you can see folks in southern maryland, charles county, and into southern maryland it out to the lower eastern shore where it has been extremely dry will be seeing some of the leftover showers. tomorrow afternoon crack -- clouds begin to break up. our temperatures will be close to 70 degrees. these are just some high clouds by and large. a lot of sunshine returning. that will be the story. but the time we get into late in the week that will be the next chance for getting a storm forming to the south. maybe a few lingering sprinkles for you folks in southern maryland and the eastern shore which has been so dry. temperatures around 50 degrees a little on the damp side. a fair amount of sunshine after the morning clouds. temperatures getting up into the high 60's, a pleasant afternoon. the next seven days, a lot of sunshine and even warmer as we get into friday and late sunday. that is the chance of some more needed general rains. i think there will be general range, especially for the eastern shore. by the way, we asked in our facebook question it now, did you like the rain today? we wil

southern maryland in upper 50s.row we'll be down near 50 degrees, any rain activity ending after midnight. and during the day on thursday, a little sun in the morning, then sunny in the afternoon, upper 60s. and into the 70s on friday and saturday. but saturday afternoon could get some rain as well as saturday night off and on. and sunday and perhaps monday, too. some needed rain. we are running about five inches below the average. for the year so far, so we could use that rain, barbara. >> okay, well then we hope we'll get it, thanks a lot. tom. we'll check the midday traffic. danella daniel joins us with the latest. >> the left lane is blocked by road work in gallows, delays, you're driving at 31 miles per hour, that trip taking about 19 minutes at this time. now over to i-270, if you're driving along i-270, your commute is great. here's a live look at father hurley boulevard, southbound, in the clear. same thing northbound, no issues to report. and over to 395, crossing over the 14th street bridge, you're clear h

now the heavier showers are mainly across southern maryland.ove toward the northeast in the overnight hours and steer conditions out to the west. he will see sunshine by tomorrow morning. by the mid afternoon hours, we look for more sun for the district and toward the chesapeake bay. temperatures well into the 50's. depending on how much sunshine we see, that will tell us how warm it will get. monday looks good also. a few clouds for the afternoon hours. scattered showers overnight with temperatures in the 40's. tomorrow, partly-to-mostly sunny skies. highs again in the upper-7. as. in to the eight -- upper-70's. into the 80's by thursday and friday. a lot more sunshine for the day tomorrow. it will look really pretty out there. >> dad is still above normal. >> yes. -- fact is still above normal. >> yes. >>

near 40 in southern maryland, la plata toward manassas. just near 40. here's the hometown forecast for la plata in charles county. by mid morning, upper 40s, partly cloudy and partly cloudy midday for the lunch hour. should be in the upper 50s. and then by mid-afternoon, late afternoon, hovering around 60 degrees. this evening we will be partly cloudy by midnight, down to near 50 degrees by this time tomorrow morning. the mid 40s. a bit warmer tomorrow, we'll look at the week and the weekend. that will be in ten minutes. matt, how's traffic? >>> at this point, in a good mood. no real complaint. coming to maryland, the stretch from the howard county area into the capital beltway. at this point, just south of the columbia stretch, 67 miles per hour on average. there's the shot at 216. not too much to worry about on the northeast corner. southwest, 95, north of the occoquan and up to the beltway. at this point you're rolling an average of 64 miles per hour. an 11-minute trip. not too much to worry about at this point. ten minutes we'll look at the 270 comm

however, down towards southern maryland, across parts of southern calvert, st. mary's, a few very light sprinkles. fog is a little bit of a problem in leesburg. manassas much better. warrenton down to three- quarters. other than that low clouds in spots and the coolness this morning with the high humidity. mid-40s north and west of town. manassas 48. la plata 49. annapolis, that is our warm spot right now at 54. we sit at 51. a beautiful afternoon. look at these highs. upper 60s. a couple of spots into the low 70s. it is thursday this morning at 6:00 a.m. monika santami, you're getting busier and busier. not good news. >>> not to say it hasn't been like this for a while, especially for commuters on the north side of town. i don't remember it being this bad so early on on the outer loop of the beltway, but it is this morning. in fact, it was just a minor accident. it just took a while for the tow truck to get there on the outer loop before georgia avenue. this is what it left for you trying to get through that area in silver spring. let's take a live look near th

southern maryland has a threat for thunderstorms. mid to upper 70's. 50's in the mountains and a slight chance for storms. we have a clearing skies tonight. we drop into the 30's. cooler tomorrow. 61 with sunny skies. friday is opening day for the orioles. it will be in the 50's. showers are expected to stay to the south. easter sunday should be a good day. >> 50 degrees on tv hill. in easter egg hunt that takes it to the next level. we'll tell you where it took place. we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. are the changes to the ravens uniforms enough to make you want to buy new jerseys? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> easter is this sunday. take a look of this. scuba bunny is hiding eggs on the sea floor. underwater hunters will search for those eggs on sunday. the ellicott raises money for a holiday gifts for needy children -- the egg hunt raises money. a town in wyoming has a population of one. now you can own yo

