our meteorologist tom kierein is here with a check of our chilly forecast. 31 degrees out there, tom. >> if you spend much time outside, it's hard to form your words. >> seriously. >> and to speak distinctly. yes, indeed. it's kind of a face numbing cold start to this tuesday morning. that's a live picture from the city camera. it's 30 or so right at reagan national. we're at 31 here at northwest washington. elsewhere, it is in the 20s under a clear sky. mercifully we've got a calm wind. right now in the 20s near the eastern shore. near the bay and tidal potomac, it's near freezing. only low 20s in montgomery, fairfax, and arlington counties. across northern virginia into west virginia, much of maryland just in the low 20s right now. we'll have this clear sky with us this morning. the view from space is showing this clear sky right over most of virginia, west virginia, and maryland. a few clouds on the eastern shore. a few clouds drifting in from the west over the mountains right now, but that bright moon is sparkling in the frost. sunrise at 7:18. we'll get above freezing by midmorni

. >> tom kierein is here to tell us about our forecast. we had a wet and rainy start so far, tom. >> you know what that means, fender bender weather. we could have more accidents as the morning commute continues. >>> right now at reagan national under a cloudy sky. there's light rain now. 57 degrees there. we've got a southerly breeze, and the radar is showing an area of rain that stretches from alabama into georgia, the carolinas, eastern tennessee, eastern kentucky, and all the way up through our region and out to new england. they're getting snow in parts of texas, oklahoma, into missouri and illinois this morning. and the close-up view of the radar showing a batch of light rain across northern virginia, east and west virginia, the district, and much of maryland advancing southwest to northeast. that will be with us here for the next few hours. actually may get a bit of a break in another hour or so. right now it is mild ahead of that cold front that's off to our west. it's in the 50s for the mountains all the way to the atlantic beaches

let's go back to tom kierein now. tom? >> good morning, barbara. around our region we had temperatures really get cold this morning. it has continued to be cold around our region since this morning. it has not warmed up that much, all around the area now we are climbing into the upper 30s to near 40, but we have been hovering in the low to mid-30s in the last hours, and it was only in the last hour we climbed to near 40 so quite a cool start this morning. just a few clouds hanging in. this is where we were 12 hours ago, 11:00 last night, the area in white and pink, and that was the snow, brief as it was. and that's why we did not get any accumulation around locally, because the storm really picked up speed as it moved away taking all the thunder and lightning away with it, and it quickly cleared out after that. and once snow did fall, it felt quickly locally. now with the clear sky, we will have plenty of sunshine with the afternoon, and just a few clouds coming through. we will have the temperatures climbing into the mid-40s in the next couple hou

tom kierein joins us. sunshine right now, tom? >> a little trying to come through. a rather thick overcast. we're seeing fuzzy sunshine. it's just past 11:00 in the morning, and in the wake of the rain last night, we did have a little bit of fog this morning, but that's long gone. a little bit of sunshine in and out for another couple hours, and then we will cloud up later this afternoon. right now temperatures are climbing into the mid-50s throughout much of the region from the shenandoah valley to the chesapeake bay, and we're in the mid-50s in prince georges, arlington county. and it should be near 55 degrees there in the mountains today. in the metro area, we will be at 60 degrees in the next few hours. it does look like rain on the way tonight. we will talk about that, and how much rain we may get, and then the cold change coming our way for the christmas weekend. that will be all coming up in a couple minutes, barbara. >> d.c. police are investigating a crash involving a megabus this morning. it happened after 3:00 a.m. there were passengers on the bus and the

tom kierein has the forecast. tom? >> we had the clouds closing in.t will be a blustery and chilly afternoon, and then as we get into the evening hours, we have a possibility of a passing shower, and maybe even a little wet snow this evening, and then by then we will be in the upper 30s. it won't last long, just for a few hours, and then the predawn hours, the sky will clear out and it will be near freezing starting tomorrow morning and a blustery wind tomorrow, and it will increase to 30 miles per hour from time to time on saturday and a cold day. tomorrow's highs in the mid-40s. a cold start to sunday morning, near 30 degrees. afternoon highs in the mid-40s. we will have some clouds in the morning, maybe producing a few flurries sunday morning, and a small chance of that. monday, mostly sunny and upper 20s. a bit milder on tuesday and wednesday. might get some showers tuesday afternoon, and perhaps maybe into early wednesday morning. chilly and dry again at the end of the next week. >>> let's head out to the roads again with danella sealock. any pro

turning to the weather, and the rain that is headed in our direction, tom kierein joins us now with the first forecast. >> if you plan on heading out shortly, grab an umbrella, we have rain coming into the metro area. and we're not alone. look at the extent of the rain, it stretches upstate new york all the way down to florida, and that's along a front and area of low pressure that will affect travel up and down the atlantic seaboard, from boston to atlanta later today. right now we're getting light rain, the areas of light green and blue, that's very light rain. the darker green in southern maryland and southern principles georges and parts of st. mary's, we're getting a little rain there. little pockets of moderate to heavy rain in green and madison counties north of charlottesville, and that's going to head towards the metro area, right now where temperatures are near 60 degrees on this 21st day of december. and further west and north, it's chillier. and then further to the south and east, we're in the upper 50s to around 60. occasional showers, and it will be cool in the 50s to arou

