let's go right now to meteorologist tom kierein. he's in stormcenter 4 to see whether we're going to have any of our holiday festivities rained out or stormed up today. tom? >> we could unfortunately later this afternoon or evening. >>> right now, though, things are calm. there's a live view from our city camera looking at the washington monument under a partly cloudy sky on this fourth of july morning. right now on radar, we do have a few light showers coming out of the mountains of west virginia, just coming into the shenandoah valley now, just coming into shenandoah county drifting toward page county, and south of there near harrisonburg, rockingham county, getting a lot shower there. these are drifting off to the east. elsewhere, we might have a few sprinkles in montgomery county. otherwise, we are dry and settled this morning. temperatures near 70 in the suburbs and rural areas. it's in the mid-70s in washington and right near the chesapeake bay. and at the atlantic beaches in the upper 70s there. here's how we have been behavin

now let's go to tom kierein. he's looking at the forecast. >>> and unfortunately, during the times of the fireworks displays this evening, we may get passing thunderstorms. so keep that in mind if you're going to be attending. before then, though, we should stay dry. right now radar not picking up any more precipitation near washington. there's one little shower that's just come out of rappahannock county into far north of western culpepper county drifting east. we're near 70 throughout most of the region. mid-70 year washington and by the way and near the atlantic beaches. there is the sky over capitol hill. it's still mostly cloudy. and by 9:00 partly sunny. near 80. by noontime, near 80s and partly cloudy. should be good weather for the game at nationals park. however, late afternoon and evening is when we could have passing storms, and unfortunately, that would be during the time of many of the fireworks displays around the region this evening. so grab an umbrella if you're going to be heading out to that. to

meteorologist tom kierein joins us with a look at the first forecast. hey, tom. >> yes, indeed, a lot of sunshine this morning, and that's heating things up quickly now. and it is rather humid and it will be getting even more humid as we get into tomorrow. a live picture from the sky watcher camera. we can actually see downtown, but i think tomorrow there's going to be even more humidity. you probably won't even be able see downtown from our vantage point here with even thicker humidity and haze around. right now, reagan national is at 85 degrees. low to mid-80s throughout most of the region, and it is moderately humid throughout much of the area. and overnight, while we had those showers and storms passing just south of the mall, thankfully, a close call but did not come close enough to bring rain to all of the events on the mall with the concert and the fireworks display, everything came off as planned. right now, quite a bit of sunshine throughout most of the region. a few clouds on the lower eastern shore. and through the rest of the afternoon, we'll

meteorologist tom kierein joins us right now for the first forecast. hi, tom. >> hi, eun. a little rain came through during the last hour. that cooled us down. we were in the low 80s before the rain arrived, but the rain has cooled us back down into the mid-70s. some blue into prince george's county, and farther to the south, into charles county. farther south, we have some showers heavier with thunder and lightning. that is just now passing south of fredericksburg, heading off into the northern neck of virginia. and throughout northern montgomery county too, getting a few light sprinkles there. our temperatures around the region are generally still holding steady in the 70s, but it is in the 80s on the eastern shore where we've had some sunshine. sun breaking out in the shenandoah valley, where they're climbing into the 80s. over the next several hours, we should have some sunshine breaking out here as well. and as we get into the afternoon hours, going partly sunny, going to be a humid day. highs reaching up around 90 degrees. and there is a possibility of some scattered

let's go to tom kierein. >> good morning. i'm looking up at the sky. i just went out and took a picture of our tower and there it is. poking its way up into the fog this morning. and that was just from a few minutes ago. see that platform there, the tower on the right, that's where our sky watcher camera is mounted. now here is the view from the sky watcher camera. right now it's peering off into the fog. a little bit of sun trying to burn through that fog there. and it's going to be with us here for another, perhaps hour or two. so watch out for some patchy, dense fog, especially some of the higher elevations. right now 74 at reagan national. and we're in the low and mid 70s elsewhere. around the blue ridge and shenandoah valley, many locations there are near 70. around the bay, eastern shore, steamy there, as well. patchy fog over the mall, too. you can see some sun trying to break through the fog is not quite as thick downtown as it is in some of the rural areas. by 9:00 near 80. we'll have that hazy sunshine. near 90 by noontime. low to mid 90s, mi