temperatures right now there are near 40 in southern maryland. t near washington, as well as prince george's county, southern montgomery, arlington, fairfax. but northern montgomery county, point west and north, near freezing. frederick at 32 degrees. in bethesda, in montgomery county, here the hometown forecast. this is going to be typical for much of the region throughout the day. by late in the morning we'll still be in the 40s. but ought to hit mid 50s by noontime, earle afternoon. lots of sunshine. winds will be gusting around 30 miles per hour. and then by mid to late afternoon, only reaching around 60 degrees for a high. that's a little below the average high for this time of year. the winds will diminish, though, after sunset. the temperatures will continue to drop. by midnight, near 40 degrees. by dawn on saturday, near freezing one again. so here's how we're looking for the next several days. we'll have blustery winds this afternoon. highs up around 60. then a clear and cold night. sunny tomorrow, breezy and a cold start. winds during th

meanwhile, southern maryland, hollywood, maryland, st. mary's county, down to 46 degrees there.potsylvania county at 51 this morning. we have a clear sky. a little bit of patchy fog in some of the rural areas, not nearly as much as we had yesterday morning. temperatures all these areas in blue in the 40s. the only place that's above 50 is washington. and annapolis. elsewhere, 40s, eastern shore, most of maryland, virginia, most of west virginia. a chilly 40 degrees at elkins, west virginia. hometown forecast for charles county, la plata now in the 40s there. but a rapid warmup. by 9:00 or so, near 60 degrees. near 70 by noontime. during the middle of the afternoon, ought to peak in the mid 70s to mid to late afternoon. a beautiful day coming up. more pollen in the air, though. overnight for your friday, if you're heading out tonight, it will be a clear evening. temperatures by late evening down to near 60. then by dawn on saturday, should be in the 50s with increasing clouds tomorrow, into the upper 70s. a good chance it looks like for thunderstorms. some of which could be sever

mid-70s into southern maryland -- and fredericksburg 73, my 70s into southern maryland and a small crafty into the bay and tidal potomac into tomorrow. upper 60s and low 70s by noon tomorrow and 72 to 76 by this time tomorrow, a pretty darn nice day. next seven days, we get cool wednesday, low 60s and not quite 70 thursday, then temperatures come back. we're 75 friday and then really good news, showers and storms possible late saturday, showers and rain and storms possible all the day sunday into monday. we hope that materializes. the only caveat, could be some severe weather sunday, but we'll keep you posted. >> it kind of messes up the weekend, but we sure need it. >> doesn't matter. got to come. >>> well, inside there is a key fame that's going on tonight for the caps. kristin is there. how's it going? >> reporter: good. it's a lot colder in here than outside. we're just an hour away from game three against the bruins. county caps keep the momentum going? we'll hear from the players as they get ready to take home ice and dale hunter as he makes his nhl playoff debut as coach. >> plus

and also down 95 you may encounter some wet roads if you're leaving late from work and into southern maryland going down 3 and 5 into charles county, nothing heavy but showers are still possible. some could still have some wet snowflakes in it, especially up near hagerstown. 51 downtown, 46 gaithersburg, 45 frederick, 41 cumberland and our poor friends in oakland sat on 32 much of the day. let's talk about baseball because it's going to be a nice day tomorrow. however, that said game time temp at 59, winds northwest at 14. bring a jacket or sweat shirt. you'll need it, especially if you're in the shade, again first pitch 9:00 as the nats host the reds home opener. tomorrow showers ending early, then clearing breezy and cold, winds northwest 10 to 15. like march today. we'll come back and explain how it will feel like april by the end of the week and maybe like may by the weekend. >>> coming up the income tax filing deadline now less than a week way and that has some taxpayers coming up with some let's just say creative deductions. >> but first hundreds of students are told they're accepted to

baltimore is expected to state mostly dry. 77 in southern maryland. thought of thunderstorms today. likely to be scattered, but thunderstorms could be on the strong side. we are cooler into the end of the week. >>> 8:30 now on this wednesday morning. it's the fourth day of april, 2012. a huge and wonderful crowd we're really glad to have here saying hi to their friends and family back home. they're out on rockefeller plaza. camera time. allow me to talk really slowly. meantime, i'm ann curry alongside matt lauer, savannah guthrie. by the way, they are back! >> that's right. 13 years after the original "american pie" movie, the cast has gotten back together for the latest installment in that very funny franchise. this time, they are going back to a high school reunion. we've got four members of the cast sitting in our studio right now. we'll talk to them in just a couple of minutes. >> all right, as you know about this, guys, but there is a trend now for people for mothers to vent online about the frustrations of parenting. people saying, all kinds of t

southern maryland, near 60 in through central virginia, fredericksburg at 60 degrees. near the pennsylvania border, it's near 50. over the last 12 hours, there's been a weak fronts moving out of the ohio valley coming into western maryland. a few light sprinkles of rain there. that front will be coming closer to us as we get toward the middle of the afternoon and evening hours. we've got a greater chance of any showers coming through. mid morning, quite a bit of cloudiness. a slight chance of a sprinkle. we'll be in the upper 50s to around 60 degrees. by noontime, looks like mostly cloudy by then and rather breezy. winds gusting to around 30 miles per hour. temperatures by then into the 60s. then a cloudy afternoon, greater chance of a passing shower, mid to late afternoon. we'll be near 70 mid-afternoon, dropping to the 60s by late afternoon. a look at the monday evening planner in ten minutes. danella? >>> good morning. our area's really quiet. heading out, i'm not seeing any problems. let's check travel speeds. a live look now at dumfries. travel lanes are open as y

