now, it's 9-mile-per-hour northwesterly breeze. the wind will continue to lay down a bit now that the sun has gone down. college park and silver spring, laurel all in the mid-40s now. mid to upper 40s in fauquier county. the blue ridge is a touch cooler. for your evening plans, just a few clouds coming in as our skies get closer and closer to midnight. temperatures in the upper 30s to near 40 by 11:00 p.m. no rain for monday evening plans. rain is a big part of your tuesday forecast tomorrow. these highlighted counties have high wind advisories. the high wind spots of north carolina and eastern tennessee, we may see wind advisors in our mountains toward tuesday night and into the day wednesday. heavy rain across most of arkansas. they have had their wettest year on record in many cities in the mid south. the last thing they need is rain. we are more than seven inches ahead in rainfall as well. we don't need the rain, but rain we will be getting. it will arrive here shortly after the morning commute begins tomorrow. folks to the sou

a north wind at 10 miles per hour will become a north to northwesterly breeze this afternoon. an increase in speed a little bit as well. so windchills will be a factor for your saturday afternoon outdoor plans. 36 in g-8erssburg, 41 in annapolis. 38 in huntington, maryland. even out towards the pan handling of west virginia temperatures in the mid up toer 30s. the big story for today is actual air temperatures aren't going to climb much for this afternoon. afternoon highs only in the low to mid 40s with plenty of cloud cover around. the sun goes down at 4:48 this afternoon. no chance for rain or snow today. that might change a little bit tonight as this alberta clipper zepping in through parts of northern ohio, northern indiana as that races by mainly to our north, clouds will be in place for sure, you might see some snow showers across the mountains of west virginia and some snowflakes as far east as the blue ridge. not much of a snowflake threat in metro washington. you folks in winchester into the west virginia mountains might get enough for a bit of a coating late tonight

the northwesterly breeze in san jose what that has done is increased our temperatures in the overnight. we typically cool down as we move closer to sunrise, but we are not seeing that 51 in napa and these temperatures are a lot warm are than what we saw yesterday. we do continue our dry streak, high pressure is in control and that will be through christmas. we are looking at temperatures in the upper 50s and 60s. 59 novato and a nice day along the peninsular. areas around redwood city, 60 degrees in palo alto. if it is cold outside your door, it is a chilly start to your morning. earnings tended forecast, we -- extended forecast, we will be colder tomorrow without the wind and temperatures sitting in the low 30s for your weekend, back to the desk . the ultimate -- they gave them an ultimatum for occupied campers and we will have more coming up. stay tuned.

increasing amounts of sunshine in the afternoon, and a northwesterly breeze, because of the cold starteratures tomorrow will once again be stranded in the low to mid-40s for highs, and that's about it. we had snow showers around the 6:00 hour, those have since faded away. a couple more light snow showers now far southern pennsylvania. they're drifting south eastbound, northern maryland, may get a little more snow during the overnight hours tonight. most of this is evaporating before it gets to the ground. the western side of the mountains might see an inch in a few spots. anywhere really east of the shenandoah valley, not much in the way of snow chances out of this one, unfortunately for snow lovers. clearing skies, the clouds will fill back in between now and tomorrow morning. that will be done with by about 8:00 or 9:00 tomorrow morning. even now if will be a cold start, we'll end up with sunshine tomorrow. sunshine to get the week started monday morning, that will not live long as the next weather front is due to bring clouds in here monday night. a chance for showers late in the da

westerly and northwesterly breeze in afternoon.ive shot, we are looking down towards san francisco, i believe. we'll see clouds coming in from the pacific. what this means for temperatures right now is they are not as cold as yesterday in some locations. still cool, if you are doing early morning shopping, you will need your parkas, probably, with you. in napa 26° right now. only 27 in fairfield, 28 in livermore. those are the cool spots. san francisco just right along the water pretty moderate at 46°. check out san jose and los gatos 34. how we are doing in terms of where we were yesterday at this time, we are a little warmer, concord and antioch, five to six degrees warmer than yesterday. so, that's why the freeze warning not in effect for today. what we can expect is a pretty nice day, not as cold this morning. partly cloudy conditions this afternoon. more clouds return overnight. onshore breeze heading our way and then slight chance of rain that doesn't come until wednesday. we are talking mendocino county areas and north. it d

