southern maryland fredericksburg, 6-8. 4-6 in the d.c. metro region. i think the highest impacts are going to be really slick road conditions and some measurable snow. that will be tapering off by midmorning. another arctic front moves through on wednesday. >> you have reason to think that it will stick. a warning for moms that cannot get a good night's sleep. the consequences of missing out on that rest. >> seven is on your side in health matters. can you even remember the last time you had a good night's sleep? researchers have an important warning that sleepless moms need to hear. >> a few months ago she said that showing up to work each day was a job all of its own. it started with headaches. and ended when she said that she was so exhausted she could not remember anything. >> during the day i would sit there and in the middle of something. i would lose my train of thought. what happened? i am young, so why is this happening to me? >> like most women balancing work and family life, she chalked up up to long hours. too much to do and not enough time

as much as six inches fell in northern maryland toward fredericksburg. and temperatures in the teens by noontime will be in the low to mid 20s. and then by later in the afternoon only reaching up around 30 degrees as some sunshine does break out by later this afternoon. that will help to heat some of the pavement. it freezes up again. a look at our next chances for snow. that's coming up. let's check on the roads where chuck bell is in the storm team 4 x 4 and encountering pretty bad conditions. >> reporter: yeah. the beltway we're on the outer loop. we passed the onramp to connecticut avenue. the car you saw swerving in the video was coming down the ramp from connecticut on to the outer loop. all i can tell you, everybody, less is more when it comes to using the gas pedal in situations like this. they were going along. even though they had a front-wheel drive car. they had too much power and as a result they were slipping and sliding. ended up getting stuck on the snow banks on the side of the row. once you're on the outer loop and the beltway you can s

four at the national zoo, frederick maryland with 4.3 in fredericksburg virginia. south is where we'll see the higher totals. temperatures all day long have been around the teens. we've we're seeing a temperature rise 16 in frederick, maryland 16 in fredericksburg. all day tomorrow temperatures will stay below freezing as that snow wraps up early tomorrow morning. still slick, icy spots with travel difficult for the morning rush. >> again, we have revised the snowfall totals just a little bit. we'll talk much more about that coming up at around 11:15. >> thank you, doug. >>> snow blanketed the roads making it tough for fire crews to get to a burning home this evening. news 4's jackie bensen continues our team coverage in waldorf maryland where the slippery conditions are creating a major mess. jackie? >> reporter: doreen roads are snow covered. visibility is reduced and emergency crews have been going nonstop. there's no such thing as a snow delay when it comes to the business of saving lives. but the snow that blanketed charles county maryland tonight, forced volun

sterling 6 inches, fredericksburg 11, frederick, maryland, 4 inches and oxon hill 6 inches. for the rest of the forecast here is erica. >> thank you, topper. we've got the michael and son weather cam to start you off. it's still clear out there and bitterly cold again, 13 degrees, but it feels like it's 4 below 0. the winds now are out of the northwest at 18 miles per hour. we still have some gusty winds, but that will change as we head into the overnight hours. the winds start to relax. we'll have a frigid start to the day, but on 9 futurecast you can see that snow approaching. topper showed you on doppler 9000 that snow making its approach and the leading edge of it coming in during that monday evening rush hour. since it is presidents day, a lot fewer people on the roads, great news for anyone who needs to be traveling or for the road crews to put the salt down. they'll have a little bit easier go of it. then during the overnight hours snow spreads across the entire dmv. look at the blue extending everywhere in the mid-atlantic region. this is an all snow event. dry air,

traging another area, too, right down to the south around areas of quantico, friend fredericksburg, southern maryland and thnohe nk. winter atr vint 9:00 p.m. for the threat of accumulation of snowfall bursts of snow. again, generally an inch or less, but it will stick to area roads. as low as our temperatures are, especially those untreated roads. so the forecast right now what we're looking at a 40% chance that we'll see anywhere from nothing to a trace but a 50% chance that we'll have a coating to around an inch of snowfall throughout this time period, again, from about 4:30 to 8:00 reducing visibility too, on area roads. but this just part of the story. let's go to doug with more. >> the other part of the story is the cold and the wind. this system very similar to what we saw on valentine's night. the snow came through covered the roads quickly. then here comes the colder air. notice back to the west columbus, pittsburgh in the teens right now. that's where they will stay. those colder numbers moving in overnight. here's what to expect overnight tonight. look at the windchill early tomorrow morni

over eight inches in southern maryland northern neck fredericksburg, and the lower part of the eastern shore could be 8 to 12 inches there. panhandle of west virginia out there towards western maryland. but fourommon amounts around the metro area. our windchills are 5 to 10 below zero. temperatures are in the single digits right now. that's what showed up on melissa's dashboard this morning. single digit temperatures. and our dry roads will be with us for the morning commute. no problem. might have is a dusting on the roads. near 20 by dawn on tuesday. some sun back after that. near 30 tomorrow afternoon. might get a little light snow. late on wednesday. the wednesday evening, it quickly ends. only a dusting right now. and thursday cold and very cold on friday with highs only near 20. sunshine though a chance of some light snow again on saturday. a very active pattern. now, melissa's here to show us her dashboard temperature. what was it? >> it was cold. 6 degrees this morning. i have to pull over and take a picture of this because my poor car must be so cold. it was 6 degrees. that's

