at idea of the history of the snowfall area and this position at 11:50 p.m..the morning and finally starting to settle but still in the southern half of the area and the southern suburbs tomorrow. a corridor of moisture and a great point forecast of how much snow may come down very little heading north and and where from 3-5-7 tens of the ditch perhaps in the southern suburbs. northern air northern plains. emanated from area of subzero temperatures today. brings chicago first 20 degree temperature highs since last february 10th months ago. any good news in the forecast it flow out of the pacific ocean later in the weekend leading to a dramatic temperature rebound. back in the forties trend continuing next week for the moment leading edge of cold air is evident when the temperature starts dropping by double digits. snow system to the weather but camera and alliance nebraska today. did not have stopped all of the ground like those folks. but not be tackled by the time it gets here we should still stay in the mid twenties we had upper thirties around the area tod

of snowfall alaska close to schools up there today near anchorage alaska.re on the other end of the spectrum unseasonably mild here you can see the warm air bubbling up in our direction strong a sudden wind expected to blow on wednesday costing it 35-40 mi. per hour from the south could produce a thunderstorm with rainfall, and a day after tomorrow. another warm-up sunday-monday and another one coming down next week what will be interesting formant and taxes sweeping up at affecting us with snowfall in time for christmas next week? it could downstate supposed to pass that right now but if it comes this far north we can get some snow also watching that in the days to come. cloudy day perhaps a peak of sunshine and maybe a sprinkle in the afternoon heavy rainfall at times wednesday night thursday showers friday partly sunny and colder could sneak up to 56 degrees wednesday-wednesday night. amazing people to write us and say to those of us who love this note to not write us off we want to please them and eight out of 12 years have started slow like this and ha

hagerstown to petersburg. 270 early tomorrow morning, two to three inches of snowfall.be slick on area roads. depends on the wind. for the most part, this is accumulation here on the grassy surfaces. fox lake, leesburg and sterling, one to two inches of snow mainly on the grassy surfaces. the temperatures have been so mild in the 50s. to the west, we could see a dusting of snow. more on that coming up later in the show, later in the newscast. falling temperatures is what we have seen already today. we continue to see that, 42 to 49 degrees then 29 to 34. much colder conditions for tomorrow morning and windy. we may be talking about windchill readings for tomorrow morning as well as tomorrow afternoon. 41 to 45 as the winds start to diminish. take a look here. winter has arrived. it's been a long time, not since early february. pat is squirming. she's got her long johns ready. we'll have consecutive days now with high temperatures in the 40s. sunshine back this weekend. i was telling folks to put their lights up. hopefully they did. there's nothing happy or joyous about

you will see that switch over to snowfall. speaking of snow, we have lake effect snowfall action.ming in from the northwest, and as it picks up that moisture from the lake, it drops the low level of the atmosphere with temperatures right at or below the freezing level. so that will result in snow. the big weathermaker we have in the northeast will be that wind. the wind that we will have across the northern plains, northern rockies. that will bring a blast of cold air into places like denver, colorado. we can expect daytime highs to rise to 41 degrees. with the wind, it will feel cooler. 39 in chicago also 39 in minneapolis. 51 for houston. 61 in atlanta. 40s in washington, d.c. same deal over towards richmond. when you get into new york and boston, back into the upper to low 30s. 80s in tampa. miami. when it's 81 near miami, you don't have any problems at all. it will be a great day for you. nothing major. 70 in los angeles. 62 in san francisco. 34 in los angeles. 74 in los angeles. t.j., something else we have to talk about this morning is we have football that will be back. a l

department through the next seven-day period. >> speaking of snowfall, obviously, snowfall is best forahoe resorts. are they able to make man made snow? >> the temperatures have been cool enough to support machine-groomed snow on the runs themselves. last year, a tremendous snowfall year. not witnessing right now. >> stored some of the snow from last year and brought it out. >> yeah, snow cones. >> thank you very much. >>> coming up, santa ditches his sleigh for a visit to bay area kids stuck in the hospital. [ male announcer ] this december, we're thanking our customers with $2 subs -- get the regular 6" cold cut combo or meatball marinara. just $2 each! just 2 bucks! are you kidding me? there's no competition. male announcer ] prices and participation may vary. subway. eat fresh. >>> in san mateo county today, santa left his sleigh for a harley. quite a few of them as a matter of fact. golden gate harley owners group helped deliver hundreds of gifts to children at medical center. santa with the help of harley riders and visitors, placed nearly 6,000 gifts under the tree. gifts for ch

