pushing into western maryland. -- some of the ohio valley warmth is pushing into western maryland. cloudy skies most of the night with close -- lows around 40 or 45. this will bring us scattered showers tomorrow. the second system will drop south and east by sunday evening. there are shower chances in the weekend forecast. it will not be raining all the time. the best chance of rain tomorrow is in the morning. a little sunshine midday on sunday. sunday evening, here comes the next system with more scattered showers. we will call it mostly cloudy on saturday. east wind it 5 to 15. temperatures will be cooler than normal for most areas. northeast wind on the bay gusting. in western maryland, we see the storm is approaching. a few more thunderstorms possible to mark. scattered rain showers on sunday. eastern shore locations have a chance of showers tomorrow. it will be in the evening on sunday. the chance of rain will arrive later in the weekend on sunday. the lower eastern shore will have showers likely tomorrow. it

. >> speaking of oil and gas, western maryland could become home to 365 national -- natural gas wells. according to the maryland petroleum council, it could include more than -- could employ more than 1800 people. it could produce gas for more than 30 years and more than $200 million in revenue for the state. the state panel will decide whether or not drilling in western maryland can be conducted without risk to the public or the environment. a robbery took place run out of a school in anne arundel county. police responded to chesapeake academy around 10:00 yesterday morning. a man attacked a school employee and took her purse. the suspect was in the building just moments before that attack. >> he went into a school and ask for some brochures enrollment information. he later committed the theft in the parking lot when he saw this employee approaching another entrance. >> if you have any information on this, you are asked to contact anne arundel county police. this man of silver spring was arrested after police said he broke into university of maryland dorm room and assaulting a female

the dark blue area, into the 30s western may is, western maryland -- western west virginia, western marylandoun county, montgomery, frederick counties, up toward washington county, just near 40 degrees now. many locations. near 50 in washington, this whole green zone is in the low to mid 50s. and that includes southern maryland, northern neck and the eastern shore. they're still getting lingering sprinkles. farther west and north, it has turned much colder. it should be warming back up today. in fact, by 9:00, back into the low 50s much of the region. and still blustery, and we'll have the winds that are gusting to around 20 to 25 miles per hour. those will diminish by later this afternoon. we get lots of sunshine. temperatures will peak near the upper 50s, near 60 early around the metro area and points south. west and north, it will probably stay in the low to mid 50s and then dropping to near 50 by sunset which is at 6:10. and by dawn, down near 30 degrees. if you're going to be out and about this friday evening, you're going to need a coat. by midnight, near 40. by dawn saturday, near fre

see it in western maryland. it's packing a punch, heavy downpours, moderate rain, i don't think there is thuppedder or lightning, -- thunder or lightning, as it's moving towards us, it could get strength and isolated thunderstorm in the cell. locally heavy rains through with the cell moving on it's way to the east. that's in the baltimore area, moving east at 50 miles an hour. it's flying across the state. right now, temperatures, 50 degrees at the inner harbor. 52 frederick. 51 hagerstown. 55 win chester. warmer temperatures to the south. it will be a little bit more breezy as we go through tomorrow night. systems clear the area and we start to see the backlash of those winds. satellite and radar, there are the clouds, see there, holding on. here is the system, popped up out of nowhere. that's where what the systems are going to do. what i'm concerned about is this rain here, that line of rainstorms is what we call training, it's getting bigger, it'ser growing as it moves across the mountains, it may lose the l

western maryland and the panhandle of west virginia. we may see heavy downpours across our immediate metro. here's the futurecast. showers moving through during the overnight hours. another band of heavy storms during the early morning hours of saturday. and skies clear and the wind returns more out of the north and west. gus tomorrow of 30-45 miles an hour. 55-60 degrees tomorrow. temperatures fall into the 40's and low 50's tonight. wjla.com has the latest with the radar and the doppler, 24 hours a day. 55-60 tomorrow with afternoon sunshine. if much cooler air for the day on monday. upper 40's on tuesday. wednesday and thursday, mid 50's up to about 60 degrees. >> back up again. thank you. at fort meade the golf course will closed earlier than originally thought. it was supposed to close in september. if now, may 1. the 27-hole golf course being closed to accommodate building projects. if officials are looking into opening a new one in a different location? but the budget makes that unlikely. montgomery county's bag tax bringing in q

