i'm wisdom martin. >> i'm sarah simmons.et's get a check of the weather with tucker barnes. >>> if you are going out there now, it's cold. temperatures area wide are below freezing. okay day. we will get clouds moving in and eventually rain showers. might start with a few sleet pellets. >> yesterday was pretty good. not bad. >> yesterday was fine. >> i was busy watching football all day and i made a quick trip to the store and wade in line for 45 minutes. i didn't see the outdoors a lot. 32 reagan national. it's gotten cold overnight. the clouds are starting to increase. 26 dulles. 28 at bwi marshall. clouds increasing this morning. i think by afternoon we will see some showers move in. they will be light showers as our storm system takes shape into the deep south. this is a weak system. it doesn't have a lot with it. i wish on christmas eve we could talk about some of the white stuff but i think for the most part this will be liquid as we get a push of warm air. highs about 40. we will see light showers redeveloping during

sarah simmons has the day off. time to check in on the weather. here is gwen. >> a very chilly start to the day. a far cry from where we've been the last couple of days. that mercury really dropping. we'll show you what is going on. not a lot happening on our satellite-radar composite. we really don't have any clouds to talk about. things will be sunny into the course of the day. 28 at gaithersburg. 31 at baltimore. 36 at d.c. 4 at fredericksburg. a chilly 28 degrees for winchester. the same for culpeper. 46-degree for your day time high. the skies will be very bright and, unlike yesterday, the winds will be very light newout the course of the day. we had gusty winds yesterday but that is going to be not a factor at all. your full forecast coming up a little bit later. back to you. >>> taking a look at our top stories, fairfax county police are investigating a scary find inside a student's locker. a loaded handgun was found yesterday at robinson secondary school in fairfax. school insists students were never in any harm and say appropriate discipl

i'm sarah simmons. welcome to fox 5 morning news. a huge day here on fox 5. today is our annual stuff a truck food drive. we are teaming up with the capital area food bank. wisdom martin will join us just a bit later on this morning from a stuff a truck location. we'll have everything you need to know if you want to donate as well. first, let's get to gwen tolbart in for tucker barnes. it is cold out there. >> it is nippy. you want to make sure you are tressed warm. satellite-radar composite showing you plenty of clouds. could see some patchy fog this morning. current temperatures, 39 at reagan national airport. 3 at dulles. 33 at bwi marshall. winds are pretty light today. -- 38 at dulles. back to you. >> thank you. >>> we have some breaking news out of tokyo this morning. a strong earthquake off the coast of northeastern japan trigger as a tsunami warning. the preliminary magnitude is 7.3. this is the same area, by the way, that was hit way massive earthquake and tsunami in march of last year. no dama

i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. welcome to fox 5 morning news.> good morning. we're chilly overnight here. temperatures in the 30s. friday will be a decent day for you. if you have got travel plans today, nice and quiet as we get into late night tonight and saturday, that is a different story. we'll be talk about that all morning as we have more snow in the forecast. let's get started with current conditions and wear nice and quiet. do have some clouds rolling through. kind of a partly cloudy overnight period. that is helping to hold the temperatures up a little bit. we haven't had any freezing temperatures yet. what is going to happen today? we'll see partial sunshine. we should be nice and quiet. storminess off to the south and west will be developing. monday and wednesday, it hooks like we'll be doing a snow-rain -- it looks like we'll be down a snow-rain mix. more on that coming up. forecast for today, partly sunny, highs about 40 degrees. >>> soon, only hours will be left to reach a come nice in the fiscal cliff talks. president obama is hol

