuck up to his thighs and had to wait for firefighters to help get him out. >> i felt my foot sink in a little bit. i tried to pry myself up. as i was prying myself up, i went deeper and deeper. >> i was buried, but i got out. i kept walking, i turned around and he was buried. i got a board and headed out. >> aside fr

look at this, west of winchester, martinsburg and hancock, rain. it's making its way eastward.agerstown, frederick, gaithersburg and leesburg, you will get the rain in a couple minutes. we have more changing weather coming our way for the weekend with sleet, freezing rain, snow and icy roads. for this evening, though, that rain will be ending shortly after midnight as we go from chilly conditions, rain, wet, nasty, 43 degrees, dropping to the 30s. that is how most of the temperatures are going to be for the upcoming weekend, in the 30s. in a couple minutes, when i return, i'll show you how much ice we could get across the area. >> barbara, pat? >> thank you. >>> the white house is confirming this afternoon that president obama will travel next week to south africa to join in the memorials to nelson mandela. there's been an outpouring for the man that led one nation and inspired others. steve handelsman is on capitol hill with that part of the coverage. steve? >> reporter: thank you. the grieving here in washington echoes south africa. the memory of nelson mandela is burning bri

north and west, you may not see anything at all. 33 in martinsburg. 29 in hagerstown. 41 down toward fredericksburg. there's warm air south of that. charlesville at 50 in southern portions of virginia. warm air to the south. that will stay south. we are in the cooler air. we have showers right now coming through d.c. and a few more back down toward the south. fredericksburg and staff ford seeing shower activity. it's light. we saw steadier activity along the chesapeake and st. mary's county. the district and the beltway, 50 seeing showers. they are light. they will stay that way throughout the evening. then a storm system moves through. it's to the west. it's near ohio. it's going to come through and lift some of this back in across the region. i expect to see more widespread showers develop overnight. as temperatures cool a bit. some of the showers, rainshowers may turn into snow showers. let's show you what future weather does z. at 6:00, the showers to the south. it's a good job there. 11:30, notice where the snow is, gaithersburg, manassas, fredericksburg. most of it will stay ra

so cold and breezy and dry for your saturday. 34 in hagerstown. 35 degrees in martinsburg. stafford, southern, maryland. charles county, all in the upper 30s this morning. is weather story for today, cold and dry outside. tomorrow, that's when things get interesting. it's probably going to be snow at the on set of this event for tomorrow. snowing around daybreak tomorrow morning up until about lunchtime tomorrow. could get a dusting. maybe an inch or so in and around the immediate metro area. areas to the north and west, lou din county, frederick county, washington county maryland, 1 to 2 inches of snow possible. so enough to talk about. tomorrow ach and tomorrow night and potentially into monday morning, that's when we really need to be careful. there could be significant icing problems on the roadways. especially to the north and west of town. this could be a prolonged stretch of icy weather. that's sunday morning through monday morning. today your out and about planner, partly cloudy. chilly today but not that bad. highs in the low to mid 40s for a time. all the warm air

even oakland tomorrow makes it to the upper 30s, mid-40s for cumberland, upper 40s hagerstown, martinsburgnd winchester and sun from the mountains to the coast, low 50s in culpeper, around 50 in warrenton, manassas, leesburg, probably 51 or 52 in fairfax, reston and mclean, low 50s downtown and gaithersburg, maybe 51 in frederick, low to mid-50s into southern maryland. 50 for annapolis for a high. it's going to be breezy. now there's not a small craft advisory issued, but boaters need to be aware of strong winds in the afternoon. break it down, 30s to start, 44 by 11:00 and 50 by 1:00. i was looking at records for the month so far. it snowed four times in the last 18 days. next three days 60 tomorrow, 60 on friday, breezy and warmer and 65 on saturday. we've got a shower in but it's going to be dark by the time the showers roll in, so the bulk of the day will be fine. that's a golfable day. next seven days for sunday for the game i think we'll make it through the redskin game dry, probably will not make it through the ravens game dry. that's a 4:25 startyo watch here on 9, probably see sho

same with martinsburg. winchester might just get to 40. we'll have the passing rain and snow showers early to mid- afternoon. down to 40 by 5:00. we're going into the 20s tonight. a little shot of arctic air for wednesday. still some clouds, especially to the south and east of us although we've cleared out nicely the last few. see the back edge of the clouds here, there's another piece of energy coming out of ohio. that's going to give us the rain and snow shower chance this afternoon with the colder air tonight. notice temps this morning columbus 21. cleveland 24. definitely colder there. we're in the 30s to some low 40s down in southeastern virginia. locally we have seen a couple of spots even in the 20s earlier. gaithersburg down to 28. manassas and warrenton are down to 30 along with white oak. it's 33 for arlington. a little milder east where the clouds are slower to leave with acin liss now at 37 and -- acin liss now at 37 and bat -- annapolis now at 37 and baltimore 33 degrees. a little scaffolding left to remove from the monument a