it's in the mid 50s southern maryland, northern neck, lower eastern shore, as well. for the rest of the day, sunrise getting earlier and earlier. that will be at 6:51. sunny and breezy morning. winds will gust to around 30 miles per hour by mid morning. mid 50s by then. by noontime, sunny, blustery, temperatures near 60. we'll peak maybe in the low to mid 60s. by 5:00 dropping out of the low 60s to upper 50s. still sunshine and still a bit of a blustery wind. a look at the evening planner in ten minutes. danella? >>> good morning, happy monday. heading out, we have construction blocking some of the ramps in the area. it should be around 5:00 a.m. first let's start with eastbound leesburg pike. the ramp to eastbound on the dulles toll road, that's shut down now due to construction. again, it's going to open at 5:00 a.m. this time on the beltway, you cannot access northbound 395 from the inner loop or outer loop. go 395 southbound, make a uturn and continue north. taking the beltway in montgomery county, no issues in this area. here's a live look at connecticut avenue,

no accidents in southern maryland. route 4, route 5, 228, and 210.newschopper 7 looking at traffic northbound on 95 with the latest from potomac mills to get into lorton. and again in springfield and in landmark. there was an accident in woodbrige on 95 notes around but don't worry about that anymore. that has been taken care of. back to you. >> thank you. this was a year ago today when parts of the region were under water. this is georgetown's waterfront. the heavy rain caused millions of dollars in damage to restaurants and bars along the harbor. >> hard to believe it's been a year. i was not even aware prior to that of the flood wall. a great example of it that. >> it's quite an undertaking to put the flood wall into place and to remove it. it is spring around here in washington and it's usually a fairly damp time. we have not seen that this year. not yet. i think this weekend we will see a shift and get some soaking rain. looks promising. although the timing may not be perfect. here's a great look at arlington this morning from the rooftop of was

a few locations in southern maryland, dipped to the thirths, much of northern maryland, as well as centralirginia into the shenandoah valley. only in the mid to upper 30s on this tuesday morning. it is april still, i think. it certainly doesn't feel like it. here's the big storm that gave us the chilly rain yesterday and snow to the north. they had over a foot of snow in central pennsylvania. and now we have a high clouds that will be exiting as the day progresses. by 9:00, partly to mostly sunny. temperatures will be in the upper 40s by then. and the winds will begin to pick up, too. gusting around 30 miles per hour american dream morning as well as noontime for your lunch hour. swibds gusting to around -- winds gusting to around 30 miles per hour. by late afternoon, we'll be back down to the mid 50s after we peak near 60. the winds diamondback tonight and a chilly start tomorrow, upper 30s starting morn. every temperature is 69. maybe a morning or midday shower thursday. on friday, a little sun coming back. chillier, near 60 during the afternoon. here's a look at the weekend. saturday lo

much of southern maryland in the mid 40s. up to a foot of snow.r storm warning zone. all that area in pink. and for the rest of the day today, umbrella day. fender-bender weather for the morning commute. rain off and on. temperatures holding steady in the 40s through 9:00. by noontime, for your lunch hour, too, still rainy and breezy. you'll need the umbrella. temperatures in the upper 40s by noontime. middle of the afternoon mate get up to around 50 or so. late afternoon, back to the mid 40s and some lighter rain. and finally, does look like the rain will be tapering off and ending by tonight and by dawn tomorrow. a chilly start, mid 30s to near 40 starting tuesday morning. partly to mostly cloudy, blustery, cool tomorrow, highs warmer, near 60. even milder with sunshine back on wednesday. the mid 60s, upper 60s, maybe a little more rain on thursday. then as we get into the weekend, highs in the 60s. could get a little more rain on sunday. now with our monday traffic, matt, how's it looking? >> reporter: not real good on the top side of the beltw

and sprinkles into parts of southern maryland.ading edge of what i promise will be a leading storm up the coastline here in the next 24 hours or so. and the pressure is racing up the coast and should be passing us by about midnight tonight. 18 from now it will be zipping up the coast. clouds, rain and nastiness for today and tomorrow. bundle up and stay dry, and drive slow. >> probably stay inside. >> a lot of people like to go to the movies. i know there is a few people. >> we are so excited about the gaps. >> definitely rock the red today if you can. i am not a good example. >> i got it. >> yeah, you got it covered. >>> next is nbc's "viewpoint," and we will be back with an update. >>> welcome. today we are talking about the celebrating heroes triathlon and the great work of medstar rehabilitation network. our guest this morning, chase baker, a t triathlon athlete, and the big race is coming up on the 24th of june. in this half hour we will share a web address or phone number for people that want to sign up and get involved. let

it's in the low to mid 40s around washington and southern maryland. prince william, over toward charles county. it's in the low to mid 40s right now. la plate athe hometown forecast, typical for much of the region. by noontime, mid 50s, lots of sun. winds gusting around 30 miles per hour. we have to talk about windchill this morning. the winds will still be blustery during the afternoon. mid to late afternoon, peaking around 60 degrees. and then this evening for your friday evening, under a clear sky, we'll be back down into the 40s. then by midnight, it will be down perhaps near 40 as well as by dawn on saturday. predawn near 40. but by dawn, it may be near freezing tomorrow morning throughout much of the region. off to a cold start. we'll be reaching the mid 60s, though. a blustery wind on saturday afternoon. lots of sunshine. and then on sunday, easter sundays, in the morning for sunrise services, cold, in the 30s. afternoon highs into the upper 60s. maybe near 70 parts of the region sunday. lots of sunshine. a lot of cloudiness around on monday. t