first snowfall of the seas in chicago area. a spin out on the expressway fatalities happened i 80 in will county an inch of snow fall at o'hare airport trucks busy clearing the roadways today the fifth latest date for snow going back to 1884. palms skilling >> encyclopedia of information. the weather center gave that to the news department >> makes us look official and a smart. tom skilling >> five tenths of inch of snow had 8 percent of the snowfall had last year at this date that speaks volumes. very late occurring but it did happen. numbers other totals that did come down in the snow fall gorgeous day that followed although it was cold today going to be very chilly tonight with a single digits in the suburbs clouds have faded as we approach night time and here you can see the cold air coming in but kind of a barrel shot here. warm air streaming across the mountains to the west, and in later this weekend. 20 degrees in chicago but temperatures. whether temperatures from the region. it is getting cold tonight. the cold air the

biggest headline is that flooding is a bigger concern than snowfall for the metro area. so do not get too excited about the snow. flooding is a bigger concern, as we are not expecting much snow up and down the 95 quarter. here is a look at radar -- widespread rain. moderate showers along 95 in virginia. it is warm. 61 in gaithersburg. lexington park -- 63. temperatures drop all day long, as the rain is heavy at times. cooler air will filter into the north. 5-10 miles per hour. around 11:00 p.m., is when we see the changeover from heavy rain to areas of snow. in terms of accumulation, just a little bit of slush on elevated seurfaces. northwest of town, especially along the blue ridge, that is where we could see 2-4 inches. for elevations above 1,500 feet, we could be talking 4-7 inches. it's like the pre-hal loween storm we had. tomorrow, a lot of sunshine. any it snow that we have on the ground will melt quickly. beautiful all through the weekend, with fall-like temperatures. >>> we are hearing about a beltway accident on the wet pavement close to georgia avenue and conn

so snowfall acers.you do want to watch out for the rain extends into the stem. and you'll be lookinain, icy conditions are gern as we head into tuesday o.expected in atlanta.y a look at europe here. e particularly concerned once again impactiready been to see pretty gusty conditions you've got a series of storme next 24 hours, heavy be likely across much of the area while snow possir scotland. and also areas like th scandinaviandespread unsettled condesday's high looking fairly ero in moscow, up to 5 degrees inhree-day outlook. ad story this hour, the a south koreanuched off diplo yellow sea. of a boat stabbed the wounded another. south korea's coa rules one captain and h fishing illegally the the officers inspect oast guard detotherfishermen. for maritime authovestigation into the illegal fishin currently opermits firearms self defense. are now rule. restricted use ofthe past this allowing their ofinspection. for this "newsline." o. thanks for joining us. captions by vitac --

the evidence mounts might not be the snowfall year that some forecasts have indicated but you can seet the cold air gathering to the north coming down later this week. quite cold in iowa and parts of minnesota tonight. we have studied out at 30 degrees the reason is so-called because snow on the ground what an impact snow has about one-third of the country covered. less than a year ago and the fact that the snow cover is more widespread the reason not getting any colder. why the cold air even arctic origen later in the week will not be barbaric nor will the last and longtime could be back into the 40's by early next week. 30 degrees at o'hare at 22 degrees at woodstock but factor in the wind tonight and woodstock feels like 14 at this hour the air outside at 21 degrees at midway temperatures in the city pretty chilly feeling out there could be worse. the clouds assembling down here are the storm that passes south and east and the cold front introducing the chillier weather later in the week. seven degrees colder than this time 24 hours ago. and yet look at the big temperature jump nev

shift a bit farther east, you're dealing with the potential for again still some of the snowfall through northern portions of arizona, the areas in pink, some of the winter storm warnings and winter storm watches, western kansas could have some freezing rain switching over to snow. meanwhile, there's what it looks like on the radar this morning, a few areas in southern nevada with showers, higher elevations and farther north in arizona is where you're dealing with the snowfall. quiet of winds across a good portion of the west coast. but take it seriously, as far as the wind advisories over the last 24 hours. and the big difference with the winds across the area, more of a northeasterly component yesterday, the northerly winds . prescott, arizona, maybe few snowflakes. >>> so with winds at least settling down, lynn, for the weekend, beginning of the weekend, we have to mention saturday, we'll hit on that more coming up. >>> coming up, on the watch for jobs, more signs of recovery. and can the color of the can make a difference in taste? your early-morning business headlines are straight a