highs in the low to mid 40s, a gusty northwesterly breeze will keep windchills in the 30s today and for most of tomorrow. chris, back to you. >>> thank you, we're back with another check on news and wertz >>> we are back now on this saturday morning, december 17th, 2011. we have an exciting crowd filling rockefeller plaza, taking time to check out the christmas tree and all the sights and sounds. we want to thank them for sending part of their morning with us back inside studio 1a. i'm amy robach along with lester holt. coming up in this half hour, it's a hazing scandal that has rocked the campus of florida a&m. >> it was the death of robert champion, a member of one of the college's top. his death was deemed a homicide and now his parents are suing the university. we'll hear what they have to say coming up. >>> also ahead, on friday, a judge sentenced barry bonds to 30 days of house arrest and two years of probation. the issue of doping in baseball doesn't end here. we're going to take a closer look. >>> and then, it's not only about shopping for gifts this time of year. what about sho

right now at reagan national, the temperature is at 49, and we've got a light north/northwesterly breeze. elsewhere, temperatures are well above freezing from the mountains to the atlantic beaches. most locations in the mid and upper 40s to near 50 degrees. we'll hold steady for the next several hours all the way until midmorning. later this afternoon, a little warmer. over the last 12 hours, a few sprinkles in southern maryland. some of the roads are wet in southern calvert, charles, st. mary's, northern neck, and lower eastern shore. farther to our west, it's mostly cloudy. we're going to stay cloudy through the rest of the day. there's a small chance of an isolated sprinkle. otherwise, a lot of clouds around. we'll stay in the 40s this morning. maybe briefly low 50s early this afternoon. sunrise 7:22. sunrise at 4:49. then by dawn tomorrow we'll start off in the low 40s, and it does look like rain likely developing during the day from the morning all the way into the evening. highs upper 50s to near 60. partly sunny thursday morning. does look like a chance of rain thursday night perh

the northwesterly breeze is between 10 and 20 miles per hour. itis a bit of a breeze to deal with.peratures running five or more degrees above average, cannot complain. 49 in annapolis. 47 in baltimore. gaithersburg, 45. reston town center 45rks degrees. maryland temperatures in the upper 40s to near 50. central virginia made it to the low 50s for a brief time. as you make your plans to enjoy your monday evening, 43 at 7:00. 41 degrees by 9:00 p.m. 39 by 11:00 with a gradual increase in clouds. late evening hours, skies go over to mostly cloudy between midnight and sunrise tomorrow morning. be ready for a cloudy day tomorrow. no rain in the short, short, short term forecast. there are rain drops in tennessee and georgia. these highlights counties along the ridge tops are for high wind advisories. we'll have a lot of wind to deal with tuesday night and wednesday will be flat out blustery with a return of sunshine and cooler air. here is the heavy rain today. little rock arkansas to memphis, tennessee, jackson, birmingham, seeing lighter showers. lighter near st. louis. it's all comi

if you spend time outside today in the sunshine, you had to face a stiff northwesterly breeze. there's more wind coming our way as we get close to wednesday and wednesday afternoon. be ready for that. between now and then, clear skies for monday evening. clouds are headed back in. no rain in the immediate vicinity. the rain drops are inching into eastern tennessee and northern georgia. more than 12 hours away from us. we could have a few rain drops on your morning commute tomorrow. a lot of rain coming tomorrow afternoon. temperatures in the 30s. highs tomorrow in the 40s. seven day forecast looks relatively pleasant through new year's is coming up. >>> day after christmas, all over the area, shoppers packing the malls. people are cashing in on gift cards and post holiday sales. jane watrel is fairfax now at the mall. jane? >> reporter: retailers want to keep the people returning gifts in the mall. they are slashing prices here and all other malls around the metro area. they are slashing prices on items that no one seems to be buying. that's winter clothing, creating a shopping

those northwesterly breezes are going to be with us for the remand ore it have day. there's going to be a bit of a windchill factor today. put an extra lay yr on. maybe a scarf or pair of mittens to be on the safe side. specially if you're in the shade. if you're headed out to fedex field today have an extra layer of warmth on. temperatures may climb into the upper 40s for a brief time, it will back down into the low 40s by the time the day is over. clear chis back down to 41 degrees by 6:00 this evening. not much going on on doppler. these rain drops in delaware were over washington between 4:00 and 5:00 a.m. this morning. they're moving away from us and out to sea they will go. no reason to worry. a couple lake enhanced snow streamers coming down across parts of northwestern pennsylvania. they'll get a white christmas in eerie, pennsylvania. south of texas and lubbock, texas, out towards el paso getting snow. up across the high country of northern idaho up in the chimney getting fresh snow today. not much of america is going to get a white christmas this year. we'r