all of your southern maryland corridors are incident free. coming up in my next report, we'll go to 270 at 4:55. >>> good morning, everybody. the capitals have been shrugging off negativity all season. people saying the caps won't make the playoffs. well, they got in at the end. there's no way the caps could hang with the defending champs. well not only did they hang with them, the caps went toe to toe with the bruins matching them in just about every category in last -- and last night was an exciting finish to a great series. in the first jason control of the puck. get it is to john carlson who fires. matt hensdz ricks deflect -- hendricks deflects it past thomas. five minutes to go, tyler seguin knocks in the rebound and we're all tied up. in the third, caps pressuring ovechkin's shot blocked. he tries again but thomas says nice try, buddy. to overtime we go. three minutes in. the capitals win. move on and knock off the defending champs. >> i don't know if he took a shot at rebound. i saw the puck land there. my eyes lit up like a christmas

fairfax, arlington county, low 50s, low 50s prince george's county much of southern maryland.are the latest wind gusts. we've had the gusts to 25 to 25. a few places, gusts higher. annapolis a gust to 30 miles per hour. generally gusts in the teens in shenandoah valley and into the mountains. here's the hometown forecast for waldorf in charles county. by noontime, upper 50s by then. just a few clouds around. during the afternoon, lots of sunshine. by the time you're coming home from work and school, mid 60s there. and throughout much of the region. then overnight tonight, heading out this friday evening, a clear sky. by midnight, chilly, near 50 degrees. by this time tomorrow, mid 40s. here's how things are looking the next several days after the blustery, cool day. clouds on saturday, upper 50s during the afternoon. and looks like maybe afternoon and evening showers. the time frame for rain on the weekend. then sun back by sunday afternoon. highs mid 60s. starting off next week in the 60s on monday. cloudiness looks like midweek. a small chance of some passing showers. highs

that includes all of southern maryland, but all of virginia, the eastern shore. areas in darker blue, upper 30s. that's northern montgomery county into loudoun county, washington, frederick, haunts in maryland and into -- howard counties into maryland and into the shenandoah valley. upper 30s. it's only the low to mid 30s with some wet snow now falling out in the highlands of west virginia and in western maryland. these areas in white, that extends up into pennsylvania. western new york state. east of there, the areas in green, that is rain. raining generally lightly around washington with patchy drizzle elsewhere. much of virginia, maryland, wet this morning. wet roads, streets, and sidewalk. this area in the pink is a winter storm warning for april 23. certainly is a rare late april event to get this much snow, maybe as much as a foot of snow with all the trees with leaves. that could easily bring down tree limbs and power outages. that whole area in the pink. that is the zone where they're going to be getting the heaviest snows. areas in blue, farther east, may

southern maryland, many locations, low 50s as well as around washington. a few locations west and north, 40s to near 50 degrees into northern maryland. for the rest of the day, a partly sunny mid morning, clouds rolling in by 9:00. near 60 by then. winds gusting to around 60 miles per hour. the story from mid morning to the afternoon. by noontime, mid 60s. late afternoon, there is a small chance of a shower. reaching near 70 by then. mid 60s after that. by late afternoon and early evening, sun sets at 7:40. your evening planner in ten minutes. danella? >>> an update on breaking news. taking the dulles toll road westbound. the inner loop, ramp closed now. you have the flatbed on screen, on the scene. and as the sun is rising, we can see the car is actually veering to the side of the road. earlier, it was reported as an overturned vehicle. thankfully he's just off of the side of the road. it looks like this accident is in the process of clearing. still, your exit ramp to the inner loop is shut down at this time. you may just have to jump on the outer loop and

that includes southern maryland, lower eastern shore, most of virginia. it's near 60 in richmond. closer to washington, fairfax county in the low 50s as is arlington county. near 50 in washington and prince george's county. it is in the 40s montgomery county, points north and west. here's the day planner. we'll have our temperatures climbing into the mid 60s by mid-afternoon with a blustery wind that will still be a bit gusty through the afternoon. but settling tonight. we'll look at your evening planner in ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >>> still seeing mechanical problems slowing you on the marc train. if you're taking penn south train 505, you're looking at a 45-minute delay. the train may be stopped. if you're taking metro and vre, they're not reporting delays at this time. to the roadway. traveling this time outer loop of the beltway, taking the ramp to northbound connecticut avenue, have a crash there. it's blocking the right lane. now, traveling along route 50, a live look now, no issues as far as accidents, major delays at all making your wa

still a few sprinkles in southern maryland. the clouds and sprinkles will be gone over the next few hours. it's going to turn out to be a delightful day. by mid- to late morning we're back in the sunshine. noon temperatures low to mid- 60s for lunch time and your highs today, 70, if not low 70s with winds becoming southeast at 5. full seven-day forecast looking ahead toward the weekend in just a few minutes. right now monika with time saver traffic. >>> i'm afraid i have bad news for early morning commuters on the outer loop of the beltway. it is jammed through silver spring because of an accident after route 29 colesville road t. is blocking the two right lanes with police on the scene. coming up in my next report, more on this and a couple other accidents at 5:49. jessica? >>> i'm still loving this new music. i'm sorry. i've been combing through the day's daily deals, e-mails and retailer websites to find you my favorite discounts. target's daily deal, $199.99, you get a black foe leather recliner with two cup holders for 80%

