monika santami stepping in. we must be pretty quiet out there at this hour. >>> we are pretty quiet at this hour. with the wet road conditions if you want to head out early, it might be a good idea. it might get a little tougher later if we have these road conditions during the height of the rush hour. the beltway looks great right now. if you're planning to head south on frederick on i-270 you're going to be fine. volumes are light heading from clarksburg to where the lanes divide. this is still pretty quiet across the river here between tysons and bethesda as you travel on the west side of the beltway. let's go back over to the maps, this time all the way to southern maryland. route 4, route 5, route 301 and route 210 out of accokeek no problems heading for oxon hill and heading south on the beltway. you're going to be fine as well leaving andrews air force base. we'll take a live look outside and this time to the north side of town. southbound 95 and northbound 95 looking great here at route 32 between baltim

monika santami will have traffic momentarily.oward said there are temperatures in the 30s in some places. >> but it's going to be a better day than yesterday because it's going to be mainly dry. we may see an outside chance of a sprinkle but a dry day today and tomorrow before more rain possible on thursday and a warming trend. we'll see temperatures making it into the low 60s. yesterday we only made it to 50. mix of clouds and sunshine and a 5:00 p.m. temperature of 60. you've got some sort of ma

monika santami will have traffic momentarily. howard has the numbers you need to know. >> 67 is the average high. 92 is the record high. we're not going to make t. we're going to be close. it was 2002 when we hit 92. baltimore, their record is 90 today. it's an outside chance they're going to make 90 this afternoon. so very warm day. temps running some 20 degrees at least above average. here's our day planner. it is going to be sunny, maybe some high clouds at times but a sunny and very warm day for any time of year. 80 degrees by noon with mid- to upper 80s, even around 90 in a few spots and a south, southwesterly wind at 10 to 20 miles an hour. we'll call that breezy at times. sun is up at 6:30, setting at 7:47. you can see some of the high clouds just coming across the region from time to time. showers and storms well to the west of us although in far western, maryland, northern western pennsylvania late this afternoon, tonight could be some strong storms but could survive the trip and make it but for us looks like our rain ch

here's monika santami. she'll have traffic. howard bernstein, mr.shine is what we're calling him. >> a little rain overnight. but that rain is quickly

here's monika santami.lly silly from the get go this morning. >> thank you. >> there's a thing on youtube where they put together this clip where we see him every time.

monika santami is coming with time saver traffic. she's telling me things have improved a lot since the last time we saw her. >>> what a difference 30 minutes make. if you're planning to head around town, i think these are looking much better. all the accidents i was telling you about north of town four corners on georgia avenue and route 29, that's been cleared. university boulevard and route 29. and even inside the beltway at georgia avenue near kansas, all that police activity is cleared up as well. here's 270 looking great out of gaithersburg into bethesda. no problems down to the point where the lanes divide. we'll take a live look outside right now. if you're planning to head over to the beltway past silver spring, you're going to be okay. here's what it looks like northbound on 95 in springfield. traffic is moving well. there had been an accident down in woodbridge north of route 1. that's been cleared up as well so you're running well across the occoquan river and past the earlier accident scene. we'll go back over to the map

then only about 70 but still pretty nice on thursday. >>> monika santami is here at 4:48. she has time saver traffic. >> good morning, everybody. i'm happy to say it's an easy friday morning. no big problems to report around town. the beltway is looking great. here's 270 and i-70 coming in from the north. looking great out of agreed rick through -- frederick through damascus all the way down to germantown and the point where the lanes divide. at the american legion bridge, this is what you should expect if that's where you're headed. a few people out and about but no big deal the entire stretch of the beltway. let's go back over to the maps this time to southern maryland. those of who you come out of accokeek, you're going to be fine on route 210. broondzywine, no -- brandywine, no problems on route a. a live look at route 50 coming in from annapolis past i-97 to the beltway you're going to be fine. coming up in my next report at 4:55, we'll take a look at 270. >>> drinking reds wine could help you keep weight -- red wine could help keep weight off. the study found there's

here's monika santami. she'll have traffic. plenty to talk about in a moment. >> howard bernstein has a lot to talk about in his weather today. >> one more warm day and then it's going to cool down toward the second half of the week and

