let's turn it over to tucker barnes. >> we're half way through the year now. hard to believe. nice-looking start to the day. clear skies expected. lots of bright sunshine. you will love today's forecast. lots of quiet conditions out there. a couple clouds moving through. that's about it. some warmer temperatures towards chicago. here in washington, humidity won't start to creep up until later tonight. a good-looking forecast as we get into our holiday weekend. lots of 50s overnight. the city staying on the mild side at 69. frederick at 55 degrees. winchester at 57. there's your forecast. bright sunshine. warm this afternoon. it will be warm by 2:00 with highs in the upper 80s. more details on the forecast and a look at the weekend coming up. let's do some traffic with julie wright. >>> we're starting at 395. we have delays if you continue northbound. no incidents to report now as you work northbound. you'll find a brief tapping of the breaks. the beltway in virginia slowing briefly. but check out 270. nice and clear frederick headed into germantown. >>> before you head out thi

. >> we will get tucker barnes to elaborate on what will happen today. >> i don't know who the sports guy was with you, wisdom but was great. >> give him a promotion. >> double duty. >> you got it right. we are a little cool yesterday. upper 80s. it felt summery but the early morning rain held us back. i don't think that will be the case today. we will be bright and sunny to strart the day and it will warm us up quickly. there is the hd radar. the blue is the cold front up to the north and west. as that pushes toward the area, we will see showers and thunderstorms, at least the possibility of them bubbling up along the front. be ready for afternoon and evening rain as we get into our thursday. all right. let's see temperatures. 74 at reagan national. humidity 41%. winds out of the south and west at 5 miles per hour. highs later today low to mid- 90s. 93 in washington. 93 fredricksburg and 90 in front royal. >> thank you, sir. >> all right. it's time to check in with the roads and see what is happening on the drive this morning. julie wright, good morning. >> so far so good with no inc

a quick look at weather with tucker barnes. tucker, already feels kind of warm out there. >> yes it does sarah, temperature at reagan national 77. ooh, that's not pleasant. hey, let's get to the slight and radar. a lot to talk about. a lot of clouds moving in and a lot of moisture streaming in from the south and south and west later today and that means we've got rain back in the forecast. some potential for periods of heavy rain. i think most of the morning here should be dry. you can see that right now we're doing fine. some showers up in philadelphia that's about it. but today, the possibility of thunderstorms moving in and those could be locally heavy. a flash flood watch is in effect later today. that's coming up in a minute. ocean city, 79. let's see, we've got 160 on the map. 69 in hagerstown and 70 in hagerstown. showers and thunderstorms developing, better chance this afternoon than this morning. some with heavy rain and again we have a flash flood watch in effect. sarah, back to you. >>> taking a look at the top storie

tucker barnes is here. rough way to start off the holiday but it is still a holiday. >> as bad as it was, it wasn't as bad as it would be with the weather moving through tonight. we would have 100,000 people down at the mall. this is falling apart here. that is good news. let's get to temperatures. 74 now at reagan national. humidity way up. the rain we had late yesterday afternoon, 79%. generally an improving forecast today. that being said, can't rule out the possibility that we tonight see a few pore thunderstorms pop up later today. sunny and hot later this afternoon. highs in the low 90s. with that frontal system hanging out in the neighborhood, we could see one or two thunderstorms pop up later on today. >> thank you. >>> let's check in with lauren demarco to see what is happening on the roads. >> good morning n loudoun county, route 9 between 704 and 287 closed while crews respond to downed power lines. 395 northbound from the beltway up to the 14th street bridge, no problems to report for you. but i

tucker barns. >> good morning, wisdom. a chance of showers this afternoon. temperatures 74 degrees at reagan national. you know what, better than yesterday but not comfortable. 72 in baltimore. looking at the satellite and radar, generally we have quiet conditions and clear skies. a lot of humidity. you see that lonesome thunderstorm that is the leading edge of cooler drier air trying to get in. i don't know how much it will succeed. partly sunny skies. sunny this morning then partly cloudy this afternoon. a little warmer than yesterday. more details coming up. >>> checking the top stories, the debt talks at the white house. president obama invited congressional leaders for negotiations over raising the debt ceiling. there could be movement from both sides. some republicans are ready to agree on tax increases and "the washington post" says the white house may give in on cutting social security. casey anthony will be sentenced today for four counts of lying to police. she could be set free since she has spent three years in jail. a florida jury acquitted anth