in fact, even parts of southern maryland, too, in charles county. the rest of the day today, sunrise at 6:49. by 9:00, rapidly into the 40s to near 50. by noontime, 60s and lots of sunshine. and then during the afternoon, what a dramatic change from this morning. ought to hit near 70. by late afternoon, clouds rolling in. we'll be back down to the low 60s by sunset, which is at 7:34. the evening planner in ten minutes. danella? >>> good morning, right now checking things along the dulles toll road. this this the-- this this is yo commute, here's a live look at 28. light volume east and west. the travel speed, making your way from the wolftrap area to the beltway, 58 miles per hour. only six minutes to make the trip. and rails look good with no reported delays. over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> new, a car slams into a 7-eleven in silver spring. the car went through a front window at the store along georgia avenue just before 4:30. as you see, there is some broken glass and damage. no one was hurt. in case you're wondering, the store is still op

even areas in southern maryland got some reports of spotty frost down there. noontime temp, we'll be in the low 60s with 67 at 5:00 after looking at a high in the upper 60s to maybe even near 70. a few clouds this morning and up near the maryland- pennsylvania border trying to get a couple of sprinkles to fall out of those clouds. the air is very dry so i don't think any of this is reaching the ground. you can see temperatures down in the low to mid-30s in many areas out to the west but even to the south la plata at 35. that's cold enough for frost to form especially like cars and other surfaces. you don't need the air temperature to be at freezing to get the ground or the surface temperatures to be at freezing. highs today upper 60s to even 71 in manassas. monika is in with time saver traffic. >>> howard, we have a pretty big situation on 66 on the inbound side. two separate accidents near manassas after route 234. apparently four cars involved in total. let's go to our sky 9 shot. i'm going to step out here so you can take a look at it. on the inbound side o

we could see some spots across southern maryland like last time it was southern maryland that got a loftthis time. those are the neighborhoods through southern maryland, the northern neck, that could get an inch of rain by monday morning. we're mild for friday, 74 your high. then 73 for saturday. showers early in the day, thunderstorms after 2:00, 3:00 p.m., and the storms will continue until about 8:00 p.m. so likely to be wet weather during the afternoon and evening. sunday we're wet. i think right now for the first half of the day. but from 70s on saturday for a high temperature to 60s for highs on sunday it is going to be dramatically cooler. as i promised, a good stretch of next week we're going to see some cooler conditions across the area. monday at 60. tuesday at 62 degrees. that's going to come with a little bit of wind, too. breezy conditions at least at the end of the week. we'll bounce back to maybe 80 degrees. >> thanks, veronica. >>> coming up tonight on news 4 at 6:00 we're staying on top of the secret service scandal. top officials say more resignations could be coming in

southern maryland, i saw a couple of light sprinkles in charles and st. mary's counties but again this stowf this morning -- this stuff this morning spotty and light. fredericksburg, patuxent river naval air station, low 50s and upper 40s from hagerstown to gaithersburg to baltimore. winchester and cumberland are at 50. locally looking at readings of 51. alexandria and fairfax are 55. it's 51 in haymarket. lovettsville, we love it in lovettsville, 50 degrees in northern loudoun county. on our michael & son weather camera, light winds. the flags are just hanging at the capital. 59. south wind at 6 at reagan national with cloudy skies and the barometer will continue to drop 29.81. the bigger picture, here's the first batch of rain we're missing to the south and west. this is what will be sweeping across the region as we go throughout the day today. you'll see our future cast bringing in the heaviest of the showers south and east of us by 10:00. we'll get into the middle of the afternoon and it's really pressing south. i don't think it will be this limited b

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culpepper, manassas, shower activity, gainsville, you get some as well and this pushes into southern maryland across the eastern shore. rain back in the forecast not going to rain all day but periods of rain a round this morning a bit of a break and another chance for showers later this afternoon. what is going on big picture off to the south and west, we've got a lot of rain shower activity a warm front trying to get in here and will give us a warm, humid afternoon highs 70 degrees later this afternoon, the cold front comes through that will have a tendency to cool us down later tonight. temperature now, 59 degrees regan national, mild humidity, 64%, winds out of the south at 10 miles per hour here is your forecast, 70 degrees, showers back in the forecast could be a rumble of thunder too temperature near 70 should feel good more details in just a couple minutes julie got busy in a hurry. >> right now we are talking to the crew in sky fox they are above a very serious accident which closed a portion of westbound route 4 in the out bound direction before you reach the exit for northbound 301.

and southern maryland, though, northern neck, eastern shore, mid to upper 50s there. winds, they are blustery. here are the latest gusts. we've had gusts as high as 25 miles per hour. they will continue through the rest of the day on this friday. prepare, dress accordingly. it's going to be a chilly morning. but lots of sunshine. by noontime, ought to be around 60. sunrise at 6:15. mid-afternoon, mid 60s. a blustery wind during the afternoon. sunset at 7:57, 50s again. we'll look at the friday evening planner in ten minutes. danella has a look at traffic. good morning. >>> good morning, if you are traveling along i-270 checking it out now. travel lanes are open north and southbound. southbound in urbana, looking at about 56 miles per hour. continuing southbound, 66 in clarksburg. clear through gaithersburg and even through rockville. no issues to report. connecting to the beltway is a breeze. the inner loop speed from i-270 to i-95, looking at 62 miles per hour. not bad. just a ten-minute drive. aaron, over to you. >> thank you. >>> later today, the former marine from