inside to monika santami. 6:30. we have had some serious issues this morning. >>> on the northbound side of i- 95 it's this accident in dumfries before route in involving a bus. virginia state police have been on the scene for over an hour now. you can see the flashing lights. the two left lanes getting by. i would say probably about a five-mile delay on the northbound side of i-95 trying to get past the accident with the two left lanes open. we'll show what you it looks like on a map so you can see all the red i'm talking about and that's your delay coming up into dumfries past route in. you need to stay to -- route in. you need to stay to the left to -- route 234. you need to stay to the left to get by. it's normal through landmark. all lays are open. let's go over to 66. that has not been bad at all. inbound side you have a bit of slow traffic in centreville. we'll take a live look near compton road. things are actually much lighter than normal. it's been a good trip this whole week on 66 heading over into fairfa

here's monika santami. >>> hello. anyone in there? just kidding, howard. you started it. if you're planning to head around town, no problems to report all around the beltway things are looking good except for one spot. there had been an accident on the inner loop of the beltway just after braddock road. it was on the left showedder just attracting everyone's attention. all lanes have been open but it's very heavy leaving lorton into newington. we'll take a live look on the northbound side of i-95 at route 1 and glebe road. if we could take a look at our camera on the northbound side of i-95, no issues to report except for that heavy traffic trying to exit to the inner loop and on 395 you're going to be fine heading up to the 14th street bridge. let's go back over to the maps and this time to the west side of town. if you're coming in from the dulles airport area, sterling no problems to report on 66 heading for fairfax. just the slow traffic out of centreville. then route 50 to 123. a last look at our mdot camera on the west side of town, this has been running smoothly al

monika santami is tracking our commute this morning.tty decent for a monday. >> it's pretty decent except for one hot spot. that's on the inbound side of i- 66. i wish i could say the reason for this delay is a big one but it's really not. it's a minor accident sitting on the shoulder on the inbound side of i-66 right here after route 50 but the delay begins all the way back in centreville. we'll take a live look on the inbound side of i-66. it's the accident that's causing that delay. plus sunshine in your eyes which is not a bad thing except when it causes a delay on the inbound side of i-66. the lanes are open but very heavy this morning. let's take a look back at the maps on the northbound side of i-95. normal slow stuff as you leave dale city. as you can see up toward woodbridge and the occoquan river. in springfield we'll take a live look there. just the volume this morning. no big deals to report on the northbound side of i-95. we'll take a last live look at 395 as well northbound and it's just that volume heading north from duke

here's monika santami. good morning, monika. >> lots to tell you. >> that's not good.ard has a sunny forecast, though. he said give me 15, 20 minutes and all the rain will be gone. >> we're done with it. don't worry about the rain gear. that's over with. you might need it by wednesday morning but the rest of today and tomorrow, no problems what so ever except it's going to be a little chilly. down to 49 now in washington with 55 by noon. so we're not moving too much in spite of the sunshine. the northerly winds will continue to bring in cooler air. they could gust 25, even 30 miles an hour between now and noon with highs in the low 60s. had the showers overnight pulling south of us very quickly. south of richmond now. so the rain goodbye. you're out of here. thanks for what you did because we're running a deficit for the year. we need some rain. mid-40s, in fact 34 in garrett county. still fredricksburg coming in with 57 and to our east and south upper 40s to low 50s. highs today will make about 62 in d.c. maybe only 58 in easton. and

monika santami, 5:17, tgif. >>> oh, yes, tgif. feels like it's been a long week. we had a lot of different accidents all week long, things going on on the major thoroughfares but i'm happy to say this friday morning i don't have that kind of news now. if you're planning to head on the northbound side of 95 in virginia you're doing fine. from dale city into woodbridge, no problems into springfield and over to 395. a live look there right now on the northbound side. quiet it seminary and king heading to the potomac river. let's go back to the maps this time to southern maryland. all of your major thoroughfares are great. no problems on route 4, 5, 301 and route 210 out of accokeek to oxon hill. a live look in alexandria on the beltway, no problems here at telegraph road on 95 between the wilson bridge and springfield. by the way, in wheaton eastbound veers mere road at university boulevard, the two left turn lanes are blocked because of utility work. coming up in my next report, a look into maryland at 5:24. >>> the wizards end their season on a huge winning streak.