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here is tom kierein. >> a gorgeous royal blue sky. temperatures around the region are in the upper 40s to near 50 degrees. right now 49 at reagan national. and later this afternoon we will climb into the mid-and low 50s with a clear sky and pressure giving us a delightful day. it will be just a chilly afternoon. and then a cold night tonight under a clear sky. freezing as we start off friday morning. and then friday night, it should be down into the 30s again, and starting off saturday morning near freezing. saturday afternoon, around 50 and lots of sun. sunday, partly cloudy and afternoon highs in the low 50s. starting off next week, milder, and a lot of clouds could get rain on tuesday and again on wednesday. that's the way it looks right now, barbara. >> you better get over here and get king's cake. it will taste good. >>> that's "news4 midday" thank you for joining us. we will be back tomorrow morning, and we hope you will join us then. [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? stop p

meteorologist tom kierein will be back with another check of the weather.nd then at 3:00, ellen's 12 > >>>and now to lady gaga's strange new music video, and painting zoo animals. joining us with more on that and the week's entertainment, is tommy. >> this lady gaga video, barbara, it's spectacularly freaky. it's 14 minutes long. >> it's that long? >> it's like it's a documentary. it's so weird. you have to check it out. >> let's look at it. >> for example, those nurses, they are wearing next seasoned calvin klein. >> david spielberg is filming his new video. >> she talks through the first four minutes of it, and then the song goes another ten minutes after that. but she has got giant ballet slippers, and does all kind of "glee" inspired stuff. >> she is really agile, huh? >> yeah, i will give her that. >> she is making videos that madonna and michael jackson has made. >> that little top is quite interesting. >> absolutely. >> can we go there? she looks great in the video. >> and speilberg is making a film about lincoln. >> yes, and the star of the movie is

meteorologist tom kierein with the forecast. hi, tom. >> eventually we get acclimate to the cold. i'm getting used to it. around the region, temperatures are cold this morning. it's frosty cold. allow yourself a little extra time to scrape frost off the windshield. from the mountains all the way to the atlantic beaches in the 20s. near the waters right near freezing. reagan national near freezing. only in low 20s near montgomery. for the day today, sunrise at 7:18. plenty of sunshine. we'll be above freezing by 9:00. by noontime into the 40s. low 50s by early to midafternoon. this evening we'll be partly cloudy and temperatures by dawn tomorrow, upper 20s. mostly cloudy on wednesday with highs low 50s. milder on thursday, clouds around. could get a midday or afternoon or evening shower. on friday partly sunny, into the mid-50s. might get a shower, does look like friday evening is the timing on this now. then it ought to dry out in time for the weekend. getting colder saturday, sunday, and monday. danella, how's traffic? >> good morning. >>> chopper 4 on the beltway. we have an acc

meteorologist tom kierein. >> or a snuggie. good morning. >>> you will need whatever you can to stay warm. layer up. temperatures in the teens to around 20 in the rural areas of virginia, maryland, and west virginia. closer to the beltway near 20 degrees. in washington at reagan national, 30 degrees right there on the potomac. right in downtown washington, many of the neighborhoods northwest, southeast, and that region there in the eastern part of prince george's county too and western prince george's county, it's only in the mid and upper 20s. on the eastern shore, we've got temperatures there in the 20s away from the waters. just a few high clouds drifting over us now. for today, here's your day planner. we'll have sunrise at 7:17. temperatures by midafternoon should be into the mid-40s with some of these high clouds around. those clouds will drift away tonight. we'll be down in the mid-30s by midnight under a clear sky. tomorrow should be sunny. afternoon highs low 50s. low 50s again on wednesday with increasing clouds. mid-

tom kierein standing by with the forecast.hey, tom. >> layer up this morning as you head off to work and school. thankfully, you don't have a lot of wind, but it is cool. it is cold down in the low and mid-20s throughout the region and the beaches. right along the bay and the waters right near freezing. away from the waters, only in the 20s. montgomery, prince george's, arlington, and fairfax counties low to mid-20s. reagan national at 31. just a few high clouds drifting off to the north and east. sunrise at 7:22. we ought to be above freezing by 9:00. by noontime mid-40s. during the afternoon reaching upper 40s and maybe even briefly low 50s for a brief time. by late afternoon we cloud back up again and a cloudy evening. afternoon highs upper 40s. small chance of a sprinkle on tuesday, and then on wednesday a likelihood of rain from the morning into the evening off and on. temperatures in the upper 50s. 50s again on thursday and partly sunny. late thursday night into early friday morning, possibility of a shower and sun back.