time now to check in with tucker barnes. great call on the forecast yesterday. >> thank you. >> you are an expert so we expect that. >> i know, you expect nothing less of me. it was hot and humid out there. i spent some time outdoors. barbecuing went well for you? >> it was good. >> we'll have details about that coming up. showers here linger off to the south and east of us. here in washington, i think we're done. some of the viewers in southern maryland and lower eastern shore, not quite done there. i want to tall it a bright and sunny day -- i want to call it a bright and sunny day. temperatures, 75 at reagan national. bwi marshall, 72 degrees. just not cooling off a whole lot. corks heat later today and -- heat later today and humidity. >> let's check in on the roads with lauren demarco. >> things are a little lighter this morning because we don't have that construction. the hot lanes project and things we typically deal with on week day mornings. that is good news. 270, 66, 95 running well. very smooth trip on the inner

we'll check in with tucker barnes when fox 5 morning news continues. the kincaids live here. across the street, the padillas. ben and his family live here, too. ben's a re/max agent, and he's a big part of this community. there are lots of reasons why re/max agents average more sales than other agents. experience, certainly. but maybe it's also because they care about the markets they serve and the neighbors who rely on them. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. >>> a quick look at what is in store for fourth of july celebrations on the mall today. as always, it is going to be packed. the national park service says your best bet is to take metro t runs from 7:00 this morning until midnight tonight. for security reasons, the smithsonian station will be closed today but can you use it to go home once the fireworks are over. for more details on metro and where you can find the entry points for the mall, go to myfoxdc.com and look under hot topics. >>> she held her own for years against the guys. today, the black widow, sonia thomas, will go against a

she holds the distinction of beating tucker barnes and myself in a wing eating contest. >> you never told me about this. >> tucker did better than i did. >> i doubled steve. he's no competition. sonia blew us all away. >> thank you have to have pepto- bismol afterwards. >> i say the ate -- ate slowly so you didn't have that. >> steve was savoring his wings. >> i mentioned to you last hour, they played it live yesterday on espn. this was a sporting event. this is crazy. >> let's fete right to the radar. we'll-- let's get right to the radar. we'll show you the shower activity. it will be out of here and we are in for quieter weather today. we are waking up with some fog north and west of the city. win chest are, hagerstown, you are dealing with fog and reduced visibilities up there. temperature, 75. 75 at reagan national. 64 in winchester. not too bad north and west. same can't be said for the east. more sunshine than yesterday and the heat will be right back in the same department, upper 80s and low 90s. and we took the opportunity or the possibility of a shower or thunderstorm out of

>> thank you, tucker barnes. right now, we to have a couple of accidents popping up actually f you are traveling in maryland southbound 97 after route 32, watch for the accident activity there. police are on the scene. we've also got a minor wreck reported on the beltway in virginia. sky fox live over that if we can take a look as you travel out outer loop near theling river turnpike. we have help out there t look like we have a tow truck trying to get that out of the way. the good news is light volume continues down towards springfield so it shouldn't slow you down too badly. now, trafficland, we've got a view of a wreck on 66 as you head eastbound after 234 business off on the right shoulder. things pretty slow there heading into the sunshine. heading toward the beltway, you are running pretty well. 95 northbound, thins look good as you head up towards lorton through newington. no problems on 395. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> we now know more this morning about a bicyclist kil

. >> another happy man is tucker barnes. >> there is the potential for a wet friday. good morning, everybody. we have the potential for a wet friday. be ready for that. let's get ride to the radar. i want to show you what's going on. nothing going on right now. later this afternoon, we have a combination of cooler and drier air off to the north and west and a lot of tropical moisture streaming up from florida. that's all going to get squeezed out across virginia, maryland and points north and east here. there is potential for some pretty good showers and very strong thunderstorms later today. just be ready for it. because of that, we have a flash flood watch in effect for 12 noon for the district, baltimore, most of the viewing area here. the concern piewpt by the national weather service, some of the thunderstorms, much like last night could be slow movers. they could dump two or throw inches of rain in a very short period of time. temperatures are already in the 70s, 77 in reagan national. dew point temperature running at 70. so uncomfortable out there. better chanc