monika santami is here. she'll have traffic momentarily. howard bernstein. >>> weather wise, we are starting a nice warming trend. yesterday wasn't bad. today is going to be really nice. a spectacular weekend ahead into early next week. if you can get monday off, take it. weather wise. i'm not talking to you guys. i'm talking to them. 47 degrees with clouds right now. we'll be in the low 60s by noon. highs today in the mid-60s if not upper 60s. it's going to be delightful and it's not going to be windy for a change. we've been so windy the last week. today not going to happen. going to be very, very nice. one thing helping us overnight, a patch of clouds moved in. this is a good thing. the clouds that come in tend to act as a blanket. we had some freeze warnings. but with the clouds temperatures still staying warm enough. we're not seeing those cold, cold temperatures. still have a few more hours but we're holding in the upper 30s. annapolis 53 degrees. down south we have 50 at pax river and 39 la plata. the your highs today, mid- to upper

monika santami stepping in with a look at time saver traffic. welcome back. >> thank you.od to be back. thank you so much. >>> if you're planning to head out the door early this monday morning, a couple of a little hot spots i need to tell you about. good morning. if you're planning to head into virginia, the outer loop of the beltway, a little slowdown. the traffic pattern on the inner loop of the beltway between springfield and braddock road, lanes shift sharply to the right. do you have four lanes maintained. but just be aware of that early this morning. if you're planning to head outside, let's take you live over to springfield on the northbound side of i-95. no problems heading on to 395 and to the 14th street bridge. we'll go back to the map, this time in maryland. we're looking great on the beltway. just the wet road conditions. keep the speed limits down. no problems on 270. a live look in clarksburg, this is pretty much what it looks like coming in from frederick. in my next report, we'll go to the east side of town. >>> g.o.p. presidential hopeful mitt romney pre

monika santami is here. she has traffic momentarily.ernstein, we have a changing forecast. >> a couple of showers north of town. we'll see a few showers. not going to rain all day. going to be mild, too, kind of like yesterday. 59. not nearly as chilly as this morning but i do suggest a rain jacket or umbrella or something because we do have some showers that will be passing from from time to time. won't be moving much the next few hours. upper 60s, low 70s this afternoon with a couple of showers, maybe a rumble or two of thunder as winds will be southeasterly this morning becoming southwesterly late other at 10 to 15 miles an hour. you see some of those showers that have missed us off to the south and west. south of interstate 64. look at the southern half of west virginia this morning. all the showers and storms. we have some in central ohio as well. everything moving southeast. we'll be watching as we go through the daytime hours, the midday. right now just some light showers generally northern montgomery, howard county, frederick as

monika santami with time saver traffic. >>> thank you so much. i was just getting the latest information in lorton. northbound on route 123 at palmer road where there was a high speed police chase overnight. what authorities are telling us now is that there is still only one lane getting through northbound route 123 at palmer road in lorton. so you want to keep that in mind for your travel plans. again it was a high speed chase that ended in an accident in that vicinity. let's take you over to the west side of town. no problems to report on the dulles toll road as you come in from the airport all the way to the beltway. 66 is looking good in from manassas to centreville and fairfax. lanes are open as you head for the beltway and inside to the roosevelt bridge. we'll take you live outside. if you're planning to head here in bethesda, no problems to report on arlington road and old georgetown road pretty much in the heart of the bethesda area. this time inside the beltway in virginia, no problems to report here on 395 as you can see. 66 inside the

monika santami stepping in here at 6:18. she has your time saver traffic. >>> most of the mayor thoroughfares we're just seeing slow traffic right now. that's what happens in the 6:00 hour on a monday morning. overall 270 you've got slow traffic as you leave frederick heading towards urban that. about 37 miles an hour until you hit clarksburg and then the pace improves down into rockville. goshen road at mid county highway there is an accident, that one involving a pedestrian so watch out for police direction and the investigation there. we'll go over to a live picture now on the west side of town. here's what it looks like on the beltway near river road. all these people heading southbound to the legion bridge, northbound through bethesda. everything is moving smoothly right now. back over to the maps and this time bw parkway and route 50 inside the beltway looking great through cheverly into the northeast corridor. no problems out of annapolis or baltimore right now. we'll take a live look on the north side of town just we

here's monika santami. she has traffic momentarily. howard has not mentioned rock of ages in at least a week. >> just as excellent as howard's forecast. >> it was gorgeous yesterday. today will be warm but not as pretty. then we're going to cool off as we head toward the second half of the week.