in southern maryland 3 inches, 4 inches in fredericksburg, avenue, maryland, also 4 inches and alexandria has 3 1/2 inches on the ground so far. we'll continue to see this snow accumulate. i was looking at the little flakes hitting my hand earlier. there's a lot of moisture in the atmosphere. you can just tell these clouds are very saturated and here's a picture that came to us from marcus gamber. amy roman sent this picture from martinsburg, west virginia. of course, this snowfall event is covering the entire dmv. back to you, topper. >> headlines, heaviest snow still south and east of d.c. all the accumulating snow ends by -- [ audio difficulties ] >> we are looking at the potential for more notice by wednesday as we go through the next 24 hours or so. erica, my bar isn't working. temps struggling to get to 32 degrees. it's not melting soon. more snow showers wednesday that. could be another 1 to 2 inches. that could impact the evening commute. 6 a.m. on the futurecast you can see everything is essentially east of i-95, accumulating snow over if you are north and west of town. by 9:00 a

maryland, st. mary's, calvert county, fredericksburg, areas close to quantico may have an inch to two inches and then north it's nothing but flurries. just a reminder to download our nbc washington app beusit's there that you'll be able to look at an interactive radar. we're constantly updating that information on the app. 1 to 2 inches on colonial beach and calvert beach are we'll look at the snowfall totals and the impact to roads coming up. that's thursday. kauai ert as we head into the weekend, but not necessarily for the entire weekend. these little systems will continue to come through. more on our thursdasn ler. >>> the voice that everybody's talking about on this day after and she's from rig he o area. why tca teenager's audition struck an emotional chord with people all over the country. >> we love it. >>> testing everything from food to exercise equipment, even your car. now we're going behind the scenes and showing you where the big decisions are made about what works and what doesn't in your lives. ♪ >>> lots of amazing performances last night. this one was a keeper. i've got to tell you.

prince george's county in maryland and fredericksburg city schools in virginia opening two hour late per more schools will probably follow. we'll pass nose along as they keep coming in. and we'll update our list on the nbc washington app. >> it is going to be a frigid friday. how cold will it get tomorrow and how sit going to affect your day? our team coverage this afternoon begins with storm team 4 meteorologist veronica johnson. v.j.? >> near-record cold for tomorrow morn still going to be windy and it's going to be all about keeping everything moving and operating properly in such low temperatures. take a look. the national weather service issuing a windchill advisory this now until noon tomorrow pretty much covers the entire area as windchills drop from 5 to 20 degrees below zero. especially early part of the day tomorrow. the records we're talking act, take a look at this. bwi marshall forecast 3 degrees. there's the record 6, reagan national airport. the record 8. we're forecasting zero degrees in dulles. we'll post those on our nbc facebook site as well as storm team 4. 17 now

southern maryland down around fredericksburg you folks have the best chance of seeing accumulating snowfal out of this. but continue we'll continue to watch. 30 degrees on friday. you notice our average highs up to 15. we won't be close to that till the end of the weekend. right now the weekend looks dry. 43 on sunday monday hey, at least we get to average but that comes with some rain. >> it is going to feel like a heat wave man, if it ever comes. are you sure it's coming? >> yes. am i sure it's coming. >> don't change your mind. >> please. we've less than a week until march and the maryland terp women already how can i avoid maintenance fees? why would you want to avoid them? because i don't want to... you know what? i'm gonna bring my maintenance guy in here to tell you all about it. roddy! so, uh, without your fee your checking chamber can't run smoothly. every time you put money in it causes, uh...deposit friction. gotta get some fiscal lube on there. [ male announcer ] it's time to bank human again. [ defeated] okay. [ male announcer ] avoid monthly maintenance fees at td bank with a

maryland a possibility of 8 to 12 inches. i think 10 inches is a lock in fredericksburg down toward st. mary's step, so a little counter intuitive -- city, so a little counterintuitive, this time south and east is the bull's eye. bowie, maryland, about 6 inches, downtown about 7 inches, leesburg about 5 and bethesda about 7 inches. live look outside, kind of hard to see, michael and son weather cam, it's just snowing, 17. that is really, really unusual for us to have a sustained snow and be sort of the beginning of a little snowstorm with teens, dew point single digits and winds are pretty much calm. at least there's no wind chill. the bicture, here's the radar. snow the blues. that is the heavier snow. so heavier bands of snow working their way north and east toward roanoke and into extreme southwestern sections of virginia, but snow is overspreading the entire metro area. now for a look at detailed radar and storm reports here is meteorologist erica grow. >> we're going to start off with another look at doppler 9,000. you can see where the snow is falling at this moment and not pay lot

prince george's and anne arundel county schools in maryland and fredericksburg city schools in virginiaready announced a two-hour delay for tomorrow. loudoun, prince william, stafford schools are closing because of the cold. >> we have a number of reporters covering this. doug and veronica in the storm center. folks? >> i think we'll probably see a couple more closures as we move through the night tonight not only cold this is brutal cold in the middle of february and we're talking act setting records. >> exactly.