and thunderstorm activity that moved through is south and east of the city and that is in to southern maryland. we're done with it, although we have a leftover shower here on the northeast side of the city and to college park. otherwise, cloudy and quiet as we await the arrival of the next storm system and i will show you the cold front moving through as we switch to max 2 and you can see that, there we go, the frontal system pushed off to the south and east and as mentioned, we're going to watch the area of low pressure develop in the carolinas and we haven't done a lot of coastal areas of low pressure and that is the nor'easter and this is going to move up the coast and deepen and throw a lot of rain into the washington area. we wake up tomorrow morning and some cloudy skies by 9, 10:00 in the morning and the rain is going to start and that will pick up, east and south of the city, where we're looking at a potential for two, maybe three, maybe four inches of rain in some spots and there is a potential for urban flooding and some problems on the roadways. temperatures are cool behind the fron

a quick check of the commute now. >> we're taking a look at southern maryland. no problems here at route 4, pennsylvania avenue as we travel through andrews air force base and down to the wilson bridge into alexandria. coming up in my next report, we'll focus this time around on virginia at 5:29. you're watching 9news now. stay with us. make plans now to join joel and victoria osteen in our nation's capital on saturday, april 28th, for america's night of hope 2012. god is going to take you places that you've never even dreamed of. it's so uplifting in every way, shape, or form. it's probably one of the most inspiring moments that i've had in a long time. he's a god of the future. he's not a god of the past. in philippians, it says "i can do all things through christ who strengthens me." we are so excited about america's night of hope right here in washington, d.c. at national's park. it's going to be a great evening of music and inspiration. we're looking forward to seeing you. it's going to be beautiful here in april. come spend the weekend with us. bring your

much of southern maryland, northern neck and the eastern shore.or the rest of the day, by mid morning, we'll have cloud cover in and out. partly sunny. mid to upper 40s by 9:00. by noontime for your lunch hour, it will be mostly sunny. just a few clouds floating through. temperatures in the upper 50s. winds picking up a bit. gusting to around 30 miles per hour. by late afternoon, coming home from work and school, we'll be near 60. then dropping back to the mid 50s by sunset. by dawn tomorrow, mid 60s. milder thursday, a lot of clouds. might get a morning or midday shower on. friday, partly sunny and cooler. on the cool side saturday. clouds friday and saturday. sunday, there's a chance of some rain. highs only near 60. but looks like we'll dry out first part of next week. matt? >>> good morning, tom. at this point, good news southbound on 270. the good news is that that medical emergency is just about wrapped up. however, you are very slow approaching the scene. 24 miles per hour. the best you'll get toward the montrose area southbound. again, all

southern maryland, northern neck looking beautiful. for the metro area for the afternoon, 63-67. lots of sunshine and a lighter wind. and then overnight tonight, we'll have a clear sky, we'll have our temperatures dropping from near 60 around sunset, to around 50 by midnight. with a light southwesterly breeze. and if you're heading out for some friday night baseball, to nationals park, it's going to be a cool evening, so dress accordingly. there at nationals park, we'll have our game time temperature, first pitch, 7:05, right around 60 degrees, it will be cool, under a clear sky. we'll be dropping back through the 50s through the game and by dawn tomorrow, down to the upper 30s, near 40, a beautiful day on saturday. we'll have afternoon highs into the mid 70s, the big cherry blossom festival parade is tomorrow. perfect weather for that. feeling like summertime, almost beach weather, sunday, monday, into the 80s. morning lows, 50s to near 60. then a front comes in tuesday, might trigger some scattered storms. after that, wednesday and thursday, it should cool down. now the big sto

more sunshine later into the day. 62 degrees for southern maryland.stern shore. the shield of clouds west of hagerstown. showers are further down to the south along the cold front. we're getting cooler air and that is the reason why our temperatures will not be as warm as yesterday. a powerful storm system is pushing into the southeast. that stays to our south today. up to 58 tomorrow. opening day at oriole park, maybe a sprinkle. no major concerns for the game. temperature of 58. 61 on saturday. minimal changes for rain on sunday. >> it looks like general mills has the best reputation among u.s. consumers according to a urvey. the other top companies with the best reps include kelloggs and amazon. nearly half of americans are not taking all their vacation time. americans have an average of 18 vacation days a year. 40% chose not to take half or more of their vacation time in 2011. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. have you left vacation time on the table because you didn't want to have more work waiting for you when you came back

. >> i'm going to take a look at southern maryland. first of all on the beltway at route 4 pennsylvania avenue, traffic is moving well past andrews air force base. no problems to report on route 5, route 4 or 301 to the beltway. coming up in my next report, another look at maryland roads at 5:17. >>> making news now at 5:10 this morning, police are trying to figure out how a van driver lost control on the highway near the bronx zoo. the van flew over the guardrail and then plummeted more than 50 feet into a wooded part of the zoo property. all seven people, including three little girls under the age of 10 were all killed. no one on the ground was hurt. >>> in southern virginia, the henry county sheriff's office is investigating a shooting and crash that took the lives of four people, including a 6- month-old. local media reports family members were rushing an 18-year- old shooting victim to the hospital when the car slammed into a home. >>> greece has an illegal immigration controversy. government forces have started transporting illeg

southern maryland through central virginia. and including fredericksburg, culpeper, warrenton, manassas, and we have a mostly clear sky now. just a few clouds have been popping up around the region. here is the wider view. there was that rain all this near green was the rain that came through overnight. washing a lot of the pollen out of the air. and clearing our sky out we have that northwesterly breeze and high pressure to our north, pushing in. that's going to give us this sunshine for the rest of the afternoon. and cool temperatures, too. average high this time of year is 62 in washington. we are probably going to get up near the average. but we are not used to that. we have had much warmer than average weather over the last month. northwest winds gusting to 30 miles an hour. and high temperatures, though, farther to our south, may make it into the mid 60s and north central virginia and into southern maryland and over towards the central shenandoah valley. perhaps even the northern shenandoah valley gets into the mid sits.