a man who knows about all of this and more is meteorologist tom kierein who joins us to tell us about our forecast. what do you think, tom? >> indeed. hot and humid day. temperatures this afternoon going to be up in the low and mid 90s, perhaps. even now and then. pleasant morning under way. although it is rather muggy, temperatures are into the low to mid 70s. so, comfortable. the air is soft and yielding on this thursday morning. the 7th day of july. we have a mostly clear sky. venus is up in the eastern sky. jupiter, in the southern sky now. and overnight, and from yesterday afternoon with all those storms that rolled across virginia, those have now headed out to sea. and behind that, the sky has cleared out nicely. there is the mostly clear sky now over the mall. live picture from the city camera. and we'll have our sunrise here at 5:50 this morning. by 9:00, should be bright and sunny. near 80 degrees. it will be near 90 by noontime. and by midafternoon, we ought to hit the low 90s. maybe even mid 90s in a few isolated spots by midafternoon. but we'll have clouds building, as wel

meteorologist tom kierein joins with us the first forecast and the answer, tom. >> unfortunately we may get some showers and thundershowers. i don't think that they are going to be as strongs what we had yesterday. thanks to the cloud cover we have which is holding back the heating rays of sun. actually a pleasant fourth of july. most of the region as this morning progressed. right now the radar showing one shower that has come out of west virginia and now just coming in to rockingham county. it is just though the west of harrisonburg. that's going to be drifting east. and there's no thunder and lightning associated with that. that's the only shower in washington now. reagan national, temperature up to 84. it is rather humid but not quite as steamy as it was yesterday. it is near 80 throughout most of the region now. we have a little bit of sunshine trying to peek through. storms from last night that headed out to sea and dissipated. we have a disturbance in ohio and indiana, kentucky right now. triggering showers. little bit of thunder there. that's going to be drifting over our region

meteorologist tom kierein joins us now with the latest on the forecast. tom, good morning. >> good morning, eun. we don't have any storms around us now and things are looking good for the launch. here's the latest radar across florida. and you can see that the storm activity and the rain is on the gulf side of florida. not on the atlantic side. and as a result, they should be able to get the launch off, should not have any weather problems. right now, temperatures are warming up here. we are into the low to mid-80s throughout much of the region. 84 now at reagan national. and we've had a little sunshine in and out this morning, but overall now, it's gone quite cloudy throughout much of the region. and we will likely get some heavy downpours later. right now, getting some heavy rain moving into western west virginia. that's advancing to the east-northeast. that should be moving in to garrett county, allegheny county, western maryland over the next hour or so. expect some heavy downpours there. we've had some around the northern neck of virginia and the virg

meteorologist tom kierein is here to tell us more about the steamy forecast and maybe some rain on theay, tom. >> indeed. on radar now, don't have any rain near washington, south and east of washington, there are heavy downpours now traveling east of richmond. they were heading north toward the northern neck. it will look like that. now they've taken a turn to the right heading east. should be crossing the bay into the lower part of the eastern shore. perhaps another hour or so. else g elsewhere, don't have rain around. temperatures in the low to mid-70s through much of the region. there's the sunrise over the potomac river. by this afternoon, heavy downpours around much of the region likely causing flooding. highs in the mid-80s. more heavy downpours tonight as well as into predawn hours on saturday. the weekend is looking better saturday and sunday. a little less humid with the sunshine back. highs around 90. might get storms tuesday. another break from high humidity and heat coming wednesday and thursday next week. danella, how's the commute? >> let's start out in virginia. i want t