best chances will down to the south, maybe 1 to 2, extreme southern maryland maybe fredericksburg, culpeper back towards luray trace maybe an inch in d.c. and a few flurries to the north. computer models are bringing this north, but we'll see. it could affect us for the drive thursday. high temperaturesrow into the 30s to around 40. tomorrow will be pretty nice day. said 101 on thursday. had to change that. no heat wave yet. 39 on wednesday, with a chance for snow. it looks like we'll stay cold through the weekend but then at least we get to 51 next monday. that comes with some rain. >>> dozens of california commuters irinjured in a trai derailment. video of the aftermath and dramatic witness accounts. >>> new at 5:00 "consumer reports" just released its top auto picks of the year. we are about to give you a front-row seat for a test-drive in the number-one teca >>> and a mother makes her daughter wear a sf am >>> a driver involved in a train accident took off but was caught. >> the crash happened about 65 miles north of los angeles. three of the five cars were knocked off the tracks. witne

prince george's and anne arundel county schools in maryland and fredericksburg city schools in virginia have already announced a two-hour delay for tomorrow. loudoun, prince william, stafford schools are closing because of the cold. >> we have a number of reporters covering this. doug and veronica in the storm center. folks? >> i think we'll probably see a couple more closures as we move through the night tonight not only cold this is brutal cold in the middle of february and we're talking act setting records. >> exactly. preparation so important with so many things from your pipes to your automobiles, your peltt taos. then we have another weather system that will be moving in. we'll talk about snowfall later. >> exactly right. right now we have windchills. look at these. negative 2, 2 below zero in d.c. 3 below in gaithersburg 3 below in winchester. that's at 6:00 guys and we'll continue to go down as we move through the night tonight. look at the record lows. bwi, 4, set back in 1979. that forecast is 3. out towards dulles the record's 2 below. i don't think we'll get there, but we ha

maryland. down to the northern neck. fredericksburg south towards charlottesville and the eastern shore. lighter amounts. western maryland and the panhandle of west virginia. ea all the way to the metro area four to eight inch amounts will be common. a look at when the snow arrives in the hour-by-hour forecast coming up at 5:11. >>> new accident, melissa. where is this? >> northbound at 323. it is going to cause sop problem here's. on the phone trying to figure out what is blocked here this morning with it just popped up. here in college park green belt avenue trying to get that out of the way. colesville road here. this is the outer loop here. everything rolling along nicely. right now, 95 into and out of town. looking good. that crash northbound at 32. not showing slowdowns yet. getting information on the next couple of minutes. beltway is moving along nicely. penn line running on a sunday schedule. brunswick and camden canceled because of the holiday. >>> we know a lot of schools are out today. but we do have some school delays to pass along this morning. in virginia right now, spotssy

if you're down into the purple areas, fredericksburg southern maryland d.c. the i-95 corridor, back towards culpeper that's the winter weather advisory. what we are going to see is this change from mixture of rain over to ice over to -- rather snow to ice to rain quickly in in the d.c. metro area then back to the west staying more snow nap's what

about 3:00 5:00, moderate snow to the south manassas, cold paper, fredericksburg, lexington park, southern maryland, moderate snow. all of that quickly moves out. by 11:00 in the morning, most of the heavy snow should be well to the north and west. the exception is in the west in the mountains where you could pick up more. sunshine later afternoon. a chance of flurries during the day friday. in terms of what we expect for snow totals, one to three inches inside the beltway. the further south, greater amount, between three and six inches. some of these areas may see more. a further north, along the mason-dixon line, these are the areas where we are expecting lesser amounts. tomorrow, daytime high near 30 degrees, the snow out of here by noontime. a cold weekend ahead. next week, temperatures near 50 on monday. alison: all right, just have to get through tomorrow morning. leon: now we go to a man with warmer climes? tim: bryce harper raised some eyebrows tonight. he was talking about the ring. the capitals found themselves in a back alley brawl with >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you b

back to the west but did see collating snow into the southern maryland back down around fredericksburg just enough to cover some of the grassy surfaces and the decks. that's about it. what we are seeing is that brutal arctic air. look at the winds gusting upwards of 30 miles per hour now, 31-mile-an-hour gust in leesburg 27 in washington, 22 towards pawtuxet river. that wind is bringing in the colder numbers and that's why we have a windchill advisory in effect for frederick county maryland frederick county virginia, everybody along i-81. this just issues along the northern neck and eastern shore. we could see it here too potentially. this is why. take a look at some of the numbers as we move through night tonight. 19 by 6:00 down to 8 by 8:00 and look at tomorrow morning. this is d.c. friends. this is 2 below zero around 4:00 a.m. so yes, the coldest air we've seen so far this season but guess what? it gets a lot colder over the next couple of days, plus a couple chances of snow. winter really starting to pick up quick. >> doug thank you. news4 news4 following three big breaking stori

maryland. including the 66 corridor and the city of fredericksburg, culpeper, manassas, and orange. two to four inches in leesburg, gaithersburg, frederick and in the city of hagerstown, the two to four inches for the panhandle of maryland and west virginia as well. overnight tonight, it will be very cold, zero to ten, mostly clear to partly cloudy with the winds out of the northwest at 10 to 20 miles per hour and gusting higher than that. the temperatures will still be in the single digits and teens on monday morning. then in the afternoon we might see a quick snow shower before sunset, but for the most part that snow is going to off until after sunset. tomorrow's high temperature only 25 degrees with that snow arriving late. and then a morning snow shower is still lingering on tuesday. most of this accumulation, it is during the overnight hours as i mentioned, bruce, several inches of snow in our forecast. >> four to eight on tuesday? >> four to eight on monday night. in to tuesday morning. >> got it. we are back here at 11:00 with a full updat narrator: gas prices are down helping

we near 60 in some spots on sunday especially down toward fredericksburg and maybe into southern maryland away from the water. light rain but mild monday, does not look like a huge system. take your umbrella on monday morning. futurecast upper 20s tonight, 32 downtown. by morning a few clouds roll through. i think the futurecast may be a wee bit overdone. 27 up in baltimore, 26 in leesburg, manassas. again this is 7:00 on saturday. they will thin out. partly cloudy skies by 10:00. temperatures now going up nicely, mid- to upper 30s, almost 40 in some spots. by 2:30 we're 51 in culpeper. you folks to the north won't make 50 tomorrow. you'll have to wait till sunday, upper 40s in frederick and leesburg not bad, near 50 downtown. >>> is bad. 7:00 tomorrow temperatures about 10 degrees warmer than tonight. inside the beltway tomorrow night i don't see anybody below freezing. that's a treat for february of the for tonight partly cloudy, not as cold, low temperature in the 20s and winds southwest at 10. tomorrow morning a cold start, partly cloudy, and 30s, winds in check south, southwest at 10

