lower eastern shore, southern delaware will see shower activity tonight. baltimore, d.c., maybe just a few showers the next couple of hours. 49 -- 47 and 28 are the averages and the record 74 in 1963. it's the south winds and south west winds keeping us warm for the next few days. shower activity to the north this afternoon and across portions of the tennessee valley passing across west virginia and virginia as we speak. may see showers this far north but going to be very, very spotty. we get into some sunshine and clouds. eventually this front will give us the chance of more showers late tomorrow night and friday and then it turns breezy and windy and quiet a bit cooler for the weekend compared to the next couple of days when we'll be 15 degrees above normal. by the weekend back to normal temperatures. a small wind advisory for late tomorrow night. the bay temperature around 42 degrees. tonight a few passing showers. southern maryland, lower eastern shore 65 tomorrow. breezy and warm. clouds and sunshine. tomorrow night a few showers. friday morning may b

wet weather crossing the lower eastern shore of southern delaware at 6:00 a.m. thursday. partly cloudy skies in southern pennsylvania. wet weather to our south. the morning should be mostly cloudy. further south, a better chance of having to do with a little rain. the mild flow of southwesterly wind will move off the coast tomorrow as this front flows through. it is not an arctic front or a blast of bitter cold. to the northwest, temperatures are not bad at all. there could be wet weather for super bowl weekend. right now, it is only 35 in chicago. 32 in minneapolis. not all that called for early february. the sky is clearing. the temperatures will drop a little bit. the state above normal for the next seven days. the western storm approaches in the mountains of west virginia and virginia by saturday evening. saturday night, the rain will start pushing into baltimore. the shower south of town in the morning. a little cooler than today. still 10 to 15 degrees warmer than normal for this time of year. tomorrow sunny and 40 on friday. it is not going to be all that cold. uppe

southern delaware to 66 in georgetown. want to show the early look at tomorrow's temperatures. we there go mid to upper other's. the temperatures happening both at midnight and in the afternoon. again a cooler day, still not bad. here is the rain we are tracking to the south and west. western virginia, these rain showers. they could clip southern maryland as far north as baltimore. all head of a new frontal boundary, the new front will bring in the cooler arias we go through the day tomorrow and tomorrow night into the day on friday. you can see the cool air starting to edge in points north and west of us. timing wise on this precipitation, here we go toward two, three, four in the morning, chances for some showers, interesting day by day we watch the model runs keep most of the rain south of the baltimore area. places like the lower eastern shore look for rain in the morning. clouds increase, could keep a couple scattered source, then 55 for the two degree tomorrow, tomorrow night down to 32. as conditions turn colder but again the seven day forecast, basically a slow cooldown

southern delaware 43, hancock, western maryland 43, oakland 37. overnight, clear early, clouds arrive. thin clouds are arriving, then the western blizzard comes in tonight. 25 in the suburbs, 32 downtown. the sun set at 5:29. the high pressure produced a beautiful friday. slipping off the coast, opening the door to the blizzard that pounded denver. 10-20 inches in the lower elevations. the system is moving over the plains. severe storms on the south side. the storm tracked looks like it will head for the virginia-north carolina border. winter storm warnings to the north of that. the rain will continue to produce heavy thunderstorms in the south, snow falling from northeast colorado, parts of nebraska. another band of heavy snow will push in the general direction of the morning, toward chicago. we are on the northern fringe of that. most of the precipitation will be arraigned starting tomorrow evening. light rain. tomorrow night, the rain could mix or change into wet snow. that will be north of baltimore into seven parts of it tomorrow night, sunda

up here in the catock ton mountains -- in cacotocin mountains, still gusting to 35 in southern delaware around georgetown. and there is a wind advisory at least until midnight. and another few minutes and it may be extended past that for a few hours. depending on how these winds behave here in the next few minutes. western maryland, the wrnt storm or wrnt weather advisory make that, in garrett county for several inches of snow. those westerly wind hit the west side of the mountains, squeezed out the moisture and with the colet air in place -- cold air in place, three to five to six inches of snow in garrett county. east of the mountains a partly cloudy sky and windy and cold. 30's and 40's to start the weekend. and that front will continue to pull away as high pressure drifts on in. the air up here is quite cold. that's where the air mass is coming from for the weekend. so expect a more february-like weather pattern at least for a couple of days. and if you're going up into the mountains not only the wind and the wind chills but several inches of snow during the day tomorrow. and a fleu

