sheena parveen is closely watching what we can expect in the weather. good morning, sheena. >> good morning, eun. we've been watching this since last week. here's the thing. we might have a few thunderstorms later on today. but the good news about that is most of this activity looks to be happening after the eclipse peak time, which is 2:42 this afternoon. here's a look at the radar. we do have clouds around. we don't have the rain around yet. as we go through the day, the afternoon clouds will build. hopefully w h sunshine. we'll be staying mostly sunny most of the day. 76 in washington. most of the -- staying dry. the models here trying to show a few light showers. that will be few and far between. here's 3:00 p.m. most of the area dry. we'll be watching the afternoon storms and take a closer look at the timing of it coming up. eun? >> thank you, sheena. it's what efrp will be talking about today. we're working through the solar eclipse. it will begin at 1:17 in the afternoon but 82% totality will not be seen until 2:42 p.m. in our area. 1979 was the l

why the same che ziefrn . >>> we are back at 4:15 checking with our meteorologist sheena parveen. almost fall-like temperatures, right, sheena? >> very nice this morning. it's going to be like this for the next several mornings. waking up with temperatures in the 630s. we have a couple passing showers this morning. one thing we're really watching that everyone is keeping their eye on is hurricane harvey. from the gulf of mexico, it's getting closer to texas. the rain bands are moving on shore. centers about 150 miles from corpus christi. it's a category 2 hurricane, max winds 105 miles an hour. eventually, it will move on shore. could strengthen to a hurricane. it's very warm in gulf of mekts coe, the atmosphere favorable. you see the i stall across the weekend. really bad news for texas, especially the center will be so close to the gulf of mexico. still going to pump in the gulf moisture. could see 15 to 25 inches of rainfall in that area. unseasonably cool for us. here's a look at our local weather. 63 in washington. 65 winchester. we have a few showers on radar. 70s in charles

and you shouldn't be able to see anything through them except the sun. >>> let's send things to sheena parveenrm team 4 weather. sheena, we've got to be ready for summertime weather. august could be tricky, you know. >> august weather. we're still technically in summer. the eclipse, august 21st, by the way, if you're wondering when the eclipse is locally. we'll see about 80% of the sun covered shortly after 2:00 p.m. in the afternoon. we'll be catching it closely. for today, we have another hot and humid day. afternoon thunde it doesn't look widespread, but we'll see a few out there today. great weekend, though. we have a cold front moving through this weekend. the humidity will be dropping saturday afternoon and sunday it's going to be really nice and then we have a rainy return to the next workweek. we're not going to think about that. 67 in lay tonsville this morning. 73 in washington. prince george's county, mostly around 70 degrees. 69 up in marlboro and morning side. if you're exercising today, this morning looks good. 75 degrees around 7:00, 8:00 a.m. by noon, close to 90. into the low

sheena parveen is outside with the forecast. sheego another warm, humid start to your morning. it's going to stay dry at least for the first half of the day. as we go through the afternoon, another hot day like you expect in the summer with a chance for a few afternoon stray storms. right now 73 degrees outside. mild still. 7:00 p.m. we quickly heat up by lunchtime today. 89 degrees. 5:00 p.m. low 90s. outside for lunch. i would highly recommend you sit in the shade today. 69 in clinton.

it's at 76 degrees right now. >> sheena parveen with more on what we can expect today. hi, sheena. >> hey, guys. everybody is watching the skies for the eclipse like we've been telling you. make sure you have the proper eyewear. find adam tuss. he has them. here's a look at what you can expect. totality at 2:42. 82% eclipse. then it will be ending around 4:00. this is abo ordeal today. we're going to see a mix of sun and clouds. here's a look at the eclipse viewing. again, the glasses. those are the glasses that you need. 1:17. mix of sun and clouds. 88 degrees. 2:42. again, that's going to be maximum totality time. most of the area should be dry. 85 degrees. we'll be dropping with our temperatures for a little bit and we'll start to rise back up once it's done. by the end of it, that's when the thunderstorm chances are going to be getting higher. we have storms in the forecast. the good news, they should be mostly after the eclipse time. here is satellite and radar. we're dry right now. passing clouds. if you're about to step outside, we're in the mid to low 70s. upper

sheena parveen tracking the heat for us. this is one of those days your find a good spot under the air conditioning vent and don't move, right? >> you could do that. or if you're lucky enough to hit the pools, i would be in the water or in the shade. you saw the temperatures in the 70s for most of the area. now a look at the radar. because we have some isolated thunderstorms yesterday like we were talking about and we also have a little bit of fog out there. it'sot most we are talking about the heat and how it's going to feel like triple digits with the full forecast. you definitely want the sun block. by noon, 91 degrees. already feeling around 100 by the afternoon. around 96. feeling close to 103. a few spots maybe a degree or two hotter. very little rain relief. huge cooldown on the forecast. >> sheena, see you in a bit. thank you. >>> a new -- president laid out his plan and is getting a lot of reaction this morning. democrats and republicans are divided. overall, the president reversed his past calls for a quick exit an

first, the important forecast from chuck bell and sheena parveen.

