lake effect snow streaming across pennsylvania, ohio western maryland. some snow showers made it here earlier in the day. the future-cast skies clearing very nicely. lots of sunshine and the forecast morrow. as we move through the day but monday clouds increase during the midday hours. the evening, mostly cloudy skies as the weak frontal system moves through. once this moves out, the skies clear again tuesday. followed by another storm system that will bring widespread showers, rain showers wednesday. the forecast overnight temperatures fall into the upper 20's. both 30's, mainly clear skies. tomorrow 48-53, the wind out of the south at 5-10. the extended outlook looks good. near 60 monday and tuesday. cloudy skies, showers wednesday warming back into the 50's thursday. holding in the 50's next weekend. meteorological spring arrives thursday. >> we have had an easy winter. >> 2 inches of snow at reagan national. >> compared with last year? >> it was a lot more. >> sorry to put you on the spot, steve. >> cell phones have become a very important part of mo

ohio valley. clouds already moving in, a lot of precipitation in western maryland is not reaching the ground just yet because it's so dry but we do run the risk of sprinkles around the beginning of rush hour. most of us won't have a wet commute but some of the west and north will so keep your umbrella handy although we aren't looking at anything very heavy and it appears most of the showers will be out of here shortly after lunch time. still like april, not like february, no doubt about that. these are almost mid april temperatures and cooler and maybe wet thursday, especially south of town and we'll finish the week strong, not as warm on friday, my goodness, you can't keep going into the 60s but i think we will make it into the 50s on friday with sunshine, so overnight, we'll say increasing cloudiness, breezy and mild, one blanket, maybe no blankets. low temperatures in the 40s, winds out of the southwest at 10-15. now by tomorrow morning variable clouds, breezy and mild. a few showers are possible, 40s and 50s, nothing heavy. winds southwest at 10-15 and then by afternoon, variable cloudiness w

part two of the storm is coming into the mountains of west virginia and western maryland ahead of this cold front in ohio. that will come through in the earlier or mid afternoon. we'll notice it. the cold air starts to filter in. as the front is coming in, we could see blustery snow showers which will reduce visibility and add snow to what was already collected. again, on average, there has been a half inch of snow around the area. mostly in the grassy area. a little pavement here and there is catching it. this cold air will be the dominant weather during the day tomorrow. today's forecast, that snow-rain mix tapering off. then we get another hit this afternoon. generally the total will be an inch or two accumulation around the area when it finally ends. 36 to 41 the high. the high will probably be midday or early afternoon. then temperatures start to fall off as winds pick up northwest. eventually -- not right now, but eventually 15 to 25 with higher gusts. winter weather advisory. cecil, harford, northern baltimore county. not the county. frederick. mall craft advisory out -- small craft advisory on th

western maryland. the real accumulating snow is farther to the west of there. it's in kentucky and ohio now.is advancing to the east. ahead of that, temperatures are in the low to mid 30s much of the region. 38 now at reagan national. near freezing in fairfax, arlington, prince george's county, montgomery counties. here's the day planner. sunrise at 7:08. cloudy, maybe scattered flurries. in the mid to upper 30s by mid morning. maybe near 40 by noontime. then that accumulating snow will be during the afternoon, especially around the rush hour between 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. that's when it could be piling up on grassy areas. i'll have your evening planner. that will be in ten minutes. danella has traffic. good morning. >>> good morning. traveling in the district, still new york avenue is shut down at florida avenue in both directions. follow police deer to that's in place -- detour that's in place. on bw parkway in maryland, seeing nothing but green for you. i'll give you a travel speed now if you're passing 198 southbound speed. 66 miles per hour. also traveling southbound, this time at the

ohio right now. this is advancing towards the east as we go through the day. it will start into western marylands snow. and then it will move into our area starting out as rain and we'll move it over to snow as we go into the afternoon. so the time frame, about 2:00 or 3:00, that is when we'll get the unsettled area in our area. so just in time for the kids starting to get out of school. today, the temperature around 38 degrees and it's going to be cloudy and it will be colder. tonight the temperatures drop below freezing. and we'll get some gradual clearing as we go through the night into tomorrow. lots of sunshine returns. and the temperature comes in around 48 degrees and the temperatures above average once again. and here's a look at your seven- day forecast. we'll get colder this weekend and we have snow possible on saturday. we'll see about that one. and now a check of your traffic. >>> good morning. we've been following a story with wires down across the roadway. it will impact your drive coming out of owings mills at straw hat road. that is where we have the closure. we've been suggestin

ohio valley. must like the past couple of systems, they are dig organized and primarily passing north of us. again, a couple showers into western maryland and along the maryland,pa border. we'll keep the chance of showers in overnight, but most of us will have clouds and a mild night. quite mild. live doppler 9,000. the showers lining up exactly on the maryland pa border. a couple sprinkles in charles county now and also in northern calvert county. that's about it. temperatures still mild. 58 in bethesda. 59 in arlington. 61 in college park. 58 in reston and 59 in great falls. so, well here's the deal. like april tomorrow, mild with showers tonight. breezy and warm thursday. mainly a dry commute tomorrow and certainly a dry evening commute on thursday evening. so for tonight, mostly cloudy, breezy, mild. some showers. low temperatures in the 40s and winds out of the southwest at 10 to 15. next seven days. even warmer tomorrow. 67. yes, that is a lightning bolt. and very windy. been reviewing new data. it's going to be warm, but notice we have the arrow. i think we'll have to have a wind advisory on friday. winds 40 to 50 miles per hour.

