tom kierein is here. and we are looking at a chill in the air this morning. >> you can feel it and you can see it. you see the breath. i made a little cloud when i exhaled this morning. this morning, we are down into our chilliest morning, in the 40s. and it hay has been since way last may. all these areas in the light blue are in the 40s. it extends all way from the mountains of new england down to northern virginia into the mountains of western maryland and into west virginia. and locally, closer to washington, it's right near 50 in southern maryland. the suburbs in montgomery county and in fairfax, arlington, prince george's, though, most of those locations are in the 40s. reagan national is at 55. here's the view from space. we have a few clouds drifting up from the south. they'll be with us from time to time this morning and then drift off as we get into the afternoon with lots of sun and highs reaching the mid 70s. here's your storm team 4 four-day forecast. a beautiful day tomorrow. not as chilly i

. >>> before we go any further, i want to turn to tom kierein and get a look at the first forecast. tom? >> another cool and beautiful morning. >> in fact, downright chilly. some places might say it's cold. it's in the 40s. much of the region. >> that's cold in my book. >> right. we're not used to this. this is just early september. this is really a morning more like late october. all those areas you see in the blue, yes, they're in the 40s. and that includes much of virginia, western parts of virginia into west virginia, western maryland and just to our north and west of the metro area. it is in the 40s. look at elkins, west virginia, down to a cold 43 right now. reagan national is at 59. all these areas in the dark green, the 50s. that covers all the rural areas just outside the beltway, northern virginia and much of maryland around the bay eastern shore, it's in the 50s. ocean city only 52 right now. here's your forecast. for 6:00 a.m., chilly in the upper 40s, clear. crescent moon in the southeastern sky with jupiter up there and venus rising shortly. and low humidity the rest of

and cool or whatever they need to make it stick around for a while. >> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein with big changes in the forecast. good morning, tom. >> time for your weather and traffic on the ones. we've had this wonderful run of pleasant weather for the last number of days. things are going to be changing beginning late tonight. right now off to a beautiful start. hometown forecast gaithersburg in the mid-50s by 8:00. by noontime, low 70s with sunshine. for the entire region, highs reaching upper 70s by midafternoon. a delightful day. low humidity, light breezes, and clouding up late afternoon and evening. rain likely moving in after that around midnight tonight and turning turbulent tomorrow. i'll have details on that coming up in ten minutes and a look at the rest of the week as well. danella, how's traffic now? >>> the crash 355 at grosvenor lane. you are going to want to approach with caution as police are working that accident scene to get those two cars out of the roadway. northbound i-95 at 17, the left lane blocked. it's a slow trip into fr fredericksburg as you make y

tom kierein here with the forecast. >> good morning. you don't have any travel problems weather-wise this morning. take a look. here is the view from space around our region. we've got another clear morning under way. and a few clouds are building in the midwest. that's ahead of a front that's going to be arriving here tomorrow night. between now and then, expect more gorgeous autumn weather here in mid september. right now, 63 at reagan national, but elsewhere in fairfax, arlington, montgomery and prince george's counties, it's just in the low 50s. much of maryland and virginia right down to just near 50 degrees as well as out on the mountains of west virginia and in western maryland this morning, and there's a little bit of valley fog, too. watch out for that. hour by hour today, by 7:00 a.m., we'll have our temperatures into the upper 50s after sunrise, which this morning is at 6:48. by noontime for your lunch hour into the mid 70s, low humidity and lots of sunshine. during the afternoon, might have a few clouds drifting in. s sunset

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tom kierein now with a look at your forecast. tom, good morning. >> yeah. in fact, it's the coldest morning we have had since way last may. it's been four months. we're not used to this. you need to layer up, dig into your closet and find a sweater

tom kierein, welcome back. >>> that was the price we paid for this tremendous change that occurred. we went from summer on saturday to autumn on sunday, and it's chilly this morning. starting out under a clear sky. crescent moon under a southeastern sky. temperatures under a clear sky, thanks to canadian high pressure pushing in, have plummeted. in parts of michigan and northern wisconsin, it's in the 30s this morning. over the next couple of mornings, they're going to have their first freezes of the season. for us around our region, we're down in the 50s. look at manassas down to 52, so's frederick. and down in the mountains, most of the areas in the 50s. closer to washington, southern montgomery counties in the upper 50s to 60s. prince george's county in the 50s. we'll stay in the 50s at 6:00 a.m. by noontime, low 70s. a mild and breezy day, could have winds gusting 20 to 25 miles an hour. highs reaching upper 70s by midafternoon. i'll be back with the hometown forecast in about ten minutes. now with your "first 4 traffic". >>> things are looking good on the interstates. no word o

storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein out on the storm team 4 weather deck. tom, you got your jacket on? >> i do. you'll need it this morning. it the down in the 40s to near 50 degrees throughout much of the region. sky's always putting on a show. we've got the krcrescent moon a venus in the sky, in the southeastern sky. take a look at this sky show. this was put on saturday afternoon and evening right after the storms came through. sent in by wanda miller to weather@nbcwashington.com. share your photos. include your name and location. as we look at the temperature under a clear sky, down to the 40s, much of the area, areas in green in the 50s. that includes montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's county. reagan national 61. hour by hour throughout the day, low humidity, lots of sun by 8:00 a.m. then by midafternoon coming home from school, it will be around 80 degrees, but comfortably dry. coming home in the late afternoon, sunset at 7:20. sunrise just about 15 minutes or so away. i'll be back in ten minutes with another hometown forecast. a look at

tom kierein's here. to good things today, tom. >> that's photo shopped. >> i knew it. >> no, it's real. it is real. we've got a gorgeous pristine sunrise under way now. crescent moon in the southeastern sky. and venus is beginning to fade. that's the bright spot we had earlier. right now take a look at this gorgeous photo of the sunset we had. after the storms on saturday. this was the beginning of autumn moving our way. this was the very beginning of it. that sunset. and now here's the sunshine over the potomac. reagan national is at 57. the dew point, a comfortably dry 49. and we've got a very light breeze this morning. but it is downright cold. many of the suburban areas and rural areas are down into the mid-40s to near 50 near the beltway. that includes southern montgomery county and most of prince george's, arlington and fairfax, northern montgomery, western fairfax points west and north, most locations in the 40s as well as parts of southern maryland. right near the bay waters. look at easton. not

meteorologist tom kierein here with a weather alert. tom? >>> definitely pay close attention to the weather as we get in the afternoon hours as we could have severe storms developing. right now no severe weather other that happen wet pavement. that means fender benders. the heaviest rains you see in the yellow, way off to our west in western maryland, allegheny county, garrett county. farther west through east and west west virginia where the heaviest rains are now falling. farther east, we have a few sprinkles now in our far northern and western viewing area. northern loudoun county into frederick county, maryland, and the panhandle of west virginia into morgantown, very light rain falling. elsewhere, just low clouds racing through, and we do have a threat of severe weather over a wide zone. this whole area in yellow from new england through the carolinas, we're right in the middle of this. 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. looks like primetime for the chance of damaging winds. some could be gusts of over 60 miles an hour which could bring down tree limbs

and tom kierein's keeping an eye on the forecast. ature's gone down, tom, outside our studios. >> it will continue to drop and the air is autumnal. i love saying that word. >> rolls off the tongue. >> makes me sound intelligent and well educated, is that right? >> you are intelligent and well educated, tom. >> good morning. you can use that word the rest of the day. you have my permission. it's going to be with us here for the next several days. right now as we take a look at one of our photos sent in by one of our viewers, this was right after the storms hit on saturday. look at this kind of a very dramatic partial rainbow peeking out. sent in by joyce & paul smith from virginia. thanks so much for sending that in. you can send yours to weather@nbcwashington.com. 59 at reagan national. dew point comfortably dry at 50. we've got a light breeze. all these areas in light blue in the 40s. that includes just about the entire shenandoah valley, almost all of west virginia and much of maryland including our nearby suburbs and the areas in g

here's team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. tom? >>> unfortunately, we do have storms producing gusts of up to 60 miles an hour this afternoon. right now the weather is settled. just a few sprinkles around the metro area. four hours ago we had passing showers moving north of the metro area and leaving the pavement wet. right now we just have low clouds producing sprinkles around washington, much of northern virginia and western maryland. they are going to stay wet here throughout the entire day. all of this coming from a front that's producing all this rain that's moving in and advancing, getting a little bit heavier now just southeast of charleston, west virginia. that's now moving into the far southeastern portions of west virginia. that's going to eventually move into the southern shenandoah valley in about another two hours or so, and then closer to the metro area, that looks like that's going to happen around 3:00 this afternoon. ahead of that, we've got mild and muggy air. temperatures around 70 degrees much of the region. hou

today maybe one more day before it gets a little wild maybe. >> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein knows how crazy it's going to get out there. tom? >> we've been lulled into a false sense of tranquillity over the last few days, and it does look like things could get a little bumpy beginning tomorrow. between now and then, no travel problems weather-wise on this monday morning as you head off to work and school. we have a clear sky throughout most of the region, and we have some chilly temperatures. there are some clouds, though, moving towards fredericksburg and down towards richard richmond. these little speckles of green towards roanoke and lynchburg. much farther south and west is where the main rain heading our way is located. right now around much of the region, there is a chill in the air. only low to mid-40s, panhandle of west virginia, much of the shenandoah valley and around the blue ridge, weather watchers are reporting. only in the 50s to near 40 in western maryland and west virginia. prince george's counties only near 50. so is charles, calvert, and anne arundel near t