tom kierein says it's here to stay for just a little bit, right? >> i heard you say it was december 20th, right? >> it doesn't make sense. >> more like october 20th. fast forwarding into spring actually. have we skipped over winter? i don't think so. not so fast. it is, though, certainly a balmy start this time of year for this time of day. right now it's in the upper 40s throughout much of the region. reagan national at 49 degrees with a calm wind under a cloudy sky. temperatures in the 40s from the mountains of west virginia to western maryland, shenandoah valley around the blue ridge. farther to the east and around the bay also in the 40s. montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's counties also in the upper 40s. radar with the clouds showing that area of green. light rain from right near fredericksburg, virginia. charles, prince george's, parts of calvert, and northern st. mary's counties. across the bay near cambridge over towards salisbury, they're getting light rain drifting east. sunrise at 7:22. we'll stay in the 40s to near 50. may b

we've got to ask tom kierein what in heaven's name is going on. tom? >> somebody is living right.least those who don't like snow anyway. snow lovers are unhappy. >>> it looks like we don't have any chance of snow into the weekend. a touch of rain each day beginning tomorrow and into the weekend. this morning we have a little bit of sprinkle activity in southern maryland and eastern shore. temperatures in the clouds are in the 40s to near 50 degrees all around the region. over the last 12 hours, we've had the clouds rolling in since last evening. that area of green you see on the screen is sprinkle activity in southern maryland, calvert, st. mary's, charles, southern prince george's, and across the potomac into stafford county drifting across the bay and over into the eastern shore. throughout the rest of the day, remaining cloudy. may briefly get low to mid-50s early afternoon. sunrise 7:22. sunset 4:49. a cloudy evening. we'll be in the 40s through the evening. a look at the rain chances each day, beginning tomorrow and into the weekend in ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >>>

. >> now let's get the weather report from tom kierein. >> i'm not tom kierein. i'm cha grinned. i see your fingers pointing right now. we did get some snow that fell between 10:00 p.m. and midnight, but the ground temperatures were so warm, it did not accumulate. but commuters are happy. 371 inches of rain at reagan national yesterday. that set the record easily. we have the wind gusting and all of a sudden it's winter again. we have winds gusting from 20 to 25 miles per hour. yes, out in the pendelton county and parts of west virginia and western maryland got 7 inches of

tom kierein says no complaining. it's winter. in winter it's cold.hat's what it is. >> all we need to know, is there a warming trend on the way? >> there's a fire burning in our hearts. isn't that nice? because you're watching. thank you so much this morning. we love you all. >> thank you, tom. are we kissing up to the viewers? >> is that too patronizing? >>> this morning we are happy you're with us. starting off this monday with a clear sky. it's calm thankfully because temperatures have plummeted overnight. it's now 30 at reagan national. we've got a northeasterly breeze that's very light thankfully. not much wind around. temperatures in the suburbs and rural areas only around 20 degrees to the upper teens. right near the bay, it's in the upper 20s to around 30. we've had a few high clouds drifting in over the last several hours. we still have the bright moon in the western sky. we'll have sun through the high clouds today. sunrise at 7:17. above freezing by midmorning. mid-40s by midafternoon. a look at your evening planner at 5:41. danella, how's

i'm meteorologist tom kierein. there's the live view from our city camera just down river to the right. it's 50 degrees on this first day of astro knot nomiccal winter. the solstice arrived at 12:38 a.m. we've got a light southerly breeze under a partly cloudy sky this morning. watch out, the roads are slick. so many of the areas we have pavement are still slick. watch out for that. there's going to be some people fender bending and spinning out because of that wet pavement. temperatures in the region well above freezing. and it's in the upper 40s, montgomery, arlington, fairfax and prince georges counties. cloudy in the afternoon. sunrise at 7:23. sunset at 4:50. and more rain on the way tonight. we'll look at that with your evening planner. that will be coming up in just about ten minutes at around 4:41. then we will have some big changes on the way for the weekend. now, let's take a look at the traffic on this thursday morning, danella. >> good morning. be careful traveling around the area. a lot of roadways are

on this thursday morning, i'm meteorologist tom kierein in storm center 4. we're off to a mild start this morning, temperatures in the 40s. shennendoah valley to the chesapeake bay and the atlanta beaches, district of columbia, right now, the mid 40s. farther to the west, the clouds have broking una bit in the mountains. as we have a weather front, we'll have rain likely moving in. between now and then, though, climbing into the 50s by noon time, maybe even near 60 by early afternoon. sunrise this morning, 7:19. sunset at 4:47. shower activity should end by evening to mid evening. a look at friday, the weekend and next week in ten minutes. danella, how is traffic? >> good morning. let's check out travel speeds around the beltway. taking the inner loop, this time you're at 60 miles per hour and not very bad. if you're taking the outer loop of the beltway in maryland, you're at 60 miles per hour. if you're traveling right now in between route one on the beltway, plus the inner loop and outer loop, volume is very light. looking at live cameras, you can see inne

tom kierein joins us with the first forecast. hey, tom. >> hey, barbara. good morning. we had a little bit of shine this morning but since then it has been all cloudy. we had quite a bit of fog, too, around the chesapeake bay and as well as around the northern neck of the eastern shore. lot of that fog now is slowly dissipating. there is still some rather dense fog around the eastern shore and lower part of the bay. temperatures there in the low and mid 50s. closer to washington, right now under the clouds we are in the mid and upper 40s across parts of northern virginia. ing the district and the nearby suburbs in maryland. but farther to our south and west, it is near 50 degrees. there's very mild air out in the highlands of west virginia. into the low 60s there right now. and farther east and around the eastern shore, it is in the mid 50s. over the last 12 hours, we have had quite a bit of cloud cover moving in ahead of a cool front that's out of the midwest but there's breaks in the clouds over the mountains where they are getting sun and that southwesterly flow is w