western maryland. maybe even central maryland, parts of carroll and howard counties and frederick county. it is at best a sprinkle. the more significant stuff is back in the mountains of pennsylvania and ohio and indiana and kentucky and tennessee. places like that. pretty good rains in central tennessee right now. in the lower left of the screen right now. our temperatures for the time being will be warm enough that when any precipitation finally makes it to the ground, it should be rain. 41 at the inner harbor. we are solidly above freezing in the area. 87% the humidity. we have an east wind at 5. mostly cloudy skies right now. the east winds and the storm coming in from the west both combine to give us moisture today. the storm coming out of the west. the track will be will be just to our south. we'll be on the north edge of it on the cold side. that's why we're including a potential for a snow mix. right now annapolis is 40. chestertown 37. parkton and westminster 36. frederick right at freezing. temperatures around freezing. also out in western maryland right now. here's the cloud picture. some of these clouds might produce a couple sprinkles. again our air is pretty dry. there are so

ohio. it is on the way. we will dry out and clear out tomorrow but in the meantime dealing showers and storms and concerns in western maryland if you are traveling to hugey stown -- flash flood problems and severe warnings up for parts of eastern tennessee and the south. this evening 40s, scattered showers, still a few storms to the west and tomorrow the big change in to the 60's we go. we will talk about how it unfolds in to the weekend straight ahead. >> a suspect has been arrested after shooting a deputy. it happened in cambridge when the deputies tried to serve a warrant. the suspect shot the deputy and jumped on to the window. >>> an 82-year-old man is recovering in a hospital after being shot by a home invasion. the man was in his bedroom when he heard a noise in the kitchen. he grabbed his gun and went to investigate. the victim confronted the intruder and the two wrestled and during the struggle the suspect got the man's gun, shot him and then left. anyone with information. asked to call police. . >>> a man has been charged with murder after police say he beat his 5-year-old daughter to death. what caused the beating

western parts of maryland like they are now. thunderstorms have moved through. drier colder air is coming in. you see a lot of snow here coming through ohio, western sections of pennsylvania and up into new york state. skies are clearing just a bit on top of i-95. now there's still cloud cover back to the northwest. hagerstown, possibly even sees a snowflake and maybe one or two of these little streamers could push as far to the east as frederick county there along i-70, maybe even carroll county. we'll see this through the day tomorrow as well. clouds farther to the north and west tomorrow, more sunshine here in town. you know by now gusty wind overnight tonight out of the west 15 to 30 miles per hour, lows in the upper 30s. sunshine tomorrow morning and 40 work breezy at noon, breezy at 5:00, temperatures tomorrow warming up to the upper 40s. just wanted to show you there will be some. >> i showers, higher elevations have some winter weather advisories in effect up there. they could pick up a few inches of snow. that will help for the snow starved ski areas there out into west virginia and western maryland. there's the next five days, 5

ohio and kentucky. it's into western west virginia, parts of southwest pa. what you're seeing in western maryland not reaching the ground yet. the air is kind of dry. winter weather advisories later this morning through 8:00 tonight. d.c., prince george's county, fairfax not in it but north and west is. includes montgomery, howard, loudoun counties. i think really from montgomery, the up irpart of the county more so than the southern part of the county. we may see totals approach an inch toward frederickburg, the high peaks toward i-81. you may get 2 inches or more but this event will mainly be wet on the roads. perhaps a few slick spots after dark. let's go to monika samtani. some big problems early this morning. >>> the big story of the morning has definitely been here in northeast d.c. on the inbound side of new york avenue at florida avenue. serious early morning crash. you're looking at it live. a tractor-trailer and two vehicles involved. one went under the tractor- trailer. they're waiting to get that crane to pull that car out of there. the investigation is going to take a while as well.