. >> meteorologist tom kierein is here with a look at the forecast. good morning. >>> what a difference a day makes. 24 hours ago, it was mild and muggy. we had thick humidity in the air. now looking at the live view of the washington monument, jefferson memorial, d.c. camera. we've got low humidity back with us and a chill in the air this morning in the wake of the storms that came through yesterday. they're now long gone. just a few sprinkles in southern maryland, calvert, st. mary's across the tidal potomac in the northern neck. those sprinkles heading off into the eastern shore. getting star light showing through there. elsewhere, it's all cloudy through the metro area and most

storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein telling us about nice weather ahead. tom, good morning. >>> and the chill is in. we have really seen our temperatures plummet just in the last couple of hours from the low to mid-60s a couple of hours ago. now it's back down into the 50s much of the region. that includes montgomery county where rockville, gaithersburg, now 58, 57 degrees. right now in prince george's county from college park down to camp springs, it's only around 60. reagan national at 63. in arlington, fairfax, out father to our west, just near 60 degrees l as well. southern maryland, just near 60. fairfax county, upper 50s. chill is going to stay with us for another hour or two. by the launch hour, into the upper 60s and partly cloudy. for the whole region, hour by hour, we'll get increasing sunshine. highs reaching low 70s by midafternoon. and then by late afternoon back down to near 70 with lots of sunshine. great weather for today's nationals-dodgers doubleheader at nats park. i'll have the seven-day outlook. we'll look at tomorrow, friday, and the w

storm team 4 meteorologist, tom kierein joins us. >> hi, tom. >> we are code green. we have good air quality. breathe deeply. we have a warm air mass thanks to high pressure pushing from canada. as we look at what's been happening over the last several hours, there's a view from space. a beautiful, clear sky across the entire region. this will be with us throughout the rest of the day today. right now, we have a region that's now warming into the low 70s right around the metro area. that includes montgomery, arlington, fairfax. the district of columbia, low to mid-70s. temperatures in the mountains this morning were in the 40s. now, warming into the 60s and 70s there. we'll have this wonderful pattern continuing. you'll see my updated seven day outlook coming up in just a few minutes. barbara and keith? >> thanks. >>> we're going check the midday traffic now. >> danella sealock, do you have good news for us? >> i do. a lot of roadways look better than earlier this morning. i-66 right now eastbound, 60 miles per hour from fair factfa the belt way 11 minutes. 63 miles

tom kierein now with a look at your forecast. tom, good morning. >> yeah. in fact, it's the coldest morning we have had since way last may. it's been four months. we're not used to this. you need to layer up, dig into your closet and find a sweater as we're starting off this morning, all these areas in the light blue, the 40s. and that includes most of virginia and maryland. out in west virginia, americwes maryland, the upper 30s. this is like a morning in early december, not late september. we still have warm waters around the bay. even so, look at ocean city. 53 there this morning. and here's the view from space. we have just a few high clouds drifting up from the south. they'll be with us from time to time this morning. give us a beautiful sunrise probably, which is at 6:54. by 7:00, in the upper 40s. by noontime, near 70. low humidity, lots of sun. i'm back in ten minutes with a hometown forecast. >>> now to decision 2012. today, tim kaine, george allen square off in a live televised debate in northern virginia. it is the first of three debates the virg

storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here. hi, tom. >> what a dramatic change from yesterday when the sky just opened up and unloaded the rain. we had those strong winds causing the wind damage and the tree damage. now it's turned tranquil again. it's still cloudy, and those little speckles of green, those are some sprinkles in st. mary's county, southern calvert. that's heading northeast, and it's also sprinkling a bit in parts of the northern neck. temperatures in the mid-50s, shenandoah valley. out in the mountains closer to washington, upper 50s in montgomery county. low 60s in arlington. near 60 in fairfax. near 60 in prince george's county and much of southern maryland. right near the bay low 60s. only near 50 out in the mountains. hour by hour, it's going to be a cool and breezy morning, so dress accordingly. we'll hover near 60 here for the next couple of hours. sunrise 6:54. by midmorning, going to get sun breaking out. by noon, upper 60s. mild and breezy for your lunch hour. and then during the afternoon, getting back

i'm tom kierein.ront sweeping through. showers around the metro area. the areas to the west is where it's raining hardest. west virginia to maryland. later today, we could get strong storm that is could produce small tornadoes along with your. >> thank you. we're joined by one of the newest members of the nbc family john cho who is on the new comedy "go on" starting matthew perry. well, john, good morning. >> nice to meet you. >> welcome to the family, and what's it like being on the show "go on." you play matthew perry's boss who is really concerned about his sanity after he lost his wife. >> yeah. it's a really good time. i'm really enjoying working with matthew perry who is my comedy hero. so it's been fantastic. he was joey on friends. are you aware of that? >> i don't think so. >> chandler. >> chandler, right, whatever. >> close. >> clearly a hero of yours. >> no, it's great. i've stolen so much from him over the years that sometimes i feel like i'm doing him to him on the set. >> wow. >> got to