. >> i'm sarah simmons. welcome to fox 5 morning news.t is good that we have this news to share with you this morning. rning. >> up side the 10, touchdown redskins. >> the redskins are nfc east divisional champs. they beat the cowboys in a winner take all game. morris rushed for 200 yards and three touchdowns. griffin ran for 63 yards and threw for 100 more. skins will host the seahawks in round one of the playoffs next sunday. >> excellent. >> exciting. >> it will be crazy around here for the next couple of days. >> >> we'll be in a good mood. >> i'm surprised it took you guys as long as it did to report the redskins had won. it was at least 30 seconds into the broadcast. we look fine today. the winds have finally started to cut out. we are very cold even here at reagan national. the temperature is just 29 degrees. so areawide, we are back in the 20s. should be a decent day. we'll have increasing clouds. by afternoon, mostly cloudy as you see that storminess out towards st. louis and memphis, the cloud cover associated with that system w

i'm wisdom martin. >> and i'm sarah simmons.y exciting to talk about the redskins but the weather. we're glad the wind is out of here. we have the cold i guess. >> that was nice. weather, redskins. it's all right there. we'll be fine later today. temperatures back in the mid 40s. clouds moving in here. get out and enjoy it right now. mostly cloudy afternoon. >> i'l be right back. you said i have to enjoy it right now. >> it's currently 29 degrees out. >> never mind. >> put on big puffy and go hang out in the snow. >> put a big jacket on. 24 out at dulles . it is a cold start. much of the area back in the 20s. should warmup to the mid 40s. lots of clouds moving in. storminess out to the west. the good news is the rain showers the winter weather you see won't get in here later tonight. it will turn cloudy later tonight and tonight for your new year's eve celebration. we're not expecting any rain and/or snow during today. that will get in here and a chance of a few showers during the day tomorrow. mostly cloudy by afternoon. 44 deg

. >> i'm sarah simmons.'s check in with tucker barnes who is probably dancing in the weather center. you can probably hear them down there, too. >> i can hear them, but i'm not going to make anybody watch me dance. let's get to the forecast. lots to talk about. no issues today. partly sunny with highs in the low 40s. reagan national 38 degrees. bulls and bwi marshall, 34. cold start. limited sunshine as we have clouds working in from the west. looking at our satellite radar, want to show you the storm system, next one, getting its act together in tennessee, alabama, mississippi. that is quick moving, heading our direction. not a lot of moisture, but enough that by daybreak tomorrow snow will break out and will be with us for a time tomorrow, tomorrow during the day and things will taper down by tomorrow afternoon. what can we expect? like wednesday and monday, the snow/rain line setting up in the metro. the farther west and east of the city, the lesser your chance of any issues here. primarily rain. winter w

i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. there is tucker barnes. >> good morning.t's a cold one. >> you will be waiting in the lines too later, won't you. >> yes, i am. >> you look so excited to be out and in the mix. >> i went to one store and waited 45 minutes in line. >> wow. >> you finished? last time you went you turned and and left. >> it's all business from here on out. hopefully the stores will be open a few more hours. let's get to it. let's do weather. if you are going to be shopping at the last minute like a few other people, hopefully just a few of us, reagan national 32. dulles 26. bwi marshall 27. here is the deal, i already got gifts so now i can figure out what i need to get in return based upon what i have seen. >> you are judging what you get other people based on what you have received. >> you don't want to -- >> that is so shallow. oh, my goodness, you are so shallow. >> what i'm saying, i don't know what level of gift i need to get? >> it's the thought, tucker. >> yes, in some cases. >> there are the rain showers moving in from the south and we

i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. tucker barnes is here to bring us gifts weather-wise or maybe not. cold or gifts. >> you want the cold. >> no, i mean coal. >> like coal. >> i was trying to tie it altogether. >> i don't bring coal to anybody. i can't do it. >> that was a bad connection. >> i thought you said cold. >> i did, too. >> i will leave it alone. >> let's do the weather. if you are out doing last minute shopping here, it's not going to be a beautiful day. we have clouds on the increase. eventually showers in here and it could start at the onset as a little period of mix, wintry mix. by that i mean a few snowflakes, maybe a few ice pellets. some of the sleet that we see this time of year as the system moves in. the timing on this very small wintry event will be 1:00, 2:00. >> there is the radar. you can see the activity in the carolinas, pushing to southwest virginia. we are several hours away before any rain shower activity arrives. temperatures are cold enough for winter weather right now. 33 at reagan natio