monika santami, it is 4:27 on friday morning. other than construction, anything else going on? minor little accident. it's on the inbound side of i- 66. i'll tell you where it is in just a secretary. on the inbound side -- in just a s.e.c. on the inbound side it's near the dulles access road inside the beltway blocking the left lane. otherwise 66 not too bad coming in from annapolis. we do have our construction on the beltway in the tysons area and the annandale area as well. northbound 95 coming up from newington toward springfield and 395, everything is running smoothly early this friday morning. let's go back over to our maps, this time on the north side of town. no problems to report as you travel between college park and silver spring. a quick look live at 270 southbound where there are no issues to report. coming up from frederick down to the point where the lanes divide. in my next report we'll take another look at that accident on 66 at 4:39. andrea and mike? >> thank you, monika. >>> listen to this. >> the washington redskins select robert griffin iii. >> yes, those we

let's go to monika santami. it is 4:48 on this thursday morning. >>> i'm happy to say this thursday morning is starting off really, really well. we just had a couple of construction spots. you can see them behind me in tysons and just past college park. but other than that, things are looking pretty good. we're going to start off with 66 on the inbound side. no delays or worries out of manassas all the way into fairfax. we'll take a live look at the roosevelt bridge inside the beltway heading into the district. you're going to be just fine across the river here of the we'll go back over to the maps and this time to the other side of town. gw parkway as you leave the american legion bridge, everything is fine into downtown. taking a live look actually in southern maryland on the beltway, near route 4 pennsylvania avenue. dark here but a few people out near andrews air force base. all of your southern maryland corridors are incident free. coming up in my next report, we'll go to 270 at 4:55. >>> good morning, ever

monika santami, good morning you to. >>> good morning, howard. it's friday morning light i'm happy to say. things are looking great all around town. there was a minor accident on the inbound side of i-66 insides the beltway. i believe that's been cleared so you should be good to go through this area. no problems as you come in from manassas to centreville into fairfax. the beltway is looking good the entire western stretch right now. if you're planning to head over to the northbound side of i-95 and 395, we'll get to this in a minute but this is the north side of town. university boulevard, that's still moving smoothly leaving the 95 interchange toward silver spring and bethesda. back over to the maps this time on the northbound side of 95. incident free from dale city into woodbridge, up into springfield on to 395. a live look right there right now at duke street on the northbound side of 395. it is very light on our vdot cameras. no problems as you head for the 14th street bridge and into the downtown area. coming up in my next report, we will

let's go to monika santami with time saver traffic. >> good morning.ngs are looking great outside actually for a monday morning. i don't have any really major problems to tell you about. i really hope it stays that way. if you're planning to head in from college park on the outer loop, no problems heading west leaving 95 all the way around into bethesda. we'll take a live look outside right now. here's what it looks like near bradley boulevard in bethesda on the beltway. as you can see traffic still moving very well. 270 included as well coming down from frederick. let's go back over to the maps, this time all the way down to southern maryland. for those of who you come north on route 210 out of accokeek, route 5, route 4, 301, everything is fine around andrews air force base. we'll take a live look in alexandria near the eisenhower connector. no problems to report between 95 and the wilson bridge. in my next report, we'll take a peek at 95 in extra v.a. at 5:39. >>> -- in extra v.a. at 5:39. >>> -- in extra v.a. at 5:39. >>> michael davis has a prelim

here's monika santami.he'll have traffic momentarily. >> had about four hours of sleep last night. >> your replacement is right over there. >> some days it sounds good. >>> weather wise, a couple of showers around this morning. they're spotty and light. we may get a few more before the day is out. maybe a rumble of thunder. we start with a look at the day planner. a lot milder, too. you'll notice temps this morning about 20 degrees warmer than they were this time yesterday. upper 50s and even 25 in some spots. during the day a couple of showers, maybe a rumble of thunder, 60 'ish midday. if we get enough sunshine, maybe we'll squeeze into the 70s today. showers down across southern virginia. back in ohio, look at this. we've got this to watch. this is going to cross northern west virginia. a better chance south of d.c. than north of d.c. for some heavier showers but as we look at live doppler 9000 right now, light sprinkles from calvert and st. mary's coming into southern prince george's county there. and c

monika santami, good morning. >>> good morning. it is a good morning, especially for those of you who have to head to work early this morning. there are no problems on the beltway, all around town. we're just beginning to see a tiny bit of volume, for example, here on 270 as you leave urbana into clarksburg. that's going to be your slow stretch. beyond that let's take a live look at montrose road. running well all the way to the point where the lanes divide. no issues to report here. let's go back over to the maps and this time to the north side or south side of the bw parkway and route 50 heading north through college park. you're going to be okay. bw parkway, route 50 inside the beltway. no problems through cheverly into northeast where an earlier accident on c and 14th street has been cleared. let's go to the beltway at new hampshire avenue. things are looking fine. i'm going to step out a bit. no delays to report, any significant delays to report as we head on the outer loop through silver spring. i'll step out taking a live lo