western maryland, the west virginia panhandle, temperatures are not very chilly. a sign of cloud cover and a warming trend. 52 in petersburg. 43 in oakland. some warmer air coming in out of the ohio valley to the west spreading eastward baltimore. temperatures are probably threatening the 60-degree mark. as the warmer air arrives some of these weather disturbances. this is moving up to southern new england. the next batch of showers is approaching western maryland and that could get here later tonight. we're running a minimal chance of a light sprinkle. 11:00 p.m. or midnight or so. temperatures will stay above freezing with a light southwest breeze. the system comes through with very little wintry weather. the occluded front is an area of low pressure with a wind shift. there's not much temperature change. there is cooler air behind the second front and a couple of areas of low pressure we're watching to the farther north and west. the wells along the northern tier of the u.s. and rain and snow in the pacific northwest, the great lakes and heading toward new england. that is the storm track. only slight chance for showers the next few days. in new orleans, quiet whether although

radar showing some snow now moving out of the ohio valley into west virginia and western maryland.il later this afternoon. earlier in the day, into the shenandoah valley. right now ahead of that temperatures are getting above freezing much of the region and into the mid 30s to upper 30s and here's my snowfall forecast map. it does look like we might get an inch, mainly on grassy areas, just right around washington, north and east. and as well as south and west. far northern west, though, two to four inches cable or weather.com online. now down to captiva, florida, to say hello to uncle willy. >> oh, how sweet it is. south seas island resort in lovely florida. one of the prettiest places in the world. i'm sorry. i'd invite you for a boat ride but my yacht is being repaired. happy birthday from stuckmucker. that's all i carry on my yacht. manly stanley sorenson of south range, wisconsin. all kinds of activities in his life, especially his church. attributes his longevity to the good lord. you cannot beat that faith in god. how sweet it is. leola allmond from richmonday, virginia. 106

ohio and west virginia. here are your headlines. it will get here by early afternoon. working west to east, so if you are watching in western maryland, we've got viewers out there, west virginia, you will get it sooner than a the rest of us. starts as a rain-snow mix. it will quickly transition to snow as the column of air cools. that evening commute look like that is prime time for this event. most of the roadways are on the warm side, temperatures yesterday were in the 50s. not terribly concerned with it at least for its onset sticking on the roadways. it is possible here as things get going that it could start to cause some problems. light accumulations up to about an inch here in the immediate metro area but we've got a winter weather advisory north and west and you could see maybe 2 or 3 inches in some spots north and west of the city. there you go. there is your system out to the west. developing and i'm show you more at light pictures of that. coming up in a few minutes there is your yen rain-snow line. all snow north and west where temperatures are currently below freezing. i'll show you that as well coming up in just a coup

county into washington county and western maryland, allegheny county, as we look at the view from space, we have a clear sky thanks to high pressure moving in from the ohioalley that will be over us today. there's a caramel coffee eastern horizon now. sunrise at 6:43. we'll have lots of sun today. not as warm as yesterday. climbing into the mid to upper 50s by the middle of the afternoon. now here's your evening planner. sunset at 5:59. a partly cloudy to mostly cloudy evening. near 50 just after sunset. and then by midnight, near 40 degrees. looks like rain on the way tomorrow. we'll look at that. each day different into the weekend. we'll look at that in ten minutes. danella? >>> traveling on i-95 in virginia, you're hitting some slow spots. in fact, northbound slow making your way through dale city. then again you'll get a little bit of a relief. but one you get to route 1, slow again. that continues as you make your way toward the beltway. passing fairfax county parkway, volume here. again, it's stop and go at this time. you are going to have some movement. now crossing over the american legion bridge, volume increasing. no delays. inner loop speed r

western maryland and west virginia. bulk of the moisture, there is not a lot of it. still way off to our west. and in kentucky and ohiohat temperatures are well above freezing. right now 43 at reagan national and near 40 throughout most of maryland and into central virginia. in the mid 40s now. and then later today climbing to near 50. overnight tonight we will get colder air coming in and snow showers tomorrow. during the mainly afternoon and early evening hours, may give us flurries locally but the light and dark blue areas is where we could add accumulating snow. not very much at all closer to washington, a dusting to an inch in our far north and western suburbs into the sthan dough a valley and all that ending saturday night with some much colder air coming in. the teens on sunday morning. and sunday partly cloudy and windy and frigid highs low and mid 30s. warming up mid week next week, have a great weekend. we will see you monday morning. barbara? >> all right. tom, thanks a lot. >>> that's "news4 midday." we invite to you tune in for news at 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 and tonight at 11:00. news throughout the weekend. pl

maryland. on storm 4 doppler, not a lot going on just yet. the inner harbor of baltimore, not quite reaching the ground. western parts of pennsylvania and eastern ohioding southbound along with colder air. as a result, we may av rain schmick'sing with and in some spots changing over to snow mainly after the sun comes down tonight and tomorrow morning. filled with cloud and temperatures in the 40s, not expecti expecting accumulation or travel troubles in the metro area. cloudy and chilly tomorrow, highs upper 30s to low 40s. a lot of people plan to go to a super bowl party tomorrow. anything we will have will be done before noon-time or so. the game doesn't kick off until 6:30, which gives you 6 1/2 hours roughly to get from point a to point b. >> a lot of people will be staying warm with that super bowl chili. >> maybe i should make the super bowl chili a little spicier. >> spice it up. >>> indiana's top election official could soon lose his job and head to jail after being convicted of elections fraud. secretary of state, charlie white, was found guilty of six foll felony charges including perjury. he falsely used his ex-wife's address so he wouldn