parts of northern virginia and northern maryland, there is circulation in the weather pattern right here, and it is moving northward. that is adding extra energy in this year. localized heavy rainfall in northern virginia and northern maryland. 76 in the district. a high temperature of about 80. we could have a flash flooding this evening and tonight. stay tuned to wjla.com and abc news for the latest updates. some late today thundershowers. not as widespread over the next few days, but we do have those storm chances. even in parts of the weekend. it comes with the heat and humidity. >> that time lapse came after a rainy overnight. >> we needed it. >> an honor for a local woman. she has been named nanny of the year by the international nanny association. we talked to her about receiving the highest recognition in that industry. >> yeah, i know. >> seeing these faces day in and day out makes her heart smile. >> i get rewarded. get paid to play. >> she has made a successful career out of being a nanny. now she's being honored in a big way. this month, she was named the 2012 nanny of the ye

that puts northern maryland under the gun in the next couple hours.ow, another hot and humid day with pop-up thunderstorms, again, just like the last few days. primarily in the mountains of west virginia, mountains of pennsylvania, but can't rule out a little shower answer in town, but better widespread shower chances as we roll into tuesday and tuesday night. as far as tropical storm beryl, there it is, rolling into jacksonville, florida. the track from the hurricane center has a slow 38-mile turn before it heads to the racy waters and out to sea. maybe a little patchy fog in the morning. temperatures 60 to 70. tomorrow, steamy once again with a chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms just like the last few days, mostly north and west. here's the week ahead forecast. near 90 tomorrow. if we make 90, that will be our first 90 of the year tomorrow. best shower chances for everybody, tuesday afternoon into wednesday. turning noticeably cooler around here by friday-saturday time frame. il i will be tweeting chuck balfour here on monday. >>> coming

this action will dissipate and it will clip parts of western and northern maryland. i do not expect this morning rain to make it down into the metro area. later today we could have some scattered showers and thunderstorms but a better chance tomorrow afternoon. there is a banner overhead -- there is a boundary overhead just outside of d.c. we expected to list -- listed ne as a warm front. if it goes as planned, we will make it into the 80's. sometimes these boundaries don't follow the rules and they get the later han for a couple of hours. that happens, we may be a bit cooler in terms of high temperatures. could be 84 for the high temperature today with a chance of being cooler and sunny breaks by this afternoon. once the front moves through some sunshine later today and tomorrow warm and muggy 87 of high-temperature and maybe even 90 in central virginia and it will cool down sunday and monday. >> the time is 6:22 and coming up next, president obama's all love letter. accusations against ashton kutcher. the video of the day. >> we will start off with a story about ob

this action will drop into the mason-dixon line and parts of northern maryland early this morning beforee dab to start the day in northern and western maryland and maybe parts of the panhandle of west virginia. there is a boundary overhead. our temperatures today are solely dependent on this boundary pushing to the northeast as planned. by this afternoon, we expect this to lift northward. it should pass the the washington area as planned and on time. we will make it in the mid 80's. should it be delayed a few hours, then temperatures will be a little bit cooler than expected. 57 in the district. on our way to the low to mid 80's. cooler and sunday by sunday. lisa, what you have? >> traffic moving pretty well right now. no worries on 95 coming up into springfield where we take you live to the geico traffic center picture. a good ride on the belt way through montgomery and prince george's county. back to news. >> thanks so much lisa. it is 5:20 and 55 degrees. >> how you put a five game losing streak behind you? if you are the nationals you wait till the very last minute. [ male announcer

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and extreme northern maryland near frederick county and the border. hagerstown, 5 5rks near washington, upper 50s to near 60. out of the mountains it's near 50. look at the wide range of temperatures. around the bay, it may only make it up to around 70 or so, maybe the low 70s. up around washington, 80s or so. could get some scattered afternoon thunderstorms as well. some of those storms mostly popping up in the mountains and across much of virginia. we've got a lower chance generally in maryland certainly right near the bay. but around the metro area we'll have sunshine in and out through much of the daylight hours. i'll have your forecast for the oechld the week and weekend. seven-day outlook in ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >> so far, breaking news. if you're traveling on the inner loop of the beltway, 450, you have two vehicles involved an accident. earlier the beltway was completely shut down at the inner loop. right now it looks as though we're waiting on a tow truck to get two right lanes open but please use caution as you're traveling.

the northern tier counties in maryland could see some of that storm activity. it will diminish, but it may drift down below t maryland/pennsylvania line and affect the northern maryland counties briefly this evening. otherwise, it will be summer- like holiday weekend weather with minimal range chances, most of the time. >> we have great news for anybody who drives through baltimore city on the j.f.x. you will not see things like this anymore. the road work is finished. the mayor's office announced the emergency repairs were completed today, weeks ahead of schedule. all lanes are now open for drivers. portions of the highway have been closed on and off since mid april so cruz good repair collapsed drainage pipes underneath the expressway. -- sebec cruise could repair collapsed drainage pipes underneath the expressway. it is the time of year to honor our veterans. those along the coast of south carolina are taking heed of high tide and recurrence churned up by a big storm while the middle of the country -- and rip currents churned out by the big storm of the midd