if you're down into the purple areas, fredericksburg southern maryland d.c. the i-95 corridor, back towards culpeper that's the winter weather advisory. what we are going to see is this change from mixture of rain over to ice over to -- rather snow to ice to rain quickly in in the d.c. metro area then back to the west staying more snow nap's what we're worried about, snow sleet, and freezing rain accumulating snow and i do think it will accumulate fairly quick as well. some locations could pick up almost a tenth of an inch of ice and that's another concern. so as we move through the next 24 hours, we're going to see a big change here. nothing on the radar now, but look at this. the cold air is all the way down towards atlanta. atlanta right now is reporting snowfall and that storm system is moving our way. i'll break down the timing and show you who gets what and when in my full forecast. >> all right. thanks doug. >>> the walk so get inside one metro station got even longer for scores of riders in this biting cold this morning. news4's molette green is live

fredericksburg. snow showers from earlier across southern maryland have moved off toward the east. our skies have cleared. that will allow temperatures to drop quickly overnight. nighttime lows will range from the teens and lower 20's. waking up tomorrow, don't be fooled by the sunshine. clouds will increase. we have a wintry mix on the way for sunday. i will detail that plus talk about a 60-degree day on the 70 outlook. that and more coming up in a few minutes. >> a state department official accused of soliciting a minor is free on bond tonight. the fairfax county judge released daniel rosen even the prosecutors argued he was a flight risk. investigators say rosen exchanged explicit online messages with a detective posing as a minor. he is on administrative leave from his post as the state counterterrorism director. the u.s. congress can act as a small business for purposes of health insurance. that is what a d.c. superior court judge ruled. the judge threw out a lawsuit challenging congress' enrollment in the d.c. small business exchange. judicial watch challenged the plant notin

mainly rain in southern maryland, down into prince william county and fredericksburg. a mix of rain and snow and basically a wintery mix that will accumulate is only possible in the white shaded areas. you can see that includes the city of hagerstown. overnight tonight, not as cold, 18 to 26. becoming partly cloudy. then by the morning hours, it's mostly cloudy, but still dry with temperatures in the 20s and 30s. in the afternoon, a high temperature of 35 to 40. so, we'll be milder tomorrow, a few flurries possible as i mentioned before, snow showers to the west as this system approaches from the west to east. winds will be out of the southeast at 5 to 10 miles per hour. just a yellow weather alert for sunday because the drive home from your super bowl celebrations could be a little bit messy. but then heading out the door monday morning, it's morning rain and then changing over to a little bit of snow and windy conditions as well. both days a high of 38 degrees and then it's kind of cold on tuesday with a high of 34. in the first alert seven-day forecast, we stay prim

winter weather advisories go into effect late this evening for southern maryland, northern neck of virginia fredericksburg d points sou of us. those advisories may be expanded up to include pards of the metro area. watching thi carefully. for now though cloudy and still cold outside. there's the advisories that include st. mary's county spotsal vaini county. no advisories as of yet here in the metro area. periods of snow arriving between 2:00 and 5:00 tomorrow morning. pre-dawn and more snow farther south of the d.c. metro. that doesn't mean we couldn't e snow here in town. could get one to maybe much as two inches of snow in and around washington. one to two maybe four inches down to the south. again, where advisories are for now. wh all the snow is say cross parts of little rock, arkansas shrevepo louisiana, all the cold air and moisture coming in our direction. for now temperatures just above the free mark. chilly today. temperatur up into the upper 30s, near 40 for a brief time this afternoon and drop down below freezing this evening. the reason snow chances are on the up and up for tomorrow. before i

sterling by 7:00 tomorrow maybe 6 inches in the middle band, fredericksburg 11, waldorf 10 inches, frederick, maryland, north, about 4 inches and oxon hill check in with about 6 inches. you're kind of in the middle of the road, too, in that 4 to 8- inch band. the radar the past couple hours snow extends up into the mid- atlantic. the brighter white is heavier snow and the blue is heavier snow. as we go through the night, some of these heavier bands will set up just south of d.c. i think we'll see moderate snow as far north as gaithersburg, but the bull's eye south of 66 and south of route 50. for more on that here's meteorologist erica grow. >> we'll take a live look at a sweeping view of doppler 9000. we already are starting to see accumulation because every single flake counts in this scenario. we'll see everything stick and so very cold. snow totals so far, an inch in chantilly, culpeper and 1.2 inches in woolsey, virginia. we're continuing to get the viewer photos in from you at home and also my friend and family who live in the area. this picture come from christopher white who lives in the d.c.