and then plenty of snowfall, too, along this western side. just a lot of cold precipitation coming in off the sea of japan. we'll be talking about even more snow again over the course of today so you want to watch out. areas could be looking at easily up and over 50 centimeters of snowfall in to tuesday morning. that will definitely reduce visibility, really slippery roads, too, will be a concern as the monday morning commute picks up, you want to watch out and possibly hearing of transportation delays, as well. as we pull back, though, we see nice dry skies for the korean peninsula and much of china. indochina peninsula, as well. maybe vietnam picking up on a few showers. wetter for the philippines for the central and southern end with chances of heavier, locally heavier downpours and areas recovering from the flooding of the tropical storm last week. so you want to watch out for the additional amounts of rain. as for temperatures on monday, looking at 30 degrees expected in manila. 9 in shanghai. tokyo, too, up to 8 degrees. that's seasonal

four to six inches of snowfall. great for the ski resorts. also great for ski resorts in new mexico, one to three inches of snowfall for albuquerque, check it out. close to a foot of snow for 7,500 feet and higher. winds a big factor. anyone making their way through the high pass, may have whiteout conditions. be careful today. terms of temperature, fairly mild day in harts of texas into florida. still worrying about rains in the sunshine state. along i-95 88. and 44 in seattle and new york with 48 degrees for your high. let's send it back to you. >> reynolds, thanks so much. see new atlanta later today. maybe tomorrow. >>> want to go live now to holly firfer in atlanta's hartsfield-jackson airport where service was disrupted three hours last night because of weather there. holly, what's it looking like this morning? >> reporter: good morning, alina. looking a lot better. not a very good morning for the hundreds of passengers who got stuck here last night. they woke up at the airport this morning not in the greatest of moods. that nearly thre

just a few hundred feet above and you have a lot more snowfall. this is one of those situations where timing counts. ground temperatures are very warm. it will be tough to start accumulating snow. it will come down hard enough later on tonight where we get minor accumulations locally. mainly slush. northwest of town, we will have a couple of inches at least. we will show you the forecast. it depends on where you live. first, temperatures. 61 at dulles airport and in gaithersburg. 63 and culpeper. 62 in lexington park. 50 in cumberland. temperatures are cooler northwest of town. temperatures will drop all day long. widespread rain all day. one of the key points the national weather service was pointing out was that the biggest concern for the baltimore and washington metro area is flooded with this system. it is not the fault. we do have a winter weather advisory for parts of howard, rappahannock and points westward. the time frame is mainly after the evening rush hour. we will have rain up until then. a lot of moisture down to the south. it's humi

so, there's your forecast snowfall totals. not the devastating snow and ice storm that we saw a couple weeks ago that took out all the trees and powerlines, don. but, certainly another early season snowfall that is raising some eyebrows to say the least. >> 20 something in el paso. >> actually, even colder than that. in austin this morning 23 degrees and even southern california, those folks are feeling the chill. we'll get a little piece of that before too long. the northeast has been really mild and now winter has come. >> rob marciano, thank you very much, appreciate it. >>> blago's big day. former illinois governor rod blagojevich is about to be sentenced for corruption and he could do some pretty hard time. the latest live from something coming up. >>> you know the tv show "myth busters" is taping close by. when you come home to find gaping canonball holes in your home. apparently one of the stunts misfired. more on that, next. >>> quick look now at the news from across the country. indiana's attorney general is offering

even in northwest texas they're getting snowfall. us, rain in the forecast to nightstand and tomorrow. there's a dense fog advisory in calvert and st. mary's county and is to ensure and northern neck of virginia until 9:00 a.m., with visibility is reduced to 1/4 mile. 36 degrees in barnesville 34 incident this morning 42 reagan national, 46 in annapolis. 37 in fredericksburg. here is the satellite and radar composite. we will have a little sunshine today. mid-level clouds continuing to develop. the band of rain will stay to our west through the daylight hours. by tonight it will get closer and closer to washington. west of the blue ridge tonight there will be rainfall. locally, most of it will be tomorrow morning and then off and on throughout the day tomorrow light rain. not a total washout tomorrow. it's associated with this cold front. behind that we have much cooler air. it " slowly work its way into the washington area. 60 today, and 50 tonight, 60 to more. despite rainfall tomorrow it will be mild, near 60. temperatures on the