. >> storm team 4's sheena parveen is getting us ready. she's live at the humane rescue alliance in northwest with what you need to know. good morning, sheena. >> reporter: good morning. aaron, that means you, you could have a four-legged friend at your house also. i'm here with lauren lipsey. we're getting ready for clear the shelters. we have a cat here. we have an overweight -- >> available for adoption right now at our oglethorpe street location. >> awesome. we have a cat issue with the shelter, right? >> always. we have close to 500 animals, 2/3 are cats. >> talk about the numbers from last year's event. we had 175 animals go home from adoption centers and over 200 animals available tomorrow. cats and dogs and other animals. we hope people come out and adopt. >> this is an initiative to get as many adopted as possible to make room for other animals coming in. how exciting is tomorrow? >> we have dozens of volunteers on staff tomorrow, in addition to staff who may or may not be doing things to help. we can't wait. >> that is awesome. th

taylor, monitoring our commute this morning. >> first, we want to check in with meteorologist sheena parveene storm team 4 weather deck. we did strike it rich in the weather department, sheena. >> yes, we did. i would love to know if aaron led a double life. wouldn't that be fun. it would be fun to live that's what i'm saying. it's really nice outside and cool and crisp. feeling like fall. by 59 a.m., only in the 70s still. most of the day today, we'll stay in the 730s. a short period of time we're in the low 80s this afternoon. this is unseasonably cold for this time of year. we'll see how cool the weekend forecast will be and tropical storm harvey could impact our labor day weekend weather. it's all coming in a bit. right now, let's check the roads on this thursday morning. good morning, jack. >> good morning, sheena. starting to get more details in frederick county on i-15 and 340 moving between frederick and jefferson. described as a tractor-trailer overturned in the median carrying large slabs of marble. the left lane is closed in both directions. this could be that way for the foreseea

sheena parveen is out live in the community previewing our clear the shelters event. get ready. >> first, though, we want to get updated. chuck bell on the storm team 4 weather deck with a look at the forecast today. chuck? >> it's a hum dinger of a forecast and plenty of humidity in the air. all cloud and gunk iness out here. stiflingly humid weather is on the way. 78 degrees at 6:30 in the morning. feels like 81 already. afternoon highs today will be in the upper 80s to near 90 degrees. you'll know the instant you walk outside, this humidity will matter quite a bit. heat indexes could be as high as 100 to 105 degrees. keep that in mind. good news about your weekend, though, after some big thunderstorms later today, tomorrow the humidity fades away. temperatures over the weekend still in the mid to upper 80s. let's go to dave dildine and check on the friday commute. >> not so good. looking at this camera shot on i-95 heading north at laurel and columbia. it will take time. look at all the brake lights. it's a crash north of near the split for 895. the harbor tunnel f

let's begin with sheena parveen. >> good morning. you see the rain on the radar. we're watching a tropical system, actually. that's what the rain is coming from. it's off the south carolina coast. as we go through the day today, we're looking at rain and wind increasing across the area. do not leave home without your umbrella. one person who did not go outside without his umbrella is meteorologist chuck bell. chuck, what's it look like out there? >> it's an ugly shade of wet out here this morning. not much of a breeze yet. boy, that will change later on this afternoon. as sheena was mentioning, a tropical system off the carolina coastline is throwing moisture in our direction already. pretty steady moderate rain in northwest washington and heavier rains in parts of southern maryland. charles county, northern st. mary's county. again, everyone will get wet at some point during the day today. heaviest of the r before lunch. strongest of the winds likely later on today. mid-60s right now. we will struggle mightily to get up to 70 degrees for a high temperature today.

we want to kick things off with our weather and sheena parveen up and at it early. sheena, haven't had to say this word in a couple days. umbrella. are we going to need it? >> yes. you will need it today. it's not too bad. it's only 4:00 a.m. it's early. most people aren't out the door yet. if you're headed out the door, here's what it looks like. the green showing us spotty light rain around the beltway. this isn v in parts of montgomery county, that's where we have a little light rain this morning. there's more rain to the west and southwest. what's going to happen today, we'll see the clouds around, have some spotty showers. doesn't look like anything too major. temperatures are warm, though. as the kids head out for those kids back in school right now, keep in mind the umbrella today. the spotty showers will be in the forecast. it's going to be a gray day. sunshine is in the forecast. i'll show you that coming up. >> thanks, sheena. we keep our eye on the breaking news out of north korea now. kim jong un delaying a a plan to launch missiles into the waters near g

sheena parveen, that's not enough for me. i don't want anything put under my skin. >> i will be honest with you, i think it is creepy, there's probably a tracker in it and >> no thanks. >> i would never get one, first of all. see if the trend fades down. >>> anyway, this morning we definitely don't have any chips in us. as we go through the afternoon, looking at another summer like weather pattern. here's the outlook. if exercising, we heat up quickly like yesterday, humid this afternoon. the commute is mainly dry. later today could have a couple of isolated thunderstorms similar to yesterday through part of the area. lunch outside today hot and humid, if you head to the pool, keep an eye in the sky. gaithersburg, 69, 73 in clinton. 76 in washington. the full forecast later today. around noon, temperatures heat up. dry side, 88 degrees. 2:00 p.m., 90 degrees. 4:00 p.m. is better chance for an isolated thunderstorm. high around 91 degrees. locally. we don't have any rain around, but we have a lot of cloud cover. we're going to