areas of light rain west of the metro early this morning, moving through west virginia, western maryland, creeping into the shenandoah valley. parts of shenandoah county and the rockingham county getting light rain moving east. loudoun county and prince william county, sprinkles falling apart this morning. if there's rain off to the west on the radar screen. don't let that scare you. it is falling apart as it moves east. locally, drive for the most part until this afternoon when we could see an-hour. 57 in the district right now, 50 degrees in frederick, 56 in fredericksburg. another warm start. 72 this afternoon with partial sunshine. limited sun tomorrow with a few breaks in the clouds by tomorrow afternoon, 72 degrees. the warm weather continues through the week. flirting wisps 80th by thursday and friday. no record-breaking temperatures in the forecast. >> nothing record-breaking on the highway. status quo. put yourself on autopilot and hit the highway. live pictures of the pace of traffic. no accidents to report on 95, 66 395 here. northbound traffic on the headlights. moving at a g

just 46 degrees out in western maryland. and all these counties in blue will likely have a freeze by dawn tomorrow between about 3:00 a.m. and 9:00 on tuesday morning is when we will have the coldest air with us. areas of dark blue, freeze watch, northern virginia, district, nearby suburbs and maryland. but those areas in light blue will likely have the coldest temperatures, including shenandoah valley along the pennsylvania border as well as the eastern shore. many of those locations dipping into the 20s tomorrow morning. what a dramatic drop from today. and then tomorrow afternoon with sunshine into it is 50s. increasing clouds wednesday, afternoon or evening shower. dry for thursday, friday and most of the weekend. saturday night may get a shower. high 60s saturday under and. >> tom, thank you. >>> let's head back out the roads. we had problems earlier. >> good morning. thank you, barbara. taking the outer loop of the belt roy, montgomery county, no issues now the accident is clear out of the roadway. you are taking the r

in western maryland, a little more substantial. as the evening wears on, more of the showers we see out west will track east into baltimore. so far, zero precipitation expect a little rain overnight and during the day tomorrow. scattered activity and unseasonably mild weather continuing. almost 20 degrees warmer than normal for the 12th day of march. in the low sixties in east rutherford county. thaw columbia at 64 degrees. cooler in western maryland because of the clouds and showers they have been dealing with. kind of chili on the beaches. that keeps them at 57. 66 inland at this hour. ocean city will deal with a sea breeze. that is just the pattern there. a couple of sprinkles as we get through late this evening. the bulk of the rain is coming from the west. we will call it mostly cloudy and mild. southerly breezes keeping it mild and chance of rain will increase after midnight. a high pressure off north carolina. a steady flow of southerly winds keeping the temperature above normal. a big, powerful storm hitting the pacific nor

mostly clear skies in western maryland right now. a substantial amount of sunshine throughout the rest of the day and that the clouds moved in. just starting to push toward omaha. 62 degrees downtown. 60 degrees in georgetown. for tonight, warmer temperatures right now. only dropping into the low 40's. stronger winds earlier on and then they start to calm down overnight. the night time on thursday, we're likely to see rain showers. temperatures will keep dropping behind the front. down to 51 on the saturday. almost a 20 degree drop and bouncing temperatures on sunday. remember to change your clocks forward. >> following a tragic car accident, a detective finds himself awake in two separate realities. as the story line of the new nbc show called "a lake." joining me now is the actor who plays -- "awake." what an intriguing plot line. what appealed to you question are >> out provocative and unique the show was and different and original the idea was. when i read the script, i read it three times and it felt like a movie. it felt like w

in western maryland, allegany was in the low 20's. freezing in some locations. down to 31 degrees.in pennsylvania, 23. it ended up their rarity this past several months -- this past several months. the low was six to raise more -- lower than the normal. you are getting deep into spring when the record amount of snow is less than half an inch. the most in has ever come down on the 27th of march in baltimore. 0.4 of 1 inch of rain. it will cool off rapidly this evening with clear skies and lighter wind. 49 in manchester. 529 westminster. toward the western part, temperatures in the low 50's. expect a few scattered clouds and prevent the temperature from dropping further. many suburban areas will be close to freezing. that might give us some patchy frost. high pressure delivered -- that delivered this shot of air is moving away. this is producing lo and gray stratus clouds but this front will be approaching. the winds shift to the southwest. dickensian the impact on temperatures. cleveland is at 54. the southwest winds will produce warmer temperatures tomorrow. when the front arrives