several inches over the weekend and that is helping to keep them chillier. 41 in ocean city, 44 in southern delawareclouds will be increasing tonight into tomorrow morning. there may be a flurry or two of snow showers around dawn tomorrow morning. for baltimore, calling increasingly cloudy, temperatures normal for this time of year. there is a winter weather advisory now that covers most of southern illinois, western kentucky and parts of alabama. the warning affects northeastern arkansas. there is a mixture of rain, sleet and snow cutting through the middle part of the country. all of this is inching in our direction, but it is showing signs of rapidly weakening. as its tracks to the east, it will encounter the mild air that is now on the coast. there will be only a hint of some precipitation in our region tomorrow. lots of clouds expected. maybe a brief flurry or snow shower in the morning and are rain sprinkle in the afternoon or evening, but not a whole lot of precipitation as we work our way through tomorrow. thursday is when our next robber system arrives. by then it will be milder, so it look

and southern delaware. that's where the rain is now. we've pretty much ended our rain. picked up anywhere from a tenth to a quarter inch. there you see it, down across southern maryland. that area getting some rain. and it will probably for about the next hour, hour and a half. temperature-wise in the area. temperatures very close to normal for this time of year. 44 now. 42. out in oakland, normally it would be much colder. 45 in d.c. and ocean city as well. tim has a look at a very nice friday. and maybe not so nice half the weekend. tim? >> definitely. i think you said it very well, bob. friday is going to be nice. these clouds are going to be here. high pressure builds in. we'll see dryer air. good bit of sunshine tomorrow. temperatures back up in the low to mid-50s. it's just going to be a nice day. we'll dry out from all of this rain today, very nicely. and then we'll have to watch a system that will be developing down in the gulf, moving across the southern tier of the united states and up the east coast, along with another branch of the jet stream that is coming i

some of that stomachs into baltimore and southern pennsylvania and parts of delaware and the lower eastern shore -- some of that snow does make it into baltimore and southern parts of a and parts of delaware and the lower eastern shore. clear tonight, 24 in the suburbs, 34 downtown. coming up, the developing storm system and complete forecast. >>> on the eve of his elevation, the cardinal-designate edwin o'brien met with benedict xvi today. he then spoke exclusively with rod daniels, who was in rome for the historic event. >> with the exception of prayers, the state is now set for what is perhaps the second most solemn ceremony in the catholic church. tomorrow, 22 policemen will be elevated to the position of cartel. -- 22 holy men will be elevated to the position of cardinal. your eminence, good to see you. >> thank you. thank you very much. >> during our time in his new office, he shared with me the significance of the event. >> this morning we had a couple of hours with the holy father and heard some presentations. it was about the new evangelization and the catholic community. i think

most delaware, new jersey, extreme southern portion of the eastern shore, getting good thunderstorm activitythere it moves through salisbury area, crises field as well to the north. over delaware, moving to the east, to the atlantic ocean. little bit of light rain around washington. chance to see rain in the next hour or two. for the rest of us, clearing skies, windy conditions, beginning in to west virginia and maryland as we speak. now, we are at 48 degrees, with the east winds, south of us, fredericksburg, virginia, up to 81 degrees, south of dc. barometer low, and it continues. it's falling a little bit. east winds at 6. 96% humidity, keeps news the cool damp flow. dc, has jumped up to 55. lot of spots in the 70s. even on the eastern shore, spots, salisbury up to 72, now with the shower activity, dropping in to the 50s and 60s. 50 elkton, 40s to the west, cumberland warmer at 54 degrees locally. from the city, on north from annapolis north. temperatures mainly in the 40s, to the low 50s, that's very indicative of the cool ocean air, it just got stuck in here. the warm air to the south, t