the heaviest showers are now across opener -- across southern maryland. notice of to the west of us, during the morning hours to more quickly the clouds will erode and lots of sunshine. depending on how quickly we get the clouds have here will depend on how warm it gets here. we are anticipating mid-to- upper-60's. added clouds in the forecast for the day on monday. tonight, scattered showers will come to an end. nighttime lows will be in the 40's. when will be out of the north at 5 miles per hour to 10 m.p.h. more sunshine as we move toward the afternoon hours tomorrow. temperatures will be willing to the 60's. extended outlook shows highs in the mid-to-upper-7. as. you can go to wjla.com. we have an interesting commentary. lots of interesting things there. also a brand new daily. you can visit on line and you can visit at the smithsonian. >> still to come, there is a new romantic comedy in theaters this weekend. >> a new long-distance romantic comedy is out in theaters this weekend. >> what do you do when love and marriage and work don't quite mixed? yo

heavier rain across southern maryland and the delmarva peninsula. 47-54 degrees for a daytime low. daytime highs tomorrow, not much different. a very dreary, cold day. there is the warming trend by wednesday and thursday. back into the middle 60's. wjla.com you can keep updated with the latest watches warnings, and advisories. it appears flooding will not be a major problem right now. travel in western maryland sunday night into monday could be difficult. >> still to come, -- >> these guys and try ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] it't's one thing... to have created an icon and quite another to have done it generation after generation. to the long line of legendary mercedes-benz sl roadsters... ♪ ♪ the 2013 sl. >> a romantic comedy and a romantic drama at the box office this weekend. >> arch campbell joins us with previews of this weekend's movies. >> the guys try to think like a woman when there women think like a man. i am arch campbell with entertainment coming up. >> we have to set the requirements of very high. quite the woman played by steve harvey's rules. it froze the men off. during

i will say also south of town, southern maryland, south of i-95, pretty quiet this morning. as you look at our day planner, even you guys will have the threat for showers on and off today. high temperatures, those temperatures might be wishful thinking in the upper 40s. big nor'easter, rainy now, we have snow showing up in the mountains all to the west. we have reports near cross junction, virginia. northern frederick county, maryland. snow falling there at 1800 feet. we are going to watch the heavy stuff in the mountains of western pennsylvania. oakland is 30. cross junction is 34. hagerstown is 37. minor grassy areas -- minor sticking in the grassy areas. high temperatures this may be optimistic for some in the upper 40s. let's check with monika samtani. timesaver traffic. a little improvement to talk about. >> there is a little improvement. after colesville road this morning, where there was a serious tractor trailer accident. we are beginning to see some traffic get by. a live look at university boulevard, you can see slowly but surely traffic is starting to move to the

southern montgomery, much of prince george's down into parts of maryland county. heavier showers across the virginia/north carolina state line. but look at this mother lode of pressure. jet stream energy is going to energize this system as it comes up the coastline. it's going to intensify very, very rapidly. a classic nor'easter. the rain's easing up for now. but it returns first thing tomorrow morning by about 9:00, 10:00 in the morning, the rain becoming moderate at times. tomorrow night, heavy rain. the colder air settles in as the storm races up the coastline. colder air, cold enough to change the raindrops back to snowflakes across southern parts of pennsylvania, northern maryland. far western maryland, maybe 3 to 6 inches of snow on the ground by monday morning commute to work and school. overnight tonight, not much. here we are at 10:00 tomorrow morning, there comes the rain showers back into the area. 3:00 tomorrow afternoon, almost an inch of rain down on the ground by then, with moderate rain pushing into the area by 8:00 tomorrow night. 1.5 inches of r

southern maryland, even more than that.looding potential will be because it will be out over a 24-hour period time. 47 to 54 degrees for the overnight. heavy rain possible throughout the day. will show a outlook high temperatures are rebounding as we move towards the middle of back into the 60's. bundled up, it is going to be a chilly day tomorrow. >> it sounds like you are enjoying it. >> summer is closer than winter. l take that. " some of the region's biggest brightest stars took to be "jeopardy" stage today. >> this is the second day the popular day took over constitution hall. >> you'll see all of that in just a second. about thes is really charity at the end of the day. groups that help kids, and wounded veterans. the 16th power players have been their favorite charity -- 16 power players have their favoriteor charity. "jeopardy" power players turn it up in knots big bucks for their favorite charity. >> my best trainer was my son oliver. >> i am also told it is all buzzer.e if it all goes very badly it is all about th

lows pushing down into southern maryland. have areas of low pressure over the mid-atlantic right now. areas of low pressure will be pushing off shore. we'll be in limbo for the next couple days. with this boundary in place, each day brings a chance for rain. it will be hard to time them out. bear with us as we call for rain chances as we -- you go through your work week. cooler conditions could come in for next weekend. here's a look at the forecast for today. all the clouds pushing down to the south. we clear out in baltimore. temperatures near 67 in central maryland. 66 for southern maryland, and mid 60's along the eastern shore. southern areas of maryland will be dealing with the areas of clouds a lot longer. for baltimore, mostly sunny skies. winds out of the northwest at 5 to 10 miles per hour. temperatures getting from 64 to 69 degrees. not a bad day to head toward the bay. no major concerns, not even a small craft advisory. winds out of the north at 5 to 10 knots. next high tide coming in at 1:05 this afternoon. speaki