. >> and we have meteorologist tom kierein with your weather alert. how much can we expect? >>> we could get an inch or two inches. but the main threat is going to be severe weather. right now the heaviest rains out of the mountains. locally near washington, we have just a cloudy sky. there are a few sprinkles far north and west of us. frederick county, loudoun, panhandle of west virginia and out into west virginia. some moderate showers now. this whole zone in yellow, this is the severe risk zone. we're right in the middle of it. 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. looks like the primetime risk of damaging winds. gusts over 60 miles an hour could bring down tree limbs and power lines. we have temperatures muggy and near 70 degrees. hour by hour throughout the day, we'll stay cloudy through much of the morning. by noontime, some showers moving in, mid-70s. then strong storms after that, 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. keep you posted all morning long and into the afternoon. first 4 traffic now with danella. >>> watching the roadways. not bad in our area. still pretty light volume. not seeing accidents in y

tom kierein with our forecast. looks great out there, tom. >> yeah, that's a live view from our nbc 4 hd city camera early this thursday morning under a clear sky once again. another beautiful morning under way. we have a little bit of fog in some of the low lying areas. right now, it's another cool start, too. look at the temperatures all around the region in the 50s. that includes montgomery, prince george's, arlington, fairfax counties. hometown forecast for frederick, but 7:00 a.m. in the low 50s, and sunny for the noon hour. upper 70s by then. hour by hour, throughout the day today, a similar pattern, low humidity, lots of sunshine, peaking near 80 by mid afternoon. a look at traffic now. >> right now checking on the roadways, not really seeing any accidents to concern yourself with. overnight road work is in the process of being picked up. that's good news. let's check things out if you're traveling on 295 between the baltimore beltway and the capital beltway. no issues to report there. let's head to i-95 in m

tom kierein? >>> i'm still warming up from being outside. it's a bit chilly. there's a bit of a breeze in the air too. sunrise this morning is at 6:45. it is down just into the low 50s throughout much of the region. down in the 40s in some areas of west virginia and western maryland. arlington, fairfax, prince george's counties, low to mid-50s. much of d.c. in the 50s this morning. right near the bay waters, low and mid-60s. riverdale and prince george's county, hometown forecast by 8:00 or so. this morning only around 60 degrees at the bus stops. bright and sunny. by noontime for your lunch hour, you can shed your jacket. it will be around 70 with bright sunshine in a blue sky. few clouds popping up later this afternoon hour by hour into the afternoon. we'll be climbing into the upper 70s by midafternoon. late afternoon, the wind should diminish under a clear sky, back down to the low 70s. by then an even colder tomorrow morning. we'll talk about that, your seven day outlook, and cool photos i took over the weekend. that will be in ten minutes. now breaking t

storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here with the forecast. hi, tom. >> good morning. there's a live view with the skyline of washington from the nbc 4 camera. there is a chill in the air. look at these temperatures all around the region. we're down into the low 50s to near 60 degrees. the warmer temperatures right near the warmer waters. elsewhere, it is a rather chilly start this morning. in fact, down into the 40s, parts of the shenandoah valley out into the markets. hay market, hometown forecast. prince william county by 7:00 a.m. in the mid-50s and sunny. by noontime, bright and sunny, low 70s. hour by hour for the whole region peaking in the upper 70s by midafternoon. bit of a breeze out of the northwest. i'm back in ten minutes with the seven day outlook. good morning, mike. >> good morning, tom. >>> things looking good on the beltway. all the overnight construction out of the way. no serious backups on 495. 395 north looking good as you make your way towards the district. here we are at edsall road. northbound side is the right side of the roadway. delay free r

storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here. we're still looking at temperatures in the 60s. those of us in the warmer space are in the 60s. >> with the similar weather, the days all kind of run together. >> we'll take it. >> another day a lot like yesterday. this was a photo sent in by one of our viewers from the ashburn, virginia area. this was the sunset last evening. they caught a cotton candy cloud right after sunset. accepted your photos to weather@nbcwas weather@nbcwashington.com. there's the sky over washington, just the first faint light of dawn over capitol hill. 60 at reagan national. dewpoint is comfortably dry at 52 with a very gentle wind. under this clear sky, a crescent moon, venus and jupiter in the eastern sky. the orion constellation visible this morning. right now these patches of blue are in the 40s our northern suburbs, shenandoah valley, western maryland. as well as southern maryland in the upper 40s right now to near 50 degrees. and for your morning commute by 7:00 a.m., we'll be into the upper 50s to near 60s. we're going to have a bit of a warmup, bu

