happy friday, i'm andrea roane. >> and i'm surae chinn in for mike hydeck. angie goff will have traffic in just a moment and we have olga breese in for howard bernstein. >>> that's great if you're planning to cook out and go to the beach and spend some time of the shore? you can have the typical summertime weather to do that by the time we get to the end of the three day weekend for most of us. right now though starting off

i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. glad you're with us.ith traffic in a moment. anny hong is

i'm mike hydeck. here's angie who will have traffic in a moment. anny hong is in for howard with your weather first. boy, is it sticky already. >> not a whole lot of relief from the humidity. we're also looking at some storm chances this afternoon. here is a look though at your day planner for this thursday. whereby this morning, we're expecting partly cloudy conditions. temperatures in the lower 80s by 9:00. noon hour, near 90. then 5:00, a chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms. temperatures in the lower 90s. a couple of the storms could be heavy to severe. they'll be isolated though. we do have some fog out there. visibility, culpepper, less than two miles. d.c., no problems there. just cloudy conditions. right now, it is 71 degrees in arlington. rockville, good morning to you. you're at 72 degrees. here is a look at doppler where just south of 66 around warrenton, culpepper, orange reporting some really light mist and some fog. highs for today, lower 90s around downtown and andrews air force base near mid-90s. in martinsburg, 90 degrees

just a few days ago, 9news now anchor mike hydeck sampled cupcakes delivered here with a message. help fight breast cancer. our guest was dr. alex, representing pink jams. >> so, how would you like to experience a real, new york fashion show, cat walk and all and raise money for a good cause at the same time? well, you can right here in washington, d.c. coming up. this is dr. alex. she's here representing what's the name of it again? >> pink jams. pinkjams.org. this is a very special event coming up when and what is it? >> it is in october. it raises awareness for breast cancer under the age of 40. it is a fun event. it makes it hip and fun and rock n' roll way of raising money. >> the fashion show part is like a mystery designer, is that right? >> yes. we haven't released it yet. they'll release it july 5th. you can go to pinkjams.org on july 5th, they'll let you know who the designer is. the entire fashion show will be re-created here in d.c. >> that's fantastic. they'll bring models in. who will be walking the cat walk? >> actual models here and they'll have athletes and -- >>

>> and i'm jessica doyle in for mike hydeck. we have fancy grass for the 4 4th of july? >> we will whip them out here and there. >> looking good. >> we try. the big flag tie on because it's the 4th of july. happy 255th. that's if i'm doing my math right. >> freedom from great britain, that a lot of people don't know. >> you're right. that's stunning. reputation on back on the day. >> let's go to weather before we really get in trouble. talking about temperatures in the 70s. 81 by 9:00. 89 by noon. code orange alert day. unhealthy for sensitive groups. any respiratory ailments, young and old, limit your outside time. yes, a thunderstorm symbol. we could see a few more thunderstorms this afternoon. potentially a couple of strong ones. big ones yesterday moving away. overnight a few showers out of west virginia. they have pretty much fizzled. 60s in new york state. pennsylvania, in the 70s. 80 in raleigh. warm across the eastern u.s., even into places like des moines and chicago and the great lakes. they are still in the 60s. check it out. holding below the 90-degree mark a

. >> i'm mike hydeck. we're glad you're here. welcome to 9news.ff, back from vacation. anny hong is in for howard. good morning, anny. >> good morning, guys. before heading out the door, our storm chances increasing today and through tomorrow. grab the umbrella. we'll talk about that. also a chance for some severe weather as well, possibly in isolated locations. here's a look at your forecast for today, on this thursday. 9:00 this morning, partly cloudy conditions. temperatures in the low 80s. it is still muggy out there. 3:00, late this afternoon, evening, a chance for some storms. temperatures topping out around low 90s. here is a look at the conditions. d.c. at 47. sterling, good morning to you at 72 degrees. here's a look at live doppler 9000 hd. look out to the west and south of us around warren, you may see some light showers out there. there are some areas of patchy fog including dulles and leesburg. highs today around the low 90s for d.c. winchester 29. cumberland lower 90s. annapolis warming up to 90 degrees. we'll talk more about the sto