right now inside to monika santami. speaking of manassas. >> major backups on the inbound side of i-66. we're talking about two separate accidents that happened here on the inbound side after route 2k 34. look at -- route 234. look at all the red. about three miles of slow and heavy traffic. we'll go to our traffic camera on the inbound side of i-66. if you're planning to head here, you can see the activity still there on the inbound side but it is in its clearing stages. you might want to go ahead and use route 29 as your alternate route. let's go back over to the maps this time 270. normal slow stuff as you head out of frederick toward urbana. you're going about 31 miles an hour past route 80 and once you pass route 121, it slows down again in rockville. a live look at the beltway north of town. outer loop again normal as you leave 95 to georgia avenue. in my next report at 6:42, an update on 66. back to you guys. >>> the trial of former presidential candidate john edwards is attracting a lot of attention. the north c

monika santami is here. olga breese is in for howard. she says we have a little chill in the air. >> it's cold. >> it's quite a rude awakening if you're warm and toasty under the blankets. then you step out the door, you'll notice a stark difference. we had clear skies, calm winds overnight. starting to pick up a bit of a breeze right now. about 5, 10 mile per hour winds. most of us in the upper 30s, lower 40s at this hour. we'll hit the middle 40s by 9:00. we'll keep the sunshine thro

monika santami, you're getting busier and busier. not good news. >>> not to say it hasn't been like this for a while, especially for commuters on the north side of town. i don't remember it being this bad so early on on the outer loop of the beltway, but it is this morning. in fact, it was just a minor accident. it just took a while for the tow truck to get there on the outer loop before georgia avenue. this is what it left for you trying to get through that area in silver spring. let's take a live look near this on the outer loop at university boulevard. you can see traffic still very, very heavy and slow. it's going to be basically now leaving 95 interchange heading toward the accident before georgia avenue which has now been cleared actually to the right shoulder. a tow truck did arrive on the scene. we'll take you back over to the maps and this time heading west. first of all the accident cleanup continues in bristow. this is northbound route 28 near route 234. slow traffic in centreville. slow traffic on 95 leaving dale city to

monika santami with time saver traffic. it's not been much fun on 270.d with an early morning medical situation after montrose road. now an accident in germantown after route 118. so essentially your traffic begins out of frederick. it's going to be off and on most of the way into germantown and then beyond that again into rockville. all lanes are open past that earlier incident at montrose road. let's go to a live picture on the southbound side of i-270. unusually heavy traffic passing father hurley boulevard. on the northbound side of i-95, normal slow stuff as you leave dale city. you see all that yellow and red there forming into woodbridge. then it's going to be heavy into springfield as well. once beyond that, expect the slow stuff. we'll go live to 395 where it's going to be slow through landmark at duke street heading for seminary road and then beyond that you're okay to the 14th street bridge. all lanes have been open. it's been incident free luckily on 395 this morning. now it's time for a commuter alert. something just about no driver in montg

here is monika santami. good morning. howard has weather coming up. >>> good morning. rain gear today. we are happy. it's been a while. >> i've been cheering for rain. >> my grass is happy about that. >> we need the rain. we've had .16 the entire month for comparison. 1.76 is where we should be. that's 9% of normal for april, almost five inches in the hole for the year. we'll saturday to make a dent in the numbers the next few days. today some showers around on and off, perpds of rain. -- periods of rain. it will be a cool day, much cooler than yesterday. temperatures will be somewhere upper 50s to low 60. they're really not going to move with a northeast wind 5 to 10 miles an hour. you can see the rain coming at us from southern virginia where there's been a little lightning across the north carolina, virginia border. there are the lightning strikes. heavier showers have been confined to south of interstate 64 this morning but they are coming. some of them starting to get north. they'll be headed toward maybe colonial beach and fredericksburg the next couple of hours.

