let's go right to storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein with your first forecast. tom, good morning. >> good morning. grab an umbrella. we'll likely have rain when you're heading back home from work today, but probably not as you're starting off this morning. right now around the region, our temperatures are balmy. and the air is rather thick with humidity. right now it's near 70 degrees in the nearby suburbs. prince george's, arlington, fairfax, montgomery counties. farther north and west, much of the region from the mountains, right near the bay, though, much of southern maryland low and mid-70s. leading edge of this rain is pushing into the shenandoah valley now maybe near laray, winchester in another half hour or hour. for much of the morning, we'll have a lot of cloudiness. you'll notice the steam heat. by midmorning, mid-70s. by noon, we'll likely have showers and thundershowers to our west and a chance right around the metro of a shower or thundershower by noontime. but i don't anticipate any severe storms. we'll look at how much longer those storms may last

storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein with your forecast. m. >> we're down into the low and mid-50s throughout much of the region. good morning. here in the storm team 4 weather center, our sky watch is scanning the clouds. we're going to move in from the west, but bright sunshine from the east. looking now off into the distance on the horizon, there's ro roslyn, there's potomac river in the horizon, the washington national cathedral. you can see the washington monument in the distance. good visibility at the surface. just a few high clouds are beginning to pass over right now. here's how we're looking hour by hour for this wednesday. temperatures should be into the 60s here by another hour and a half, two hours. then mid-70s by noon. by midafternoon should be near 8 0 degrees. tonight down by 60. during the day on thursday increasing clouds and humidity levels will be increasing. temperatures should be reaching mid and upper 70s tomorrow. then tomorrow night, maybe some showers moving through. off and on showers on friday. maybe a little thu

tom kierein is here. >> love that lavender and pink sunrise behind you. a lot of clouds this morning. here's how we look for the day. increasing clouds through noontime. by then mid 70s. upper 70s during the afternoon. 3:00, rain moving into the metro area during the afternoon and here's how the evening is looking. occasional showers off and on through the evening. temperatures down into the upper 60s by midnight. the latest brand new track for tropical storm andrea getting close to us. we'll look at that in the seven-day outlook in ten minutes. how's traffic? >> around the beltway easy commute for folks heading out of the house. looking for construction not seeing any. a closer look traveling in college park. a live look now you can see in both directions traveling inner loop and outer loop clear. outer loop and inner loop no issues and even traveling in virginia. aaron and eun? >> thank you. >> why you may want to avoid a northern virginia park for a few hours today. >> plus, the clues that could connec

tom kierein is here. we're going to see if we see more of that warmer weather today. >> we want another yesterday. there's that sunrise behind us. absolutely gorgeous start to this wednesday but a chill in the air. there's the view from space. and we just have a few high clouds drifting over the region now. and the temperatures are only in the 50s to just near 50 degrees throughout much of the region. here is your temperature scale. there is the time scale, so lots of sun this morning. a few high clouds. we'll stay in the upper 50s and low 60s through about 8:00. by 9:00 into the upper 60s. by noontime, mid-70s. then we had to make it up to around 80 degrees and a partly cloudy sky. by midnight down into the 60s. storm team 4 four-day forecast, more humidity around. more clouds on thursday. highs reaching mid and upper 70s. thursday night, might get some showers. off and on showers on friday. maybe an afternoon shower, high around 80. as we get toward late friday night, maybe some lingering showers. now,

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a sticky start and maybe rain later. >> tom kierein is tracking your forecast now.ood morning to you. >> here in the storm team 4 weather center, the radar picking up a cluster of showers and thundershowers now rolling out of west virginia and getting closer to virginia. and as you see those areas on the left of your screen in the orange and yellow, that's where they're getting thunder and lightning with some of the heavier downpours but it's way far away from washington. it's still probably a good seven hours away from arriving. right now the leading edge of this in the form of some sprinkles now around charlottesville. that may advance over toward fredericksburg, culpepper over the next hour. but elsewhere we should stay dry for the morning hours. just a lot of cloudiness around and a lot of humidity, too. dress for a steamy morning. we're in the upper 60s to near 70 now. most of the region. but later today ought to be getting into the low 80s by midafternoon. and by then, we'll likely have showers and thundershowers rolling through. in fact, as early as noontime