tom kierein joins us. >> it's just past 11:00. our temperatures are well above freezing but it took a while to get above freezing. it was not until 10:00 this morning that most areas got above freezing. right now around the region, we hit the 40s in washington and the nearby suburbs, low to mid-40s. reagan national at 46. just now getting above freezing in the mountains of west virginia and western maryland in most locations, although cumberland is still at 32 degrees. around the bay and the eastern shore and near the waters it's in the mid-40s in most locations, and we should climb another five or six degrees for the temperatures. over the last 12 hours, we cleared out a few high clouds. and there is rain in indiana and parts of western kentucky that should way well to the west today. and for the afternoon, mostly sunny. just a few high clouds and we will have light breezes out of the north northwest around 5 to 15. and so even the temperature will get around 50 it will feel chillier. and we will look at changes for the weekend c

i'm meteorologist tom kierein. there's the live view from our city camera showing the washington monument under a clear sky. right now it's at a cold 31 at reagan national. we've got a south/southwesterly breeze around 5 miles an hour mercifully or we'd have windchills down in the teens. generally around the region, temperatures are in the 20s much of the area from the mountains all the way to the atlantic beaches. right near the waters, it's around 30. elsewhere, it's low to mid-20s across much of virginia and maryland this morning. we'll be holding steady in the low 20s to mid-20s for the next couple of hours, and then things should be warming up a little bit today. actually a little warmer than average this afternoon. here's what's happening the last 12 hours. we've had the cloud cover clear out and high pressure in place for now. the clouds will begin to increase from the west later today as we get into the afternoon hours. we don't have any precipitation around right now. a sunny morning. clouds on the increas

here is a photograph from my colleague, tom kierein. this is what conversational snow looks like. just barely enough to get one side of the leaf white. then you can talk about that and then talk about something else because that's not much of a snowstorm. it is quickly coming to an end. a few more light snowflakes in the panhandle of west virginia. it will not add up to any more than what you just saw. don't expect much from mother nature today. temperatures in the 30s and 40s by later on this afternoon. so what little bit of accumulation you might get on a leaf will melt away before the day is done. >> i will take conversational snow over plowable snow any day. >> i appreciate a good conversational flake every now and then. >> and it got tom kierein very excited to take that photograph. >> he's a photographer too. >> thank you, chuck. >> okay. >> well, today drivers coming into d.c. now have another option. the 11th street bridge is now open for business. the first span brings drivers from 295 into the downtown area. that's where we find derrick ward live with the very latest. wh

good morning, i'm tom kierein in stormcenter 4. west and north, it's turning colder. right now down into the 40s in the mountains. closer to washington, it's in the 50s to near 60 degrees. near 60 southern maryland, northern neck through central virginia. over the last 12 hours, we've had sprinkles and showers from yesterday afternoon and evening dissipating. getting some breaks in the clouds right now, and the colder air will continue to come in. by 9:00 near 50 degrees. by late afternoon down into the 40s. by this evening, we'll have a late disturbance coming through, and we might get a few flurries or sprinkles as we get into midevening and late evening. by midnight down to 40 degrees. big changes on the way for the weekend. i'll have details on that. we'll look at that next week coming up in ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >>> tough morning so far. route 197, lower bowie road is closed at old chapel road. we have an accident and downed power lines on the roadway there. you're shut down in both directions. also this morning, 50 eastbound heading out of the cit

i'm meteorologist tom kierein. right now around the region, it is off to -- it's kind of chilly but certainly mild for this time of year. this time of the morning, it's 49 at reagan national under a cloudy sky. no rain in the metro area yet. however, there is some rain getting closer to the region. over the last 12 hours, this area of light green you see moving in from the south and west, a few sprinkles coming into fauquier county and along the blue ridge in rappahannock, madison, and green, and farther to the west. much of the morning commute should be dry. temperatures right now around the region are in the 40s to near 50 degrees by the bay. montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's counties now, the low and mid-40s. just near 40 parts of the shenandoah valley and out of the mountains as well as the panhandle of west virginia. here's your day planner. sunrise 7:23. we'll be near 50 around 9:00 with light rain. maybe heavier rain later today as we get into the afternoon hours. highs near 60 by then. a look

tom kierein has an update >>> right now on news4 midday, a payroll tax cut extension is on the brink of becoming a reality. the house and senate passed the two-month extension this morning. president obama must sign it into law now, and lawmakers say they will work on a long-term extension in the new year. >>> air jordon mania hijacked the holiday spirit. hundreds of people camped out at stores nationwide hoping to be the first to own the nike jordons. many crowds turned violent and police had to use pepper spray to break up fights among shoe buyers. >> today millions of people will hit the road to catch a plane or visit family and friends. nbc's tom costello reports. >> reporter: yet again, you are in good company if you plan to be on the move over the holiday stretch. of the 92 million people traveling 50 miles or more, nearly 84 million of us are driving, and only about 5.4 leisure travelers are flying, and that's a big drop of nearly 10% from last year. you can blame all the extra flying fees and a rough economy. but none of that matters to this family heading to florida. >> the