fredericksburg. almost two inches in damascus, maryland. the good news all the snow has come to an end. high pressure is just off to the west of us but ahead of that a he have weak cold front. this cold front moves through overnight and some of you may see a few snow showers, flurries, but it's not going to amount to a whole lot as you move through early morning. the cool air off to the north and west. 8 in detroit. 3 in chicago. 3 in map. colder air moves our way tomorrow and that means a cold start to the upcoming weekend. saturday's highs only in the upper 20's to lower 30's. then we'll start to turn the corner as we move into the day on sunday. this is our future cast next 48 hours. here is the area of high pressure. it's going to keep us dry for the day tomorrow even into the day on saturday. we'll enjoy a good amount of sunshine. by sunday may be looking at a little wintry mix. by monday with temperatures in the upper 40's talking about a rain event across the mid-atlantic. for tonight, temperature drops to just around 24 degrees inside the capital beltway. it's going to be much c

the bull's eye is south and east, 4 to 8 inches into southern maryland, 2 to 4 through charles county back into fredericksburg, 1 to 2 downtown and quite frankly, i'm resisting the temptation of raising it a bit. we'll get new data in tonight at 11:00. we may have to adjust these. we'll still go 1 to 2 to frederick. past frederick a trace to an inch is possible. again opposite of saturday. it's very important you know where you live to expect how much snow you'll get. silver spring 1 to 2 inches, northwest d.c. 1 to 2. woodbridge 2 to 4, front royal 1 to 2 and patuxent river, 4 to 8 inches of snow. look at this radar. this looks really good. the storm is coming out of the gulf of mexico, cold air in place, snowing to the south. we'll still get just brushed by this as the storm moves across the florida pan handle and then off the north carolina coast, heavy snow occurring. seeing pictures from atlanta covering roads in minutes. here the roads we will -- will get covered and slick very quickly. snow breaks out by dawn. bus stop temperatures it will be snowing, critical times 4 a.m. to 10 a.m. and the roads beco

the bull's-eye was down toward southern maryland around the northern neck and fredericksburg. the area we talked about getting 6 to 10 inches of snow. that's why we sent jackie bensen down there. she was down there last night, down there today. this is what she saw. >> reporter: that little bit of warmth today created this. icicles. a sign that the snow on roof is melting. the problem is when temperatures drop tonight, that becomes very dangerous ice. when it snows, you want this man to be your neighbor. >> clearing the snow from the sidewalks and driveway then went around the side and helped out a friend around the way and then a neighbor who couldn't get outside. >> it's fluffy. >> reporter: we found this woman shoveling with a garden rake for the usual reasons. >> my boyfriend took the other shovel. he's helping some people in the neighborhood. >> reporter: those who did work on presidents' day, monday are still talking about the brutal commute home last night. but what a difference today as the sun helped de-icing chemicals take effect left major roads cleared to the black

fredericksburg. and then in southern maryland, that's where they got. the most snow. we were thinking it would be higher amounts in southern maryland and in saint mary's can the they got about eight inches. i love this picture. the snow lovers are rejoicing and celebrating this snow. this photo posted on twitter. this is taken in calvert county. time to shovel but it's easey to shovel. it's not the heavy wet snow. as soon as you take care u of it the easier it will be to deal with it. we'll be staying below freezing today. good sledding weather as well. this is down a gentle hill in somebody's backyard. this posted on twitter as well. temperatures right now are in the upper teens to low 20s. reagan national is at 23 degrees. we've got this beautiful sky looking off to the west. live view from our tower camera. temperatures through the afternoon and into the upper 20s. lots of sunshine. then the temperatures plummet overnight. we'll be down to the upper teens by midnight. teens by dawn on wednesday. and during the day on wednesday, we have another chance for some snow

maryland and 36 in virginia. a cold 21 here in menassis. 28 in fredericksburg. check out the hourly temperature draft. a steep, steady climb and out of the 20s and 30s into the 40s for most of the day. the high is right around 50. that will be a nice one. going out for your saturday night on the town dinner and a movie. still dry. temperatures near 40. if you are doing any traveling, quiet weather from washington southbound but in new york or new england, winter weather advisories are up again. they could get another couple of inches of snow on top of the 50 or 60 they had in the last week and a half. for us nothing to worry about. we have a little bit of a cloud and sun challenge. we will call it partly to mostly cloudy but with the return of a light south breeze. it will be cool but not cold compared to yesterday when it was chilly to be outside. by saturday night, raindrops staying away from us. lows back into the 30s as opposed to teens and 20s. a milder start and tomorrow afternoon with a fair amount of sunshine. clouds in the second half of the day, but raindrops holding off until monday. all th

. >> in maryland frederick county, howard, an a run didnne l al two hour delay. >> spotsylvania stafford, fauquier county fredericksburglso opening two hour delay. warren, culpeper, page, king george also two hours late. >> frederick county virginia and shenandoah county all opening one hour late today. we posted all of today's delays on the nbc washington app. they're also scrolling on the bottom of your screen. in arlington county williamsburg middle school is closed because pipes burst there. all other arlington county schools are on time. >> 6:32. a terror threat prompting malls across the country to step up security. the somali terror group al shabaab called for attacks at places like mall of america. the u.s. says tho creditle threat. jeh johnson says it's okay to go for the mall but he's urging caution and vigilance. this threat comes as lawmakers return to capitol hill to debate funding for the homeland security department. if congress can't make a deal by run out of money. tracie potts joining us live from capitol hill. the question what is the holdup here? >> reporter: the holdup is simply immigration. there

fredericksburg reports of sleet as well in stat ford and the gray area near fredericksburg east of there across southern maryland and toward the eastern shore we're getting this light icing creating a light graze on untreated surfaces. temperatures afreezing now. in the afternoon should be hitting the low 40s by late to mid afternoon. a little bit of sunshine breaking out. look at much colder air moving in for the weekend. how are we doing, melissa? >>> another new crash this is maryland 50 westbound at the beltway. it's off to the right side of the roadway. it is a little slower than we typically see this time beltway at branch avenue northbound have three different crashes. one being reported at old branch and another at wood yard. you might want to take your alternate route if you head through that way any time soon. taking look at travel times. 95 north quantity koe to the beltway not bad. 270 southbound no major problems. i'm back in ten minutes. see you then. >>> thank you. the number of measle cases continues to grow. later this morning lawmakers will tackle how to stop the spread. have saved a lot of mon