they're going to be rolling through areas in far northern and northeastern maryland. they may sink a little closer to us but i think they're going to stay generally north and northeast of d.c. here's a look at the regional dopplers to answer your question. you can see the storms that have been falling in southern pennsylvania drifting toward northeastern maryland. even a few storms toward the delmar advancement as you zoom in a little -- delmarva. as you soon in a little, over toward baltimore county. live doppler 9000 hd, we're seeing n. here is westminster. this is getting close to mount airy, maybe new market you might see some of this, new market, maryland that is. this may stay close to walkersville and libertytown. north of baltimore you see the showers moving south and east and lightning and thunder there. around here other than the showers well north of town on our bus stop forecast, you'll need a jacket i think. it's kind of damp and cool. temps in the 50s to low 60s. we have this boundary set up. yesterday's highs ranged in the mid-60s at bwi to mid-80s like

if you live in northern maryland, your rain chances are better for this afternoon. your sunday will be a steamy one, and since it's a three-day weekend, all eyes are open for tomorrow. patchy fog in the morning, but another hot and humid day coming our way. rain chances start to go up for everybody. we will talk about the rest of the week in a few more minutes. for now, back to you guys. >>> right now, police are looking for a man who may be involved in the deaths are four people. police found the bodies of a missing man, his girlfriend and two young children in nicholas county, west virginia. west virginia state police say they found the bodies in a wooded area about a mile from where they discovered the missing man's van. the family vanished more than a week ago, and police suspect foul play. right now they are looking for the suspect. >>> and family members of the man who contpefessed to killinge 6-year-old boy. one of the sisters said he told relatives he hurt a child, and another sister says she heard her brother confess to a prayer group in the 1980s. hernande

much like yesterday, i think they will start in pennsylvania, and drift down into northern maryland. north of frederick maryland, up towards hagerstown, you are likely to see storms and showers more than we are here in washington. this will be gone here fairly shortly but behind it a lot of humidity across the central mountains. that will fire up around showers and storms. nothing too terribly severe. yesterday we had one or two warnings across pennsylvania. not in the immediate area. and the tropical storm is wondering its way westbound. heading towards northern florida over the next couple days. biggest impact, high surf and rip currents. and rain across southern georgia and northern florida. they have a terrible drought going on down there so it's good news. and then another thundery sunday, mother nature providing rolling thunder. so here we go, by 4:00 this afternoon, showers in pennsylvania and showers and storms in the mountains of west virginia. by 9:00 this evening, it's quiet again. and then we repeat it for your monday. so here is your forecast, then. for today, partly sunn

the evening forecast does until a few showers along the mason- dixon line and parts of northern marylandhere is a better view of the cloud cover. quickly, the upper level wind blows that cloud cover south of the metro area. we are right on the edge. it will continue to fizzle out and dissipate over the next couple of hours. we also have some tropical storm to talk about. not a big deal, but you can see it off the carolina coast line. it is kind of a horse shoe shaped. it will track down to the southwest into the panhandle of florida. it is kind of an awkward system. it will move backwards and then back up and around. i do not think it will have in the impact on our weather. over the next couple of days, we could see a few thundershowers. predominately, we are looking dry. 86 was the high temperature today. right now, we are a little bit but cooler. 84 in the district, and 84 in frederick. you feel the humidity out there. i immediately along the waterway it is a little bit cooler. partly cloudy tonight, a chance for that mason-dixon shower over the mountains of west virginia. dropping dow

you can see how it affects temperatures in northern maryland.k around 70 for the highs. there will be a bit more sunshine. tomorrow, a mix of clouds and sunshine. hopefully, a bit more sunshine coming through. seasonably mild. 60-72 the high. se winds at 5-10 miles per hour. insta-weather futurecast does show the chance for a sprinkle with some of these clouds in the morning tomorrow. that should give up the ghost. the real rain chance hold off until tuesday. we could see some scattered showers and thunderstorms on wednesday. here is the seven-day forecast. 76 on tuesday with some on- again, off-again stormy weather. we taper off a bit. a little breezy or a speckle on thursday and dry going into next weekend. >> lots of people wearing there are is today. the orioles are playing. >> we will take a look at james harding. we will look at him go. what a day for him. >> from the sports center. this is 11 sports. >> the orioles had gone 18 years since the enjoy a three game sweep. the last time they won a game in boston on a road trip was 1982. for fa

northern maryland seeing the light rain that is pushing northward. more action to the southwest. yellow in north carolina. that will continue to march eastward, and i am expecting us to get clipped by some of that later on today. often on showers and a rumble of thunder. we will talk more about when we will see the sun again and how much rain we can expect coming up. >> remember, you can also keep an eye on the radar from your smart phone. download the abc7 storm watch app in order to track the very latest conditions. >> the weather might be to blame for bringing of this tree just after bradley boulevard. it slow down commute for drivers going into the district. the good news is everything is back open again this noon. our other big story today at noon, the guardian angels on duty after beating in northwest washington. >> the area in focus is the 14th street corridor. john gonzales live in northwest with more of a crackdown in crime by the angels. >> the angels are already present this afternoon. the victim has lived here for about six years and was walking from work thursday aft