first a look outside with sheena parveen. good morning. >> good morning. the worst when you hurt your neck sleeping and you can't turn your head, have to do the full body turn, that's the worst, especially when driving. check in with jack in a second, speaking of driving. some issues out there. 76 degrees, mostly cloudy. good news is we are dry out there now. later this afternoon, we'll see a couple of isolated storms. areas similar to yesterday. head to the pool, you want sun block. another hot, humid one. isolated storm chance in the afternoon. keep an eye to the sky with the nbc washington app. >>> a check of the roads with jack taylor. good morning. >> thank you. good morning. we begin with our breaking news in port washington, 210 northbound, find a diversion point at palmer road. the overnight crash occurred four hours ago. find the accident was north of palmer road. accident investigation is on-going. northbound lanes of 210 are blocked at palmer road. southbound lanes, far right side getting back. they arrive with medical equipment in the southboun

. >> that's right, meteorologist chuck bell and sheena parveen are here with more. sheena, we want to begin with you. you're outside. >> can i tell you, i wish i brought a little jacket out with me. it is not cold, angie, you used that word yesterday. it is chilly. i would say this morning is better than yesterday. not seeing rain around. temperatures are on the cool side. maybe a light jacket before the kids head to the bus stop or before you head out. it is 63 degrees in the district. we are dry across the area. clouds around through the day. 11:00 a.m., 72 degrees. by 2:00 p.m., in the 70s. today. as we go through the rest of the area, if you're about to step outside, we have some spots closer to 60 degrees, if you're off to the west near winchester, areas like that, you're in the upper 50s when you step outside. 59 in winchester, 60 degrees in clinton. 58 in gaithersburg. the nats got the game in yesterday, have another game today. today looks better for fans in the stands. over to chuck bell with a look at the forecast. good morning, chuck. >> good morning, shee

we'll check in with sheena parveen. >> hey guys, i really hope adam tuss is wearing a suit of armor. a lot of people want the glasses for sure. good point. you can share the glasses with people. you really need one pair for a few of you. four things to know before you head out today. of course, the eclipse weather. it is looking like a mix of sun and clouds for today. we have thunderms forecast. it looks mostly after 2:00 p.m., though. i think most of the area should be staying dry during the maxey clips time. which is 2:42. feeling like 105 and a big cooldown then coming. we'll get into more detail and show you the timing of the storms. let's check traffic with rob stallworth with wfrmt top. good morning. >> good morning, sheena. how is everything this morning, folks. if you're traveling outbound on the clara barton parkway, we have a report of an overturned vehicle near the glenn echo turn around. use caution there if you're traveling outbound. westbound i-66, as you travel toward gainesville, looking at a work zone still set up there and blocking the left lane with state police on

that is the pre-meteorologist sheena parveen. throwback picture. this thursday morning. >> share your pictures with us. now the current meteorologist sheena parveen out on the storm team 4 weather deck. hey, sheena. >> did you like the necklace i had on. my grandmother got that at the flea market. i wore is all the time. you should have seen my outfits. my goodness, if i had those pictures, i would have shown you those. that's the only one i could find last minute. you saw the beautiful live shot. temperatures are just as nice to go with a 68 in 63 leesburg, 64 in clinton. as you walk out the door, comfortable start. mid to upper 60s, then by 8:00 a.m., we'll be seeing that mix of sun and clouds in the morning and the morning we'll stay dry. later on this afternoon, morning shower possible. let's check on the rest of the day. >> if you don't want to carry the umbrella around, you could probably get around without. only in the 20 to 30% range at the most to for rainfall. temperatures in the 80s, short sleeves and sunglasses. today gets an a-plus. th

we begin with meteorologist sheena parveen and a look at the day ahead. >> good morning. little umbrella today. before you head out, we have spotty showers. they're mostly spotty showers or just sprinkles, maybe a couple swipes of the windshield wipers as you head out there. here's a live look at the radar. clouds in place. low clouds. as you notice, if you look down 95 towards quantico, we have more light rainfall. this is where you start to see rain around charlotte. down to richmond off to the direction. so there will be spoit showers throughout the day today. 7:00 a.m., spotty showers in the forecast. 76 degrees. by noon, still that rain chance, 81. this afternoon, we'll start to see things wind down mostly into the evening. temperatures aren't getting too hot. about the mid to low 80s. bigger changes for tomorrow and for the rest of the week. we'll take a look at that coming up. jack taylor with a look at the roads. jack? >> sheena, thanks. good morning. a live look in maryland on 270 headed southbound. again, not too bad. a little bit of a sheen on the roadway. rain