. >> get a check on the forecast with tucker barnes. >> good morning tony alison, 70- mile per hour wind gusts on the national mall that is how intense the storms were quieter weather returning this morning can't rule out the possibility of a shower, thunder storm later today. right to satellite radar as the frontal system trying to get through the area doesn't have enoughism to get to the south. >>> cloud cover to search through the morning, sunny conditions during the course of the day a few sprinkles, southwest of the city toward charlotte much much quieter this morning most of today should remain dry just a few pop up thunderstorms later this afternoon, 3, 4, 5:00 p.m. later today right now regan national, 74, 76 ocean city. your forecast for the 4th of july typical weather expected highs, low to mid-90s. let me emphasize the heat bring along a lot of water a few storms possible later today the timing 3, 4, 5:00 p.m. today. >> more details on the forecast, a look at the rest of the week in a minute, your latest with lauren. >>> if you are heading downtown keep in mind a lot of road c

the latest on the weather from tucker barnes. >> good morning. yeah, we have improving conditions after some unwanted rain moved through parts of the region last night. nice looking forecast, typical summer time weather. left over showers bringing light sprinkles and light showers to the low eastern shore. here in washington we are done with it, see off to the north and west, clear skies let me mention though that parts of the area, particularly north and west, as temperatures cool, experiencing pretty good fog, visibility in hagueers town and martins burg that should burn off and we should be in for a mostly sunny day. regan national, 75, 69 baltimore, 66 winchester and 77 in ocean city, your forecast for today generally a good one hot this afternoon highs approaching the 90-degree mark but we have taken at least temporarily the threat of a shower thunder storm out of the forecast, we will look ahead to next weekend coming up in a minute. >>> good morning tucker want the talk about the accident, arun dell county watch for police activity there.

let's get a quick look at the weather with tucker barnes again this morning. this is the weather that mosquitos like, tucker. >> they do. they love this kind of weather. they'll love this weekend too. lots to feast on as everybody will be playing outjerry out-- playingout side. high pressure will keep us high and try today. no chance for shower or thunderstorm activity. 99% of the day should feature sunshine. should be a great-looking day. at reagan national, 74. most of the area a good 10 degrees cooler. winds will be light today. they've been breezy at times the last couple of days out of the north. they will lighten up as we see the gradual shift into the warm he and more humid regime. today, another nice one with highs in the mid- to upper 80s. >> let's take a look at the roads to see if they're looking nice. julie wright has the latest on your traffic. >> so far, so good. no incidents reported as you travel the top stretch of the beltway. light traffic there. 395 looks good as you travel from the beltway crossing over the inbound 14th street bridge. overni

tucker barnes, the man with all the answers as far as weather is concerned. tucker, it is already hot outside. it is 79 degrees right now. >> wisdom being tell me about it. i'm sweating right now. i put my jacket on because it is hot in the studio. >> you could have come with no jacket. that would give an indication. >> it is hot in here t will be hot and sweaty today with the possibility of an afternoon shower or thunderstorm. no heat advisory. i want to show you that we have fairly quiet weather, clouds moving in and humidity as mentioned back, our dew point temperatures all on the rise. not much to show you. there are one or two showers if you look very carefully next to our little channel 5 bug there. one or two showers north and west of charlottesville. that is about it. good news, we'll be dry for the afternoon commute. 79degrees at reagan national. humidity, 77%. that is not a combination for comfort. winds are light. hot and humid. the forecast calling for the possibility of afternoon thunderstorms. highs in the low to mid-90s so a little warmer than y

we have tucker barnes here with the weather. >> thank you. that was interesting. >> yes. >> let's get right to the weather forecast. let me let you know, heat and humidity building now. baltimore, 82 degrees. washington, 79. unlike yesterday, when we had the clouds and rain moving through at this hour, today it's bright sunshine. get ready for 90s around here later this afternoon. quieter weather pattern for the time being. later today we'll see a couple of showers and thunderstorms pop up. be ready for at least that possibility. weak cold front. one rain shower in central pennsylvania. as it pushes into this tropical air mass, fire up a few showers and thunderstorms. tomorrow, tropical moisture feeding up the eastern seaboard. with that front, we'll get an area of low pressure. tomorrow on and off rain showers for much of the day. slightly cooler temperatures. rain tomorrow, could be heavy at times. today, plenty of early sunshine. little bit more in the way of cloudiness this afternoon, partly sunny. scattered showers, thunderstorm. 93 the