looking at a chance for some isolated thunderstorms west of 81 and parts north of town into northern maryland. i think most of those barbecue parties should go off without a hitch. if you do hear thunder or see lightning, plan on bringing your barbecue inside till that storm passes. the rest of the night partly cloudy and muggy. it's steamy out here, isolated storms possible north and west of town, lows 69 to 73 degrees. when i come back, we have a better chance of showers and storms tomorrow. we'll break that down for you. back to you. >>> many people tried to escape the heat this weekend with a trip to the beach and now the rush is on to get back to d.c. friday was a nightmare getting across the bay bridge to the eastern shore. scott broom is live there now with a look at the trip back. scott, how's it going? >> reporter: well, it's hard to call it a nightmare because there are no major incidents on the major highways coming back from the coast to here at the bay bridge on into d.c. that doesn't mean it's not moving slowly at the normal choke points where 404 comes into u.s. 50 approaching

and also maybe parts north of us into northern maryland. but really for most of us, those barbecues, they should go off without a hint. it should be fine. that is now in effect for the d.c. metro area. we'll cool off just a little bit overnight. right now, 88 degrees. 88 in gaithersburg. 86 in winchester. cumberland in the upper 80s. ocean city, you're now at 80 degrees. it was a fantastic weekend to go to the beaches as long as you have made it to beat the crowds. hot and humid for the next couple of days. icy storms are possible for you. hot and muggy for tuesday once again. scattered storms are are possible for you. tuesday afternoon and tuesday evening. then we're looking to be cooler for thursday and friday. but the 9 future cast is showing us generally overnight that things should cool down just a little bit. it will still be muggy. tomorrow morning, looking like lots of sunshine, bring out the sunglasses. then the cold front will come through for the north and west of town. by tuesday afternoon, tuesday evening, the better chance for

northern maryland you should stay dry, but southern maryland, yes, we could get in on some of that action. bethesda right now not looking too bad. we look pretty dry across the area, but we are looking at some clouds streaming in. that will be the scenario this morning. we will get a few peeks of sunshine as we go throughout the day. all in all we will have that moisture in here, so the dewpoints still up. it's going to take a while for them to trickle back. but right now 67 for a dewpoint in baltimore. we are quite moist once again. the future trend picking up on the chance for still some showers, isolated in nature to roll in here as we go through the afternoon, but we will see plenty of sunshine by tomorrow. and for today that hour-by-hour forecast, 85 degrees is what i'm going with. it will not be as hot as it was yesterday. we will be nice and comfortable for the most part. and then we look even more comfortable as we head into thursday with plenty of sunshine. that temperature coming in at 80 and much cooler by the weekend. let's get a check now of the abc 2 news time saver traffic

and heading through northern maryland. there's more rain back here in eastern ohio that will roll down through west virginia and south of pittsburgh. so we do have rain in the forecast today, not going to rain all day long. the best chances of rain will be late this afternoon d.c. into areas north of there towards philly and also pittsburgh. notice the temperature difference, wind off the water in boston, highs in the 50s. we're in the low 80s in d.c. the big contrast the further north you go. the widespread areas of severe weather include a moderate risk of severe storms around omaha to des moines, chicago, detroit, pittsburgh to d.c., all portions of northern virginia down to virginia beach and norfolk, a chance of strong storms today. that's kind of the big story. we're pretty quiet from texas all the way through florida, much of the west coast seeing quiet weather. little wet weather in seattle. but the thunderstorms will get all the attention later today. not too many tornadoes today, lynn, but we'll get a lot of dama

these numbers are down in the lower 40s and the drier air is up in western and northern maryland. points in the lower 60s south but this is all moving in and the drier air moving in and around for several days. it is going to be a sweet stretch of weather between now and i think sunday. by monday rain chances come back. temperatures and the air cooled us to the 50s. 40s in garrett county. it's near 60 in culpeper, luray. near 70 in d.c.. south of town we've got upper 60s and fredericksburg this morning. 67 degrees. outside on the michael & son weather camera, just about clear skies there and good visibility. you see the flags off the capital standing up. that's because we've got a breeze right now at 14 at the capitol. that number may drop into the upper 30s in spots here before the day is out as the drier air moves in. some showers in the rockies here, pretty quiet from the great lakes back into the central plains but in the south we've had this flow of subtropical moisture. a couple of days ago this was more on top of us. we had the 1 and 2-inch rain totals to start the week. st

this morning we've been watching this action here in pennsylvania dipping down into northern maryland, in and around pittsburgh we've got some storms that may track to north central maryland as well. we'll have to watch that over the next few hours. the immediate concern if you're tracking up 95 or 295 headed toward baltimore this morning, you're going to run into some wet weather. everything moving off toward the south and east. temps in the 50s. it's sort of damp out there, too. a little mist in spots. we've got some fog in the mountains with 53 in petersburg, west virginia. 57 in winchester. the warmer stuff down south. orange 61. culpeper 57. they could be in the upper 80s this afternoon where to the east we may stay in the 70s right along the bay. expecting temps in the low, possibly middle 80s here in d.c. it is 5:29. monika santami, thursday morning being a little busy already. >>> it started off really busy. i'm happy to say things right now are a little calmer than they were earlier this morning. we did have an accident on the beltway inner loop side near route 450. that was