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monika santami is here. she'll have traffic momentarily.ernstein. >>> it's not going to be hot today. yesterday 89. baltimore tied at 90. >> we need to get some rain. we'll try. tomorrow maybe a shower south but the weekend could be a washout. >> everybody is sneezing constantly all day long at our house. we'd love to wash some of that. >> you can hear my voice, the cold, the allergies. we're expecting clouds and sun today. i think we get a decent apartment of high clouds to muddy up the sky. by noon upper 60s. highs today about 75. we're 75 now. we're going to drop down over the next few hours and recover towards 73 by 5:00 with northwesterly winds at 10 to 15 miles an hour. a front came through overnight with not much fanfare. yeah, don't see a line of showers. don't even see a line of clouds. generally clear this morning. but we do see the cooler temperatures now in the mid-60s in hagerstown. it's 48 in oakland, sign of the cooler air coming our way. still 70 in gaithersburg. 70 baltimore. 75 at national. that is by far the warmest spot

. >>> here's monika santami. coffee does it better for me. >> coffee will warm you up maybe maybe. >> the weather? >> it's not bad. about 45 for our low this time of year. i think most of us are constituenting right around that -- are sitting right around that right now. we do have our winds very nicely at this hour, about 10 miles per hour. no complaints there. things will get a little windy and brink late other this afternoon and we -- brisk later on this afternoon and we ouds l- degr degree mark. yes, it will be a little bit windy. 20 mile per hour winds expected by about 3:00 to 4:00. some gusts even higher than that. that's going to hold down our daytime highs although we're sitting fairly nice at this hour into the 40s. we'll only get close to 60 degrees by later on this afternoon. the next stretch over the next three days not too bad as temperatures will stay in the upper 50s. >>> if you're planning to head outside right now, you know things haven't been too bad for 5:30 in the morning. good morning, every

here is monika santami. i touched your shoulder. did you see that?howard bernstein. >> i see no coffee here. >> no, it's here. >> our current temperature is where our high for the day should be. 67 degrees. we're looking at highs today probably not records. records are the low 90s but we're -- we'll be 20 degrees above average before we're done. maybe flirting with 90 in some spots. here's your day plan other this monday morning with temperatures starting in the 60s. a couple of spots have dipped into the 50s. boy, is it going to be warm. lunch time it's going to feel hot this afternoon. 80 by noon. highs to the mid- to upper 80s with the 5:00 p.m. temperature still around 86. a bit breezy at times. the only thing clouding up the skies, a few high thin clouds here this morning. that's it. got some showers well out to the west. part of that system that brought the deadly tornadic weather toward the central plains during the weekend. we may see a spotty shower at best from that. there are your temperatures. 59 in culpeper. cumberland the cool spot at 5

here's monika santami. she has traffic momentarily and howard bernstein. >>> good morning.d. going to be chilly this morning. when you step out, grab the jackets and gloves. 30s and 40s once again. but a nice afternoon. we're going into the 60s, even around 70 in a few spots. you're a runner. >> on the way out today, baby. >> take advantage of it because tomorrow won't be as nice. it will be warmer but not as nice. mid-40s right now. we'll be near 70. upper 60s by 5:00 p.m. after seeing highs in the upper 60s to around 7 on. check this out. we had a couple of clouds late yesterday. this morning there are a few sprinkles in southern pennsylvania trying to hold together giving us a mix of clouds north and generally clear skies south of town. and depending on the cloud cover and the winds, that really makes a determination how cold things are this morning right down to 37 in winchester, martinsburg and frederick. it's 42 in leesburg. we're 45 at reagan national. 36 manassas and la plata. we have pockets where there could even be some spotty frost in a few areas this morning. t

. >> monika santami with the time saver construction. >>> yes.nd on the dulles toll road all lanes were blocked at the beltway. we were being diverted to the inner loop, gorgetown pike -- georgetown pike and the outer loop. between 66 and route 7, three lanes were blocked overnight with construction. let's take you over to the northbound side of i-95 in springfield. things are looking fine here as you head through springfield up toward 395 and the 14th street bridge. you should be okay. southbound side a bit of construction going on near route 123 and the occoquan river. we'll take you back to the maps and this time to the north side of town. no problems to report on 270 as you come down from frederick to the point where the lanes divide. we'll take a live look at germantown at father hurley boulevard. no problems to report here. at 4:39 we'll take a look at the beltway north of town. >>> mitt romney, it was a good night for him. he swept last night's republican primaries winning wisconsin, maryland and washington, d.c. governor romney now has mo