. >> i'm mike hydeck. glad to be back. monika samtani is in for angie.ernstein. >> you notice the sticky, steamy feel. the humidity in the air. >> from garage to garage. >> exactly. >> follow the ac. it will be the rule of the day today. our current temperatures are fairly warm right now. most of us are sitting in the sticky and muggy 70s. that's about it for the overnight lows at least at the city center. most of us in the upper 70s. we did drop down in the northern and western suburbs. if you're getting into the petersburg area. 64 degrees. we're seeing slightly cooler temperatures off to the mountain areas as well. for most of us, it will be a pretty muggy start. there is also a slight rain chance in the forecast. grab your umbrella. we don't have very many clouds around. we kept the overnight mainly clear but with the south- southwest winds, we'll continue to pump in the humidity. as we head in toward the afternoon, temperatures go up as well as the humidity values and our air quality is very, very poor. we're only seeing about code orange today. so,

. >> i'm mike hydeck. miss angie goff. anny hong is in for howard. the steam is on. >> the steam not letting up for today. we look at chance for some scattered showers and thunderstorms for

. >> i'm jessica doyle in for mike hydeck.amtani is here with first traffic for angie and of course, howard is here with our weather. >> it is quieter this morning. southern maryland, still have a few leftover sprinkles from the overnight showers we had. most of the fireworks seem to get off all right last night. temperatures like they've been up arounded 90 degree mark. this july pattern sort of locked in. here is a look at the day planner on this tuesday, july 5th. temperatures by 9:00 in the upper 70s. by this afternoon, isolated storms will be popping. winds go from north to south at about 5 miles per hour. winds will be fairly light. temperatures by 6 still in the upper 80s. there were showers coming through. fireworks south of town. really got hammered here. we had a couple north and west as well. some lighter showers overnight and this morning, what's left of it is in calvert county back to around dahlgren. scattered about into calvert, st. mary and down to the northern neck. temperatures ranging from the lower 60s in m

. >> i'm mike hydeck. anny hong is in for howard. sh

. >> i'm jessica doyle in for mike hydeck. monika is in for angie. she'll have traffic in a moment.d bernstein starts us

>> i'm mike hydeck. >> here's monika samtani. >> hi. >> she's in for angie with traffic. now, olga breese has your weather first. >> i wish i had a better forecast. at least the morning is dry and sunny. that's the bright side of it all. it is for the afternoon, midday, well, it is going to be muggy, sticky, steamy and

mike hydeck. kris knead will have the traffic as he fills fills fills in for -- as he fills in for angie. >> it will be hot and sticky again, a few storms this afternoon. but by 9:00, things should be settling down nicely for almost all of us. sought eastern virginia a better chance. into norfolk today, you may run into storms this evening, but for the most part, good shape. here's a look at our day planner on this independence day. we are looking at temperatures this morning, mainly in the lower 70s. quiet out there. noon, upper 80s. partly sunny. 5:00, scattered thunderstorms, and by 8:00 or 9:00, 9:00 rather, 83, isolated storms still possible. i think most of this is south of us. temperatures this morning. up to 75 this morning. 68 in gaithersburg. mid-60s in the mountains, and lower 70s in southern maryland. as we have told you, angie is off, but kris is monitoring the weather pattern. >> we have one issue into the district here. we have word of an overnight down tree, canal and californiaal

. >> i'm surae chinn in for mike hydeck. and howard -- >> he was here. >> i'm andrea roane, angie will have traffic in a moment. but first olga breese right to the friday forecast. >>> a hot day today. very much warming up today. little bit warmer than what we saw yesterday. our day planisher going to get us right to it. we'll get out of the 70s at national airport right now. we're going to keep moving on up into the lower 80s through midday and the afternoon. expecting temperatures by the 6:00 hour and then we'll begin to back it down just a little bit. if you're just getting up and getting out maybe you have to get the paper or walk the dog this morning, you'll feet a little bit of coolness in the air. highs are going to be quite high especial hi great falls, about 88 degrees, 89 through bethesda and gaithersburg area. now time for the timesaver traffic. >>> right now the time is halfway through the 6:00 hour. the green light stays on. that's good news for us as we take a closer look at the district drive. we're going to d

mike hydeck, angie, andrea and anny in for howard.got a busy day going. >> i'm concerned about late this afternoon, early evening. i think this morning should be no problems weatherwise. here's a look at your forecast