we saw a shower maybe to the north of town around hagerstown and northern maryland, but they weren'ting. most of it holding off for much of the day. it was a pretty nice mother's day. highs getting to around 80 degrees. our live look at our michael and son weather camera here on this sunday night. 71 degrees, still pretty mild out there. cloudy skies at reagan national. the winds are coming in from the south at around 9 miles per hour. here's a look at the live doppler 9000 hd. might have a couple light showers, maybe more of a miss out toward the west again. out toward 81. new market and harrisburg, but we are dry in the d.c. area and around the beltway. temperatures pretty mild still. lower 70s in downtown. clouds acting like a blanket, kind of keeping in the heat we had earlier today. not cooling off quickly. 6 in leesburg. 65 in martinsburg. fredericksburg lower 70s. the satellite radar picture showing us we've got this area of low pressure coming in, so we'll probably see some showers by tomorrow morning impacting your commute and those showers are going to be slow-moving. so we

then they dip down into southern pennsylvania and northern maryland. this snuck through.if you're traveling up there early, you're going to run into that. this will sink closer. howard county to maybe frederick, upper montgomery. we'll have to watch and see how close these showers and storms get the next couple of hours. it's in the low 50s in easton and dover. we're 67 and 60 degrees in fredericksburg. let's go over to monika santami. >>> we've been busy. already quite a few things to tell you about. we're going to start off with our maps. if you're planning to head over into prince george's county, on the inner loop of the beltway after the bw parkway closer to route 450, an accident involving a car and a tractor- trailer. the entire left side of the roadway has been blocked off on the right side of the -- right side of the roadway has been blocked off approaching route 450. be aware of that. it may slow you done early this morning with equipment there. hopefully it should be cleared within the next 20 minutes. let's go to a live picture on the north side of town. here'

rain-cooled in the mid-60s across much of northern maryland. still hovering near 70 in town.sn't look like a whole lot on the radar. as i put into motion, the last of the showers now dying out as they head into southern st. mary's. mostly light rain across the washington area. light to moderate. but there's the next batch right there across parts of southwestern pennsylvania. it's falling much the same track down to the southeast at 30 to 40 miles per hour. so on that track, most of those thunderstormses are going to go on to the west sides of our viewing areas toward the blue ridge and shenandoah valley. i'll talk more about the memorial day forecast coming up. >> thanks, chuck. >>> looking ahead to some of tomorrow's activities, the national memorial day parade steps off the mall tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 p.m. the parade starts at the corner of constitution avenue and seventh street and ends down constitution at 17th street. this year's parade features a tribute to veterans who served and sacrificed in "operation iraqi freedom" and "operation new dawn." there will also be

across the potomac into northern montgomery county, frederick county, point west and southwest, light rain southern maryland and northern neck and eastern shore. this is all advancing southwest to northeast. have an umbrella handy. some rain likely coming through from time to time throughout much of the day today. right now in the 60s throughout most of the region from the mountains to the atlantic beaches. although a few places out of the mountains in the 50s now. closer to washington, low to mid 60s. here's your day planner. we'll hold steady in the 60s through the morning with occasional showers. maybe getting to the low 70s during the afternoon. showers, maybe thunder and lightning. i'm back in ten minutes with a look at the rest of the week and weekend. danella, how's traffic? >>> still really good in our area. it's early so you know volume's light. checking incidents on i-95, nothing to report as you are making your way northbound all the way to the beltway. in fact, we'll take a live look at the rest area now. travel lanes are open northbound, as well as southbound. no issues to report. northbound to

again tomorrow breezy, maybe a spotty shower across northern maryland, friday about 73, a couple showersd for mother's day, very late. it will not spoil the day the way it looks now, but showers are back in here more measurable monday with a temperature of 77 degrees. that's your five-day forecast. >>> everybody is rocking out the red tonight, though, feldy and apparently it worked. >> this is the verizon 4g lte sports desk with dave feldman. >> palka, without you wearing that redshirt, they would not have won the game. >> you should see the pile of clothes on my bed. >> before the pivotal game tonight, a game that if the caps lost their season would be over, alex ovechkin told reporters we just can't go home and 88 seconds into the game he backed it up. early 1st period caps on the power play, mike green to nick backstrom who sets up ovie, a one timer that beats henrik lundqvist, 88 seconds. ovie's 30th career playoff goal tying peter bonder for most in franchise history. later 1st period ovie bidding for more while falling down hits the crossbar. man, that was close. 2nd period still 1

