elide the view from our downtown skycam shows droplets of breaking. we will see we can make it up there. john collins is standing by with more on what we can expect this afternoon. >> it will be a tough call with temperatures today. the key is clouds and sun and which way the wind is coming from. this is the latest radar and satellite imagery. if you look carefully, most of maryland is covered with clouds right now and we have east wind that is holding the temperature down in the 40's and 50's and once you cross the potomac the temperatures have jumped into the 70's. there is some rain out in the mountains so it will be a race to see it weaken shake these clouds and turn the wind around and whether we get rain or not. this map shows there is a moderate risk for some severe weather to our south and southwest. it is a confusing day and we will try to straighten it out coming up with the forecasted and managed. >> maryland makes history as the general assembly votes to allow same-sex marriage. the bill is headed to the governor's desk but the fight may n

in parkville and on the south side of the >> good morning. 11 news continues with live view on the skycam. we will talk about the pleasant weather before the next storm. we're previewing a weather expo that is happening next weekend in baltimore. this is the time of year. here comes wedding season. you're the manager here. you're the head sponsor of this event. this is an intimate expo. >> so many great adventures that are local here and in pasadena at we do push shop local, so we thought this was a good chance to showcase the local vendors in pasadena and surrounding areas. >> we have a small sample of some things you're capable of doing for weddings. >> we offer any type of flowers. we do high style arrangements down to more traditional type arrangements. we try to. for each bride to what their liking is -- we try to cater to each bride. >> it can be nerve wracking to plan a wedding. >> we have different samples of arrangements, all aspects of flowers for weddings. >> the wedding expo is happening next saturday, february 26 at the sheraton b.w.i. airport hotel. weddingexposhow.com. $10

we're back with a live view from the skycam. it is 40 degrees downtown. i am live at mica this morning, located in downtown baltimore and they tons of exhibits throughout the year. this is all about the dish towel. you are part of the group that is a still life organization that helps to put this on. they sent to a dish towel. >> this particular picture took about a year to resolve. there's quite a bit of spatial ideas within the picture itself that come about with the contrast of objects and were the dishtowel is relative to the picture plan, the dishes in the sink the come forward. it is allot about spatial relationships for may. >> this is part of art history. >> the founder of our group started this group in 1994 and phelps that the state of the still life was not so good at the time. we started to show in different venues around the country and we have had about 50 exhibits now. this show has about 65 paintings in it. >> so nice to meet you. this runs to march 11. you can come see these paintings all based on the dishtowel. we see some flurries out i

we're back with a live view from the skycam. it is currently 54 degrees. some rain chances as we move through the day. i am live at the studio. we have some visitors from havre de grace from the arts by the bay gallery and you'll have our work on display and for sale. you are part of the gallery and you submit your work as well. your photography. this is beautiful. >> thank you. we have a lot of photography at the gallery as well as everything else we have there. friday night we will have our reception and it will be from 7:00 until 9:00 at havre de grace. we would love for everybody to come out. >> we have some pictures we want to show of the gallery to give an idea of what you have on display. you are including artists from harford county. >> we will open it up to anybody who wants to submit to be in the gallery. >> the artists helped run the gallery and they get to showcase their work. >> they have to come in and serve some time and they get to submit their work and we have four times a year it reception, and they have a great time. >> the information i

we're back with a live view of the skycam. it is in milder start to the day but we have a chance for rain. it is valentine's day. onere any chocolate factory, that started in 1917. you married into this family. this is a staple of baltimore. you have your work cut out for you today. you are already preparing the chocolate. we have already made these. now we're going to decorate them. >> we call this putting strains on them. thetm.trings on thputting strin >> that is the white chocolate. this is the milk chocolate. how about that? my own masterpiece. i apologize to anyone who west to eat these. that is so much fun. >> we have about 100 pre orders. >> people can come out and get all kinds of chocolate. we are live here and we will have more details throughout the hour. let's get to our water cooler question of the day. it is valentine's day. tell us what your special plans are for valentine's day. you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. i know i will be