it will reopen after the fireworks are over. >>> let's check in again with tom kierein for the latest on our forecast. looking good so far, tom, good morning. >> yeah, great getaway and stay at home weather. we have temperatures around the region now beginning to climb into the 80s under this gorgeous blue sky. a live picture from the sky watcher camera, a royal blue sky over montgomery county there in the distance. and the temperatures are now hitting the mid-80s throughout much of the region. now 84 at reagan national. a little bit of a breeze off the bay is bringing in somewhat cooler weather there in annapolis. but at the beaches, near 80 degrees. today, near 90 around much of the region. low humidity in place. a clear night tonight, we'll be down into the 60s by dawn saturday. tomorrow, another gorgeous day. afternoon highs up around 90. a little bit more humid by late afternoon. might have a o thundershower out in the mountains, otherwise, a few clouds around. sunday, partly cloudy, hot and humid, into the mid-90s. sunday afternoon, there is a possibility of a few scattered thun

whether it's going to stay humid or get more humid as we go through the day. >> meteorologist tom kierein'sormcenter 4 to break it all down for us. tom? >> there were 500,000 people down there just a few hours ago, and thankfully the heavy downpours that rolled across virginia just missed the mall during the fireworks display last night. thankfully everything went off as planned. >>> now this morning, in the wake of all the rain we had in virginia and to our south, there's a little fog from fredericksburg south. farther to the north, the skies are clearing out and temperatures in the 60s through much of virginia and western maryland and into west virginia. however, in washington points south and east, we're still in the low and mid-70s. there are a few lingering sprinkles on the lower eastern shore this morning. we'll have our sunrise here in just a few minutes, about ten minutes away. by 9:00, near 80. lots of sunshine during the afternoon. we ought to hit near 90 degrees. just some moderate humanet ethu the air of the in the afternoon, mid-80s, still mostly sunny. overnight tonight, here'

i'm meteorologist tom kierein. right now the radar showing sprinkles in montgomery county. farther to the south and west way down in the southern shenandoah valley, a few showers there. temperatures near 70 in the suburbs and rural areas. mid-70s in washington and right by the beaches. there's the mostly cloudy sky over capitol hill now. by 9:00 near 80. by noontime mid-80s. highs near 90. late afternoon and evening, unfortunately, we do have the possibility of some passing thunderstorms, and if you are going to be going to the mall, certainly have an umbrella. be prepared to take cover quickly. look at the rest of the week and the weekend. danella, how's traffic? >>> if you're heading out early this morning, you made a wise choice because the roadways look great. 395 south of edsall, and it is smooth for you. 270 at montrose road, 270 north and south, smooth ride for you as well. in d.c., checking your local roadways. this is penn avenue and seventh street. it's a smooth commute. no incidents to report at this time. back to you, joe and aaron. >> danella, thanks a lot. >>>

tom kierein is in stormcenter 4. >>> golden sunrise over the potomac as we approach 6:41. picking up a few light showers, page county, madison county drifting to the north. farther to the south another area of light rain. temperatures around the rain are mild, and we are muggy. high humidity in place. temperatures near 70 in the suburbs and rural areas. mid-70s to upper 70s in washington. mid-70s by the bay. there is the hazy sky over virginia in the distance there. and by 9:00, we might have a few of these sprinkles come through the metro area. there's a chance of that. otherwise, a mostly cloudy morning, little sun in and out into the afternoon. we'll hover near 90 midafternoon to late afternoon. and late afternoon into early evening we could have a passing thunderstorm. might be severe, especially just south of washington. any storms around should dissipate by midevening. partly cloudy after that. a steamy forecast end of the week into the weekend. a look at that in ten minutes. here's a look at the traffic. danella? >>> we have a long delay on the marc on the penn nort

let's go to tom kierein in stormcenter 4. >> wonder why that is, tom. >> my goodness, there it is. >>n washington too no less. >>> this morning the humidity is with us. temperatures under a partly cloudy sky near 80 degrees in washington and by the bay. elsewhere, low to mid-70s. partly cloudy sky throughout much of the region. that's a live picture over the potomac river. by noontime, clouding up. we could have heavy downpours moving through the region, maybe with thunder and lightning as well as especially mid to late afternoon. we'll peak in the mid-80s. not as hot as it's been the last couple of days. certainly with heavy downpours, there is the risk of flooding, possible flooding not only this afternoon into early evening, but all the way through much of tonight. we have this potential for some very heavy rain from time to time that may cause creeks and streams to flow over roadways and certainly don't ever attempt to drive through high water, especially at night, it's very difficult to see. danella, how's traffic? >>> let's start out in virginia. virginia, i am seeing some volum