>> a great move. >>> turn to tom kierein.alk about the odds, chances for bad weather, but a guarantee? >> at 100% guaranteed heavy downpours here this afternoon. here's a live picture, wrightsville beach in north carolina. that's near wilmington. you see the surf is quite turbulent then and east there, a buoy reporting 50 mile-an-hour winds. yeah, that's tropical storm force wind. as we look at the radar, areas in green, modern rain in washington. another band in calvert county. charles, and across the potomac into prince william faulk here. the heaviest bands of rain are much farther south stretching from the mouth of the chesapeake bay to near richmond and charlottesville. the heaviest from southern virginia into north carolina. the pockets of yellow and orange, the heaviest rain advancing north as the latest track for andrea takes it southeast of us. it's going to be right near the mouth of the chesapeake bay between around fourp to 7:00 p.m. this evening, tracking just south and 50e6east of us along atlantic seaboard arou

. >> i wore a jacket, tom kierein. >> and you have your shawl. we're calling this june-tober.ore like october not june. it's near sunrise and only near 50 degrees. closer to washington, nearby subur suburbs, low to mid-50s. near washington it's near 60 degrees. with the strong june sun, it's warming up. we should be in the low 60s by 8:00. noon, mid-70s. partly sunny afternoon. temperature up to near 70. sunrise at 5:43. sunset will be at 8:30. by then it's going to be getting back down into the 60s again. big changes on the way for the end of the week and weekend. you want to see that seven-day outlook in just ten minute. now a look at traffic with danella. >> good morning. for the first 4 traffic office, i'm tracking early morning construction. this is coles roadblock the right lane. still checking on early morning accident, i-270 northbound, north of shady grove. as you approach i-370 you'll see the left lane blocked because of accident clean-up. prince william parkway, northbound, it's absolutely clear. now, let's go further south, dumfries road, travel lanes are open. sam

. >> meteorologist tom kierein starting us off with what seems like a muggy day. >> yeah, we still have the humidity with us. radar showing a cluster of showers and thunderstorms way out here in west virginia and parts of kentucky. ahead of that getting a little right rain in the south central shenandoah valley beginning to come up the valley maybe up toward around laray in another hour or so. east of there just some clouds around the metro area. and temperatures are right around the balmy 70-degree mark in montgomery county, fairfax, prince george's county, low to mid-70s now in the district of columbia near the chesapeake bay. here's how we're looking. temperatures near 70 through 8:00. maybe a little sunshine in and out. a lot of cloudiness as well. in fact, there is a chance of some showers moving in around late morning. mainly to our west. and then maybe into the metro area by noon time. perhaps even a little thunder and lightning. don't anticipate any severe storms. by then temperatures should be near 80. sunrise this morning at 5:43. a look at the rest of this tuesday and our cha

storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein joins us with his first forecast. tom. >> good morning. yet another day of juniper effects after a chilly start this morning. we were down near 50 degrees starting off early this morning. but now temperatures have climbed back into the 70s. there is a view of the sky over washington. right now beautiful view from the news4 sky watcher camera. you can see quite a bit of sunshine there. right now camera panning over towards rosslyn and falls church and fairfax county. and off in the distance on the horizon is tysons corner in the foreground. that's american university. and panning the camera farther to the west, way off in the distance there is loudoun county, foreground looking into montgomery county. you can see just a few clouds are beginning to pass on through at this hour. it is the temperatures by -- late morning and then in noontime we should be generally in the mid 70s most of the region, metro area. northern virginia, and the nearby suburbs in maryland. bit after breeze off the bay. maybe a bit cooler will. and by moon time temperat

. >>> we're going to turn to meteorologist tom kierein. i know when i stepped out, my sweats were sticky to me. >> it got a little more humid. you think that's sticky, wait until july. >> august. >> sweltering. not yet. it's semihumid right now. look at what our sky looked like a few minutes ago. i call this raspberry banana smoothie sunrise. that's what it looked like at 5:30 over capitol hill. since then, our sky going cloudy to partly-cloudy now. now, it's a rather gray over capitol hill. that's a live view. you can follow me on twitter and see photos like that. 74 at reagan national. dew point up to 68. when that dew point is near 70, that's rather humid. right now, we are getting a few breaks in the clouds around the region the south of us, the speckles of green, those are light sprinkles. on the eastern shore, just a few sprinkles there. right now, in montgomery county, mid and upper 60s. prince george county, 70 degrees. it's mid to low 70s in washington. arlington, fairfax, around 70. and elsewhere, north and west in the mountains,

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tom kierein is talking about a cold start to our morning. >> good morning. showing partly cloudy sky over the washington monument on this wednesday morning. and there is quite a chill in the air. in fact, in the nearby suburbs in prince gorgeous's county, only in the 50s. meanwhile, montgomery county, the mid-50s now. arlington county, generally around