plus, could we be in store for a significant snowfall? >> christmas came early for record of baltimore to its thanks to target in the baltimore police department. city police officers and target teen -- team members escorted children to the aisles as they got presents for themselves as well as family and friends. >> today is all about the kids. bringing them out and letting them shot, giving them something that they normally would not get on any given day. it is also about fellow shipping and with the police officers getting to know us in a different light. >> following the shopping spree, the kids have pictures taken with santa and enjoyed a lunch before heading back to the classroom. >> now, your love and insta- weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> it is agreed to be a meteorologist and when you look across maryland right now, everything from dry 69 degrees down to salsbury. contrast that to what we have in baltimore. it is down to 52 degrees. the new track west into the mountains of far western maryland and is a

lake effect snowfall is going to be with you a good part of the day. as you have the prevailing wind out of the northwest, snow is going to be a thing for you especially along parts of i-90. now take a look at what we have for you. even though we've got some precipitation in the northeast some in parts of the deep south and some in the pacific northwest, for the most part the rest of the nation is going to be pretty nice. cold conditions, though, are going to be experienced especially in the northern and central plains as we wrap it up, take a look at the highs. 41 in denver. 42 degrees kansas city. 39 minneapolis. 45 in billings. 62 in san francisco. 53 in memphis. 81 in tampa. 81 miami. 45 washington, new york, and boston in the upper to lower 30s. plain and simple, if you're driving with your family and going where conditions are kind of slick, either just pull over on the side of the road and take it easy or don't rush. especially when you have people that you care about. isn't that right? >> a good reminder. we know that but we're always in a hurr

our area heaviest snowfall this morning 2.8 in. champagne over 2 in. of snow 1.7 in. all over it is behind us right now we have nothing at o'hare field. additional snowfall seasonable polls seasonal totals 10% what we had last year which was over 16 in. at that time now at 1.7 in. grad totals so far normally this point in the season 10 in. of snow. leahy fact snow showers like it to parts of indiana snowfall big red ball big range of temperatures 14 and lead-24. coldest in 11 days 33 the great degree is mostly cloudy with the mixed was not cool much down to 31 degrees south partly sunny and windy 40's again on thursday with friday expecting 40's as well one last look at the clouds in our area: tamara you can't tell anything at this point. it has been a bonus no question about that >> how to land a job in the new year next important tips from the experts. and mission impossible crack dean richards' list of the year's best movies? wgn news @ 9 once again this year major firm in chicago offering free advice to help people get out of the unemployment line and back into th

tonight there will be light rainfall and clyde snowfall -- light snow.an inch on the rooftops down there. >>> on the beltway near colesville road, heavy traffic headed toward us is the alan krueger -- is the outer loop. 270 near falls road is getting pretty slow, off and on from germantown. pretty slow in the main lanes and local lanes. in springfield on northbound 95, delays and cost the occoquan river -- across the occoquan river. in tysons corner there's an accident at 123 on the beltway. xvroute 15 north of leesburg, travis is alternating. --trafffiic is alternating. >> the holiday movie season hits its stride. the weekend box office, does panetta. -- just ahead. : >>> a comeback. mitt romney gets a boost from a prominent republican. >> today south carolina governor nikki haley will endorse the massachusetts governor. last night the republican presidential candidates clashed for the final time before next month's iowa caucuses. >> they focus their fire on newt gingrich. >> the cash paychecks from freddie mac. >> my policy is to break up fannie mae an

interesting normally one-third of our snowfall by now but we have had 1.7 in.50 percent of renters that have had the snow season's slow start and producing at least a foot or more of snow still looking for snowfall did not give up yet. passing sprinkles giving way to breaking clouds tonight low temperature 30 degrees. tomorrow starts shortly turned a party sunday it would be noticeably milder and 50 degrees tomorrow afternoon. new year's eve cloudy-wednesday. fleury's after midnight with a low temperature 36 degrees and mainly cloudy very windy colter on new year's day just the beginning started at 36 degrees. 45-50 mi. per hour at times the wind on sunday and monday also 23 degrees and tuesday 24 degrees stairstep up to 41 and 47 degrees by the next week. that is something a shot of cold air happy new year guys. thank you >> new year's eve plenty of options for nearly free rides in the cta frank penny rides again buses and trains starting at 10 until four-sunday morning sports is next p by cox welcome the hated red wings to the united center rich king has the