a few clouds in frostburg, 59 degrees in western maryland at frostburg state university. 55 in leesburg, 60 in woodbrige and washington, virginia. washington, d.c. 57. mid 60's this afternoon. even warmer tomorrow. >> 4 maryland high school students facing charges, accused of attacking a classmate in the school's last wednesday at. in fort at several students attacked a teenage boy in front of others. they allegedly hit him and stole his coat and cellphone. the victim was taken to the hospital. police arrested and charged four students including an 18-year- old william bryant and 19-year- old isiah st. claire along with a 16-year-old and 17-year-old. a discovery the county sheriff's department in frederick evacuated part of the court after finding a coconut near the entrance. it was cut down the center and then put back together. as a precaution, the bomb squad was called and authorities evacuated the area. the cocoanuts was found to be harmless. >> we are keeping a close eye on wall street one day after the dow jones suffered its worst day of the new year. in a live look right now as s

metro area and points towards the west including western maryland and virginia. we will talk about the storm when it will end, and what we expect for the upcoming weekend. >> students at lafco middle school are mourning the sudden loss of one of their fellow students. -- students at glasgow middle school are more in the sudden loss of one of their fellow students. it is an apparent murder-suicide. >> everyone is sad and went to the library and talked together. >> police are waiting for the results from the medical examiner to rule on a cause of death. howard university hospital is investigating a stolen laptops containing personal information about thousands of patients. this belonged to a former contractor and it was stolen in january. more than 34,000 affected patients have been notified. it has medical information as well as social security numbers. a final push today in the debate over the health care reform law parent of the supreme court will rule -- a final push today in the debate over health-care reform law. the supreme court rule rule -- will rule on th

. >> western maryland could be home to 300 natural gas wells. they could employ more than 1800 people. they would produce gas for 30 years. this comes as a state panel decides whether drilling in western maryland can be conducted without risk to the public or the environment. gas prices are dominating the presidential campaign. tracie potts is in washington with more on how the candidates say they will ease your pain at the pump. >> gas averaging almost $3.75 a gallon as the president says cleaner cars will burn down the cost. >> it will reduce our dependence on foreign oil. >> he urged congress -- he gave its most detailed rebuttal saying the u.s. is making more oil now then when he took office. republicans say he cannot take credit for that. >> he has cut in half the number of federal leases. >> this is a deliberate dishonesty on the part of president obama. >> saying rick santorum is no conservative. rick santorum is blasting met romney who says he does not support employers opting out of health insurance. mitt romney and rick santorum was no

i almost 60 in western maryland on wednesday.shore sees the same thing as a warm front passes by. lower eastern shore, a significant warming up around ocean city. 44 degrees tomorrow. we're back to 60 on wednesday. a cold front on thursday night. that bring some scattered showers. we go back to daylight savings time at 2:00 on sunday. spring forward one hour. we lose an hour on sunday morning, but it will be a nice day. >> see if the greyhound's nights and is in agony or ecstasy. >> the maryland lottery, let yourself play. the jackpot has an estimated 1.2 $5 million. if you're winning numbers for this monday -- 13, 20, 26, 6, 41, 2. if no one matches all six numbers, the jackpot climbs to one -- 1.35 million dollars. mine was earned over the south pacific in 1943. vietnam, 1967. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin yo

cooler air western maryland.ity up, of course with the rain coming down, anywhere from about 90-100% humidity. the highs today, we made it in to the 60s yesterday. not quite today. we made to it 52 degrees, to the south, we have a warm front that is going to lift up through the north, that provided us with moisture and that's what got some of the storms going here in our area and the rain going in our area. there is thunderstorms moving in to the atlantic, that was the first round. seeing scattered light showers now. second round out to the west, that's the same round of storms that left over 50 tornados through indiana, through kentucky and tennessee, four confirmed deaths. this is the line of storms coming through tomorrow. it's not going to have the gusta once it gets here tomorrow morning. we could see severe thunderstorms, thunderstorms coming through, but i don't think we will be severe as it gets here tomorrow morning. everything is out by 7:00 or 8:00 a.m. we will see breezy conditions. there is the rain