. >> sheena parveen is here with the forecast. check in on the stallworth. sheep a, what do you have in. >> one of those things around your neck, keeps you cool all day, you probably need one of those today. stay in the shade, stay hydrated. if you're lucky enough to head to the pool, you'll need the is up block. that's good news and the other good thing is, i guess it's a good thing. no storms in the forecast anymore. that would cool us down a bit. temperatures are already pretty warm in the mid-730s across the area. each prornls coming in, in the mid-70s. look at what happens through the day. by lunchtime, feel close to 100. through afternoon, mid-90s. with the added humidity feeling around 103. maybe a couple degrees hotter in some spots. as you see, little to no rain really. big cooldown in the forecast. we'll talk more about that coming up. right now, let's check out traffic with rob stallworth. hey, rob. >> hey, sheena. folks if you're traveling aroun the capitol beltway, no real issues reported in maryland or virginia. in maryland, traveling northboun

we start with sheena parveen with a weather alert day. >>> very little to no rain relief today. normally on a hot, humid day like today, we see pop-up storms. i would suggest you stay in the ac or in the shade. stay hydrated. 72 frederick, 77 in quantico. 74 degrees in clinton. as we go through the day, the temperatures are really going to rise. we'll be near 90 degrees by lunchtime. il degrees. coming up, i'll show you how hot it will feel through the afternoon. we have a nice cooldown coming ahead. let's check your roads on this tuesday morning commute from wtop. hey, rob. >> hey sheena, what's happening. folks, if you're headed out the door, 95 northbound at lorton. the right side is blocked with a crash there. response, as you can see, on scene. in the district, northbound and southbound rock creek parkway at the kennedy center. traffic is alternating there. if you're traveling in maryland on route 50 in the westbound direction, two left lanes gets you by the work zone. from the traffic center, i'm rob stallworth. back to you. >> rob, thank you. >>> it's not really something

first we'll check in with sheena parveen and lauren rickets. good morning. >> hello.we've got a little humidity out there building right now. still not that bad. >> no. i don't think it's that bad at all. we're talking about temperatures mostly in the 630s. but in the district at 73. i think it's really comfortable. going through the day, you'll notice the increasing hum or anything like that. it's going to be more noticeable than yesterday. 73 in washington. there are the mid-60s i mentioned. 64 in frederick. manassas is coming in at 65 degrees right now. 70 in kwaupt cquantico. temperatures back around 90 degrees. mostly sunny skies. so really pleasant start. by 7:00 a.m., 75 degrees. by noon, warming up to 87. this afternoon, we'll be topping out around 91. a little bit more humid by 7:00 p.m. if you're still going to be out and about, 87 degrees, mostly sunny. looking really good. we can thank this area of high pressure. we have a few small rain chances in the forecast. coming up in a bit, we'll talk about that. lauryn and i will be back with a look at the weekend

. >> storm team 4 meteorologist sheena parveen is out there with lauryn ricketts. she's in for chuck bell. >> we'll check in with them before the commute with jack taylor. >> it does feel great. you can feel the increase in the sticky necessary a tad. but nothing to complain about. >> i think we'll feel more before we head into the afternoon and even into really late this evening. temperatures are going to be at 91 degrees for daytime highs today. just isolated chances of showers and thunderstorms as we get into tomorrow also into friday. really not that bad. 71 right now is that temperature here in the d.c. area. 73 in annapolis. 64 in leesburg. we're all warming up today. topping out in the low 90s am going to feel a touch warmer than yesterday. even though woe were in the low 90s. when can we expect more shower depression emily coming up in a little bit. >>> hi guys. i'll take it. beach drive right now, still closed. unfortunately, the large tree down in the roadway. beach drive closed between tilden and blagden avenue. you're going to find unfortunately, the ro

. >> chuck bell and sheena parveen outside to fill us in. >> a beautiful morning outside. skies mostly clear anyway. >> yeah, now that the suchb is come sun is coming up, it looks pretty good and feels good, too. >> and didn't want to make it looks like i was running all over you. >> you didn't. >> he spreads rumors very quickly. >> we'll tweet that out. >> we have a mostly clear sky. 50s and 60s now. we'll turn to low to mid-80s later today. dry weather for most of your plans. a few showers late in the day particularly in the shenandoah valley, but nats and marlins game, dry weather, temperatures in the 70s. and right here on nbc 4, if you don't have a ticket, you can sit in your living room and watch the redskins and ravens. if you are headed to the game, temperatures in the 70s there as well. rain chances increasing for the weekend. >>> howard county crews on the scene of a crash on 70 westbound before maryland 97. left lane only is getting by at the scene. good news in virginia, the crash on 95 north before tprince william parkly s accident activity was moved to the ri

first, the important forecast from chuck bell and sheena parveen. are we going to have good weather for kevin durant day? >> here's the thing. we have rain in the forecast. take your tote umbrella. >> dealing round later this afternoon with peak heating. i think that the parade and everything for k.d. day in seat pleasant should squeeze between the rain chances. showers moving through parts of charles county and towards clone kwlal beach. they're heading towards calvert beach and st. mary's city. keep that in mind. on the broader view, not much rain anywhere else. temperatures, mid-60s in the shenandoah valley. upper 60s and low 70s in the nearby suburbs. upper 70s downtown and bayside. so as you plan it out for today, plan on temperatures in the low to mid-70s through 7:00 or 8:00 this morning. into the 80s by 11:00. a very warm and humid day. afternoon highs today upper 80s to near 90. again, rain chances come back into the picture after 3:00 or 4:00. be rainfall-ready. we'll have a check of the weekend forecast coming up. for now, it's time for j