especially in snowfall in on christmas, that is rare. today, we will have rainfall. let's look at the satellite and radar composite. we have cloudless streaming over a period of overall, more gray skies than blue skies. -- we will have clouds streaming over us today. i expect most, of the clouds to break apart moving into the 95 corridor. the cold front will hit us around midnight. temper tours will be dropping throughout the morning tomorrow and into the afternoon. today is going to be warm day. we are still in the warm sector of the area of low pressure. today, pushing 60 degrees. tomorrow crumbling into the 40's by the afternoon. let's talk about the brain with futurecast - -the rain. up to 1/4 inch in the potomac highlands around lunchtime. that will break apart locally. we will see a to a 10th of an inch between 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. and that will affect the evening rush hour. it will be a minor rain event this afternoon. not everybody will c. wood -- will see it. a wintry mix late friday night possible, very brief and light. mainly south of the metro area, ve

you have snowfall.the break you were asking me, t.j., when winter officially begins and i always forget that number. our director deidre was smart enough to remember, calendar, december 21st. i have this theory when you get deeper into fall and toward winter, even if it's not on the official day and you get a snowfall, winter begins then for you. for parts of southern california, we were getting the snow and winter started. take a look at the forecast. here's what we've got. farther to the north in los angeles, you have the wind coming in from the mountains that will be strong today. the southern half, you have the breeze coming in from the pacific, anywhere from 5,000 feet. you have the snow piling up and you have the winter storm advisory in effect and a weather advisory back toward parts of the coastal range where you could see 4 to 8 inches of snowfall. we'll be seeing with this big system as it pulls its way off toward the east it will bring, as we mentioned the windy system for parts of the san ga

snowfall amounts may range as high as a foot and a half in some places. >>> snow over the weekend hit parts of the midwest including indiana. the slippery conditions on the road caused some accidents and minor injuries. >>> to washington now. so many americans depend on is unknown. we all thought they had a deal after the senate battle it out and now lawmakers appear headed for another capital showdown. whit johnson has more. >> reporter: in a surprise move, house speaker john boehner rejected saturday's senate deal to extend the payroll tax holiday for two months. >> it's pretty clear that i and our members oppose the senate bill. it's only for two months. >> reporter: yesterday, boehner supported the measure, but following a series of calls with house republicans, he changed his mind. he now insists any deal should last for a year. >> i believe that two months is just kicking the can down the road. the american people are tired of that. frankly, i'm tired of it. >> reporter: bipartisan majority of the senate voted to stop the payroll texas from going up on 160 million americans and

and 60 no snow in tahoe they stopped taking daily measurements at least they are not posting the snowfallne december 8th, was the last time we had any report of snowfall from the sierra as far as the measurement go. look at all the widespread 20s inland weather service going to issue a freeze warning for the north bay valley watch out for the pets, plants and pipes. high pressure sandwich still have the jet stream going well north strong blocking ridge keeping any chance of rain out. right now this is the second driest december in san jose, third driest december in san francisco that will continue through at least monday temperatures may drop a few degrees, watch out for freezing temperatures in our valleys the next couple of nights. >>> you are about to meet a 106-year-old stockbroker who has been working on wall street since before the great depression. he was born december 19, 1905. he rang the opening bell on the new york stock exchange on his 100th birthday that was six years ago. he says 83 years ago it was designed for banks, insurance companies, railroads or public utilities. toda

tomorrow that will become enhanced and that's when it could change a little snowfall. 55 degrees right now and the district, 60 in lexington park, 56 in martinsburg. highs in the low to mid 60's today. like rain off and on throughout the day. late tomorrow evening and tomorrow night, the rain will be standing over to snowfall with minor accumulations possible. the ground temperatures are up so it is tough to accumulate. >>> a live look from newschopper 7 of the accident activity on route 3 in the bowie crossing area. traffic is getting by on the southbound side. the cleanup continues. northbound route 3 is still closed at route 50. that is where traffic is being diverted away from that accident scene. if now to the beltway in silver spring, the beltway at colesville road, traffic getting heavy on the trip from college park to a silver spring and onto the georgia avenue. accident on the inner loop after rockville pike. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 58 degrees outside. >> ultimate fantasy put all almost. how to get your hands on a piece of real life nfl team. >> party onm without the pa

and 60 no snow in tahoe they stopped taking daily measurements at least they are not posting the snowfallonline december 8th, was the last time we had any report of snowfall from the sierra as far as the measurement go. look at all the widespread 20s inland weather service going to issue a freeze warning for the north bay valley watch out for the pets, plants and pipes. high pressure sandwich still have the jet stream going well north strong blocking ridge keeping any chance of rain out. right now this is the second driest december in san jose, third driest december in san francisco that will continue through at least monday temperatures may drop a few degrees, watch out for freezing temperatures in our valleys the next couple of nights. >>> you are about to meet a 106-year-old stockbroker who has been working on wall street since before the great depression. he was born december 19, 1905. he rang the opening bell on the new york stock exchange on his 100th birthday that was six years ago. he says 83 years ago it was designed for banks, insurance companies, railroads or public utilities.