snow showers possible in western maryland. not a loot of accumulation during the day today, but by tomorrow night, garrett county may see an inch or two of snow. rain showers in ocean city a possibility. better chance this evening and those clear out late tonight. mostly cloudy skies overnight. a low down to 29 degrees. here's the futurecast. the storm down to our south, maybe a chance to see a couple showers around southern maryland this evening. more snow showers continuinging out toward the west. then that clipper comes in. by monday afternoon this is a chance for snow along areas like association ti. not a lot of accumulation. some spots if it hits right, maybe an inch of snow by monday night. all the latest models keeping that to the south of baltimore. that could change for you no. that is what we are are forecasting. snow to our south on monday. 47 on tuesday. warming into the 60's by the end of the week. it is going to be beautiful. next chance for rain in ba, by friday. >> today it is all about the bling. finding acce

highs will reach just the mid and upper 40s as well as western maryland and much of west virginia. going forward over the next 48 hours, we will have just a few of the clouds in and out this afternoon and then clear tonight. then during the day tomorrow, lots of sunshine. but the winds will shift into the southwest and that will warm us up into the 60s tomorrow. quite a contrast from this morning's 20 degrees and as we get into thursday, warmer weather coming our way. maybe as well late thursday night, rain beginning to move in, green zones are zones potential rain and around midnight thursday night into friday morning. so for the rest of the tuesday, partly cloudy and chilly for the afternoon. temperatures in the 40s to near 50 degrees with a light breeze out of the south and then overnight tonight we will be clearing out, sunset at 6:07. and it is going to be cold again and in fact after midnight we will be dipping right back down below freezing and we will be in the upper 30s by midnight and by dawn tomorrow, the upper 20s and then with that bright sun and southwesterly wind tom

there has been a number of strikes and western maryland and west region year. parts of eastern virginia as well. this is a company that will have some shower activity. moving in from the west and the south. by the morning, there will be a little bit of rain. all weekend long we will have that area of showers and storms. so far though this 23rd day has been dry. nothing in the almanac today but the temperatures are there. 81 degrees at the airport. one degree short of the record. that was set in 1907. no records for our buck. 85 but the inner harbor. that is not the official reading. 16 for the record low end on the same day 3 1/2 inches of snow. it is possible to get some snowy weather. not this time around. this time it is the second warmest on record. with days to go until the end of the month, 55 degrees is almost up to the first place reading. 1945 was the warmest ever. we could see temperatures sticking close to that to rid records, all the way back to the 1870's. semin degrees downtown. 65. cooler on the coast where the sea breezes. even in western maryla

it is in the 30s a few locations out of the mountains of western maryland and west virginia.n neck, eastern shore, southern maryland, clouds coming through. in the mid 40s there. and we have some rain showing up here on the radar where you see this area in green. that rain is advancing to the east. here's your day planner. sunrise at 7:23. the eastern daylight sunrise on this monday. by 9:00, the upper 50s. a little sunshine this morning. by noontime, cloudy. we'll be in the mid 60s. cloudy this afternoon but mild. we ought to make it up to 70 degrees. overnight tonight, rain moving in. does look like rain after sunset until dawn tuesday. then sun back tomorrow. another mild day, low to mid 70s. might get an isolated thundershower tomorrow afternoon. then wednesday and thursday, mild again with the sunshine back. morning lows near 50. afternoon highs low to mid 70s. then a chance of some rain moving in on friday. and again on saturday. highs near 70. cooler, sun back on sunday. danella? >>> good morning. so far the commute looks really good traveling along route 50. we'll loo

we've learned this morning that nearly 2000 people could have jobs in western maryland. the maryland petroleum council says western maryland could be home to more than 350 natural gas wells. economists say those wells would bring in roughly $440 million during a 30-year period. that proposal is still awaiting approval. >>> anne arundel county police this morning are trying to track down a man who robbed a woman outside the chesapeake academy. the woman told police that she was walking towards the school's entrance on wednesday when a man grabbed her purse and knocked her to the ground. he jumped in his car and took off. police say that the man was at the main office of the school before that robbery asking for information about enrollment. anne arundel county police can be reached at 410-222-6155 or you can always call them at crime stoppers, 866-7-lockup. you can also go to the website, metrocrimestoppers.org. >>> the university of baltimore and university of maryland college park will be sharing more resources. turns out leaders approved the measure yesterday. the two e

instead, it is a battle to unseed a western maryland republican congress member.e're talking about rosco in the sixth congressional district. that has been redrawn to include democratic parts of montgomery county and as scott broom explains, top democrats are now running a very heated, very close campaign to take on that nomination. >> the democratic front runners in this congress race are state senator rob gariashaola. he is up against john delany of big money financier who managed to nail down the endorsement of bill clinton. while the majority leader in the state senate has a lead sponsor of legalizing gay marriage. two democrats at the top of the pile have no less than a dozen candidates. mixing it up to unseat 20 year incumbent republican of western maryland after the lines of the six were redrawn. >> it's a district that actually enabled the democratic or republican to win. that's a good thing. >> it's a great thing for the democrats to take back the seat. we see what's happening in congress with the republicans kind of really rooting for the president to fa