. >> if you are watching off the north into northern maryland, you are likely to encounter some showers, perhaps some thunderstorms in the next few hours. the front we've been talking about the last couple of days still hanging out across the area. we have a couple of different possibilities for a shower or thunderstorm during the course of our thursday. temperature right now at reagan national, 57 degrees. your humidity is up again about 80%. forecast for today, we'reening we'll get the warmer temperatures in here mid-80s for daytime highs. still plenty of humidity and a chance for a scattered shower or thunderstorm this afternoon. more details on the forecast coming up in just a minute. back to you. >> thank you. >>> some of the top stories we're watching this morning, former d.c. council member harry thomas, jr. will find out his punishment today for embezzling more than $300,000. the money was meant for d.c. youth programs. prosecutors asked the jump for up to four years in prison. lawyers for thomas believe a year and a half would be fair. sentencing hearing will begin at 9:30 in f

you can see there's quite a bit of it, a long line. 60 to 70 miles long, stretching from northern maryland all the way to the northern neck of virginia. the closest of the moderate rain to washington is in northeast. and across the line from takoma park, up toward silver spring, rained pretty hard there. moving along i-95 and route 29 corridor. and farther to the west is another larger area of some moderate rain from western montgomery county, from near poolesville, maryland, across the potomac and from point of rocks and across most of southern loudoun county. ashburn and sterling getting moderate rain moving to reston. right now mclean is getting moderate rain as well as near mt. vernon and toward woodbridge and quantico. all the way to fredericksburg. they're getting that moderate to heavy rain. coming up i-95 is going to be a wet commute this morning. temperatures around the region in the 60s. and here's the day planner. sunrise at 5:55. rain likely through the morning hours. may have a brief period where it settles down midday. just a smaller chance of a shower noontime. then we'll ha

parts of northern virginia, now cross the potomac into northern maryland. st.y's county, light rain pushing to the northeast. more intermittent showers throughout the day today with the heavier rain expected this afternoon and evening for the drive home. so just light nuisance rain in parts of your drive later on today. it'll be a little lit heavier. tonight, more rain. off and on showers. >> and we're plenty busy as far as the traffic volume but everybody's behaving. no one's slipping and sliding into anyone right now. certainly has the potential in some areas where they're seeing that rain. just a slowdown expected in frederick and montgomery county. good shape in german town and the beltway. we'll give you normal travel time. and a good run through northeast d.c. also good is 95 in virginia where we take you live in this traffic center picture. plenty of volume now out of springfield. that would be the headlights. we've heard from metro rail and the virginia railway express they're all back to normal service. back to you. >> lisa, thank you. we start with th

later in the day and here around the 6:00 hour and that is looking like a few showers and northern southern maryland. monday on the other hand, starts a trend of some unedge ised days. be prepared and going into the course of the week with plenty of rainfall and some thunderstorms. this is a look of alberto off of the coast of the carolinas and expected to brush off of the coast of the cape hatteras and other than that, there is not much. can you see the projected track is going to the atlantic and become a remnant low and not expected to strengthen into a hurricane at all and high surf are expected for coastal south carolina and north carolina. in the meantime clear skies and light winds. tomorrow, warming up to 80 degrees and that is not bad. showing you the pattern of unsettled weather and have a chance of rain showers and thors every day from monday and through thursday. tomorrow, for the end of the day, and do not be surprised. i can't rule out a bit of a sprinkle here and there and into some early evening hours. very nice. >> sounds good. thank you. >>> and hundreds of firefighters battling bl

there are a few scattered clouds over northern maryland right now. here is the front off to the northwest. warm air try to push in to cooler air over the great lakes and that is triggering thunderstorms. this front will sink further south. as things heat up this afternoon, something isolated may crop up. pennsylvania stands a higher chance of picking up some rain from this than we do here in maryland. near the maryland line or further south, something isolated could crop up today. this is beryl -- a said tropical storm. movement west southwest at 5 miles per hour. it has come up across the bahamas and now it is just off the carolina coast. some trouble means it is not that will organize. -- sub-tropical means is not that well organized. it makes a u-turn and by next thursday, it will be near cape hatteras. we will watch it carefully. it does not affect our weather locally for awhile. scattered clouds today. at -- 85 to 90. re not that high. you can see the spotty activity up to the north. for the boulders, 5 to 10 knots. tomorrow, 89. 91 on sunday an

it's near 70 throughout much of maryland, virginia, and into west virginia, many sfloekz the 60s, as well as northern shenandoah valley and western maryland. and the day planner, sunrise at 5:46. look like great weather for all of the outdoor events. and we'll have it getting hot, though, into the mid 80s by noontime. and low 90s for a brief time mid-afternoon. so be prepared for that. if you're going to be outside for a length of time, you need to do what you can to stay out of the sun. wear sunblock if are you going to be in the sun. drink plenty of water. it's going to be a hot afternoon. late afternoon and into there evening is when we could get passing thunderstorms b. a 30% chance of that. a look at the rest of the week, back to work and school tomorrow, we'll look that and the weekend in ten minutes. danella? >>> good news on the roadways. at river road, springfield drive, had a downed tree. was blocking all of your lane. reports say it was a small tree, and it's out of the road now. all your lane have reopened in this area. let's head up to i-270, traveling u-270, no issues, in fact, from cla

northern virginia. now moving into maryland and the district, southern maryland, northern neck, eastern shore, too. farther west, they're getting light rain, as well, much of western maryland, much of west virginia. there is heavier rain farther to the south and west of the metro area. that's going to be arriving here by later this afternoon. maybe with some thunder and lightning. right now, fairly mild around the metro area. low to mid 60s. farther west, cool, shenandoah valley into the mountains, american people 50s. this is the live view from the city camera showing gray sky over capitol hill, and our sunrise at 5:56. occasional showers through the day. we'll have an umbrella handy. 60s through the morning and noontime. briefly low 70s mid-afternoon. passing showers moving through along with thunder and lightning. off and on tonight, a closeup look at the radar and latest trends in ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >>> not receiving reports of accidents right now. but i'm definitely seeing delays. very slow in fact as you travel i-95 out of stafford. delays start. travel speed, looking at 23 m