fredericksburg. only low 40s in northern maryland. so it make ma a huge difference on where you live. today it won't really matter. every will have temperatures out the door first thing this morning. genera upper 30s and low 40s. so you'll need your coat and umbrella. no heavy rain. out the door respect temperatures upper 30s. low 40s a little bit later on. highs today only upper 40s and low 50s. melissa mollet sounds like monday morning has broken out on the roadways. >> monday morning has broken out. breaking news here in laurel. maryland 95 south at route 198, we have two left lanes blocked from an accident. not seeing the slowdown until after this camera but it is there. also two problems on bw parkway, southbound at 175, a big slowdown because of a crash and also southbound the on-ramp froms road slow there, as well. previous crash four vehicle accident. raffle times in virginia looking pretty good. in maryland 270 south there germantown to the beltway, 16 minutes. outer loop, 95 to 2095 ten minutes. >>> the movie drew a lot of attention. now the man accused of killing the americ

southern maryland and places like the northern neck and fredericksburg i think you folks will be theeye for this one. normally it's the other way around but this time it's you folks and you will have the snow the longest into this area right on through about 7:00 a.m. then the cold air returns tomorrow. tomorrow another cold day but not quite as frigid as ititis been. your snowfall forecast. to the north around the martinsburg area hagerstown frederick, middleburgh, 2 to 4 inches could see a lit bit more in some location but 2 to 4 is what we're thinking there, maybe on the higher side for areas of frederick. i-95 corridor around washington up towards gaithersburg leesburg blue monlt, marshall around 4 to 6 inches if we get some of the banding, we could see a little more than that but we like that 4 to 6 inch mark. i like 5 inches in d.c. then 6 to 10 down to the south, woodbridge quantico fredericksburg colonial beach and leonardtown. once again because of the banding, because of some colder air, i think some arias will get a foot of snow maybe around the waldorf area down towards l

into the northern neck of virginia and areas just south of fredericksburg where there could be a dusting to an inch here in southern maryland and parts of the northern neck and lower eastern shore between now and 10:00 this morning. mainly on the grassy surfaces. we have winter weather advisories in effect until 6:00 a.m. for souther and prince george's the district and prince william. in is going to be in effect a little bit later into the morning hours. i took this picture the road was wet but the tree had light icing on it. that's what you'll be encountering. if your car has been outside overnight it will have ice on the wipd shield. allow yourself extra time to scrape the ice off. we're at or a little below freezing now. cloudy sky over northwest washington. live view from the tower cam getting above freezing by mid-morning and noontime upper 30s. low 40s mid afternoon. blustery wind it will feel chillier as we get sunshine back.l may be 20s to low 30s. you can track the radar with the storm team 4 weather app and our four-day forecast upper 20s tomorrow morning. afternoon highs mid 40s on wednesday. partly cloudy and a

we're talking act you folks around fredericksburg maybe in the northern neck southern maryland i thinks for snow on thursday friday a high temperature of 30 degrees. so well below average. nearly 20 degrees below average, back to 36 on saturday 43 on sunday and the the right direction. we get to 351 on monday but that comes with a good chance for rain. there you go. >>> so it goes. thank you, doug. coming up on sports, tighting ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ everybody deserves $73 fares. because wedding season can get expensive. book your low fare now at southwest.com. >>> that's the word that's being thrown around. i'm not saying it. the s-word i'm hearing is slump, wizards. they're in a free-fall losing 8 of the last 10. >> that's a slump. >> and this is going to make you feel better. look who's coming into town, the warriors, the best team in the nba. the wiz have lost their last two games by a combined 55 points. on friend lebron james and the cavaliers handed the wizards their worst defeat at home in 40 years. a 38-point loss. yesterday in motown things weren't much better. randy wittman furious at shot

still be in the mid to upper 40s, maybe they're 50 degrees between fredericksburg eefr to culpepper, charlottes will southern maryland mid-40s. by 5:00 p.m. chillier as the rain moves throughr 30s to near 40s. that rain continues off and on into tonight. next weather and traffic on the 1s chuck bell joins us live with your walk to work forecast. how is driving to work? >>> overall looking pretty good. one problem inner loop the a gw parkway, disabled vehicle on the shoulder. not seeing any slowdowns right now. but if it sticks around too long we might. in laurel, maryland 95 south at 198, everything flowing there. taking a look at 270 headed down into the gaithersburg, you're fine. 66 into and out of town looking quite good. 95 slowest spot northbound through dale city 29 miles per hour. >>> 5:33. today german chancellor angela her kell will be in d.c. to meet with president obal talk about several foreign issues especially the th of isis. tracie potts live on capitol hill with more. >> reporter: the u.s. needs to strengthen this coalition. they really need supporters here on capitol hill say more boots on the ground