here's monika santami. traffic momentarily. howard bernstein talking snow, rain, sun, he's got it all for you. >> the snow and rain are gone for us. they're done. new york state, northwestern pennsylvania still dealing with a little bit of snow this morning. we're going to see some sun today, at least a little bit for the morning. i think more clouds and sun this afternoon and warmer. yesterday we did manage to squeak to 50. i know it didn't feel like it but we got to 50 degrees for a few moments there around 1:30 in the

here is monika santami. in case you haven't met her, she's pretty nice. and howard bernstein. >> we have a

here's monika santami. she'll have traffic in a moment. howard is off once again today. the lovely olga breese is in. she says expect a breese. >> you have windchill out there in certain parts of our viewing area. >> normally this time of the year we're somewhere in the middle 60s for our highs. today we'll run almost 10 degrees below normal. it's going to be chilly by april standards but a lot of sunshine to start us off. the planner is on the cool side. already most of us are sitting in the upper 30s, lower 40s. we will hover right around those middle 50s into the later portions of the day. but when the clouds start to move in it

here's monika santami. she will have terrific traffic momentarily. >> howard bernstein is here. he has weather. we're turning down the temperature. >> only in the 70s today. we're in the 70s now in spots. we're going to drop and come back. one thing different than today, it's not going to be hot. it's not going to be 90 like yesterday afternoon. winds will be out of the northwest so that's going to cool us down. we'll have a lot more in the way of clouds in the sky, especially some high clouds that could muddy up the picture for you and keep us only in the 70s. here's a look at our day planner for you this tuesday morning, this terrific tuesday morning as monika said. we've dropped five degrees from the last hour. now down to 70. mid-60s by 9:00. a mix of clouds and sun

here's monika santami who will have traffic momentarily.lga breese is in for howard. >>> we could see 20 mile per hour sustained winds but not till this afternoon. day planner for today, well, it is on the breezy side. as i click on through this, you'll see the wind spread as we go through the day. we're starting off kind of mild today. 15

monika santami is here. mr. howard bernstein. >>> we have a little fog this morning.ike manassas where we had some of that rain yesterday. >> it's really nice outside right now. for me anyway. the coolness feels good. >> it is comfortable, 53 with the clouds. we'll have the clouds around for a few more hours. by midday sun will return. lunch time looks pretty good, low 60s. temperatures approaching the 70- degree mark for a high so very nice. there's the rain we had yesterday afternoon and evening. the rain is on the eastern shore and the delmarva quickly pulling away but there are clouds left behind it, light winds. dulles one mile. that's about the worst of it. looking around we do have a mile and a quarter down in stafford. martinsburg half mile. we will see this improve the next few hours. 40s north and west with 54 in annapolis and a very fine day ahead once we get rid of the early clouds. your highs upper 60s on the bay. 70 in town. maybe some low 70s west. we'll see the sunshine a little bit earlier. 4:27. i say hello to upon co-who has time -- to monika who ha

monika santami, tuesday morning looking pretty light so far. >>> nothing like yesterday no repeats ofith that accident on the outer loop north of town. this morning you basically just got construction all over the place, especially in virginia. if you're planning to head on the westbound side of i-66 between fairfax drive and sycamore street, you can go no further than the beltway. you'll be diverted to the inloop of the beltway. northbound on i-95 in springfield no problems to report from dale city to this point and on to 395. back over to the map, another construction spot i want to tell you about. this time it's the inner loop of the beltway. three lanes closed as you approach kenilworth avenue. keep that in mind that should be cleared up within the next 20 to 30 minutes. a live look at 270 southbound at falls road, no issues to report coming down from frederick to the point where the lanes divide. another look around the area in my next report in a few minutes. back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> the next round of republican presidential primaries is today. five states are up f

good morning, monika santami. mr. bernstein? >>> you're going to need some rain gear.to be enough to make a difference but it's the beginning. over the weekend into monday, even late saturday we could get a hefty rain system headed this way. so happy about that. here's your day planner. we've got some showers in the forecast today, even this morning, even midday, even this afternoon. keep the umbrella, the rain jacket handy. temperatures with the cloud cover are just not getting to move. highs only around the 60-degree mark. northeast wind abouts 5 to 10 -- winds about 5 to 10 miles an hour. there are some thunderstorms rumbling across north south central virginia where 85 crosses into north carolina. locally you can see the rain headed toward charlottesville, richmond, maybe fredricksburg. we'll see how much this holds together and heads towards washington over the next few hours. yeah, this is farther north than anticipated. we're okay with that. we really need the rain. only .16 so far. frederick is 53. 60 at bwi. fredricksburg 62. our temps this afternoon won't loo