i'm tom kierein.ve picture from the city camera showing the first light of day showing up on the eastern horizon. weather and traffic on the ones at 5:11. around our region, we do have the thick haze and summer humidity with us, and temperatures in the mid and upper 70s in washington. prince george's county, charles, calvert, st. mary's, anne arundel in the mid-70s there. eastern shore, most locations are near 70. farther to our west, arlington, fairfax, montgomery counties near 70 degrees as well as much of the region. and there is the sunrise under way. it will be coming up in about 40 minutes. our temperatures will be into the low 80s. by 9:00 a little hazy sunshine. quite a bit of cloudiness this afternoon. temperatures will be hovering around 90 through much of the afternoon. late afternoon into early evening, we could get a few scattered thunderstorms coming through, moving in from the southwest heading northwest. slight risk they would be severe with damaging winds or hail in virginia mainly. p

tom kierein is here to tell us about the forecast. >> and eun yang is here too. welcome back. >> thank you so much. >>> we do have the humidity that's returned along with eun. >> don't blame me. >>> now it's in the mid and upper 70s in washington, low 70 to mid-70s around the bay and eastern shore. hazy steamy air this morning. the view from space showing a mostly clear sky over the haze. there are clouds building to our west. shenandoah valley mostly cloudy now and much of virginia, and we do have a few showers way down in the southern shenandoah valley and also just to the east of the blue ridge there around lynchburg and roanoke. there's the washington monument under this hazy sky on this wednesday morning, the 6th day of july. we'll have hazy sunshine this morning. sunrise is at 5:49. low 80s by midmorning. up around 90 by noontime. then late afternoon into the evening, we have the possibility of scattered thunderstorms. a slight risk they would be severe just south of washington. a look at the night planner in ten minutes. danella, good morning. how's traffi

let's go to tom kierein, to find out when the storms might happen around here today on this friday. here's tom from the stormcenter. >> good morning, eun and joe. >>> right now we don't have storms around the region. overnight, there were heavy downpours across northern maryland, up around baltimore. they had to rescue people out of swift water up there a few hours ago. now those storms are long gone. we have a partly to mostly cloudy sky around the region. low to mid-70s throughout much of the area. right now around 4:41 on this friday morning. 77, reagan national, prince george's, montgomery, fairfax, arlington counties in the low 70s. heavy downpours. see the moving color in northern maryland. those have dissipated quite a bit. there's quite a bit of rain in the ohio valley down into kentucky. that's going to be coming our way along a stationary front that has stalled over our region. right now there is the jefferson memorial under a partly cloudy sky. our sunrise at 5:50. by 9:00 mostly cloudy and near 80 degrees. then by late morning around noon time we could have showers beginn

i'm meteorologist tom kierein sth 1st day of july. starting off with a clear sky. it is cool once again. upper 50s to near 60 in the suburbs and rural areas. in washington, now 74 at reagan national. right near the bay, upper 60s. there's the washington monument under a clear sky. sunrise at 5:47. by 6:00, upper 70s. lots of sun with low humidity and a light northerly breeze. then overnight tonight we'll be clear. a mild evening, and then down into the 60s starting off saturday morning. a look at the holiday weekend and into next week in about ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >>> so far we're looking great. the weekend's here, and our roadways are clear. that rhyme was not on purpose. just happened that way. let's take a live look at some of our area bridges. the american legion bridge is looking good as we head over to the key bridge, i love how it's lit up this time of day. as we head over to the 14th street bridge. all is calm and peaceful in our area. i'll be back in ten minutes with an update. joe and eun, back to you. >> danella, thanks very much. >>> 4:4