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chuck bell and sheena parveen are outside. but before we check in with them, chuck taylor has your traffic and chuck is going to start things off. >> what's going on out there, guys? >> we have a cloudy sky. it's already rained a little bit. there are puddles to be jumped over early this morning. we have our umbrellas, we are prepared like good boys and girl scouts. however, we don't need them currently. >> when i drove in earlier, it was raining but those were just some passing showers. here's what we can expect for the rest of the day today. through this evening, all the counties shade nd gred in green. this includes the metro area and a lot of maryland. montgomery county, if you're in rockville, you're waking up to some rainfall there. we're seeing it move into parts of the district near arlington. manassas, woodbridge, near 95 we have light rain there lo 71 degrees right now in the district. they're moving in, spotty showers by 7:00 a.m. by noon today expect the rain to be around the area so you need the umbrella later tod

but we do want to get your forecast from storm team 4 meteorologist sheena parveen. how is it looking, sheena? >> good morning, it's a nice start to the day. it's mild conditions. clear skies, 73 degrees if washington. the great news. as people leave the house to commute, it is dry. 67 degrees in gaithersburg. 75 annapolis. pretty mild there. as you hit the roads, 7:00 a.m., 75 degrees. dry through most of the day today. lunchtime hour, 89 degrees. we're looking at the isolated storm chance. 92 for a high. for those who happen to see the rain, you can have a wet evening commute this thursday. we have nice changes. i'll break down the weekend forecast, show you what it looks like straight ahead. speaking of that commute, let's see how the roads are doing this morning. good morning, jack. >> we started off with a little bit of a hiccup. the csh

we have wendy coming into the show and sheena parveen. first, to the forecast for this saturday. beautiful sunrise shaping up. >> gorgeous sunrise at 6:30 this morning. a beautiful morning. one thing you notice when you step out the door this morning, the humidity not as bad and all through the weekend. beautiful conditions out there. that sunset. after the sun passed, the sky was almost orange. in the upper 70s as we go throughout the remainder of the day, mostly sunny conditions. do we have humid and rain for the forecast? we'll let you know in a few minutes. >>> we're working to learn more about the arrest of a man suspected of killing three girls. yesterday, police arrested and charged antonio williams in clinton. he lives on the same street as the home where the girls were kill. right now, police are not telling us if he lived in the same house. police are holding a conference at 11:00 this morning and we'll learn much more then. >>> a crash on the baltimore parkway, we know the road has before midnight. u.s. park police say the driver of one of the cars was taken to prince

we begin with sheena parveen. >> good morning, guys, start with local weather first. talking a chilly start to your wednesday. very easily you could use a light jacket this morning. probably should have grabbed one, i could use one now. temperatures are around 60 degrees. 62 in washington, 59 in ma nas he is. 61 in leesburg. as you wake up and walk out the door, it is better today than yesterday. we were dealing with a lot of rain yesterday at this time. this morning, the roads are damp in many areas but we will be dry. mix of clouds and sun this morning. wakeup weather by 8:00 a.m., 66 degrees. by 9:00 a.m., still in the 60s. as we go through the afternoon, unseasonably cool temperatures for daytime highs. head to chuck bell with a look at those numbers. >> good morning. yes indeed, daily grade gets a b plus. sunshine is back, perfect day to be outside. lot of puddles to be dealt with after yesterday's rain. afternoon highs, mid to upper 70s. 79 downtown, courtesy of northwesterly wind. a nice day for baseball as well. nats and marlins play at 4:05 this afternoon. go

let's check the weather with sheena parveen. >> she's outside with mosquito report. >> i was going to say it is a pretty buggy morning, sticky out here, but some areas have wet ground. if you saw the rain yesterday, a lot of the area didn't see rain yesterday. if you did, you saw wet ground this morning. making it more humid. 76 degrees in washington. by 7:00 a.m., mild, 77 degrees. and we keep the clouds around. more clouds and sun for part of the day today. by noon, heating up to close to 90. this afternoon, 91. humid, stray thunderstorm similar to yesterday. only a little of the area seeing that thunderstorm chance later on. 70 degrees now. 71 in clinton. 68 in men as is. coming up, what to expect the rest of the week and nice weekend changes. that forecast straight ahead. >>> a new lawsuit the white house, has to do with news reports on seth rich. the dnc staffer was murdered in what they said was a botched robbery. rod wheeler says fox news hired him to investigate the murder and intentionally misquoted him. story suggested rich leaked e-mails from the dnc to wikileaks. wheeler c