then tomorrow afternoon the big weather headline for tomorrow will be a ferocious west to northwesterly breezeto 30 miles an hour sustained with gusts over 40 miles an hour at times. especially high spots. could cause power outages. you folks in the mountains will be under the gun for that. a chance for rain new year's eve. doesn't look like a big deal. we may have time to trim that back out before saturday gets here. >> i bet the people would appreciate that. >> i would appreciate that. >> all right, thanks. >>> still to come, we now know what caused heavy ds death. >>> our own conversation with the guy who found $10,000 in an airport and went to great >>> welcome back to "news4 at 4:00." i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm aaron gilchrist in for jim handly. the iowa caucuses are just seven days away now. the candidates have spent $10 million on tv ads in this month alone. a tight race between mitt romney, newt gingrich and ron paul with paul gaining a slight edge. >>> investigators in connecticut have determined the cause of that deadly christmas day fire. they say the fire that killed five people i

. -- the northwesterly breeze will start dropping the temperatures.t of the day tomorrow, it is -- it would just be a rainy day. you can see northern baltimore, frederick, and carroll counties getting in on some rain, sleet, and snow mixed together late tomorrow evening, heading toward midnight. quickly the storm moves off the coast. it will only be a few hours that what -- that the wintry mix and precipitation will come our way. falling temperatures to the 30's tomorrow night when the rain mixes with some snow. higher elevations to our wishes, accumulations are possible. 3-6 inches of snow are possible by early thursday. you can see the accumulations taper off as you get east of the mountains. north and west of i-95, may be a light coating of snow. the higher yields up in parts of carroll county and northern frederick county could have a couple of inches of snow early thursday morning. western maryland is going to be cold. good news for the ski resorts out there. the eastern shore, a rainy day tomorrow, ending in wet snow early thursday morning. on t

with a bit of a northwesterly breeze. windchills will stay primarily in the 30s.day. mostly sunny. milder tomorrow with highs closer to 50 degrees. a little breezy at times. certainly not too bad. rain chances return as early as tuesday afternoon. most of the rain looks like it will be coming on wednesday. a chance for more rain into christmas eve. that's the latest on the forecast. chris, back to you. >>> another news update in 25 minutes. now back to the "today" show. ♪ >>> back on this sunday morning, december 18, 2011. a week until christmas day. if you haven't finished your shopping, you may want to rethink your plan. our thanks to everyone out here who decided to spend part of their time with us. outside on the plaza, i'm jenna wolfe with lester holt. can i show you something real quick? forget the posterboard, don't tell the hotel. richmond, virginia. i love that. >> take the soap and little shampoos too. >> the soap had lester on it. >> very creative. remember the movie rudy? >> one of the most emotional sports stories ever. >> a guy told he was too small

in fact, a bit of a northwesterly breeze is going to have this weekend feeling so much like wintertimefolks out west of the blue ridge along the mountains of west virginia. i don't think we're going to have much of a snowflake threat in metro d.c. we're keeping an eye on things. outside right now some clouds still hanging over washington early this morning where temperature is not so cold. we're at 40 degrees down at ronald reagan washington national airport. the north breeze at 12 miles per hour. windchills will stay in the mid up toer 30s all afternoon. it will feel very much like winter. current temperatures though, again, not so bitterly cold. mid to upper 30s across much of montgomery and frederick county, maryland. a little bit colder where the skies have cleared towards charlottesville and stanton. for us, we're going to have an in and out chance for sunshine today. i think we'll have sun in the front half of the day. clouds will gradually fill back in late this afternoon and later on today. no rain or snow threat for today. temperatures courtesy of that north breeze will hold i