fredericksburg just south of 66. the best chance for any accumulating snow will be across southern maryland, even southern sections of charles country. flurries north of town. the accumulating snow i-56, route 50 southward. this takes another 10-20 miles to get accumulating snow elsewhere. right now for tonight, partly cloudy. not as cold. a few slick spots because nothing is melting. 18-26 for lows. tomorrow morning partly cloudy, cold, 18-35. we're going in the right direction. by afternoon, high temperatures around 40. that's still seasonably cold. with light winds and 40, that's probably the warmest day of the week. 31 by 9:00. finally above freezing by 11:00. maybe more flurries on friday. only 29 on friday. next seven days looks like thursday, friday, and saturday a 72-hour stretch below freezing. back to 42 on sunday. perhaps a mix sunday night. should turn to rain on monday and more rain, perhaps heavy rain next tuesday. >> thank you. >>> it is your chance to hang out with the eastern bunny. how to enter is next on wusa 9 and your only local news at 7:00. >>> easter egg roll is open. you have until noon thurs

maryland pennsylvania. that's really about it. tomorrow's story, though nice temperatures. 48 degrees in d.c. 49 fredericksburg 46 in gaithersburg.n't be surprised to be closer to 50 during the late afternoon, 2:00 3:00. so there's no impact other than get out for lunch. tomorrow might be the only day we did it. we are looking good tomorrow afternoon with that sunshine. temperatures the next few days going down big time. 34 for a high on thursday and then friday morning, we're down to 17 forecasting 8 degrees colder than what we saw out there this morning. a very cold start. 35 for a high on friday windchills in the mid-20s. we start to break out of that on saturday but then the next storm still waiting to see exactly where that one goes. if it's able to track a little farther south it could mean more snow for us. right now i have it going north of the area that means more rain. but a mixed bag over the region. >> but tomorrow is a day to rejoice. >> rejoice, goit. you want to do lunch in. >> you paying? >> sure. >> sports coming up. you know those stanley cup winning kings? >>> this is the xfinity sports desk brought to you by x

weather advi from the pennsylvania border right down i-95 down toward fredericksburg ba towards the blue ridge. blue ridge. in souther maryland. the only exception. st. ma county westmoreland now under a winter storm warnin expecting to see more wint weather there and more snow in that area. here's what to expect. snow moves in around 3:00 a.m. just about everywhere. the roads will become covered quickl we'l see major rush hour delays. cancellatio and clos as well. we'll kp y updated on those thro the night tonight at 11:00. tomorr starting at 4:00 a.m. >>> thank you, doug. "news4ay wil start early tomo morning to to minute on school delays and travel conditions. tune in tomorrow from 4:00 to 7:00 a.m. >> right now, the countdown is on for the legalization of mariju in the district. but it's turning into a showdown between city leaders and a few membsf cons on the hill. >> one house committee says if d.c. goes through with legali at midnight tonigh that's less than six hours away then it will be a willl violation of the law. tom sherwood is at the wilson buil with the city's respon to all this. hi tom. >> this is a big step f

fredericksburg. closer to washington a few sprinkles in this patch much green in montgomery howard frederick county maryland. northern anne arundel county. this will be tracking off north and east. but we still have a possibility of light rain over the next three or four hours. right now all above freezing. near 50 southern maryland. low to mid-40s central shenandoah valley. but this area in purple still a winter weather advisory. some slippery spots until 8:00 this morning. just some isolated slick spots northern montgomery county a little bit of slushiness up there as well as into northern and we were loudoun county. coming up next weather and traffic, a look at our roller coaster temperatures over the next 24 hours. chuck bell joins us live now in the storm team 4 x 4. >> reporter: we are here in northern montgomery county on father hurley boulevard just off of 270. it's indeed a slushy story on the side of the roads, but all the main stretches of pavement are completely slush free. that is definitely welcome news. we're out here in the 4 x 4. if you have slushiness or icy streets, @chuckbell4 is my twit

there is a chance for some snow in our southern areas, fredericksburg maybe the northern neck maybe toward portions of southern maryland. that storm will be watching. it could come up the coast, right now 30% chance of snow on our area 30 degrees on your friday and this weekend looking cool 36 on saturday 43 degrees on sunday. not a bad weekend, at least it will be dry, dry and sunny, still cold but not frigid. the next storm coming up on monday. and right now that storm looks like it's going to bring us a chance for some rain. but still a lot of time to figure all this out. one thing as we mentioned, the average high temperat in the middle of this weekend is 50 degrees. we stayed well below that all the way through guys? >> all righty. >>> that next car you buy may be safer because it's smarter. smart cars have the potential to save lives and save you money. and automakers are racing to get these next-generation vehicles on the road. some new cars already alert drivers when another car is on their blind side or when they're drifting out of their lane. well now several states are experimenting with high-tech highways w

fredericksburgs, d.c. half inch, with only trace amounts in pred frederick, maryland. one of the reasons why storm team 4 thinking what that's where the delays will be tomorrow morning with cancellations just south of there into arias like howard county montgomery county loudoun county as well. but delays for those northern counties that border pennsylvania. snow ends early tomorrow morning. doug after that we're below freezing with still some icy conditions. >> yeah. we may not get above freezing for almost the next week. that's something else we're looking at. let's show you who we think will see the noes snow. it will be down to the south. to the north 2shgs to 4 2 to 4 inches. some could see 5. hagerstown frederick, middleburgh, you're fighting drier air and most of the moisture stays south. 4 to 6, bluemont marshall leesburg sterling, ashburn, bethesda bethesda rockville, bowie. 4 to 6 inches. some areas a little more with that plus for the banding. 6 to 10, the bull's-eye, fredericksburg, quantico, waldorf, heads up in this region reports from the thomas jefferso