lauren ricketts is joining sheena parveen. >> we will look at the commute with wtop's jack taylor. ladies, maybe good for the morning to spend time out there? >> i think we're getting a sun tan with the lights. >> the sun is coming up. we may be dealing with a few showers as the sun comes up. once the sun goes down, looking at really nice weather. >> we have big changes coming. we're still warm outside this morning. it is cloudy skies, 79 degrees in the district. the showers have them around now. as we go through the afternoon, we have a cold front moving through, we will see some nice changes under way. that's in the forecast for today. 79 now. we'll be in the mid-80s this afternoon. clouds will hang around this morning once the sun comes up, you will notice a few light showers around. taking a live look outside, no fog this morning, that's good. visibility is not looking too bad either. coming up in a bit, talk about the cool down and a cold front as it makes it through your wednesday. today is a transition day before nice weather sets in. talk more about that in a bit. let's che

but we do want to get your forecast from storm team 4 meteorologist sheena parveen. how is it looking, sheena? >> good morning, it's a nice start to the day. it's mild conditions. clear skies, 73 degrees if washington. the great news. as people leave the house to commute, it is dry. 67 degrees in gaithersburg. 75 annapolis. pretty mild there. as you hit the roads, 7:00 a.m., 75 degrees. dry through most of the day today. lunchtime hour, 89 degrees. we're looking at the isolated storm chance. 92 for a high. for those who happen to see the rain, you can have a wet evening commute this thursday. we have nice changes. i'll break down the weekend forecast, show you what it looks like straight ahead. speaking of that commute, let's see how the roads are doing this morning. good morning, jack. >> we started off with a little bit of a hiccup. the csh avenue after georgia avenue. everything was put on the shoulders. the rollback arrived on scene. still on both shoulders, which is a good thing. our delay crept back almost to 95. we're working into a rush hour. it lets loose to

. >> let's get to meteorologist sheena parveen on what we can expect for the weather today. >> it's going to be a hot one. don't say we didn't warn you. temperatures feeling from 100 to 103 degrees. we knew it would be a hot one today. but the other thing is, we're really not going to have rain relief in the forecast. we tend to see pop-up thunderstorms not so much today. stay hydrated, stay in the shade. but the other thing is, we're through tomorrow. big cooldown ahead for many, many days. i think a lot of people may really like this extended forecast. we'll look at that in a bit. 76 degrees right now. it's warm and humid. it's dry. that's good for the commute. already feeling around 100 degrees. you want the air on in the car today. not much in the way this afternoon either. how cool is it about to get. let's check the roads with rob stallworth with wtop. good morning, rob. >> good morning, sheena. the roads are dry. that's the good news. the bad news is virginia. northbound i-395. the first problem is the hov lanes are blocked from the 14th street bridge. after king street, we do have

. >> first the forecast from chuck bell and sheena parveen who are outside now. guys, what's the word? >> mother nature needs to turn on the dehumidifier. >> feels soupy. lot of people don't like that word. >> i am okay with that word on a day like today. >> i will say, it is very buggy. i hear so many bugs out here. what happens on a humid sticky morning, dense fog advisory until 9:00 a.m. feels like a jungle, sounds like a jungle. hopefully as you head out, you don't run into areas that are too bad. as we go through the morning, a chance to see quarter mile visibility or less. quarter mile visibility in frederick and the district. these num fluctuating until about mid morning or so. future visibility here as we go through time, now we're looking at 8:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m., lifting by 11:00 a.m. should be fog free across the area. can't rule out lingering clouds. as we go later into today, i think you'll like it. hot and humid one. that forecast is coming up. >> thank you, sheena. we want to let you know what it will look like when you hit the road. >> news4 erica

. >> sheena parveen is live on the weather deck started. a great way to be on the bus stop. >> it is a fantastic day. by the way, we mentioned we have million dollar winners in maryland and virginia, i believe. >> i checked my tickets. i knew the numbers didn't look good. i'm usually pretty good at pointing that out. as we go through the morning and you didn't win the powerball, temperatures will feel like you did. 73 in the district. by 7:00 a.m., crisp, cool, comfortable. skies are starting to brighten a little bit outside. but by the afternoon, 2:00 p.m., 81 degrees. less humid. most of area stays dry. wait until you see the weekend forecast in a bit. right now, let's check your commute and see how that's doing with jack taylor. wtop. good morning, jack. >> sheena, good morning. our trouble spot in frederick county. between frederick and jefferson, the left lane had been closed with an overturned tractor-trailer in the median. authorities remain on scene and there's a potential for slowdowns. please plan ahead forha crash reportedly on 3

. >> first let's check in with chuck bell and sheena parveen outside on the weather deck. it feels pretty nice out there, guys? up >> it's a nice morning for sure, a little crispness in august. >> i was just going to say, as much as i don't want to see it, it feels a little bit like fall outside. i don't want summer to end. but chuck likes fall a lot. i know. what i will say, it's a fantastic morning. drink your coffee outside this morning. drive with beautiful look outside. clear skies, 65 degrees right now in washington. but look at these 50s on the map. 57 in leesburg. 56 gaithersburg, 61 clemton, 57 in manassas. headlines for today, it's going to be less humid today. today's going to be really nice, even tomorrow. now, friday it becomes more humid. more storms in the forecast friday afternoon. unfortunately, some of the rain chances carrying across your weekend. so coming up in just a bit, we'll talk more about your weekend, what's in store for that. i think you'll be able to still make your plans. it doesn't look like a wash-out. and your morning drive doesn't look li