here is tom kierein with what to expect. tom?> we have a threat of severe storms later this afternoon. right now, getting light rain across the metro area and heavier rain. the areas in yellow and into the mountains. later today, the strong storms with damaging winds, 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. i like to score my00 p.m. designer shoes and handbags early. so i shop at t.j.'s. i get my favorite brands without having to wait for them to go on sale someplace else. done! fashion direct from designers. savings direct to you. t.j.maxx. commute, next. >>> good morning. just a slow commute in our region. route 1. an accident in the right shoulder lane but you are sluggish. >>> tell us what it was like when you first heard justin cry. >> i know this sounds crazy, but he sounded like he was singing. he did. >> that's pretty good. that's justin bieber's mom patty opening up about raising the pop superstar. apparently she knew he was destined to tinge from the very beginning. we'll have kathie lee's exclusive interview with her coming up in

storm team meteorologist tom kierein here. what are we expecting here, tom? >> big changes on the way. in fact, the game tomorrow may be rained out. >>> we had this dry pattern going on for the next several days. does look like the change commencing tomorrow night. right now no travel problems weather-wise. a dry clear sky over washington. live view from our nbc 4 city camera. right now 61 chilly degrees at reagan national. we've got a very light breeze now. dewpoint at 54. elsewhere, where you see these light blue areas, it's in the 40s out in much of western maryland and into the mountains of west virginia, the panhandle of west virginia, dark green. those are areas in the 50s. much of northern virginia, much of maryland, eastern shore, just in the low to mid-50s now. where's the rain coming from? it's coming from the south and west. we've got a developing area of low pressure r low pressure way down over the tennessee valley to the gulf coast. that's going to sweep our way here, but not until later today. by 6:00, clear and chilly, a calm wind. we'll have

. >> we can handle just about anything, tom kierein. >> i feel your hope, and i'm going to deliver. we've got this continued dreamy weather just in time for the weekend. it's going to be continuing. good morning. >>> we're starting off this morning with a few clouds rolling in from the west, and under those clouds, it's another chilly morning. we do have a little patchy fog that's been forming. right now temperatures around the region are down in the 50s again, like it has been last several mornings. and we do have the autumn constellations peeking through the ouds up there. it's only near 50 shenandoah wa valley in the mountains. much of northern maryland, eastern shore, down in the low to mid-50s. reagan national low 60s. by 6:00 a.m., that patchy fog around, partly cloudy. low 50s to mid-50s. by noontime, for your lunch hour, great for outdoor lunch, mid-70s, low humidity, and low humidity through the rest of the afternoon. when you're coming home for work and school, we'll be back down in the upper 70s. sunrise this morning is at 6:49. sunset at 7:17. a look at your friday eveni

storm team meteorologist tom kierein is here. our thermostat says 65 right now. a little warmer but still nice outside. >>> we do have a little fog beginning to form in the rural areas. watch for that. otherwise e just a few more clouds around today, but pleasant, autumn-like weather. we've had a few clouds rolling in from the west/southwest. they're covering the shenandoah valley and the mountains. but points east/southeast. clouds beginning to move into the northern suburbs. areas of dark green in the 50s. a chilly morning throughout much of the region. around the metro area, most of maryland, virginia, west virginia in the 50s this morning. reagan national is at 65. right in the low to mid-60s right near the chesapeake bay. montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's counties, generally mid-50s in most locations. watch out for the patchy fog by 6:00 a.m. still in the low 50s. by noontime, the mid-70s and a few clouds around. still not very humid today. up around 80 by midafternoon and getting cloudier by late afternoon. i'll be back in ten minutes with a l

tom kierein has the look at the forecast. starting out chilly. >> yeah.hese are the temperatures around the region. right now, 66 at reagan national. we are climbing into the upper 50s and lower 60s. later, we hit the low and mid-70s. lots of sun, low humidity. lots of sun over the weekend. might get a shower saturday afternoon and evening. highs low 80s. danella, how is late morning traffic? >> a crash at bw parkway. two left lanes are blocked. big delays here. we are slow and even in college park you are heavy on the brakes. from i-95 to route 50, the drive takes you 22 minutes. >> thank you. don't forget to

meteorologist tom kierein with a look at the day. >> good morning, off to a beautiful start. still a chill in the air. much of the region, we are down still, in the 40s here. just before 8:00, it's in the upper 50s on the warmer water of the potomac. later today, a rapid warm up to the mid-70s with lots of sunshine, low humidity. a gorgeous day tomorrow. saturday, increasing clouds. might get a shower late afternoon into saturday evening and cooler sunday. >> thank you. >>> good morning, slow i-270 southbound. the crash at i-370 is taking up the left side of the roadway. they are sweeping up debris now. you are jammed in clarksburg. 395 as you go past duke street, had a crash, but it's gone. over 14th street bridge, the crash is in the left shoulder lane. you are jammed. 14 miles per >>> 8:00 now on this thursday morning. it is the 20th of september 2012. we have a beautiful day. fall is not officially here. but you know what? it's here in my opinion. it's chilly outside. >> it's a little brisk. a little brisk. >> yeah. love it. i've