fredericksburg. you folks will get 8 to 12 inches and i think that's going to be a lot especially into southern maryland. to the north cumberland and hagerstown probably 3 to 6 inches, probably even frederick as well, so a little less to the north. legitimate snow. critical hours essentially now through 7 a.m. it's a very dry snow, easier to sweep away and easier on your back to shovel. bull's eye south and east of town and a general 4 to 8 inches on the way. we'll pick up some cities here. bowie 6 inches, downtown 7 inches on the terrace, leesburg 5, fairfax kind of in the middle, so 6 inches, bethesda sort of in the middle 7 inches. it's so dry we'll get more bang for the buck, so to speak. that's why we think we'll get a lute fluffy snow. on the impact meter not as high, probably around a four because we're coming off a three-day holiday. it's going to occur mainly overnight. everybody is prepared. it will have less impact in term of trying to get to work tomorrow. it will on trying to arrange to keep the kids busy as you have to stay home if school is closed. we'll be back. erica will join me with p

fredericksburg. you folks will get 8 to 12 inches and i think that's going to be a lot especially into southern marylandand and hagerstown probably 3 to 6 inches, probably even frederick as well, so a little less to the north. legitimate snow. critical hours essentially now through

maryland and also in oakland. but a lot closer to the upper 120 20s. 3 3z in fredericksburg. temperatures continuing to climb. 36 is the high. 37 at 4:00 this afternoon. then down the temperatures will go again back below freezing. not long after the sun goes down. what little breeze is left has the windchill into the teens and 20s. to wear your heavy coat and hat. you can do with the gloves. sunglasses because of the bright sunshine. there's the next bringing a winter weather advisory to minneapolis and southern parts of wisconsin. as it comes in here late wednesday night into thursday morning, it has very limited amount of moisture and moving very quickly. any accumulations of snow should be limited. any time we mention snow, it's a great to have our weather app ready to go for your hometown forecast. here's the way it looks for the rest of today. the wind dying down a bit. skies remaining clear and cold overnight tonight. low temperatures back into the mid-and upper 20s by wakeup tomorrow morning. plenty of sunshine around. no weather worries on your wednesday. here we are

fredericksburg city schools are closed. same for stafford and king george county schools. in maryland calvert and st. mary's both opening two hours late. montgomery county schools just wooeted they will be opening on time today. baden elementary school is closed for a mechanical problem. >>> and in west virginia hampshire, hardy, grant and men ral counties are all crowed. berkeley jefferson and morgan are on a two hour delay. we'll send push alerts of any new closings to your thbs washington app. you can also use to check the full list online. >>> weather and traffic on the 1s, it's 5:01. >>> right now we have our winds gusting to around 15 20 miles an hour. but later today, they would be gusting over 30 miles an hour. so we have a windchill advisory all he's areas in blue covers all of virginia eastern west virginia all of maryland and includes the metro area for windchills as cold as 20 below zero. our windchills right now though are hovering in the low single digits in the metro area and southern eastern suburbs. west and north, windchills down to around 5 below zero. even with those gentler winds

one to three inches across metro, three to six inches in places like fredericksburg through spotsylvania county and into southern marylandw things are looking in your neighborhood, so we will head to mike conneen life -- live in northwest washington. mike: here in adams morgan, we have gotten about an inch of snow. the snow is coming down at a good clip, but smaller flakes than earlier this morning. the sidewalks here are completely coated in snow. the roads have been pretty well treated, and not a lot of accumulation. not a lot of foot traffic this morning with the federal government on a two-hour delay. d.c. public schools on a two-hour delay. we are told that the d.c. government will be opening on time today. we have all been information on our website, wjla.com. it is kind of a mixed bag, so we encourage you to check that out online. as far as the snow conditions, it is not as powdery as what we saw in the last storm. a little bit of a winter, compacter snow. a lot of icy conditions on side streets and sidewalks, so take precautions. that is latest in d.c. jummy: thank you for watching this morning you can get more n

half hour we learned frederick county maryland and howard and warren counties also on a two hour delay. so are anne arundel, stafford and spotsylvania. and fredericksburghools. >> for you kerr, culpeper page all starting two hours late. frederick county virginia and shenandoah opening one hour late today. one school this arlington will be closed williamsburg middle school closed because of pipe burst. all other arlington county schools are open on time. a full list at the bottom of your screen and always available on nbc washington app. >>> let's get a look at your forecast now. >>> good morning. starting off a lot of clouds around. radar showing scattered flurries in western maryland, far north and west of us, a few flurries washington county northern frederick, panhandle of west virginia. other scattered flurries closer to washington in the metro area. right inside the beltway, northeast, southeast washington, prince william, just a few scattered flurries. temperatures silver spring by 9:00 a.m. down to the mid 20s. right now we're above freezing. so what is wet likely freezing up later today. only getting to the low 20s by later this afternoon. so i

fredericksburg residency officer on deacon road. >>> can having faith help you heal? doreen gensler has the story of a maryland pastor who made a miles per hourraculous recovery. >> reporter: michael freeman, pastor of the spirit of faith christian center was lying unconscious as an aggressive pneumonia was attacking his lungs. when he finally woke up, he had no idea that his recovery was something some are calling miraculous. >> i tried not to go back there a lot simply because i thought i was asleep for a night. and here it was 3 to 4 weeks later. >> coming up tonight on news 4 at 11:00, what doctors are saying helped the pastor make a miraculous recovery. >>> when you are thumbing through facebook later this morning -- >> actually want to tell you about a huge show of support for kids if prince george's county. the school district hosted its second annual fatherhood forum last might in springdale. school board members sent us photos from the event. 198 fathers were honored for their commitment to education and to their children and it also featured a discussion about active positive father figures in studen