. >> first let's check in with chuck bell and sheena parveen with a look at the forecast. >> good day out side. we were talking about the chuck e cheese thing 37>> best pizza ever. i think so. >> and you can help us at home. are you allowed to go -- like me as a single adult with no kids, am i allowed to go to chuck e cheese and eat pizza by himself? >> i don't think so. but i'm not sure. i heard you have to have a kid under a certain age with you. we'll find out, though. tweet chuck, tweet me. here is a temperature in the district. 69. 59 leesburg and manassas, 58 this gait. a beautiful start to the day. look at your pool forecast, fantastic. if you are heading to the pool, the shade or some sun block certainly. temperatures will be in the mid-80s. we comfortable, but the sun will be out. we'll take a look at the chances for the weekend coming up. let's check the roads with jack taylor. >>> good morning. 29 headed northbound, we had late clearing work zone that has caused major delays early as you head north of 15. only the right lane getting by. 70 westbound maryland, howard county

but we'll start with meteorologist sheena parveen and a look at our forecast. a comfortable 75 degrees to start the day. >> i think it's pretty comfortable out there. we're going to be like this throughout the morning hours. mild with the low clouds around. you'll see that more when the sun starts to come up. we also have spott here's a look at the radar. few and far between right now. in parts of frederick and montgomery county. we had showers that moved to baltimore. rest of the area, spotty sprinkles. this is the area that we're watching the sext several hours, from midday to early afternoon. temperatures are mild. 71 arlington. much of prince george's county in the low 730s. we'll take a look at what you can expect through the afternoon. coming up. let check the roadways right now. good morning, jack. >> sheena, good morning. thank you. good news. our mobile unit drove to the district before you got to the freeway, the vehicle that spun out indeed has moved on. there's no delay. crews still working on the rock creek parkway kennedy center. at the intersecti

stallworth has your first 4 traffic, but we begin with the important storm team 4 forecast with sheena parveen. how is it looking? >> the forecast is actually looking pretty good. we do have thunderstorms in today's forecast. the good eclipse time. four things to know before you step outside, sun and clouds around the maxey clips time. thunderstorms mainly after 2:00 p.m. today. feeling near 105 tomorrow. tomorrow will be a hot one. then we have a big cooldown after that. take a look at the school day forecast. mild, mid 70s. by noon today, getting hot. 87 degrees. at 2:42 if the kids are in school still, hopefully they can step outside and see it. that's the maxey clips time. temperatures will be dropping by a few degrees at least. we'll be watching that closely. looks like the rain should hold off until afterward. i'll show you the timing of the storms today. let's look at traffic with rob stallworth at wtop. good morning. >> good morning, sheena. good morning everybody. out there getting prepared for their job. looking at a live shot of the beltway through prince george's county. it's not t

chuck bell and sheena parveen on the weather deck in the stickiness. >> it is sticky. it's buggy. i think i got at least three mosquito bites this morning. >> i won't say it's a lot of mosquito bites but she's getting lightheaded from blood >> i must be less sweet tomorrow. >>> i'm very sour, so i'm perfectly safe. >> we have a bunch of clouds outside. rain across charles and st. mary's county. those raindrops are headed southeasterly. from calvert beach southbound along the western shore of the bay. that's where rain chance rs highest for the next hour to hour and a half. it's not raining in and around the city or points west just yet. we're going to be dry for quite a while. there are increasing rain chances later today. current temperature, 64 in w winchester. 77 in washington as you plan out the day. watch for a lot of clouds around and eventually after 2:00 or 3:00, there will be a scattering of showers and thunderstorms. officially, our rain chance stands at 50%. just know that. >> you concur. >> i concur. >> even higher chances of rain tomorrow. we'll talk about that coming

that's right, we want to get up to the minute forecast on this rainy day with chuck bell and sheena parveen. good morning, guys. >> good morning. a half hour ago it was her umbrella up and mine not, and now we both have umbrellas >> mine started pouring water on him. sorry about that, chuck. >> if it was up to her, i would end up with water all over my suit. >> these are big umbrellas and my hand is starting to hurt. >> now you're getting wet. >> now i'm getting wet. >> it's not as easy as it appears. >> it's not easy. just know we have flash flood watches in maryland and the eastern shore. we have rain around the district right now and several parts of montgomery county, prince georges county along the beltway. if you look farther out, there is quite a bit of rain headed our way, so yes, you definitely don't want to forget the umbrella today. we have wet roads out there already, jack taylor. let's get a check on your monday drive. good morning. >> it's never a good combination but that's what we have for this morning. we'll start in springfield on 95. you're in pretty decent shape. but if

sheena parveen and chuck bell. outside on the weather deck. >> we were talking about how nice it is outside. especially for a monday. >> monday? >> sorry. >> sorry kids. back >> prince william county kids, off you go back to school. 179 days left after today. your four-part planner then. temperatures near 60 this morning. sun coming up at 6:34 this morning. it's a great day for outdoor recess. perfect weather for coming back home as well. clouds increasing today. that leads to an increasing chance for rain through tomorrow. we'll let you know if it will be tropical storm irma or not up the coastline. a little bit interesting the next 24 hours or so. >> for now, let's go to jack taylor who always has something interesting to say. >> i know. usually unfortunately, what i'm talking about is not good. annandale eastbound hit the latest hummer road. right side tied up. the lights had been flashing. police are trying to assist. chopper 4 is north on 95 right now in dumfries. looking good. it had heavy traffic north of it