. >> yeah, no kidding, i'm surae chinn, mike hydeck has the day off. thank you for joining us this morning, angie will have traffic in just a moment. >> yes. and we start with olga breese in for howard bernstein. >> everyone wants to know the fourth of july weekend? i know a lot of people are wrapping up their workweek today. getting ready to take off and head on out. looks like we're going to have some pretty good weather, but it's going to warm up saturday, sunday and monday and be prepared for that. forecast for today. so far, so good. we started off very cool this morning. most of us down into the 60s, some of us already into the lower range 70s. national airport coming in at 72 degrees this hour. we will continue our warming trend through midday and late day. push out of the 70s and into the lower 80s by your lunch break. and then later on this afternoon, i'm expecting many of us to top out into the upper range 70s. featuring sunshine throughout and the forecast actually a little bit on the warm side for some in towards the weekend. this morning t

i'm mike hydeck. >> i'm andrea roane. >> howard is off today.anny hong is on the weather terrace with our forecast. >> good morning, guys. you can feel the mugginess out here. it will stick around for the next couple of days here. we also have storm chances today and tomorrow. some of them could be heavy to severe. pack the umbrella as you're heading out the door today. just in case you get caught in a storm. here is a look at your day planner for today. temperatures in the upper 80s, close to 90 by noon. partly cloudy. by 5:00, for some folks, it could be a wet evening commute. live doppler 9000 hd out toward south of 66, we've got fog and light mist in culpepper and orange. visibility could be impacted for you as you're driving through that. highs for today, lower 90s in downtown. manassas 94. winchester 92 degrees. here is a look at your roads with angie and your timesaver traffic. good morning, angie. >> thank you very much. we have a traffic alert for you which is why we have the yellow light on. we continue to follow the very latest out in

. >> i'm mike hydeck. angie and howard are both off today.eorologist olga breese has a look at a pretty muggy start. >> muggy indeed. there is a haze out there. we is a mist of sun and clouds early this morning. but the clouds will be taking on over. your day planner for today does feature a lot of heat coming our way. we'll kick it off with temperatures in the 80s by the 9:00 hour. up to the upper 80s by noontime. possibility for scattered shower or thunderstorm. take that rain gear if you have any evening plans. now, let's take a look at the morning ride. >> thank you so much, olga. you've got the green light around town because the earlier accident i was telling you about on minnesota avenue and pennsylvania avenue in southeast has been cleared. you are good to go and police have left the scene. now, we'll take you around town and show you what it looks like. the beltway is fine. let's zoom into the outer loop of the beltway and take a live look. on the northside of town, we've got delays, slow traffic really from 95 past colesville road.

. >> and happy friday, i'm surae chinn in for mike hydeck, welcome to 9news now, but olgo, hi. >> as she pointed out. girl power in morning. >> absolutely, doing it in forced to. we had a great forecast. nice conditions this morning if you're stepping out to walk the dog or maybe take the early morning stroll, going to be very, very nice. our day planner today is featuring a lot of sunshine. we're used to that though. plenty of it yesterday and continue it today and even thunderstorm things should look pretty nice for most of us. i'm expecting temperatures the move out of the cool and breezy 60s by mid-morning. by mid-morning into the 80s and i think by noon, you night want to take the lunch outside as we hit about 82 degrees. winds will be out of the north and northwest still and the drier air is in place. by later on this afternoon, we'll top out in the middle range and hit the middle 80s for this afternoon. currently at 74 degrees in the city center. but out in the suburbs a nice cool 60s to enjoy this morning. definitely going to see the opportunity for some warmer weather coming