i'm meteorologist tom kierein in stormcenter 4.41, we've got a lot of rain across northern virginia, the area of yellow and orange, moderate to heavy rain. prince william into southern fauquier, culpeper, spotsylvania, stafford counties, and farther south. it's just light rain around washington and the immediate suburbs around maryland. temperatures right now are mild. we're in the upper 50s to around 60 degrees. farther to our west, shenandoah valley into the mountains, low to mid-50s. all these counties in green under a flood watch this afternoon and evening. could have high water. watch out for creeks and streams coming out of their banks throughout much of the region. we have a winter weather advisory just issued. it includes howard, montgomery, and loudoun counties, and areas right around the blue ridge and points west. some of the higher ridges could get over six inches of snow tonight way out in the mountains. sunrise 7:13 today. here's your day planner. occasional rain through the day. this morning we'll hold steady, upper

i'm meteorologist tom kierein. now at reagan national, we have a cold 35 degrees, a very light breeze out of the southwest. it is rather humid. so we do have quite a bit of frost in the suburbs and rural areas. you'll be scraping frost off the windshield this morning throughout west virginia, most of virginia and maryland, the eastern shore. right near the waters, it's a little bit above freezing. elsewhere in the district of columbia ya, it's at or below freezing as is prince george's, montgomery, arlington, fairfax, upper 20s to low 30s there. farther to the west and northwest, we're down in the low to mid-20s this morning. quite a cold start. here's the view from space over the last 12 hours. we've had high pressure pushing in. there's a front triggering a bit of snow over the lower great lakes. that front is going to be coming our way later tonight just bringing in clouds. i don't think we'll have any precipitation from that. it's too dry. right now we're predawn with the bright moon in the sky. our sunrise at

i'm meteorologist tom kierein in stormcenter 4 at 4:41 on this monday morning. a chill in the air throughout much of the region. we're in the 30s. most locations are above freezing from anacostia to clinton, landover, annandale, aspen hill. we have it down into the mid and upper 30s. watch out for patchy dense fog in parts of prince george's county, charles, calvert, st. mary's, anne arundel, especially northern neck and right near the bay there's patchy dense fog there. we do have high clouds drifting over, coming in from the southwest heading over the region. we have a lot of rain in the midwest. that's in ohio, indiana, kentucky. that's along a front that will be arriving here tomorrow. for the day in the morning, we'll have this fog around through midmorning and have our sunrise at 7:11. a little sun in and out. a cloudy afternoon, highs reaching near 60. this evening will be cloudy, down into the low 50s by midnight. a look at the rest of the week and weekend in ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >> good morning. >>> if you're traveling in arlington, virg

i'm meteorologist tom kierein. as we take a look across the city, we have a few clouds drifting over. right now at reagan national airport, just to the right down river on the potomac, it's at 40 degrees. the humidity is a little bit higher this morning than it has been the last couple of mornings, not quite as dry as it has been the last few days, and we have a calm wind. let's take a look at the area temperatures. it is above freezing from the mountains all the way to the atlantic beaches right now, unlike yesterday. although manassas down to 32. that's one of the colder spots at the airport there in manassas. elsewhere, mid-30s montgomery, arlington, fairfax, and prince george's counties. and the view from space showing clouds closing in on the midwest. and they're associated with a warm front coming to us later today. we'll just have clouds coming through. sunrise at 7:18. a cloudy afternoon with highs reaching the low to maybe mid-50s briefly by midafternoon. we'll look at the evening planner in 15 minutes. he

i am tom kierein in storm center 4.ing around a bit, and windchills are down in the upper teens to mid-teens, and temperatures in the low to mid-20s. over the next hour, we should approach the freezing mark and hit low 50s by early afternoon. lots of sun, and milder on thursday w >>> turning 10 there. happy birthday. i dare you to talk to me. i can't do that. i don't take dares. good to see you, though. what's your name? >> um, wait, what? >> what's your name? >> oh, my name is matt. >> see, you dared me to talk to you, i did and look what happened. okay! ann? >> you know what? that happened with me the first time i was on television, too, matt, so don't worry about that. >>> coming up next, what would you be willing to give up to lose 10 pounds? we're going to find out from "today's" professionals. but first, these messages. [ woman ] my boyfriend and i were going on vacation, so i used my citi thank you card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? we talked about ge

good morning, i'm tom kierein in storm center 4. now, around the region, we are in the low to mid 40s in much of the area. around the bay b it's near 50 degrees. and later today with a front approaching from the midwest, we'll have thiblgenning clouds and maybe a little sun in and out this morning in early afternoon. but that front arriving mid to late afternoon around the metro area bringing in a likely passing rain showers. before then, though, up near 60 degrees. overnight tonight, the rain around should be ending by about 9:00. after that, we'll hover near 50 on a cloudy sky. snow predawn saturday as well as into next week. that will be in the next ten minutes. how is traffic, danella? >> just got a report of an accident, the inner loop at college park seeing significant delays. you're jammed on the inner loop of the beltway. passing college park as you make your way towards bw parkway. you can see bumper to pumper. i'm going to keep watching this for you and let you know when the road clears up just a bit. traveling 66 east, aa