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i almost said tom kierein. chuck bell. he is on the storm 4 weather deck. >> many good morning, guys. good morning, everybody. >>> a beautiful way to get your day started, sky is nice and clear. it's cool outside. just the way you like it in autumn. temperatures in the 50s this morning. 60 at national airport. that's one of the warm spots. it's 59 waldorf and la plata. 59 degrees in charlotte. 53 in stafford and fredericksburg. 52 in bristol and manassas. here's your hometown forecast today, waldorf, maryland. beautiful day looking with temperatures in the 50s now, low 60s by 9:30, coffee break time. lunch break time, outdoor recess, 75 and sunny. coming home from work and school this afternoon, temperatures flirting with 80 degrees. a beautiful day. then getting ready for high school football tonight, temperature 73 degrees at kickoff time. good weather for anything you want to do outside today. there's everybody's forecast. sunshine pretty much from start to finish today. high temperature reaching 82 degrees. no complain

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i'm storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. the areas in the light blue, 40s. of west virginia and western maryland. dark green the 50s. light green the 60s. reagan national, 62. later today, into the low 70s. the forecast showing this autumn pattern into the weekend. cool mornings and mild >>> one of the extras from "fantasia" ask here. fantastic. get your wet err any time day or night. check out your weather on cable or weather.com. >> thanks, al. coming up next, how about this question? did jesus have a wife? we'll hear from the harvard historian who translated this ancient text that could hold the answer. that's right after this. get ready for a feeling of clean like nothing else. extreme clean from aquafresh. it showers your whole mouth with rich micro-active foam. thousands of germ-killing bubbles seek out hard to reach places and help kill the sources of bad breath then rinse clean away leaving a cool tingling that just won't quit extreme clean from aquafresh. take the feeling of clean to the extreme. tomato, obviously. haha. there's more than that thoug

veronica johnson is in this morning for tom kierein. >> i'm learning just how much of a troublemaker you really are, aaron. >> trouble picker. >> you like stirring the pot. >> stirring the pot, that's right. >> i know. i know. >> how about the weather? >> well, dropping the kids off this morning, we're not going to have any downpours this morning. we're just going to have some showers around. it is going to be a little wet, a little gray, too. humid and sticky for kids heading back. 77 degrees. we've got a light wind right now but high humidity as we've been talking about all morning long. temperatures throughout the area right now, falls church and around fairfax city, 72 degrees, the current temperature. over in areas around camp spring, 72. also, 75 right now in college park, 77 in d.c. as i said, we've got showers around the area. you can see all the colors there showing up on storm team4 radar. and zoom in right now mount airy and annapolis, that's the line that's heading out of our area. what's left just a few of these light showers here around fairfax, making their way up thro

tom kierein is keeping an eye on the full forecast. tom?, you'll need a jacket or a sweater this morning. there's the washington monument under a clear sky, and a chill in the air like we have not seen in four months. around the region, much of maryland, much of virginia and west virginia, we are in the 40s this morning, and we're talking about the low to mid 40s across much of the area. closer to washington, montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's counties now in the mid 40s. st. mary's, too. haymarket, 48 there. and then soaring to the low 70s by noontime. for the entire region today, hour by hour, a rapid warm-up this morning to near 70 by noontime, low humidity throughout the afternoon with lots of sun. high temperatures reaching the mid 70s by mid afternoon. so we're talking about a 30-degree warm-up from where we are now. and we'll take a look at the weekend that's coming up in here in about ten minutes. danella has a look at traffic. >> let's head over this time, if you're traveling along 202 at 214. have a water main break t

i'm storm 4 meteorologist tom kierein. it's in the low 50s throughout the region including west virginia and virginia. by noontime, into the 70s, near 80 by afternoon. here is the four-day forecast. more of the same on friday. maybe >>> and that's your latest weather. matt? >> al, thank you. >>> apple's much awaited new iphone is finally here. the lightest and thinnest ever, but is it everything users were hoping for? jon fortt is in an apple store in palo alto, california. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, matt. shoppers have more high-end smartphone choices than ever this fall with new phones launching from google and samsung in the past month. but yesterday, it was apple's turn. >> we're going to introduce iphone 5. >> reporter: after weeks of anticipati anticipation, speculation, and hype, here it is. >> it is an absolute jewel. >> reporter: apple's new smartphone, the iphone 5, lighter, thinner, taller, than previous versions. >> we've updated every aspect of iphone 5. everything has been enhanced, reengineered