. >> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here with your first check on the forecast. good morning, tom. >> good morning. that's a live view of the washington monument here in washington. a cloudy sky. here's the view from space. a lot of cloudiness over us now. on the left of your screen this is an area of light rain out of the mountains. a few sprinkles from harrisonburg toward west of charlottesville and right around our region just cloud cover and temperatures on the milder side compared to yesterday morning it was only near 50. right now in the low 60s in nearby suburbs to mid 60s in washington. it's looking like we could get rain later today. i'll tell you when coming up in a couple minutes. how's traffic? >> yesterday's fire still closing down outbound pennsylvania avenue at 8th street. you can see police still on the scene and they have the road blocked off here so just be aware of that as you make your commute this morning. i'm also watching an accident. this one is eastbound university boulevard at dennis avenue. you will watch this car turn off onto dennis av

i'm storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein.nd storm team 4 radar showing areas moving color, sprinkles of light rain far north and west of the metro area. areas in yell and so orange, moderate rain now. central, southern shenandoah valley into the mountains. that should stay west of the metro area this morning. henna likelihood of passing showers this afternoon. have annum brem ha umbrella han. showers tomorrow. might get downpours with an inch or would of rain with blustery winds off and on during the day friday. tapering off provide might. maybe a lingering shower saturday morning. otherwise weekend looking dry. how is traffic? >> still checking on the situation in silver spring. the situation is this. university boulevard eastbound at dennis. still seeing all of your eastbound lanes blocked. you can see the drivers here turning right or left on to dennis. this is right before you get to four corners. shoot over to 66 eastbound. a bit slow at chain bridge road. 18 points get from fairfax county parkway to the capital beltway.

let's check in with tom kierein with a first look at our forecast. >> good morning. starting off with quite a bit of cloudiness. a few breaks in the clouds. we've seen showers beginning to move into the mountains way off to our west. right now partly to mostly cloudy around the region. yeah, it's rather humid this morning. our temperatures around most of the region, the mountain s into the shenandoah valley, 70s. low to mid-70s in washington and near the chesapeake bay. the rest of virginia and maryland, most locations upper 60s to near 70. maybe a little patchy fog in the rural areas. we'll look at your tuesday morning in just a couple of minutes. now let's check on traffic. good morning. >> good morning, tom. good to be back here. let's talk about the road work. first connecticut avenue. if you're traveling southbound connecticut avenue making your way from bradley getting closer to chevy chase circle, you'll be forced to the left lane. then northbound is carrying both north and south volume. so you can see here the work zone is set up, and if you're leaving the ho

tom kierein is here with an eye on our forecast. >> we may be affected by a little tropical storm hereorrow. just east of us. not going to be a direct effect. certainly remarkable for this early in the season. right now it's a milder morning than it has been the last couple mornings low to mid 60s throughout most of the region. quite a bit of cloudiness around and also light rain showing up on storm team 4 radar out in the mountains of western maryland and west virginia and a few sprinkles are beginning to show up in the southern shenandoah valley passing west of us for now. way down south florida getting pounded with heavy rain right now. there's the circulation of andrea off the west coast of florida over the eastern part of the gulf of mexico. here is the latest track. does look like later ashore later today across northern florida and moving along the atlantic seaboard inside anywhere of this zone here perhaps as close if it takes the left track we could get heavy rains in washington but right now the most likely track is red line as of friday at around -- i should say saturday mor

i'm storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. radar showing sprinkles passing west to east and a partly sunny sky elsewhere. temperatures, 60 to near 70. later this afternoon mid-80s and humid. could get passing thundershowers this afternoon, perhaps early evening and probably not severe. more of the same tomorrow and a greater chance of showers and thundershowe >>> and that's your latest weather. >>> thanks so much. now to a super bowl ring at the center of international intrigue. he belonged to the owner of the new england patriots and ended up in the hands of russia's president. the question this morning is how did that happen? stephanie has more on that. good morning. >> good morning. this is quite a story. they're made of gold and diamonds with a street value of tens of thousands. robert craft gifted his to the russian president, or did he? it seems odd two grown men disagreig over a ring but this is not an ordinary ring and these are not two ordinary men. the owner of the new england patriots and billionaire business man, v

i'm storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. live view from the news4 sky watcher camera overlooking washington. fresh and cool start. temperatures are down into the low and mid 50s much of the region. later today should be in the 70s to near 80. we will have a few clouds coming and going and then mostly cloudy on thursday, increasing humidity, too. then by the evening, could get some showers and maybe off and on showers and thunder on friday into p >> and that's your latest weather. >> mr. roker, thanks very much. >>> if you use one of these devices, a keyless entry fab, to get into your car, we have a story you are going to want to see, thieves that found a way to mimic this device to break into your car. the video that police would like to you check out, coming up. >>> and then the suburban mom accused of living a double life, funding her lifestyle in scarsdale, new york, by running a marijuana enterprise. we'll have that story and more but first this is "today" on nbc. >>> coming up, too aggressive or a much needed reality c