i'm meteorologist tom kierein in stormcenter 4.ot areas of light to moderate to heavy rain around the region. heavier rain in yellow and orange in washington as well as prince george's county, anne arundel, calvert, charles, fairfax, prince william, fauquier, stafford and spotsylvania advancing north into the metro area. temperatures are mild. most locations in the mid and upper 50s. 59 at reagan national. later today, we'll have a gradually cooling trend, then back down into the 40s getting colder quickly by late afternoon. occasional showers through the day may cause flooding as well. then this evening, the rain changing over to sleet and wet snow by around 7:00 or 8:00 this evening in the metro area. that would be earlier in the day farther west and north. i'll show you my snow accumulation map coming up in ten minutes. danella, good morning. how's traffic? >> good morning. >>> if you're traveling 395 southbound, have an accident on the left side of the roadway. also seeing delays on 395, this time traveling northbound at duke.

>> that is gorgeous. >> good morning, tom kierein. >> good morning.e for weather and traffic early on this friday morning. i'm meteorologist tom kierein in stormcenter 4. >>> yes, it is frosty cold this morning. you'll be scraping frost off your windshield this morning, and also watch out for whatever water remains from heavy rain on wednesday. that's frozen up this morning. watch out for patchy ice from mt. pleasant to laurel, bladensburg, springfield, and laytonsville. we've got a mostly clear sky and a frosty cold start this friday morning. we'll have quite a bit of sunshine. clouds far west and north of us along that front should clear as the afternoon progresses. we'll be near 9:00 on 40. by noontime, upper 40s. ought to hit 50s by midafternoon. sunrise at 7:15. sunset at 4:46. we'll be back down into the low 40s by midevening this evening under a cloudy sky and midnight near 40. during the day tomorrow, a cold start. afternoon highs mid-40s. cold on sunday as well as on monday too. a look into next week. a warming trend on the way. we'll look at

forecasters say the storm will last through tomorrow afternoon. >>> let's check in with tom kierein forher. tom? >> well, we had a very cold start this morning but now things are beginning to warm up and the temperatures are now climbing into the upper 30s to low and mid 40s throughout much of the region. southerly breeze is with us now and our sky is mostly sunny. we have clouds on the increase. now coming into the mountains from the west. and there is a weak disturbance bringing in a few sprinkles out in the mountains in the ohio valley. but as that moves in tomorrow, we have a possibility of a few sprinkles coming through and at's going to be perhaps increasing a little bit as we get into wednesday. that won't be until wednesday afternoon or perhaps into wednesday evening and then we will dry out again for a while. and for the rest of the afternoon, some high clouds drifting in. we will have temperatures reaching around 50 degree was a light breeze. cloudy night tonight. we will be down into the low 40s by midnight and our sunset today is at 4:49. then during the day tomorrow, cloudy

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as of now, city residents are not eligible for the aid. >> tom kierein is monitoring big changes in the weather. you're talking about plunging temperatures and winter weather moving in. tom, what is going on? >> maybe even flooding rains too. this has got a multi-facet to it on this particular storm. right now we're getting the rain. it's coming down moderate to heavily in washington. here's a live picture from the city camera. you can see the rain has reduced visibilities. right now at reagan national moderate rain coming in out of the south dlrb southwe/southwes. colder air tonight to change the rain to snow. right now look at the radar. we are getting quite a bit of moderate to heavy rain in the yellow and orange. in montgomery, southern maryland. including calvert, northern st. mary's, getting moderate to heavy rain too. that's crossing the bay heading out over the eastern shore. farther to the west, lighter rain is falling. another pocket of moderate rain in southern pennsylvania. that's pulling away from the region. temperatures right now are balmy. we're in the mid-50s to upper 5

i'm meteorologist tom kierein starting off this monday morning cold under a clear sky.gan national at 29 degrees. we've got a very gentle breeze out of the south/southwest, and it is rather dry. you need your skin lotion. we'll have this dry condition continue throughout the rest of the day today. it will start turning more humid by later tonight and into tomorrow. and the temperatures, yes, we're not alone. elsewhere, it's down into the low and mid-20s throughout much of virginia, west virginia, and maryland. eastern shore right now down into the upper 20s. this clear sky is going to be with us here throughout the morning hours. then during the afternoon we'll have increasing clouds coming in from the west. that will be coming in from the storm system beginning to take shape to our west. right now a few high clouds coming into the midwest. we have a few drifting across our area, northern virginia, and the shenandoah valley. that will be drifting over the district the next couple of hours or so. sunrise at 7:22. we may have a colorful sunrise with the clouds drifting th

i am meteorologist, tom kierein, in storm center 4. the first sunrise of december. a live picture from the skywatcher camera coming up from a clear sky and it's cold this morning, at or below freezing throughout much of region. we will have our temperatures cold this morning but climb to near 50 by noontime. low to near 50s this afternoon with lots of >>> that's your latest weather. matt? >> thank you very much. it was a banner day on wall street. the dow soared on wednesday closing up 490 points, the largest single-day gain since march of 2009. jim cramer is the host of cnbc's "mad money." good to see you. good morning. let's go through the laundry list. up 490 points, closes over 12,000, the nasdaq and the s&p both up about 4%. why were investors so happy? >> we were about three things. first around 5:00 in the morning china cut its interest rates, the equivalent of letting the banks lend more. second we come in and there is coordinated action by many of the great powers to be able to help europe. and then we're hiring, matt. we got