through the night tonight, especially the areas back towards the west, back towards frederick, martinsburg, winchester. these areas have seen two big snowstorms so far. some locations picking up over a foot over the last couple days. is the way it was coming through 5:00, 6:00, just as we told you last night. down to the south, this stayed mostly as rain down towards southern maryland and the northern neck, we mentioned that. i also thought we see a little bit in the way of snow. inside the d.c. area, a temperature, a degree or two warmer. amazing what a degree or two does for our forecast. we are currently sitting at 32 degrees in leesburg. 30 in frederick and fredricksburg at 34 degrees. temperatures will drop like a rock tonight. we'll see very cold windchills as a result. the winds are already starting the pick up with winds gusting upwards of 20 to 30 miles an hour. as the sun goes down, it gets colder. watch what happens tomorrow morning. these are some cold numbers. 14 in washington, even the windchill in leesburg tomorrow morning. four in winchester, 17 towards culpeper. we'll see

it's down to freezing in martinsburg and winchester. you jump the divide, yeah, it's 19 out in oakland. whole different ball game out there. so, yellow alert tonight for refreezing. okay. what looks wet may actually be black ice. so take it easy. take it easy walking tomorrow and walking to the bus stop. 18 to 28 if everybody starts on time. lots of sun wednesday, but cold. temperatures about 15 degrees below average on wednesday. so, tonight clear and very cold. some slick spots. 15 to 25. and we're looking at lows tonight, 21 in bethesda. 21 in rockville. there are teens. 19 in fairfax. 17 in leesburg. 18 in manassas. 19 in latensville. so, that's why we are concerned about everything refreezing and hopefully you did what howard said and cleared everything off your car or you're going to need a chizzel and hammer. finally by 1:00, it will be above freezing. look at this, green alerts. we can catch our breath. 31 on thursday. 39, still seasonally cold on friday. we're going in the right direction. next seven days, saturday, another mix

on storm team 4 radar i'm tracking some light snow over martinsburg and hagerstown, so i-81 this morning you're driving along that road. you could be dealing with some is flurries. areas to the north of washington have the chance of some light snow for the rest of the morning hours. washington, areas to the south, you are dry. temperatures right now, well, we're in the 20s. 29 in washington and by 8:00 a.m. we'll hit that 30 degree mark. however, for the morning hours, we will have plenty of clouds around areas like upper marlboro, not worried about flurries. later this afternoon more sunshine. i'll have your afternoon forecast in ten minutes. maynard, how are the roads looking? >>> we're looking at 95 in virginia. here is a look from the fairfax cou county parkway. a little bit more volume building but still moving at full speed and from quantico to the beltway just a 23-minute ride this morning so far. rails, metro is on time. marc and vre are operating on an s schedule. marc will be on an s schedule today and tomorrow and vre on an s schedule through new year's eve. >> new development

up towards northern maryland, i think we'll be around 15 in martinsburg and west virginia. 13 in frederick, 14 in westminster. this is an area that saw snow over the last few days. some locations picking up over a foot in the last few days. all that is going to refreeze tomorrow night. 33 for a high tomorrow in the district. 30 on thursday. thursday will probably be one of the coldest days we've seen in quite some time. 39 on friday. then 39 on saturday. but saturday, we've got another storm system moving in. this one i think will start as snow and maybe transition to ice and then to rain, maybe light snow accumulation. this is definitely a storm to watch. we'll be watching it for you right here. it will bring in much colder air behind it as we start next week. >>> the snow has stopped falling, of course. how soon are you expected to shovel that sidewalk outside your house. >> with our temperatures around the region continuing to drop, some advice to avoid freezing the pipes in your home. liz crenshaw joins us with advice. >> do grab your shovel by the way. many jurisdictions require that

high in d.c. 44 but it's going to be north toward hagerstown, martinsburg, those areas you'll stay in>>> in the news right now, nasa astronauts are preparing for a second space walk. >> in just a few minutes crews will work to repair a cooling system on the international space station. >> reporter: astronauts nick mastracchio and michael hopkins are prepared for their second space walk to repair a pump on the international space station. >> during the first walk they got the pump out. during the space walk they'll put a new one in and that should do the trick. >> reporter: the pump is a critical part of the space station's cooling system. it broke down december 11 triggering the space walks to repair the system as quickly as possible. >> they expect fame lures over a the life of a program that's gone on this long. the trick is to be prepared for it when it happens and for the crew to make the repairs themselves. >> reporter: today's space wawb was -- walk was scheduled for yesterday but it had to be delayed after water got into mastracchio's suit. he will wear a different one today. >

win chester, martinsburg, culpepper, 20 degrees. washington at 31. bundle up. you're out and about today, i would layer. by the afternoon, you're not going to need na thick winter coat. a lighter coat will do fine. by 11:00 a.m. we're in the low 40s. mostly sunny skies for the morning. into the afternoon hours, mostly to partly sunny skies. clouds will gradually increase today. 3:00 p.m., 46. looking for a high of 47. high yesterday, only 39. giants taking on redskins tonight. kick-off at 8:30. heading to the game, a temperature around 40. there will be a chill in the air. but not too bad for december football weather. cool, light winds. if you're planning on heading to the game. here's how far we'll drop tonight. partly to most lie cloudy skies will allow temperatures to not get as cold as they are now. low in washington of 36. outside of the district, cooler areas will drop into the mid to upper 20s. more typical for this time of year. we are lking at a cool start tomorrow. but overall, tomorrow temperatures will warm up even more. for monday, mostly cloudy s