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sun in northern maryland 37 fredericksburg up to 68.etersburg in west virginia, a lot of sun there. southwesterly wind. and it is already near 80 degrees there now. locally, though, under the cloud covers the still generally into the 60s. but where you see darker areas, that's where we got the sun. there's sun now in southern maryland, northern neck. fredericksburg, prince william county. few thin spots in loudoun county and in the highlands of west virginia. lot of sun there. around the metro area are reaching the low 70s this afternoon. mostly cloudy and then showers and thundershowers tomorrow. during the late afternoon and evening hours, the timing on that now, there is a possibility of an isolated severe storm tomorrow. then on wednesday, some showers and thunder coming through. lingering showers thursday morning. drying out after that as we get into the weekend. looks like a nice pattern for the weekend plans. saturday and sunday may make it into the mid 70s. >> okay. thank you, tom. >>> look again at the traffic. we had earlier p

a few sprinkles this morning west of the shenandoah valley northern maryland.ose will slowly advanced across the mountains. we will have the same chance of. rain again of -- we will have the same chance of rain again tomorrow. temperatures in the mid 70's today. we will repeat the process tomorrow. by thursday, cooler and drier air, beautiful weather into friday mother. as a weekend shaping up nicely, mid to upper 70's, sunshine on saturday. some sunshine on sunday with temperatures in the '70s on mothers stay. back to you. >> thank you. >> we had problems on the road earlier. let's see how things are going now >> . shaping up just fine in virginia 66, 95, 395, normal volume. the toll road and the greenway, everything looks cool. 14th street bridge, there's a collision at the entrance for the third street tunnel. little do these people know. are on their way to a crash right of the exit that would take them down to the u.s. senate. now you know. we will take you to maryland's next. we had complications out of cheverly, 50 westbound at 202 are you still sleeping

line that moved through yesterday evening and there was over an inch of rainfall in western and northern marylandd that's all. just a few clouds. tropical storm beryl is along the florida and georgia coast lines. it will move into the atlantic and will stay out of our region and not affect our weather. for tomorrow, increasing clouds on tuesday, showers and thunderstorms likely if. today just a slight chance. tomorrow, widespread. battling your into wednesday. less humid wednesday afternoon through friday and cooler near 80 by the end of the week. >> let's start with the the beltway at the legion bridge, moving smoothly. everything is moving very well right now. that's on the inner loop and outer loop, getting there from maryland or virginia. no accidents or anything to complicate the light volume of traffic around the beltway. to 270 lanes are open around frederick county and all the way down to the beltway. over to springfield, light volume of traffic. traffic headed toward us is northbound. hov lanes headed north as well. restrictions are lifted except for route 50 in maryland, hov lanes restr

few light sprinkles in western fairfax county, northern prince william, northern fauquier, loudoun into frederick county, maryland. much of shenandoah valley getting scattered light sprinkles. the northern neck eastern shore, seeing light sprinkles. this is traveling southwest to southeast. things are going to start getting wet over the metro area the next couple of hours. it's a fairly mild morning under the cloud cover and the scattered sprinkles. low to mid 60s much of the region. 64 at reagan national. the day planner for this monday, the 14th day of may. by 9:00, some occasional showers moving in. the mid 16, upper 60s by noontime. yes, some more showers are possible moving through. have the umbrella handy. during the afternoon, maybe some thunder and lightning abelong some of those passing showers. i don't think we'll have any severe storms. we'll have highs reaching the low 70s. another update, we'll look at that radar up close in ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >>> good morning. light volume in the area. a couple things to look out for. traveling on the outer loop, a disabled vehicle blocking the rig

sentinel sat rad, showers and thunderstorms north and east, and a few showers northern maryland, slippingst and we are left with the cloud cover again, clerisies out into southwestern virginia, clear skies into southwestern virginia, this will lift north and east far enough away we are expecting to get into warmer temperatures farther south and west of dc warmer temperatures more sunshine later today, 59 washington, 63 now in quantico, still cool, 55 gaithersburg, forecast highs today, here we go, keep our fingers crossed mid-80s sunshine, mix of clouds and sun scattered shower thunderstorm this afternoon, mid-to late afternoon, the storm will develop, winds south and west, 5 to 10, mild overnight, 66 your overnight low, 5 to 10. hot one tomorrow 87 scattered storms and then, as we get into the weekend, gradual cool down isolated storm saturday, sunday and monday, will be dry, with temperatures 70s that is about where we should be. that is a look at your weather forecast, tony, toss it over to you where are you? >> i believe you've thrown it to me thank you very much we are here with dere