. >> let's go to tom kierein. he's in stormcenter 4 taking a look at our forecast. g to get colder, right, tom? >> yes. you'll be uttering gee maybe four times when you step out the door. good morning. weather and traffic on the ones right now at 6:11 on this friday morning. >>> we have turned colder. predawn just a couple of hours ago, we were in the 60s. now down into the 50s and 40s. in fact, it's only 41 in hagerstown while culpeper is at 63. the colder air is going to continue to come in on a gusty northwesterly wind. we'll have sunshine this morning and through the middle of the day. we'll have that. and clouding up later this afternoon with the chilly air continue to go come in. we'll have the winds gusting to around 30 miles an hour down into the 40s this afternoon. could get some precipitation tonight. we'll look at that and a cold pattern to the weekend. danella, how apgs traffic? >> good morning. >>> chopper 4 is over the inner loop of the beltway just south of route 7. have an accident on the right side of the roadway. i've been watching this. police and

i'm meteorologist tom kierein. a wet morning moving from areas of south to northeast. some scattered light showers from eastern west virginia, shenandoah valley, across northern virginia into the district of columbia and much of maryland. these will be with us off and on here throughout much of the day. it's a mild morning. we're in the 50s from the mountains to the beaches. right now in the mid and upper 50s, montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's counties and the district of columbia. sunrise at 7:12. we'll have occasional showers throughout the day and a mild day with highs reaching low to mid-60s by early to midafternoon. then a mild evening with some more showers after sunset until midnight. we'll have it down into the upper 50s by then. big changes on the way beginning tomorrow and the end of the week and he can w and weekend. could get some snow. danella, how's traffic? >>> route 3 between route 50 and route 450 still shut down. if you're traveling this morning, best bet jump on 424 and continue you

let's go straight to storm 4 meteorologist, tom kierein. f rain come into the metro area out of virginia, and we will get a little more rain later today from time to time. and right now, it's mild. we're in the upper 50s to around 60 degrees throughout much of the region, and we will have a mild afternoon with occasional showers with highs in the 50s. >>> thank >>> still seeing big delays in our area. 66 east inside the beltway, pretty slow. about 30 miles per hour. to get from the beltway to gw parkway, that trip takes 20 minutes. 395 is actually not well at all. if you are traveling northbound on 395, your delays start at the beltway. travel speed in this area, 16. and that trip will take you 39 minutes. i-270, looking better at father hurley, and not seeing problems as you travel south towards the spur. >>> johnson has been accused of taking >>> do you work here? >> no. i work for a courier service. i've been delivering packages to you for about, i don't know, a year now. but i think this is maybe the first time you've ever looked me in t

good morning, i'm meteorologist tom kierein in stormcenter 4. off to a chilly and humid start. many locations in the 30s. columbia heights, new carrollton, oxon hill, and clarksburg, mid and upper 30s. we have patchy dense fog in these counties in gray, northern neck, st. mary's, and calvert counties as well as anne arundel up towards baltimore, as well as on the eastern shore. many locations have visibilities under a quarter mile. watch out for that. that fog should be dissipating by midmorning. we'll have high clouds drifting over us throughout much of the morning hours. little sunshine in and out. sunrise at 7:11. during the afternoon, cloudy with highs around 60. this evening under a cloudy sky, we'll be in the 50s. low 50s by midnight. sunset today at 4:46. a look at the rest of the week and the weekend at 5:51. danella has a look at traffic. good morning. >> good morning. >>> taking the trip around the beltway not looking soed ebad. traveling up 270, starting to see delays as you make your way from frederick and towards the spur. you can s

early on this monday morning, let's get the forecast from storm 4 meteorologist tom kierein. tle bite to it this morning. >> really feeling wintery cold. there's the sun rise. sun has been up for about half an hour. we have high drouds drifting through the region. temperatures are still down into the upper teens and low 20s throughout most of the region. reagan national is at 30. later today climbing into the mid 40s with clouds in and out. clearing out tonight, a cold start tomorrow morning. afternoon highs tuesday and wednesday into the low 50s with some sunshine. then maybe some rain on thursday. then dry and cold for th get the technology they love, on the network they deserve. like the powerful droid charge by samsung, or get the samsung stratosphere, and for a limited time, get twice the data for the same low price. verizon. >>> good morning. black ice is slowing you down on landoverrode on the beltway. police are on the scene and are directing traffic. use caution in that area. the beltway new hampshire avenue outer loop, very slow. your delays continue as you head towa