western maryland dealing with clouds and rain.ered sprinkles before midnight are possible west of baltimore. a better chance of rain after midnight. that is the forecast for this fight, but temperatures will stay mild. we will not see a dramatic drop and the temperature. the combination of high pressure off the mid-atlantic coast -- the flow of air is out of the south, keeping a mild. a little front near chicago and another in the plains states, but no real cold air behind these. see that may change as we get to the end of the week. fairly typical spring weather a little ahead of schedule. wednesday, bright and sunny skies, maybe just a couple of degrees cooler. most of thursday is looking really nice. mostly cloudy tomorrow. southwest winds at 6 to 12. the sun comes up later but sets after 7:00. western maryland picks up a thunderstorm and that enjoys a lot of sunshine on wednesday. isolated storms, about a 30% chance your neighborhood gets hit. on the lower eastern shore, we saw the sea breeze keeping the beach a little cooler,

there is the clearing line in western maryland. clear skies in west virginia and western maryland. next couple hours in the metro area. a cold front is stretching across the eastern coast and into the gulf coast causing areas of rain from canada into louisiana. that is pushing east. behind that we will have a reality check. the cold front is putting us in our place. from 74 degrees yesterday to 57 this afternoon with a breeze out of the north and west. gusty wind today, but not as windy as yesterday. 46 at dulles airport, 43 in gaithersburg, 50 in the district, 40 in hagerstown. on our way to 57, partly cloudy. upper 40's tomorrow, sunny skies. 62 on sunday. get ready for 70 degrees for most of next week. >> thanks so much. something to look forward to. it's friday morning. >> you are watching "good morning was captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> i am arch campbell with your "weekend movie guide.". don carte"john carter" is fighting for his life and protecting a princess. it sounds like star wars" and feels like "avatar"and gladiator. it looks great

more widespread light rain in west virginia and western maryland. a lot of that precipitation is falling apart as it moves into the interstate 81 corridor. you'll get clipped by light rain early this morning west of the metro area. chance of a couple under showers later on today. 56 degrees in the district, 54 in manassas. sunrise at 7:12. average high for today's 77. we will reach 72 this afternoon with partial sunshine. limited sun tomorrow. 72 degrees again with a late date thundershower. now to lisa >> . >> plenty of traffic starting to meander its way to or about 95. plenty of traffic from dale city to get to springfield and southbound to get laurel. in pretty good shape on the dulles greenway, the toll road. 66, a green light between centreville and the beltway. and over the beltway at colesville road if we are taking you there live. headlights are the outer loop. traffic heading away from us is the inner loop to get to college park. not bad. in great shape south of town at the wilson bridge. nothing complicated between annapolis and north ave

in the 20s in far western maryland. 27 degrees in cumberland right now.peratures are a lot milder in the metro area, 46 in annapolis 44 in washington. high pressure will move off to the east during the day. we will lose the sunshine and pick up some clouds during the day. tonight is when it will become mostly cloudy. a weather disturbance will bring periods of rain especially overnight through early tomorrow morning. dry air will slowly filtered back into the area. it will been a better day on sunday. today, partly cloudy and comfortable, 60-65 degrees. tomorrow we have overnight showers first and then improvement tomorrow afternoon. interesting whether on wjla.com. steve rudin is back in a couple minutes with a look at the weekend and the seven-day forecast. >> enjoy your weekend. it is 43 degrees. you are watching "good morning >> i am arch campbell with your "weekend movie guide." >> julia roberts worries about her looks and bank account. as the evil queen, she sets her sights on this man, but he is stuck on snow white who looks a lot like classic beau