. >> making tom kierein our favorite person. that's how it works. >> it's t-wa weather, and it's back. >>> it's fresh and cool. if you left the window open, your toes are a little chilly. starting off with a clear sky. a live view from the washington monument overlooking washington there. it's under a clear sky. reagan national at 61. that's the warm spot on those warm the waters of the potomac dewpoint at 53. very light breeze. the dewpoint is comfortably dry, and the low humidity with us thanks to this huge area of high pressure over our region, slowly drifting off the atlantic sea board. under this clear sky out of the mountains, many locations in the 40s, parts of the shenandoah valley. these little patches of blue, these are the areas in the 40s. few locations in southern maryland, parts of northern virginia, and maryland, and the eastern shore right around 50 degrees. a bright and clear morning. sunrise at 6:47. by 6:00 a.m., still a chill in the air. we'll generally be low to mid and upper 50s. by noontime for your lunch

tom kierein has the forecast. >> the air is soft and mild.ore a year in taxes. multi-millionaires like himself hits the middle class harder... bigger break. forward for america? this message. >>> eekd i-66 to the ♪ ♪ i think i've finally had enough ♪ ♪ i think i maybe think too much ♪ >> latest hit from pink "blow me one last kiss." started to write her own music at age 14 and never looked back. grammy winner and certified rock star. bringing her show to the plaza for a special two-day concert only on "today." i'm al roker. there she is. we can't wait for this. awesome, awesome. >> al roker with savannah guthrie and natalie morales. talking about ordering wine at a restaurant. can be intimidating but doesn't have to be. tips for how to order by the bottle or glass from our good pal. >> just get the bottle. >> also. >> all right. kathie lee. >> fashion week just wrapped up here in new york so straight from the runway to the stores, what is hot for spring. 2013 and talking about fall this year. >> for high school seniors and their families time

tom kierein is in the weather center. >> starting off this thursday morning again under a clear sky. a flittle fog in some areas. reagan national now is 63. hometown forecast, prince william county, by 6:30 near 60. by noontime, soaring into the upper 70s with bright sunshine. hour by hour for the whole region today, should be reaching 80 degrees by mid afternoon. not a lot of humidity. very pleasant. enjoy. and a look at the weekend. into next week, the seven-day outlook in ten minutes. a look at traffic now. >> still checking out cones in the area. let's head right now to virginia. if you are traveling this time on 123, you cannot get on the beltway, inner loop or outer loop. should be open around 8:00 a.m. also traveling around the outer loop of the beltway, you cannot take the left exit to the arlington belt ramp. good news, taking the outer loop of the beltway had just one lane getting by, the left lane getting by. those cones are up. and your travel lanes are open in that area. back in ten with another look at your traffic. back to you. >>> still to come, the decision today tha

tom kierein has the forecast. >>> it's turned tranquil in the wake of yesterday's storms. still cloudy in the northern neck getting a few sprinkles, st. mary's county. we have a chilly morning. down in the 50s west and north of washington. south and east, low 60s. reagan national at 63. hometown forecast, la plata by 7:00 a.m. charles county near 60, little sun breaking out. by noontime, partly cloudy, upper-on-s. all around the region, hour by hour, low 70s by midafternoon. low humidity and a bit breezy this morning when settled down in the afternoon. seven day outlook in ten minutes. danella has a look at traffic. good morning. >> good morning. >>> still keeping an eye on police activity. 800 block of southern avenue in southeast going to be closed for some time. you'll want to make an alternate plan. let's head over to little river turnpike traveling westbound trying to get on the inner loop of the beltway. the ramp there, you're going to see an accident. you can't take it, but please use caution as you make your commute trying to get on the inner loop of the beltway. t

i'm storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein.s. later today, near 80 with sunshine and low humidity. more of the same for the weekend. how is traffic? >> jammed in our area. 395 is jammed from the beltway past the pentagon to the 14th street bridge. you are just about 11 miles per hour. also out of the beltway, college >>> and we're back now with more of "today" on a wednesday morning. it's the 12th day of september, 2012. another song from natalie's go-to playlist, playing right now. that is "every tear drop is a waterfall" from coldplay. >> turn it up. >> i know natalie has liked coldplay for a while. >> that's a good one. >> we like this, natalie. >> a good one. >> i know. >> we dgive your playlist two thumbs up, absolutely. >> your playlist, been criticizing ours all week. >> i liked al's. >> well, anyway, tomorrow, i'll have my revenge. your playlist, a selection you picked. what is it? >> this is "somebody i used to know," probably the most current song on my playlist. >> okay. >> most of them are from like 1922. >> exactly