. >> tucker barnes is back in the house. >> i feel like it is my house. >> heat measer. >> one of my favorite characters. >> wisdom doesn't know who we are talking about. >> wasn't that a character on- - >> christmas. >> isn't there a weather miser. >> heat miser had the friendly hair. >> that is you. >> rain chances increase today. i think we have a better chance of rain than yesterday. we have tropical moisture coming through. tomorrow looks to be fairly wet at times. more widespread rain tomorrow. 73 degrees at reagan national. another morning where we are not getting out of the 70s. 74 annapolis. 72 fredricksburg. 69 the cool spot in martinsburg. satellite and radar, i don't have a lot to show you. we should be in for a nice one, at least the start of the day. i think we will have more sun. widespread fog where temperatures have cooled to the dew points. fog to start the day. then we should be in for decent sunshine to start the day. see the blips here, that is our cold front that is desperately trying to get in here. it's a weak one. it starts moving to the area later this after

. >>> hopefully things won't be that bad later on today, tucker barnes in the weather center down stairs. hey, tucker. >> hey tony certainly hope not. last night impressive thunderstorms working through the 6:00 a.m. hour today possibility of widely scattered thunderstorms, timing on that will be anything after 3 as we continue to have this frontal system a slow mover, hanging out across the washington area. live look at satellite area, all the thunder shower activity died out we are in a lull her as we look west more -- here as we look west more rain showers a decent amount of sunshine, hot and very summary around here later this after highs in the 90s and in that 90-degree heat we could see more widely scattered showers and thunder showers, bubble up. i think less numerous than yesterday. 76 right now regan national, baltimore, naval air station too, decent day at the beaches, 92, partly sunny skies, possibility of an afternoon or evening thunderstorm. looking up here at the forecast in a minute alison back to you. >>> hundreds of thousands of folks will be gathering on the national ma

let's get right to our weather now with tucker barnes. a beautiful day in store. >> any time you take humidity out of the mick in washington in july, you are talking about a nice day. we are going to warm up this weekend so heads up for that. we'll show you the weekend. let's get started with right now. and again, a few more clouds passing through overnight. let me mention if you are traveling today, julie will have more on that. at least weather will cooperate from boston down to virginia beach down to atlanta. quiet conditions. there are a few showers and thunderstorms out towards chicago. much of the country here will be quiet today. let's do some temperatures. 69 at reagan national. 71 in annapolis. leonardtown, good morning, you are 61 degrees. 55 in frederick. off to the north and west, martinsburg, 57. that is almost jacket weather for parts of the area. frederick, 55. open up a little bit and you can see the cool weather across the mid-atlantic. pittsburgh, 61. if you've got chicago on your map, it is 77. there is the leading tong

let's check in with tucker barnes for a look at our weather this morning. very nice day out there this morning. >> nice day this morning. >> yeah, you got it. >> you delivered yesterday as well. >> delivered yesterday. going to deliver again today. it will be a little warmer this afternoon with highs back into the upper 80s. humidity won't start creeping in until later tonight and tomorrow. another nice one, no rain in sight for the next couple of days. >> let's get to t we'll take a look at our satellite-radar and again, we don't have much to show you. one or two clouds moving through at the moment. again, not going to amount to much here. i think we'll see a few more clouds than yesterday but the last few days, we've only had just a passing cloud at best. you can see a little rain shower activity well off to the west but we have high pressure protecting us here for the next few days. until that can really slip offshore, we'll be nice and dry around here. dry weather today, sunshine and high temperatures back in the 80s. check out the current numbers. thes

now, it is time for ask the weather guys, the segment where tucker barnes and i put our big heads together to answer your most pressing questions, weather-related or otherwise. due to scheduling changes here, we have not been able to do this for quite some time. we are happy to bring it to you. today's question, fascinating question comes from justin roberti who writes who does lutening strike -- lightning strike more, men or women. good question. who do you think it strike more into. >> i say men because they are outside doing outside stuff more. >> i will say men because we don't like to go inside. we are not that smart. >> you are both right. >> okay. >> you are absolutely right. lightning strikes men much more often than women. i have a stat for you. it is kind of sad. between-- this ard cog to popular science magazine. between 1995 and 2008, lightning strikes killed 648 people in the u.s. according to popular science. those killed, 82% were men. 82%. some people wonder is it something in our bodies. no, it is nothing like that. this is attributed to something called mass, which is the

. >> tucker barnes with a look at this hot summer day.ypical day around here. >> you got it alison more of the same here expected, but we have some changes, showers, thunderstorms out to our west this morning, let's focus on that see what will be happening, your radar showing you, we got showers earlier, pretty good thunderstorm activity to the north and east of cull pepper got to get this