i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm allison seymour in for wisdom who is in brentwood for stuff a truck. our phone bank is open for business. if you would like to help out but can't really get to one of those locations today, we've got you covered on the phone. you can start calling right now. that number to donate any amount really, is 202-895-3307. at the bottom of your screen, there is information on how can you donate by text or online. we've got you covered. >> oh, yeah. we have made it easy for you. any form possible. it is so much fun every year. hearing the music. >> you feel like you are actually doing something. >> you really are doing something. >> let's say hello to you, gwen. >> a little bit chilly. i better say cold. julie says not chilly, it is cold. well, relatively speaking. compared to yesterday, it is slightly warmer so how's that. as we start our day, let's take a look at radar. we do have a little bit of spotty activity going on here. some of seeing some light rain or even some sprinkles. not anybody seeing this. it will be off and on. just be prepared. no big downpo

i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. welcome to fox 5 morning news. speaking of party, here is a one-man party, tucker barnes. >> i wish i could party tonight. have to go to bed at #:00. >> you can party. you just have to suffer the consequences early. >> i might get started early. it will be cloudy this afternoon but we should warm up and we'll is have a lot of less winds than yesterday as things have gotten much quieter overnight. right now, reagan national, 30 degrees. much of the area has fallen back into the 20s. dulles is 24. temperatures in the mid-40s later today and more comfortable although we'll have a lot of clouds around particularly this afternoon. satellite-radar, storminess out to the west. you can seat rain showers out towards st. louis. there is some winter weather on the back side of that system. that will slide in here tomorrow. it presents the possibility of a few rain and/or snow showers tomorrow. until then, we'll be cloudy but dry. if you are headed out tonight, you want a jack e temperatures will fall back into the 30s. we are

. >> i'm allison seymour in for sarah simmons this morning. welcome to fox 5 morning news. >> gwen will join us now to talk about our chilly weather. things have changed. >> we'll get back to reality. no more 70s. chilly mornings kicking in. we don't have as many clouds as we had yesterday because we have a ridge of high pressure in control. so skies fairly clear. just a few high clouds for -- to the north and west of us. other than that, not much happening. we will have plenty of sunshine ahead. 36degrees at reagan national airport. 31 at dulles and 30 at bwi sure good marshall, a far cry from those 50s where we were yesterday. winds are light and they will remain light and calm throughout the course of the day. we are talking about plenty of sunshine. your high today, 46 degrees. it will be chilly. bundle up if you are heading out anywhere today. trust me. it is not going to warm up much beyond this and might be even a little cooler to the north and west of the city. we have some changes coming up as well in the weekend. we'll have the detai

i'm sarah simmons. h simmons. >> let's talk to tucker barnes about the weather. >> we are looking fine. it is chilly out there. kind of seasonbury chilly. temperatures back in the low to mid-30s and we'll be in for a decent day. about maybe 40, 42 today, partial sunshine. so friday looks good. tomorrow, things get a little more interesting as we've got this winter event on the way. not a huge event but it is an event. >> it is an event but not quite an event. >> okay. i'm just excited about it. >> you are allowed to be excite about it. we don't want to scare people. >> i know. i won't. >> 33 this morning at dulles and bwi. it doesn't take much, you know. there is a look at the satellite-radar. this is the makings of our next storm system. it is going to be a quick mover so it will get started here by day break tomorrow. it will be out here by tomorrow afternoon. we are looking at the potential for a couple of inches of snow. that will be about it. and the heaviest amounts will be north and west of the c

i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. welcome to fox 5 morning news. we've got that big game this weekend. we want to know about the weather for that as well. >> it will be cold. sunday night, maybe 32 degrees at kickoff with a little bit of a breeze. >> oh, factor that in. people will be in parkas. >> no one will notice. >> you think? >> they'll be focused on the game. >> exactly. >> 37 at reagan national. 34 at dulles. decent looking friday. partial sunshine, high temperatures back in the low 40s, maybe 42 degrees for a daytime high and best part, a lot less windy than yesterday. we are looking fine today. changes get in here tonight and early tomorrow morning in the form of a very -- was the word i'm looking for, a very docile snowstorm. >> i was going to say i wish i could help you out. describing your weather can be difficult at times. >> we are going to have a snow event. it is starting to get back together in there down towards memphis. the rain showers starting to break out. that is the system just starting to get its act together. we'll have a