mainly to the west of us, and northeast, the winds across the red, philadelphia, some touched northern marylandund 10, 11:00 a.m., 68 degrees is that you ares out to the west of us -- showers out to the west of us probably only make it to the mountain ridges and dying out with the lack of heat from whatever heat we have this afternoon but we have more rain heading this way followed by tomorrow afternoon take a look at temperatures, 68, 70 dc. temperatures running just a couple degrees below average tomorrow a little warmer, a little more humid and yes, a risk of more knee deep rain and maybe some thunder as well later tomorrow. >> thank you bob. let's check on the roads withchristy breslin hello. >> hi denise hi everyone. it is getting busier out there on northbound 95, if you are travelling around the bw parkway you can expect 10 minutes there, when you make your way up to the fort mchenry tunnel, almost a solid half hour now from frederick road over to liberty road north side inner loop 15 minutes park place avenue over to jones falls expressway and several new accidents old stock bridge at r

right now, getting rain moving across northern virginia, into maryland. moving from west to east and it's going to be with us here for another couple of hours. right now getting some moderate showers around college park to laurel, northern prince george's county. that's moving off east. and in western howard county, getting moderate downpours. the areas in yellow where it's coming down harder, coming down harder now near mclean to burke, virginia, in fairfax county. farther south of there, through prince william, into warrenton and fauquier county, near culpeper. getting heavy downpours around culpeper, thunder and lightning. and we're in the 50s most of the area west and north of i-95. closer to washington, near 60. south and east, southern maryland, northern neck, eastern shore, in the low to mid 60s. shenandoah valley, into the mountains, many of those locations are in the 50s to low 60s. and here's your day planner -- the rain should be ending. the morning rain, by 9:00. then sun breaking out after that. highs near 80 during the afternoon. small chance

to the north of washington if you live in northern maryland or west virginia i think you'll stay dry about all day tomorrow so don't worry about your plans there. but to the south of washington about a 50% chance of rain. the good news is that sunday is looking spectacular. highs in the low 70s. plenty of sunshine. i think sunday is going to be a beautiful day. now tomorrow morning, partly cloudy. showers possible. continued mild. 60 to about 67 degrees. tomorrow afternoon not bad. mostly cloudy. showers and storms. but the best chance will be south and even there do not expect a washout. you may get a quick, heavy downpour but then that's moving on out and that is about it. temperatures between 80 and 85 degrees. i would not expect any games to be canceled whether soccer, t-ball, football, or flag football or frisbee, golf, i don't know. 75 on your sunday. 73 on monday. 75 again on tuesday. temperatures move back from the 80s where they've been back into the 70s. but that's exactly where we should be this time of year. the next best chance of rain comes late tuesday into the day on

we're in very stable, marine air here, over portions of central and northern maryland. to the west, it's a lot warmer. take a look at temperatures now. we're at 63. 69 in d.c. it just dropped a couple of degrees. hagerstown, still at 77. and cumberland, up to 81. they're up to 84, just an hour ago. so, west of us, it's a lot warmer. that's where that boundary line is. we are 18 degrees cooler now than we were yesterday at this time. cumberland, just 1 degree cooler. and elkton, 22 degrees cooler. ocean city, 25 degrees cooler. so will it warm up tomorrow, the bernadette woods has a look at your thursday forecast. >>> that warm air is so close. and it's out there. and it's going to bath to -- battle to get into the region. we still have the cool, ocean air, coming in from the east. battling the very warm air. and in between the two, a chance for ray couple of showers or thunderstorms around here. as we head into friday and saturday, looks like that warmer air is going to make more of a push. maybe not as strong as we originally thought earlier in the week. but we are goi

just a few sprinkles in southern maryland, northern neck of virginia. temperatures in the 60s throughout the region. a few places out of the mountains, western maryland, low to mid 50s. elsewhere, 60s. mid 60s in washington and the nearby suburbs around the beltway now. there's the sky over washington. we have a few low clouds. maybe a few sprinkles this morning. our sunrise at 5:50. maybe a few breaks in the clouds through midday. and then a chance for some more showers, maybe brief heavy downpours with thunder and lightning later this afternoon. and we may reach near 80 before then. then again tomorrow, more of the same. maybe a little sun in the morning. midday and afternoon showers and thundershowers. a smaller chance on thursday. your four-day forecast showing improving news for friday. now the outlook, looking at the memorial day weekend. feeling like summertime. highs in the 80s saturday, sundays, and memorial day. there's a chance of a shower perhaps on sunday. i'm back in ten minutes with another look at radar. danella, how's traffic? >>> right

that's in northern prince william county from haymarket toward manassas, and right now in washington, we're getting just a little light rain. southern maryland, northern neck of virginia, getting moderate showers this morning. by mid morning, we ought to have sunshine breaking out. temperatures around 70 by then. ought to be partly sunny by noontime, as well. by late afternoon, it will be in the mid 70s noontime, mid-afternoon, near 80. late afternoon could get more downpours with thunder and lightning. we'll look at the rest of the week and the memorial day weekend in ten minutes. danella has traffic. good morning. >>> good morning. you know, as you mentioned, still seeing high standing water in some areas. i have to tell you, it keeps changing. meaning it is receding in some areas. for now, here's what you're looking at. traveling in prince william county. along 29d at featherbed lane, all lanes are blocked there. also 29, 234, lanes still blocked by high standing water flmpt additio-- standing water. at pageland area, lanes blocked in this area. a aden road, high standing water in that area. please avoid. it you don't know how deep it is.