some all i'll valley thunderstorms might survive into western maryland. storms possible there tomorrow. chilly on saturday. on the eastern shore, we have rain, but mostly after sunset going into friday night. lower eastern shore, it will stay dry during the day but the rain arrives tomorrow night. it continues off and on into saturday. seven-day forecast, temperatures held down because of the clouds. eventually some showers coming through. a sprinkle is possible on sunday, but we should see a little bit of sun. and then it warms up a little bit. some scattered thunderstorms tuesday afternoon. >> after 14 straight losing seasons, the orioles do not have too many zealous fans. they do not -- they do have a zealous fielder. >> it is matt davis. with me is the drawing official. tonight's jackpot has an estimated annuity of $1.9 million. thursday, march 29. 15, 19, 43, 16, 28, 14. 15, 19, 43, 16, 28, 14. if no one matches all six numbers, the jackpot climbs to $1,950,000. the next drawing is monday night on wbal tv 11. to see the winning numbers, to see the wi

we've learned this morning nearly 2000 people could have jobs in western maryland. the maryland petroleum council says western maryland could be home to more than 350 new natural gas wells. economists say the wells could bring in an estimated $440 million over a 30-year period. that proposal is still awaiting approval. >>> anne arundel county police are trying to track down a man who robbed a woman outside of a chesapeake academy. that woman told police that she was walking towards the school's entrance on wednesday when the man grabbed her purse and knocked her to the ground. he jumped in a car and took off. police say that man was in the main office of the school before the robbery took place, asking for information about enrollment. anne arundel county police would like to hear from you. you can reach them at 410-222- 6155 or you can always call metro crime stoppers at 866- lock-up or go to their website, metro crime stoppers.org. >>> today according to the baltimore business journal, city workers will begin a $2 million demolition, all happening at the sky walk a

but if you are going into western maryland, that's where you are seeing the bulk of the rain pushing into cumberland let's check the traffic with angela because i know you have accidents out there and a lot of foggy conditions as well. >> reporter: that's right. we are still seeing a lot of fog out there on the traffic cameras. and as far as accidents go, southbound 795 approaching franklin boulevard, on the scene still maryland state police are there. they have moved the accident over to the shoulder but of course we are seeing brief delays behind that accident. and in the meantime, let's get a look at the conditions out there. the southeast side of 695 at the bw parkway no delays to report on this stretch of the beltway. a relatively nice ride as you make your drive onto the bw parkway. northbound a little heavy approaching the city. in the meantime, this is the west side of the beltway heading out to 695, not too bad yet. outer loop lanes slow through pikesville and parkville and through catonsville. it's about a 10-minute drive on that west side as we get a look at our drive time

a quick look at future cast at 6:00 and seeing the showers watching in western maryland. ten:00, not much to see and to 6:00 a.m., showers moving through and some downpours east of 95 and watching to see if the afternoon line fires up anything significant and 76 for tomorrow and pushing autowednesday and thursday, magnificent at 76 and unsellsed friday and saturday, the temperatures in the low 70s and hard disturbances coming through with a few showers here and there. >> thank you, sue. >>> and check the weather any time when you download the fox 5 weather app. on the app store and so much for d.c. weather and on our website. >>> redskins pull off a blockbuster trade for themselves in primo position to take robert griffin 3. and what one redskin has to say coming up.  . >> good afternoon, i'm dave feldman. georgetown is heading to the tournament the sixth time in eight years under john thompson 3rd. and back-to-back first-round exits, not impressive. and to georgetown. georgetown, a 3 seed in the midwest region, 23 and 8 will face the 13th seed

western maryland, probably frederick westward early but then they could hold together and tomorrow eveningn. to tuesday it appears that things kind of calm down here. we just see cloud cover around and we think this weather will generally holdall in to the latter part of the week as things start to warm up with more clear skies, ail eyes on the next weather maker into western maryland as early as tomorrow. overnight down to 52, clouds on the increase, patchy fog toward the morning, we will put the chance for scattered showers in to tomorrow. it doesn't look widespread and some of this may not get in here until late tomorrow night. we will dry out. mostly cloudy on the southeasterly breeze and that could generate fog. we will have to seeon that. the outlook later this week as we go past the first day of spring, a nice warm up back to near 80 it would appear thursday into friday. there it is for you. the last days of winter compared to the first days of spring. no difference. very similar to last week. >> you are wearing a coat on e- bay. >> might have. >> summer begins. >> might be hard to s