in nearly every neighborhood. 43 right now with the clouds outside and a northwesterly breeze. temperatures around the rest of the area reston at 39. near 40 in huntingtown, maryland. even out towards the blue ridge no real super cold air. 39 in west virginia, 37 in win chest, west virginia. as you make plans for your christmas eve, pack your patience. you're going to be a lot of people getting around town today. 43 by 10:00 a.m. highs in the upper 40s to near 50 degrees today. if you're headed tout to the redskins and vikings game at fedex field, kick off is at 1:00. it will be dry for the game. on doppler lonesome rain drops along the bay bridge head ed on to the eastern shore. a few sprinkles far north parts of calvert county. those are racing southbound. one or two lonely snowflakes across far western maryland and southwestern pennsylvania. most of us will be rain and snow free. white christmas to be found across parts of west texas and southern new mexico and some rainshowers if you're flying down towards miami, florida, for your christmas holiday. around here, the clear s

then by midnight down to the mid 30s with a northwesterly breeze and then during the day tomorrow we will have temperatures by dawn into the upper 20s so not quite as cold as this morning, afternoon highs, low 50s with sunshine and increasing clouds on wednesday afternoon highs low 50s. and cloudy thursday and highs mid 50s. then that front coming in may bring some passing rain showers. midday thursday into thursday evening and sun returns friday. much colder for the weekend. sunshine back. highs only into the mid fourth. saturday and sunday. and a lot of wood smoke in the air. people have their fireplaces going. >> smells good. we will see you again shortly. >>> a check on the midday traffic again. danella. >> good morning, good morning. traveling on 395, accident southbound 395, duke street, it was taking away the right lane but now you can see it is in the right shoulder lane which is really good. if you are traveling i-95 in virginia, i'm not seeing any issues there at all. here is a view at fairfax county parkway. you are in the clear as you make your way north and south on i-95

we'll have the west-northwesterly breeze today. 8 to 18 miles per hour where yesterday it was more in the 18 to 25-mile-per-hour raeupbg. 25, gaithersburg. 30 in leesburg early this morning. 32, martinsburg and winchester. 30 in culpepper. a nice-looking day on the whole. we have clouds to deal with in the morning hours. the sunshine will win out and we'll end up with a pretty nice afternoon. it will stay on the chilly side with highs into the low 40s around town. not much going on on doppler. a few lonesome snowflakes in the shenandoah valley. frostburg, hagerstown, frederick, don't be surprised to see one or two random snowflakes flying by. you can see on the wider view, not much going on. we'll see very little in the way of travel problems. that is welcomed news. high pressure will be winning today. we get more and on more sunshine. skies will be clear. winds light. as a result, a cold start for your monday morning. temperatures generally in the 20s. it's not going to stick around long. another weather front slides tuesday bringing clouds back and rain chances along with it. here's

reaching upper 40s to low 50s with a southwesterly breeze, and then this evening, a cold evening, down to near 40 degrees by midnight and a northwesterly wind by then. and for the weekend, big games going on at fedex field. the army-navy game on saturday, and then skins on sunday. in the weekend in the mornings, it's going to be cold. near 30s. and saturday morning, the low 20s in many areas. afternoon highs, low 40s. and monday, bright and sunny. we will be down in the mid-20s in the afternoon, and highs mid-40s. and a bit milder on tuesday and wednesday and clouds increase on thursday and might get rain on friday. now on wednesday when it was raining i travelled to prince william county and visited the signal hill school and talked to students there in manassas. we talked about tornados and hurricanes and blizzards, and thunderstorms and lightning. they learned about air pressure and learned about how the weather changes, and what it's like to have my job. i told them it's great having my job. it's a lot of fun and very interesting. they had very good questions about all different types of weather. had a wonderful time and i want to

easterly breeze until that front goes through, then a westerly northwesterly. the system will intensify in southern california, and that means the wind will pick up. but the rain will end here 9 or 10:00, then clearing from north to south. partly sunny, partly cloudy. two bands here, southern end of the peninsula towards san jose, and also up to the foothills. then another line through the delta, towards decent rain towards eastern contra costa county, and also back over towards pinole, right around crockett as well. vacaville, .30. brentwood .14. san francisco .06. most locations are around .04. lows in the 40s for everybody here. 42 now up in santa rosa. so their low going down. mid-40s to the cloud cover and also the rain. our system looks like one and done as it moves through in southern california. as it begins to wrap up we'll see more of a north-northeast wind develop maybe late tonight, tomorrow morning. morning rain gives way to partly sunny skies, cool to mild on the temps. mid-50s. but the trend is to warm things up as we head into tomorrow if also t