snowfall in 2002. this time around, we don't have ourselves flakes, it's about the fog, bel air fogged out, roland park had the fog. downtown baltimore as we lost the lights across the harbor. temperatures mid-30s to low 40s. losing the fog, hang on the clouds and pushing to 60 this afternoon. a taste of snow in the forecast, we will talk about it next, angela has the traffic. >>> look at the roadways, despite the foggy conditions out there, one accident to report, ho and monument, checking the drive from 795, southbound, heading in from owings mills to 695, traffic volume there, look at the west side, around the bellway, running smoothly, 695 at baltimore, occasional brake lights due to the dense fog and on the topside, traffic flow, still at a good pace from 95, over to the harrisburg expressway. speaking of the harrisburg, drive time, looking pretty good now, southbound on 83, from shawan road to the bellway, a five minute drive and you are on the topside, outer loop, 6 minute yours drive time. >>>

jim ramsey is here normally by now we have more snowfall on the ground? in the weather office last year at this time we had over 5 in. of snowfall maybe that is a good sign we will see but there is a chance to see a dusting of snow fall in the area tomorrow afternoon talking dapperthat possibility. the normal is 38 degrees this is it the 17th consecutive day according to the guys at the weather office temperatures above normal. we are expected to break that on friday we may break that sooner but certainly by friday the coldest air of the week is expected showing you that in a moment of these numbers is 40 degrees along the chicago lakefront the official high temperature 40 degrees and dropping to 38 degrees chilly in the western suburbs. chillier because of the wind. but at the still strong about 10-15 m.p.h. the band shell number surprisingly cool to the west in the low 20s if you spots as you get closer to the lake not quite an impact going out tonight going to be colder appealing than the thermometer would indicate the cold air take a look at that trun

showing you this picture of the snowfalling. hopefully we'll see that and we also sent our look on out here where they sparked a lot of light-hearted conversations. jonathan? >> reporter: yes, that's right. we were brave. we ventured out into the elements. it wasn't for the faint of heart and the snow that came down just a few days after christmas. all kidding aside as you mentioned, the snow came down from frederick, maryland. some drivers may have encountered tricky spots on the overpasses and the bridges. the people we talked to were not fazed by the flurries. there weren't any mad dashes to the supermarkets and the hardware stores. but i did meet with one gentleman who is prepared for the big one. >> the generator, you know, back up towers, back up heat. you know, when it gets real snowy, the systems will move on down and you just need to be ready. >> are you getting that stuff now? >> yes, i already am. >> reporter: you need to remember we have january, february, martha could be very important. reporting live, anita? >> all

in comes the windfall that changes the smell and the mountain you can see the process and made it snowfall pacific northwest measured in feet in the next couple of days in the meantime high temperatures cold air to the north temperatures are subzero but that this demarcation to british columbia through iowa and downstate illinois to the carolinas is the arctic air pacificare mild on the other thunder bay ontario is at 0 following international falls at 21 degrees the boundary shifting eastward getting into that war and tomorrow mid-40s around here 16 degree increase what we saw today. while we are five degrees cooler than 24 hours ago temperature drops to the west giving you an idea of the extent of the warm front, and tamara why the rainfall is developing warm air rising over this cool air mass. humidity is 81 percent with a 2 point at 22. mike get ice pellets developing of the operative cooling. started the day at the coolest will close since december 12th to 18 days ago harbored-kenosha schaumburg tonight 27 degrees at o'hare recover to 30 degrees today but that was not warm one of the

captured snow on the ground went fast another above normal day beautiful sunrise shot with snowfall iny into misery could be in here by morning in some spots. scatter to start building in the coverage during the morning or early afternoon breaking for later in the afternoon at another wave this one in new mexico sweeps up with rainfall coming in tomorrow night into sunday. coming together not the last series of these things over the bridge, it to the country and speak in our direction. contraband ominous upper air pattern storms developing and while they are fine tracking west if they track south cold air sot may begin doing next week or the week after one of those might latch on to moisture producing snow 36 degrees in chicago the way the temperature is buckling warm air coming up into the area even though two degrees cooler than 24 hours ago look at how much of the country is warmer responding to sell the wind blowing in that storm pushing us into the low 50s by all indications tomorrow wind already increasing from south-southeast humidity and dupont at 31 degrees the headline for mi