. >> we'll turn to tom kierein. we're fortunate all the fireworks last night were manmade. >> it was a close call. only about 15 miles south of washington. we had heavy downpours coming through during the time of the fireworks. close call. there were 500,000 people down there. thankfully, everything stayed mostly dry throughout most of the region. however, across much of virginia there were some heavy downpours last night. and now some lingering light showers in southern maryland in the northern neck and upper part of the eastern shore. that's the last of it. that was drifting off to the east. temperatures are rather muggy this morning. we're in the mid-70s in washington, points south and east mid and upper 70s. somewhat drier air is moving in. a little less humid parts of montgomery county and into western fairfax and points west and north of there. over the last 12 hours, you can see the heavy downpours that came through just south of washington. now they have moved out to sea. and for today there is a mostly clea

let's check in with meteorologist tom kierein in the storm center. >> indeed it does look like we're setting the stage for some storms but not until late afternoon and tonight and into tomorrow. right now, though, it's tranquil and pleasant and quiet and no travel problems weatherwise. we've got a mostly clear sky now. temperatures in the low and mid 70s. it's a mild and muggy morning. 74 now at reagan national. and there is the mostly clear sky now over the nation's capital. live picture from the city camera. our sunrise, 5:50 by 9:00, sunny and around 80. 90 by noontime and then clouds building during the afternoon. and we'll be in the low to mid 90s by midafternoon. late afternoon and into tonight, here's your night planner. this is when we could have some showers and passing thunderstorms. in fact, likely scattered showers and storms will be coming through from about 5:00 or 6:00 this afternoon, all the way until perhaps after midnight tonight. things, though, should settle down a little bit by this time tomorrow morning. cloudy and damp as we start off friday, and more showers a

let's go to tom kierein at 6:21. we'll begin weather and traffic on the ones. tom, what's it look like outside? >>> gorgeous day under way. a beautiful sky, mostly clear, and temperatures are cool again this morning. we're right near 60 in the nearby suburbs around the beltway in prince george's, montgomery, arlington, fairfax counties and points west. most locations are in the 50s as well as much of virginia and maryland around the eastern shore in the 60s. near 70 right by the bay. there's the sunrise over montgomery county in the distance. it's under a blue sky now. by 9:00 upper 70s. by noontime, mid-80s. midafternoon near 90. code orange for unhealthy air quality. tomorrow still not very humid. afternoon highs around 90 or so with a few high clouds coming in. on sunday, partly cloudy, hot and humid, highs low to mid-90s. looks like late afternoon and evening thunderstorms are likely, but they should be gone by monday morning and during the day on the fourth, partly cloudy, little less humid with highs around 90. should be good weather for the fireworks disp

i'm tom kierein. right now another cool morning on the way. we're down in the 50s in many locations. outside the beltway, the rural areas of 34d and virginia and west virginia in the 50s of the closer to the bay, it's in the upper 60s near 70 as well as in washington and at the atlantic beaches. away from the waters, we have temperatures only in the 60s on the eastern shore. by 9:00 we'll be in the upper 70s. code orange too with stagnant air, air pollution building. by late afternoon we'll be down into the mid-80s. here's your "night planner" for this friday night. looks like a beautiful summer evening coming up. we'll be mild. we'll have a clear sky, temperatures by midnight down into the low 70s. by dawn on saturday in the low and mid-60s. a look at the holiday weekend and into next week in about ten minutes. danella, good morning. how's traffic? >> traveling the outer loop of the beltway in virginia, have report of an accident just as you approach braddock road, and it's blocking your right lane. be aware of that as you're traveling in vir

meteorologist tom kierein has a look. >>> we've had heavy clouds in the wake of heavy downpours thatust missed the mall last night. thankfully, things did go off as planned for the fireworks display and the concert on the mall. it's rather humid on the mall. temperatures in the mid-70s. near 70 prince george's county, lower eastern shore, and parts of the atlantic beaches. that area has a few lingering showers this morning. those are now dissipating. there is the hazy sky over washington on this tuesday, the 5th day of july. lost in the summer haze there off in the distance is anacostia. you can barely make it out there on the horizon. beyond that, prince george's county. by 9:00, near 80. by noontime mid-80s. near 90 late afternoon. wednesday, thursday, and friday steamy, highs near 90 each day. probably get some storms tomorrow afternoon and evening. smaller chance thursday and friday. here's a look at the weekend. saturday, sunday, and into monday. each day still humid. highs near 90. only a slight chance of afternoon storms. danella, how's traffic? >>> if you're traveling 66 east