view of the radar showing rain has stopped in washington, most of virginia, but in maryland, in howard county, far northern montgomery county, still getting sprinkles there, as well as in southern maryland. moderate showers in charles county, calvert, st. mary's, and southern anne arundel. it's moving north and east and heading across the bay. farther west, maybe a little scattered drizzle and low clouds are hanging in this morning. temperatures, on the mild side. in the 60s, reagan national at 67. by 9:00, we may have sun breaking out. temperatures near 70 degrees by then. then by noontime for your lunch hour, temperatures ought to be climbing into the low to mid 70s. the clouds will be returning. could get more rain later. the latest coming up in ten minutes at 4:41. coming up now with the latest traffic, here's danella. >>> thanks. well, we have a couple situations to look out for. first of all, traveling southbound, i-97 at generals highway, all of your southbound lanes are temporarily blocked. you are able to get by using the on and off ramps. if you're traveling southbound on i-97, please use caution

you folks into northern maryland may get a break. for now a pleasant saturday morning.e your weekend is off to a pleasant enough start. probably already had time to do the morning dog walk or jog. get back inside. little bowl of cereal. good way to get the weekend started. something you may want to do for this evening. the full moon is coming up just before 8:00 this evening. the super moon. because the moon is actually at one of its closest points to hear earth. today it's only 221 thourkss miles away. that's so much closer that it will appear 14% bigger. the only problem is we may have to be against some cloud cover around here by later on this afternoon. so the full moon u viewing may be a little touch and go. 72 right now with partly cloudy skies in washington. a northeast breeze at 5 miles per hour. east to northeasterly winds will continue to set up shop through the remainder of the day today. we're looking to near 80 on the hole a dry day for many but not for all. showers will be possible this afternoon into the early evening hours. i think after 6:00, 7:00, rain

near the chesapeake bay, away from the waters, low 70s, much of southern maryland, northern neck, marylandto virginia. near 70 across parts of the piedmont, blue ridge, shenandoah valley. weather observers there all reporting a clear sky. so that sun is going to be working its magic here as we get into the morning hours. in fact, by late morning, ought to be around 80 degrees. by noontime, here's your day planner. we'll be into the mid 80s. so prepare accordingly. dress for a summer-like day. afternoon highs will soar to around 90 degrees. we'll have a lot of clouds building by mid-afternoon. then late afternoon, we will likely have some thunderstorms coming through. some of them could produce heavy downpours with a lot of lightning. and perhaps even some strong, gusty winds. perhaps some hail. that would be between about 4:00 p.m. and will likely continue off and on all the way into this evening. i'll be back in ten minutes with another update. danella's here with a look at traffic. good morning. >>> good morning. if you're traveling on 295 in maryland, as well as i-95, your travel lanes

looks like southern maryland, perhaps the northern neck and around the eastern shore will be the greatery shower activity. elsewhere, just a very slight chance. then tomorrow, we'll be cool in the morning and clear down to the low to mid 50s. and during the afternoon, beautiful weather on thursday. afternoon highs climbing into the mid 70s. cooler on friday morning, maybe hitting the upper 40s to around 50 much of the region. then the rest of the day friday, another beautiful day. it will make it into the upper 70s. can you stand it? for the weekend, make plans now. saturday and sunday looking great. morning lows, 50s. afternoon highs near 80. saturday may hit the low 80s on sunday. and then monday, tuesday, next week, increasing clouds. highs near 80. slight chance of a shower on tuesday. i'm back in ten minutes with another update. danella's here now with an update on traffic. >>> good morning. well, your area is looking good. as far as traffic goes, light volume and not seeing any major concerns at all. traveling along 50 is a breeze. making your way between bowie and the beltway, acc

we'll come back and talk about these storms in the northern neck and southern maryland.we'll tell you where those may head just in time for your commute. >>> now to the federal investigation into the 2010 campaign of d.c. mayor vincent gray. investigators today leveled charges at a second campaign worker for gray, howard brooks. he's do in court tomorrow and he's expected to enter a guilty plea to making a false statement to investigators. those investigators say brooks helped move cash from the gray campaign into the hands of another candidate for mayor. >> reporter: i wouldn't be doing my job if i didn't ask this question. >> again, i'm not going to comment. we'll let the investigation play out. >> thomas gore pleaded guilty to charges connected to his role in the scheme to fum money to suleiman brown. >>> finally positive news for facebook. after three dance in dump they finished at $32, up a dollar, or 3.5%. meantime investigators are investigating morgan stanley. the regulators want to know did morgan stanley share their less than rosy outlook with their clients but

maryland now into the low and mid 80s. west virginia as well. heat advisory, all these counties in orange, northern district, much of maryland, noon to 9:00 p.m. definitely respect the heat. do not get overexerted. get into the ac and drink plenty of water. isolated storm later this afternoon. have a safe afternoon and we will see you tomorrow morning. >> happy memorial day, tom. thank you. >>> that's "news4 midday" for today. we thank you for joining us and invite to you tune in for news at 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, 11:00. we will be back right here tomorrow morning at 11:00 a.m. with more "news4 midday." hope you plan to join us. for then we leave you with the images honoring the service members who gave their lives for our country on this memorial day. have a good one. ♪ [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework [ female announcer ] and best of all, it keeps getting better. no won