let's get straight to meteorologist, tom kierein, to find out if we need the umbrella or not. tom?e rain now, and heavier in the county points south. and then low to mid-40s further north and west, and it may get to around 60 through much of the region later today with occasional lighter showers this afternoon and maybe later heavier showers >>> good morning. the earlier accident on wb parkway at 410, it shut down all your northbound lanes and right now that area is looking better. taking the beltway looks better than earlier. traveling on the inner loop no issues there, and outer loop making your way towards montgomery county pass route one you are in the clear. travel speeds at 21 miles per hour. [ screaming ] [ zapping ] there goes dwayne's car. oh, man. there goes dwayne's house. whoa! whoa! and there goes dwayne. man, that thing does not like dwayne. [ male announcer ] state farm's got you covered. nice landing. it was. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. >>> and that is the denver-based rock band, the fray, who have burned up the charts and headed to our studio to have

tom kierein in storm center 4.irfax county and further to the south and around baltimore. later today in the low 50s. tomorrow, rain likely and highs near 60. could get more rain thursday >> and that's your latest weather. natalie. >> all right, thank you, al. got to take care of that voice. a little honey and tea and getting out of that weather. >>> coming up next, don't head out to the toy stores just yet, because we're going to show you some of the safest toys for every age group. you won't want to miss it. it's coming up right after this. we know a place where tossing and turning have given way to sleeping. where sleepless nights yield to restful sleep. and lunesta can help you get there, like it has for so many people before. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery until you feel fully awake. walking, eating, driving, or engaging in other activities while asleep, without remembering it the next day, have been reported. abnormal behaviors may include aggressiveness, agitation, hallucinations or co

i'm meteorologist tom kierein. we've cleaned out. it's gotten cold. it's near or below freezing this morning. temperatures just in the low 30s in nearby suburbs. here is your day planner. sunrise, 7:07. a bright and sunny day, but cold this morning. afternoon highs chilly, just in the low to mid 50s by early afternoon. here s evening planner. sunset at 4:47. another freezing start tomorrow morning. we'll look at that, the weekend and into next week in ten minutes. danella, how is the commute? >> good morning. slow on i-66 eastbound. two accidents, first one is at 234 business and it is blocking the left lane. you're slowing making your way towards this accident. the second is if you continue further up to 70 towards sully road, you're going to see an accident there, as well. i'll show you the back up. eastbound very slow. after you pass the accident, 66 looks much better. and seeing some conguston on i-270, i'll give you a live look right now at west montgomery. yo accidents on the spur lane. back to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> time is 6:12. after

meteorologist tom kierein is here to tell us about this -- can i say wacky weather, tom? >> you can say that repeatedly. it's been that way over and over this december. >>> yes, another strange morning. there is capitol hill under a partly cloudy sky. we've got a blustery wind bringing in colder weather. predawn we've had our warmest temperatures of the day. in fact, it's been around 60 degrees since midnight. but now it's begin to go get colder. around the region, we have a temperature at reagan national of 59 degrees. winds around the east at 10 miles an hour. down in the 40s western maryland, much of west virginia and shenandoah valley. gaithersburg down to 50 now. pax river, fredericksburg, over to culpeper, near 60 degrees. over the last 12 hours we've had sprinkles from yesterday exiting points east. we do have breaks in the clouds now. later today, sunrise at 7:20. a little sun this morning hovering near 50 in the metro area through the morning and midday. into the 40s this afternoon and clouding up. after sunset tonight could get sprinkles and flurries mid to late

meteorologist tom kierein is going to tell us how long it's going to last. tom?at skrich, skrich outside your window, that's your neighbor scraping frost off his or her windshield. >>> we've got a plane taking off from reagan national under a clear sky. sunrise is still more than a half hour away. it's a cold 35 at reagan national. thankfully, the wind is calm. elsewhere, we are down into the 20s in just about the entire area from the mountains all the way to the atlantic beaches although it's just a little bit above freezing right near the bay. elsewhere, it is mid and upper 20s, including montgomery, arlington, fairfax, and prince george's counties. parts of the district of columbia too are below freezing. and the view from space showing a few clouds drifting in from the west. they're now just beginning to move into northern maryland, western maryland, panhandle of west virginia, and shenandoah valley. they may hold together and drift over the metro area over the next couple of hours. sunrise at 7:08. ought to be above freezing. the frost should be melting by 8

let's go to tom kierein. he's looking at the weather. tom. >>> we've got quite a bit of cloudiness this morning holding in a little bit of the warmth we had yesterday, and temperatures around the region as a result are warmer than they have been the last few days. probably won't be scraping frost this morning. right now down into the mid-30s in montgomery and prince george's, arlington and fairfax counties. near 40 by washington, chesapeake bay and northern neck. right now it's in the mid-30s most of virginia and maryland. and farther to the west too into west virginia and western maryland, most location in the mid and upper 30s as a warm front is beginning to move into the mountains. that warm front is triggering some rain in ohio, western west virginia, down into kentucky. that's going to be traveling north and west of us. we'll just have clouds from that system as we get into the afternoon. along with a southerly and southeasterly flow that will warm things up. sunrise at 7:18. by 9:00 still right around 40. noontime, upper 40s. may hi