i'm sarah simmons i'm wisdom martin. welcome to fox 5 morning news. chilly indeed. let's bring in tucker barnes again to talk about it. >> is it new year's eve already? >> time is flying by, man. >> you're questioning it -- >> i feel like it is still the night before. >> no, it is officially the 31st. it's just our life, you know. >> yeah, kind of sad. >> let's get to the temperatures. it got cold. it was cold yesterday but at least the wind have let up. 30 at reagan national. 4 at dulles. bwi marshall, 29. we should warm up in the mid- 40s today. the clouds will increase tonight but we are not expecting any rain and/or snow shower activity. there is a better chance we'll see one or two tomorrow. the pattern generally going to be try. there is your satellite-radar. some storminess out to the west but well out to the west. you can see there is plenty of clouds out to the west. we'll see the clouds but won't see the storminess today. highs today, mid-40s in washington. we'll go 45 degrees. 44 in leonardtown. a little colder there north and west. it will be in the 30s

. >> i'm he tony perkins, in for sarah simmons this morning. you know, you expect this to happen because you told us about it. but still, it's like no! we liked that couple of days. >> it is kind of like the lunch bag letdown. you are a kid, you open your lunch bag and it's like oh, not what i thought. >> mother nature whipped them in and whipped them out. bundle up if you are heading out. it is seriously chilly out there. we have a few high clouds to the north and west of us but other than that, we are expecting clear conditions and lots of sunshine today. ridge of high pressure is in control and that will set us up for sunshine. yesterday's highs, 63 at reagan national airport. 61 at dulles and 64 at bwi thurgood marshall. temperatures will be some 20 degrees or so cooler than that into the course of today and actually, even with our high today, we will be below the seasonal average. the 70s are long gone. so don't expect them anymore. here is a look at where we stand right now. 30 at dulles. 2 at bwi thurgood march marshall. winds are light.

sarah simmons is off this morning. -- good morning to you. >> it will be mild, upper 50s. might be a sprinkle. definitely going to be some wind. could be some fog. you're right. >> wasn't kidding. >> the only thing missing is snow. >> that i can guarantee you we will not be seeing. we'll start with the numbers. mild start to your day. 49 at reagan national. dulles, 4 and bwi marshall, 49 degrees. -- dulles, 48 and bwi marshall, 49 degrees. see the rain showers in west virginia and eastern ken quebec, that will move through later today. i think you see a little sunshine here to start your day. we'll get a deck of clouds in midday and a return to a little sunshine behind the front. let me mention a dense fog advisory issued bay half hour ago, not here in washington. this is north and west as you get up into western portions of maryland, eastern portions of west virginia including hagerstown, cumberland, martinsburg, charlestown under a dense fog advisory until 9:00 this morning. society rest of us, you may encount are a little fog but that won't be the big story today. i thi

. >> i'm sarah simmons. alison seymour has the morning off. we are here to bring you the latest on the weather, well, tucker is. let's check in with him now. >> good morning. nice quiet start today. we have temperatures back in the 30s. it will be a decent friday. partly sunny. highs in the low 40s. less wind than yesterday. today we're fine, and then we've got this winter event for tomorrow. it's not going to be a big storm, but maybe enough to have light accumulations around here during the day tomorrow. reagan national now 36 degrees. dulles 33. bwi marshall 34 degrees. quiet start to the day. cloud cover at the moment. and as you look to the south and west, look into western tennessee and northern parts of mississippi and alabama, shower activity. that's our next storm system. will be moving in our direction. i'll have more details on what time it might arrive and what we can expect tomorrow coming up. for today, partly sunny conditions and should be relatively quiet for you. winter weather advisory goes in effect early tomorrow morning fo