there is rain on the bay, south of annapolis, leading into southern maryland right now. the cool front reaches into virginia. that kind of ends. that is not the end of the chance for rain. it goes all the way south to the gulf. that will become a nor'easter tomorrow. overnight, cloudy and chile -- chilly. winds 7 to 12 miles an hour. a breezy day. 53 to 58 the high. much of the day tomorrow, we may spend in the 40's. today, probably less than half of an inch of precipitation. we will probably go over two and in some areas, pushing 3 inches as far as grain is concerned tomorrow. 15 to 20 miles per hour tomorrow. small craft advisories are in the forecast for tomorrow. 50's tomorrow and monday. the heaviest rain tomorrow, maine -- maybe a few lingering showers monday, and snow in the forecast west of frederick for sunday night into monday. >> what? perhaps the same reaction in the lacrosse world. >> they said it was supposed to happen, this never would happen. >> this is 11 sports. >> there is a better record than 2011, but there is a loss to army. they get a chance to mee

the district, southern maryland looking at temperatures mid to upper 40's. for the day tomorrow, increasing clouds. the wind will start to increase. sustained winds 15 to 25 with wind gusts up to 35 miles per hour. red flag warnings go into effect tomorrow. 67 to 72 degrees. daytime high temperatures eventually coming up here in the upper 50's. on tuesday and wednesday and thursday, even though it is a bit cool, only five degrees below the average for this date. by the weekend, a little bit of a warming trend on the way something to look forward to. but the best chances for the rain will come late tomorrow night, early tuesday morning and few showers. >> those numbers are conservative. >> yes i believe they will probably go up. and may and june, they will continue. >> good. and the humidity will come up, too. >> still to come, a historic d.c. theater that sat empty for decades will open its doors. >> the howard theater will [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? stop paying for second best. upgrade to verizon

showers, maybe even as far west as hagerstown or allegany county, but the best chance will be southern maryland. a sprinkle with clouds in the morning and then a better chance for the brain to get up here at the baltimore. this should turn out to be a little bit cooler tomorrow. 58-63 with a variable wind. the wind will be more brisk out of the north and then an occasional gusts of 20 knots. only a 20% chance of rain in the mountains tomorrow. the drier it will get. it is about a 50-thick the chance with the rate up around salisbury, ocean city, indeed seven-day forecast -- in of a couple of days of dry weather with a warming trend. saturday and sunday, watching the storm organized from saturday through sunday and the potential is there for mild to moderate heavy rain. >> from the susquehanna bank's board center, this is 11 sports. >> the ravens will finally get to find out if they get to host a monday night game this season, something they have not done since 2007, the year before john harbaugh arrived. there will be at least two games in prime time three the ravens will host the new england p

bothif, moving well directions. 270.y good, along over to the wilson bridge, quiet allen of southern maryland. nothing between annapolis and the new york avenue. at the beltway at .niversity boulevard ago wean 10 minutes still movingy were construction. that is complete. newschopper 7 will join us in a little while. valdovinos. -- back to a news. >> it's 40 degrees. learn what metro is doing to sexual harassment on trains and buses. >> what happens in vegas stays vegas? what some members of the we gotta sell the car. where would we even start? get the car. hi howard. get in. hi, good te o see you. start with an actual written offer when selling your car, no strings attached. carmax. start here. i just wish it wouldn't fade away so fast. let me show you something. [ dr. rahmany ] as soon as you leave here... plaque quickly starts to grow back. but now there's a way to keep the clean longer. introducing new crest pro-health clinical rinse. it's a clinical breakthrough that actually keeps your teeth 91% clean of plaque at 2 months after a dental visit. plus, it gives you these key benefits. new

air in the brisk wind, the fire threat continues from allegheny county through baltimore into southern marylandto the eastern shore. delaware and eastern maryland with the enhance threat of brush fires a and through the evening. 60's from baltimore south and east, but the cool air coming in almost northwest winds might cause freezing conditions to develop, especially tomorrow night and thursday morning and again on friday morning. freezing conditions are possible even tonight in washington, allegany, and garrett county. most areas in downtown baltimore will be closer to 45 and the wins will be brisk overnight, gusting to 25 miles an hour. temperatures were above normal today, but that chill around cleveland and chicago and northern sections of minnesota is all coming our way. temperatures will trend downward for a day or so. a better chance of shut reduce scattered showers tomorrow afternoon and then lots of sunshine expected for thursday and friday as we finish out the work week with some really nice weather. 52-57 tomorrow and at 30% chance of a scattered showers. a small craft advisory on th

warmer in the metro area and southern maryland. highs today in the upper 50's generally and breezy. a few spots may make it to 61. clear and cold tonight. freeze warning in effect in county, loudoun county, and points north and from there. 20sould get into the upper briefly north of town the night. bright sunshine tomorrow, 64 and breezy. little less windy on easter sunday, near 70. >> the commute is pretty good right now. 270 southbound near 109 hyattstown, hardly anybody on the road right now. that's good news. heading to the beltway near d, near silver spring, a little police activity cleared up. delays are now the beltway. on the virginia side there was a of construction overnight, but that is in the clearing stages. here we are a springfield looking good headed northbound. southbound is also pretty good. g traffic divertin the alamo, but it looks like that is out of the way. back to you. >> thank you. traffic alert for people driving through arlington county, crystal city. takes place each friday in april and that means will closures will happen in the between 6:15 and 7 icloud