in the belfort furniture weather center, we will look at one of the skycams.y full moon, called the snow moon. that is just an indication of how clear the skies are now. a little pickup in the atmosphere will come through on wednesday. 53 now in silver spring. 43 in herndon and 48 in the district. the average height is 45 so everyone is above average. even the overnight temperatures will still be a touch a bit -- a touch above average. more cloud cover over the carolinas. heading through the next feew says clouds. the next system will have a few flakes and flurries, but it will come and go. temperatures will be above freezing. turning and visibly called rover the weekend with a stronger cold front. keep up-to-date with the ever- changing weather on wjla.com. that's the latest. leon, alison timmy back to you. >> it was a great game. >> it was. everyone is still talking about it. it's given us two of the best super bowls of all time. some people wanted more scoring, but those two cornerbacks played at such a high level and manage the game extremely well. 111 mil

we are back with a live view from the skycam. a chilly start to the day, but at least it will warm up. first, we are doing some fine dining this morning. we're getting ready for valentine's day and give you some ideas of what you can do to celebrate the holiday. i m here with 11 courses. it is a private catering company. they also offer a variety of classes. >> this would be for the wine and travel class. we started this for 2012. we have a class coming up on february 11. what we will do is go through different wines. . we will prepare a truffle. we will see how those match up tomorrow. we also offer a cheese plate as well. >> this gives -- maybe you can come this week and a couple class's are still open. a few spots in the italian cooking class. how does someone go about doing that. >> they can find us on elevencourses.com or dial us directly. >> sounds like a great idea. let's get back to that forecast real quick. we have a storm that is going to come in mid-week. we had back to tony in the weather center. i think this might be

starting you off with a live view from the skycam. boy is it chilly.inds out of the northwest at 12 miles per hour. it is winds that will take a toll on the temperature. near cleveland and buffalo, winds from the great lakes. it looks like the bulk of the accumulation will be to our north. that is allowing lake effect snow showers to take shape. the temperatures are unbelieve reply cold. in the northern half of the country. 20's in the northeast. our latest storm system is off shore. it looks like the cold air is pushing in with high pressure. this high pressure system will keep us dry into the early part of the week then we focus on moisture from the south. that will eventually play a role in our weather for the seven-day forecast. winds gusting stronger down along the eastern shore. 26-mile-per-hour gusts in ocean city. those winds take the heat away from our body making us feel colder faster. it is colder -- feels colder than it is outside. feeling like the teens and single digits in northern baltimore county. parkton at 8 degrees. windchill below z

we start you off with a live view of the skycam. the sun coming up as we speak.he sun officially rises today at 7:11. you will contend with wintery showers in the early part of the day. on h.d. doppler you can see they are mostly in the northern part. anywhere from cecil to westminster and out toward hagerstown. we have light snow showers there now. most of it is not accumulating. a light wintery mix. nothing major as you head out this morning. maybe light accumulation west of baltimore. most should be clearing out throughout the next couple hours. 33 in parkton. 36 in easton. 46 in ocean city. the bulk of the moisture did pass to our south. this is all associated with this same storm system that brought the snow to the plains. hardly anything to speak of. a high-pressure system will bring us a nice start to the upcoming work week. also dry weather today in indianapolis. the forecast for tailgaters 42 degrees with scattered clouds. it is chilly but typical. inside the game they have the dome to protect them from the cold weather but anyone outside near kickoff, m

. >> first you are looking at a live picture of skycam.r insta-weather plus forecast. stay with us. >> good morning. we'll start you off with a live view outdoors. the sun came up at 6:54. still a lot of clouds in the sky. 39 at the inner harbor. the fact that i'm in the studio today rather than reporting outside tells you that our latest snowstorm, no more. we did know that there was a possibility it coo pass to our south. it looks like that is the most likely case. let's look at the temperatures right now. it is not bad to start off the february morning in the 30's in the baltimore metro area. as we head more toward the pennsylvania line, it is 30 in parkton. colder as you head north as we normally expect this time of year. also colder as you head into the western part of the state. 21 is the current temperature in oakland. here's the current weather pattern. we have clouds in place. we could see the rain showers in southern virginia back into west virginia. even in the highest elevations of the mountains. that storm system is heading ou