. >> let's go to sheena parveen and look at that afternoon plan. >> good morning, chuck. we're going to be warmer than yesterday. but still pretty comfortable. these are going to be seasonable temperatures. normal high is 85 degrees where we'll be topping out this afternoon. for 7:00 a.m., expect comfortable conditions. around 70 degrees. lunchtime looks good. 82, mix of sun and clouds and isolated shower chance through the afternoon like chuck mentioned. 79. but tomorrow will be a cooler day and especially going into the weekend. that also comes with rain from the remnants of harvey. we'll talk more about that coming up in a bit. for now, let's check on the roads with jack taylor. good morning, jack. >> sheen, a, good morning. the beltway near georgetown road, only one left lane getting by through the work zone. hopefully, that's in the clearing stages. 395 northbound crews just wrapped up. they've been working up there. edsel road, overhead sign installation and one lane was getting by. they've picked up the barrels. that's easing nicely out of springfield but the poten

sheena parveen, as i said, was on the way home just about 30 minutes ago and she texted last hit andooked another twitter. these pictures that are coming out across the d.c. area, it's really bad. so please stay at home in you're in the area. now, it's very small but again, impacting a lot of people, already an inch of rain has fallen. i bet that has upped a little bit since i first reported it. we're just kind of waiting for everything to kind of sizzle out before we really get reports in, but this flash flood warning is until 2:15 this afternoon. and this is moving so slow, but now it's moving outside of the district at this point. this radar is over the last 15 minutes so it is moving very slow. most of us here, here's chevy chase circle, here's 16th street and george avenue so this is continuing to move off into maryland. langley park, they are getting some heavy rain but not as heavy as it was when it was here in the d.c. area. we were getting rain rates up to about 3.5 inches per hour so that's enough to drop a lot of water on us and then of course everything becomes clogged an

we want to kick things off with our weather and sheena parveen up and at it early. eena, haven't had to say this word in a couple days. umbrella. are we going to need it? >> yes. you will need it today. it's not too bad. it's only 4:00 a.m. it's early. most people aren't out the door yet. if you're headed out the door, here's what it looks like. the green showing us spotty light rain around the beltway. this isn v

sheena parveen tracking the heat for us.f those days your find a good spot under the air conditioning vent and don't move, right? >> you could do that. or if you're lucky enough to hit the pools, i would be in the water or in the shade. you saw the temperatures in the 70s for most of the area. now a look at the radar. because we have some isolated thunderstorms yesterday like we were talking about and we also have a little bit of fog out there. it'sot

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lauren ricketts is joining sheena parveen. >> we will look at the commute with wtop's jack taylor. ladies, maybe good for the morning to spend time out there? >> i think we're getting a sun tan with the lights. >> the sun is coming up. we may be dealing with a few showers as the sun comes up. once the sun goes down, looking at really nice weather. >> we have big changes coming. we're still warm outside this morning. it is cloudy skies, 79 degrees in the district. the showers

we begin with storm team 4 meteorologist, sheena parveen. >> we have fog. take your time on the road. the day shapes up nicely. >> as long as you like heat and humidity. >> i do, so does eun. >> two people that will be happy with how the day turns out. yes, indeed, a fort immediate, all below a mile visibility. keep your low beams on and speed down. outside washington, other than dense fog, the other issue is humidity. man, a sticky, steamy day. temperatures nearing in on 90 degrees. most places upper 80s today, we get close to 90 again. another chance for rain. last thing we need is more rain. thursday night and friday could be on the rainy side. we will worry about that when it gets here. right now, let's go to jack taylor, see how the roads are holding up. >>> storms rolled through yesterday, trouble on gaithersburg on 28, blocked at this stage between muddy branch road and edison park drive. rert should be on scene. overnight crash on fairfax county parkway northbound after lee chapel road after water line drive. that crash cleared. travel lanes are ava

sheena parveen. we walked in together. you're ready to go.g, angie. >> i'm probably going to get another cup. we love this because we can give you what you need before you think about heading out the door. 73 degrees right now in washington. so it is another morning where temperatures are very comfortable. maybe not as cool in some we're looking at very pleasant conditions. 65 dulles. 64 frederick. winchester 63 degrees. 70 in quantico. 68 in clinton. as you really start your day, once the sun comes up, we'll start to heat up quickly. 7:00 a.m., 75 degrees. by 8:00 a.m. 78. warming to 81 by 9:00 a.m. today will be hotter in some locations but also a little more humid too. this area of high pressure is still keeping us dry today. really for most of the week. one thing that we are watching, tropical depression emily over florida. we're not going to worry about this thing. it's going to move out to sea. locally, we have a small rain chance closer to the weekend. we'll talk more about that and what you can expect for the weekend in a bit. >>> the