monika santami. howard bernstein is off once again. olga breese is here once again. >>> we're onle cool side. we're down a couple of degrees from yesterday at this hour. the winds have been light 5 miles per hour so not so bad. as we get into the remainder of the morning, we'll pick up more of the breeze like we did yesterday. took almost till noontime till the real wind took over. most of us are still sitting in the upper 30s and lower 40s. by and about the 9:00 hour, most of us should make it into the upper 40s. the sunshine is going to stick around for half of the day. it's going to look a lot like yesterday did. clear sunshine till about the lunch break. later in the afternoon the cloud cover should take over. temperatures should hover in the upper 50s for highs and then the opportunity for a late day shower moving on through. current temperatures right around the upper 30s. we have 39 from bethesda through rockville down toward arlington. even 42 at reagan national. forecast today will take us to our highs around 57 at reagan nati

here's monika santami. >> howard is back and maybe some rain is back. >> we're going to have some showers around today. that's a good thing. we really need the rain. drought conditions on the eastern shore. abnormally dry almost everywhere else with only .16 of an inch the entire month. we have a chance of seeing a substantial rain system as we head

here's monika santami.he'll have traffic mommy tairm. -- traffic momentarily. >>> temperatures will be ditching down for -- dipping down for the next two hours. right now we're sitting well. most of us are in the 40s, near 50 degrees for the most part. as we clear out, the skies are going to dip a little bit before sunrise. at reagan national airport we have 48 degrees. it has cleared out nicely. i'm expecting a lot of sunshine through midday and early afternoon. we will bring a little bit of cloud cover by the 5:00 hour. before that happens most of us will top out in the upper 50s to near 60 degrees and we'll begin to back down after sunset around 6:00, 7:00. for the most part, though, a very chilly start. so be prepared for that as you're stepping out. we even have 37 toward manassas. 39 culpeper. most of us hovering middle 40s to upper 40s. feeling cooler than that. we have some winds cranking this morning at 5 to 10 miles per hour. it will be windy by later on this afternoon and we could see some of tho

here's monika santami and she is too. >> i am. >> howard bernstein hat your weather. >> going to be a good day to get outside and enjoy. even lunch time should be pretty accident. temperatures by then -- pretty decent. temperatures by then in the low 60s. get ready for a good looking wednesday. now we'll show you the weather graphics after the preview of something there. we've got temperatures in the mid-40s in town. 30s in the suburbs. by noon sunny and 63. we'll have highs in the upper

hello, monika santami. >> good morning. >> she has traffic momentarily. >> howard bernstein. >> goodning. everyone came to maryland sunday. a great day. >>> it's cool this morning. temperatures are down in the 40s and 50s. you'll start with a light jacket i believe. 51 in d.c. by noon 60. yes, we'll be partly to mostly cloudy. lots of high clouds. i don't think we'll see much more than maybe one sprinkle here or there with 5:00 p.m. temperature 67. some spots near 70. other spots in the upper 60s this afternoon. you can see the high clouds already streaming in from the northwest, especially in virginia. into maryland we still have mainly clear skies but that's going to be the case today. lots of high clouds with 40s. in fact, low 40s in frederick and 41. 45 la plata. across the bay had a chance to get to easton also saturday, 50 degrees. your highs today temperatures in the 60s to around 70 or so. warm, warm weather coming later this week. more on that coming up right now. monika, 4:26, time saver traffic. >>> thank you so much. good morning, everybody. if you're planning to head aro

this is monika santami with time saver traffic. it's 6:43 at 60 degrees. the beltway has been incident free all morning long i'm happy to say but it's been a different story on some of the major thoroughfares, namely in virginia. i'll get to that in just a minute. southbound 270 your heaviest stretch is going to be out of frederick toward 109 and then it's okay in gaithersburg. we'll take a live look here. a little further south at route 4, pennsylvania avenue. things are fine if you're traveling on the beltway in prince george's county. by the way, 270 a little heavy as you head from montrose road down to the point where the lanes divide. let's take you back over to the maps. this time to let you know that all of your trains are on time, including metro, marc and vre. northbound i-95 your heaviest stretch is going to be out of dale city trying to get across the occoquan river. off and on towards springfield. we'll take a live look outside in springfield on the northbound side of i-95. a little slow here leaving newington heading up to the beltway. all of