meteorologist tom kierein out on the storm team 4 weather deck to break it all down for us. hi, tom. >> good morning. >>> another chill in the air this morning. it's kind of damp too. you can just feel a little more humidity in the air now. many of the rural areas we've got patchy dense fog, especially in parts of fauquier county and culpeper county. the visibilities are down to generally right in the low quarter mile range or so to a half mile. that's the minimum visibility there. and the temperatures closer to washington are just in the low and mid-50s. arlington, fairfax, montgomery, prince george's counties, right near the chesapeake bay, the low 60s. farther west and north, parts of loudoun, prince william, fauquier, culpeper, rappahannock are only near 50 degrees. weather watchers reporting there this morning. and hour by hour, a rapid warmup by 7:00 a.m. still in the 50s with patchy fog in the rural areas. then a 20 degree jump by noontime ought to be mid-70s for the lurchl hour. highs reaching near 80 by 3:00 or so. our sunrise is getting later and later at 6:49. i'll

i'm storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein under a partly cloudy sky.around the metro area. still in the 40s, partses of the shannenandoah valley. increasing clouds, some rain in the mountains later today, but into the metro area by midnight tonight and off and on tomorrow morning. could get some str >>> first member of a prison break ever to bring his mommy with him. who's this? >> it's flynn. >> all right, flynn what. a cutie. matt? >> hey, pal, what are you in for? all right, al. thank you very much. still to come, the acne-plagued teenager who became a sensation on youtube had her makeup kit has made it all the way to fashion week. she will stop by, and we'll chat with her, but first these messages. [ female announcer ] wake up with your favorite instant coffee same great taste, now with a great new look that can be ready in a... [ pop! ] ♪ folgers instant coffee the taste you love just got more instant. the taste you love living with moderate to semeans living with pain.is it could also mean living with joint damage. help relieve the pain and stop

. >> good morning, i'm tom kierein. just past 9:00, it's chilly. it's only in the upper 50s to the low 60s in the region. a breeze in the north. increasing sun, we climb into the low 70s and get chilly. down right cold in some locations. 40s to 50 z by down. mid-70s by tomorrow afternoon. another day with low humidity. might get a shower saturday >>> all right. now to today's "take 3" where al, natalie and i give our take on stories catching our attention and yours and getting cozy on the couch today. the one and only martha stewart, thanks for being here. >> i'm not on the couch. >> you are in our living room. >> in our chair. >> so embarrassed i didn't know how to say fricasse. does everyone know that? >> no, no, it's not a common term in the american kitchen. >> thank you. >> but it should be a common recipe. >> it's very good. >> in one pot. all right. take 3. let's start with jennifer anniston. mart martha, did you see this ad? it is hilarious. >> i did see it, i did see it. >> jennifer anniston is basically taking on all the tabloid stories.

storm team 4 meteorologist veronica johnson in for tom kierein with the first forecast. veronica, i guess i can say two words to people this weekend. chill out. >> chill out. yeah, that will certainly be good for early sunday because it's going to be mighty chilly compared to where we've been. we're talking about summer.ake . that's how our temperatures are going to feel this upcoming weekend. hey, don't you like this morning. we've got sunshine throughout the area compared to the storms that went through the area yesterday. blue sky on radar. here's the wait looks. it's clear across our area with a few showers that made their way off to the east. those have died out. a little cluster of clouds around northern spots of west virginia. might see a sprinkle or two there today, but we will be dry today. temperatures throughout the area right now, 79, rockville, 80 in college park, 85 in reston, watch what happens when i put on the heat index values, what it feels like right now. anywhere from 81 to 91 and 92, dulles to reston. so, humidity still out there, and for today as w

storm team 4 meteorologist veronica johnson in for tom kierein. veronica, what did you feel? >> oh, i've been dry inside, but really watching the radar, keith. some folks had a few drops, some folks had the heavy rain and we have the gray sky right now. take a look at our rainfall totals where the heaviest rain has been right there. those two to three inch rains around spotsylvania and culpeper county. got the flash flood warning that continues until 11:15. you can see for these areas here around spotsylvania around spotford county. st. mary's county, and this flash flood warning goes until 1:45 because of the heavy a rain that's moving through there. and you can see in the yellow and orange, that's where there's still moderate rains coming through. just south of d.c. and, good news, the heavy stuff has already moved east of culpepper and fredericksburg but coming down hard now in charles county and i'll have more on what we can expect for the rest of the day and the rest of the week and even the weekend, which shows some signs of fall, but i think you're going to like it. >>