up to 50 centimeters of additional fresh snowfall to be expected in much of the tohoku region and up to about 30 centimeters in some other areas. and up to 40 centimeters even in kanto region. now, the pacific side actually looks like it's going to be very dry. in fact, the tokyo area has been seeing very dry days for 11 days consecutively. we do have fire risk warnings in effect. the korean peninsula, mongolia as well as china looking dry as well, but wet and windy here in the philippines. especially the eastern seaboard affected by eastern monsoonal flow. as for temperatures, manila and bangkok, a pair of 30s. we're looking at ulan bator, the high for tuesday, minus 15, and 8 degrees for the tuesday high, chilly for us tomorrow. let's head over to north america and talk about this potent frontal system that will be disturbing this pacific northwest area for the next several days. i'm talking about coastal heavy rainfall as well as gusty situations. gusts could actually build up to about 100 kilometers per hour. heavy snow is not going to be seen in the central area, but gusts also

and we could be talking about pretty ample amounts of snowfall over the next couple of day. this is a slow moving system. you can see that just really lingers in place. so snowfall accumulations could be 10 to 14 centimeters. you do want to watch out for that. the rain extends into the central plains from the same system. and you'll be looking at cold precipitation, so freezing rain, icy conditions are going to be a concern as we head into tuesday for you here. 3 expected in denver on tuesday, 5 meanwhile for chicago. getting up to 11 in d.c. and 16 expected in atlanta. finally a look at europe here. it is the british isles that we're particularly concerned about a well developed system once again impacting the area. strong winds have already been felt in the region. and likely you will continue to see pretty gusty conditions throughout the rest of this week. you've got a series of storms heading this way. for the next 24 hours, heavy rain will be likely across much of the area while snow possible for scotland. and also areas like the scandinavian peninsula into continental

let's look at the snowfall forecast. 1 to 2 inches along i-81 and also northern montgomery and howard county. a coating, possible coating including in portions of the district and montgomery county and fairfax county just to the west of i-95. a coating on the grassy surfaces not on the roadways. rain some spots heavy tomorrow. 54 to 59 degrees. falling temperatures in the afternoon. the numbers dip down into the 40s with the rain heavy at times. here's the next couple days showing say good-bye to the warm air and hello to the 40s. we will be where we should be and below average in the weekend. temperatures in the lower 40s. get the coats ready. you're not going to need the shovels though. >> could be interesting tomorrow night. >> it will be fun. >>> coming up, ♪ ♪ [ multiple sounds making melodic tune ] ♪ [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, every innovation, every solution, comes together for a single purpose -- to make the world a safer place. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. you can choose your channel package. ♪ you can choose your own internet speeds. ♪ you

that means, of course, some more snowfall out there. and some areas definitely need it.with drought through parts of central as well as western and eastern europe. as i put this into motion, you can see where the precipitation is going to be as we go through the next couple of days. i talked about, earlier this week and last week, how parts of europe really need some snowfall. i have a view for you. this is in southeastern parts of france. look at here, lots of snow out there. they are not at a shortage of snowfall right now. that's good news for the ski resorts. and, of course, the skiers. we'll take a short break. we'll have more "world business today" in just a moment. stay with us. >>> ghost protocol, tom cruise and company will be saving the world one step at a time on a screen near you as of december 21st. >> as they always do. of course, much of the focus is on the leading man, tom cruise. the arab emi. ate of dubai is also playing a starting role. >> reporter: it's that familiar tune that signals hair-raising stunts and death-defying adventure. ♪ the latest insta

heavy snowfall in the higher elevations just around balkans and extending toward turkey. we may see thunderstorms popping up there as well in the next 24. taking a look at temperatures. moscow, minus 4. warsaw and kiev both at minus 1. iberian peninsula looking very warm, lisbon staying at 16 degrees. here's our extended forecast. >>> that's our broadcast for this hour on "newsline," i'm michio kijima in tokyo. thank you for watching. bye-bye.