sky is clearing in west virginia and western maryland now. and we will have that clearing moving our way by mid morning. right now, temperatures are generally in the 50s throughout the region. now 58 at reagan national. later today, we'll be warming up. mid 60s by mid morning with the sunshine out. sunrise at 7:22. then by early to mid-afternoon, we'll be well into the 70s. maybe even upper 70s by mid-afternoon. late afternoon into the evening, could get thunderstorms. here's your evening planner. maybe passi thunderstorm until 7:00 or 8:00. clearing after that. low 60s by midnight. a look at the warm week ahead and the weekend this ten minutes. danella? >>> looking good in our area. you know, seeing wet pavement so you want to slow down this morning as you make your commute. so far not seeing any accidents on the roadways. definitely no major delays at this time. taking a live look at i-66 heading out of haymarket, 71 miles per hour traveling eastbound. 68 in centreville. getting closer to the beltway, 55 miles per hour. and as you connect t

and out in western maryland, cumberland, also at 32. these temperatures are going to continue to drop probably into the 20s in these areas west and north of washington over the next hour or so. and all these areas in blue under a freeze warning. and it includes all of northern virginia, the district, just it all of maryland except far southern maryland and parts of the northern neck are not included. out into west virginia, most of western maryland, this freeze warning means loyal freezingy temperatures for the next several hours. by 9:00, above freezing. sun rises at 7:00. by 9:00, low to mid 40s. we'll have light breezes around. the winds should settle by later this afternoon. by noontime, sunny, still cool in the upper 40s to around 50 degrees or so. and then by late afternoon, 5:00, we might have a few clouds. we'll have temperatures hovering in the low to mid 50s after we reach upper 50s by mid-afternoon with that sunshine. we'll take a look at the forecast for tonight, as well as i'll show you some of the record lows around the re

freeze warnings up in far western maryland for tonight. now tomorrow midday we're still sunny but here come some clouds for the afternoon. looks like some showers up to pennsylvania if you're headed that way for the weekend. you may run into them friday afternoon and evening and then friday night and saturday morning that's when that next round of showers will be with us. but i think the weekend always in all not too bad. high temperatures today about 64 this afternoon here in town. may hold in the upper 50s hagerstown out to cumberland. still areas well south in the upper 60s to near 70 the cool stuff coming in a little bit later. here's a look at the forecast. today 64 breezy. those winds again out of the northwest could gust to 30. tonight 30s and40s. tomorrow 65 although late in the day clouds increase and a few showers into saturday morning. cool on saturday. 62. sunday looks nice 72. look at monday and tuesday the lower 80s with a better chance for a few afternoon storms on tuesday and then cooler and breezy on wednesday back into th

parts of the shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia, western maryland, low to mid 50s there.hey're getting a little bit of light rain right now, near winchester toward charlestown and martinsburg. this area of light rain may be moving into loudoun, frederick county, into maryland into washington county, as well. and farther to the south, maybe into warren and clark and northern fauquier the next half-hour. elsewhere, cloudy, damp. here's the hometown forecast for manassas, prince william county. pie mid morning, sun breaking out there. by middle of the afternoon, into the 70s but could have showers and thundershowers by mid to late afternoon there. then into the evening hours, maybe some more showers and some thunder through the evening. keep that in mind if you have plans to head out on this friday evening. by dawn saturday, we'll have sunshine coming back as the skies begin to clear out. sunrise at 7:17. we may see a little sun mid morning. and we'll perhaps have a partly cloudy day by noontime. then clouding up during the afternoon. some showers coming through. highs reach

shenandoah valley, eastern west virginia, western maryland, northern maryland, all these areas in lightkely into the mid to upper 20s this time tomorrow morning. right around washington in montgomery, arlington, fairfax, the district, and prince george's county and much of northern virginia, we may be hovering near freezing or a little above freezing. and for the rest of the time as we get into tuesday, we'll have sunshine, into the upper 50s. milder wednesday. increasing clouds, might get showers late wednesday into wednesday evening. sun pack on thursday. highs 60s. sunny and cooler on friday. might get a shower saturday to sunday. danella? >>> good morning, taking i-270, checking things along that road. you are slowing down already. southbound, slow making your way out of urbana as you head toward clarksburg. in urbana, 36 miles per hour. you can see here at clarksburg road, the road opens up, and you're not so pad just yet. here's a live look at shady grove. you see some volume, but still really good speed making your way on to the spur and connect to the beltway. to the rails, stil