we're tracking some of the snowfall that we would typically get in december because we actually start meteorological winter. on december 1st. it goes through the end of february. we're looking for the possibility, yes, some saying it could turn wintry next week. in the time being we look at the average of 3.1 inches of snow in baltimore during the month of december. we'll see if we can catch up to that. by the way yesterday, the end of november started with sunshine. look at the clouds downtown. a gorgeous scene but definitely turning more winter-like when a dark gray windy afternoon, right now temperatures ranging from 32 towson and ellicott city. a little frost out there. 35 annapolis. mid to upper 30s on the eastern shore. we've cleared out, winds trying to settle down which means it could be a little frosty, sun coming up 597:07 -- coming up at 7:07. in the afternoon a seasonable high of 52 degrees. the breeze picks up this afternoon. this evening, a quick drop of temperatures in the city for the mid and lower 40s and we'll be much colder than that by this time tomorrow. we'll hav

heavy snowfall in the higher elevations just around balkans and extending toward turkey. we may see thunderstorms popping up there as well in the next 24. taking a look at temperatures. moscow, minus 4. warsaw and kiev both at minus 1. iberian peninsula looking very warm, lisbon staying at 16 degrees. here's our extended forecast. >>> that's our broadcast for this hour on "newsline," i'm michio kijima in tokyo. thank you for watching. bye-bye.

as jeff has been telling us, this is the driest december in recent memory with little or no snowfalln the area. that hasn't stopped them from planning a white christmas. they have been producing man made snow for the skiers and snow borders. >> running nonstop last month or so. we make as much snow as possible. >> lack of snow has led usroro cancellations. sports is up next. [ female announcer ] hurry to jcpenney... ...for the final days to save before christmas... ...and shop til midnight for those last minute gifts. like 60% off must have winter coats... ...and 60% off the coziest sleepwear. go to jcp.com to see everything on sale. jcpenney. ...for the final days to save before christmas... ...and shop til midnight for those last minute gifts. like 60% off must have winter coats... ...and 60% off the coziest sleepwear. go to jcp.com to see everything on sale. jcpenney. >>> welcome back to nbc bay area. team teal trying to light up the tampa bay lightning at the tank. we had an easy time cutting highlights from this game. let's get to the action. first period it was scoreless. and t

average snowfall amount, at reagan national, the snowfall amount is about 16 inches or so.e average is over 20 inches. we think we'll have an average snowfall amount for this year. >> parts of the area have a 3 to 4 in. head start. we are generally thinking 6 to 10-inch storm. >> in january or february. >> i will take an average winter. after the win thes are we've had jut recently, i will take just average. >> that is what we think. it is an educated guess. we feel pretty good about this forecast. >> you can have a warm winter and still have big snowstorms because the temperature varies a couple of degrees. >> there you go. >> we'll be happy with average j we've had some really big ones the last couple of years. thank you, chris, and everybody else who asked the question. the degree of accuracy goes down over a period of time. if it snows on new year's eve. >> we're in the going to hold you to it. >> someone will. >> we appreciate you giving us the big picture. >> if you have a question you want answered -- >> those are our winter aliases. >> that kind of look like you. >>

in west texas it's all switching over to snowfall. some could give you whiteout conditions on parts of i-20. zoom in a little more south of lubbock and towards amarillo and abilene -- amarillo is here, abilene closer as we venture in a little more. high elevations in odessa and midland. that's where the snow is heavier. even then only a few inches of snowfall. all things again relative in the rockies. the snow there, inches. snowfall fell several feet within boulder, several hours ago. a lot of die out. this is the snowpack that remains. also snow on the ground in parts of the northeast and western great lakes. as we fast forward into tonight what we anticipate and into tomorrow morning, snow continuing through parts of texas, pacific northwest and into the northern great lakes. that's going to be about it. doesn't look like it's going to be a white christmas for a lot of people. again, caveat, fairly nice travel conditions with the exception of the lone star state of texas. thing is the storm system won't remain locked in place, even

higher snowfall amounts anywhere four to five inches. if you've been waiting for that opportunity to use that snow blower for first time today you get to christian the snow blower. catskills snowfall there with winds 20 to 30 miles per hour. that's in the east. the next 30 seconds we'll show you what's happening out west. the situation is a little bit different. it all comes from the pacific and it's a nonstop battering ram that will slam into parts of portland, seattle and vancouver with a combination of rain in the valley, snow in parts of the cascades but one of the big things you'll deal with, not the precipitation rather the wind. take a look. anywhere from 35 to 45 mile-per-hour wind gusts for parts of the cascas. lo and behold, central and northern rockies winds will possibly exceed tropical storm or hurricane, category one force winds of 75 mile-per-hour. our friends in billington, great falls. it will last through the evening and possibly tomorrow too. >> scary stuff. we'll pay attention to that. keeping you busy. >> you've got