it's only in the teens out of the mountains of western maryland, west virginia. across virginia, maryland, eastern shore, it's in the 20s. that includes montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's counties, now the mid 20s. a clear sky now, just a few wispy, high clouds over the ohio valley. those may move our way later today. look at that gorgeous peach sunrise. sun will be coming up in less than ten minutes. and here's your day planner. we'll have temperatures by 9:00 in the mid 30s. a cold morning. and then by noontime, mid 40s. during the afternoon, peaking near 50. bright sun in a blue sky. and then tomorrow morning, cold again in the 20s. what a dramatic warmup for wednesday. by the afternoon, the low to mid 60s. a bright and sunny day tomorrow. then even milder on thursday, increasing clouds may even be pushing 70 degrees by thursday afternoon. then we could get rain on friday morning. and a bit cooler. and after that front goes by, we'll have chillier weather with sunshine, though, for saturday and sunday. now the latest with traffic. here's danella. >

temperatures are cold, that dark blue zone, down into the 30s much of northern west virginia and western maryland. closer to washington, around shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia, the light blue zone north and west of washington, too, in the 40s. near 50 in washington. southern maryland, northern neck, eastern shore. here's the day planner for this friday. we'll have the sunrise at 6:28. we'll have sunshine breaking out here through the morning and during the afternoon, sunny, reaching near 60 by early afternoon. winds gusting now around 20 to 25 will diminish tonight. a cold night tonight if you're going out. clear and cold, down to near 40 by midnight. cold start to the weekend, too. we'll look at that and into next week in ten minutes. danella? >>> good morning. taking the dulles toll road, heading toward the beltway, that's where you're going to travel just under speed at 52 miles per hour. not by much. a minute ago, you were in the 40s. but now you're picking up at about 52 miles per hour. but once you get inside the beltway, on the dulles toll road, that's where you're going to s

you can see the clear realign moving into western maryland. i think the sun will come out later this morning. that will jump the temperatures into the 70's. we're watching a cold front moving across the great lakes. some scattered thunderstorms will move into the humid air mass and we will see some thunderstorms develop. we did see so widely scattered summertime thunderstorms develop. we will call at variable clouds or a mixture of sun and clouds. showers and in this morning and maybe a few thunderstorms this afternoon. high temperature will be in the 70's. the average high is 53. we will not break any records. the record is 85. clearing overnight. temperatures drop back to around 50 degrees tonight. it will be beautiful the next couple days. 73 on wednesday. 75 on thursday. possibly some storms or showers on thursday night. partly cloudy on saturday with a high near 68. >> with march madness comes a big basketball debets. fans planning to bet more this year than last year. of those who bet, more than 30% will take a bigger chance with their c

a few isolated spots in northern central maryland, in western maryland.ht around the bay, any breeze going to be chillier because the pay water temperatures only still around -- bay water temperatures only still around 50 degrees. this area in blue now in the 30s. we are off to a cold start. you'll need a sweater now but t-shirts will be comfortable later this afternoon. in the mid 30s to low 30s in fairfax, arlington, montgomery, and prince george's counties. out of the mountains, a few locations below freezing. there's the sunrise. live view from our h.d. skywatcher camera. temperatures by 9:00 in the upper 40s. then soaring to the low 60s by noontime. hitting the mid 60s around the metro area by mid-afternoon. a few spots in virginia may hit near 70 degrees. and then tonight, not as cold. we'll be down to the mid 40s by dawn tomorrow. partly cloudy on thursday. afternoon highs again up around 70 degrees. then cooler weather moves in along a cool front. may bring us rain after midnight thursday through mid morning friday. a little sun back friday aftern

in the 50's in western maryland as well. one of the cooler readings in maryland is ocean city where it is 53. and they are getting a little breeze off the water. the satellite radar and combination. so we have these spotty thundershowers over us. we have more significant rain to our west. a couple bands of that. the storm center itself is over southern illinois. it is going to take all weekend for this to move across our area. so we'll have this threat of rain all weekend long. the map this weekend will show the low pressure centers. they are still trying to move across the mountains. we have a couple fronts in the area as well. it is kind a complex system. it is, again, a slow mover. our forecast, clouds, cooler temperatures. scattered showers and thunderstorms. 65 to 67 with a high easterly wind. insta-weather futurecast shows one band moving in, another moving in. even on sunday we have rain chances. more of a shower situation than thunderstorms. by monday, we dry out. how much rain do we expect? well, generally at least a

into western maryland. this time tomorrow morning.at the rest of the week and weekend in ten minutes. danella has traffic. good morning. >>> good morning. still watching the crash. this as i-95 northbound moves toward the beltway, blocks the right lane. chopper 4 is showing big delays. in fact, you're jammed out of woodbridge on i-95. hov nice and clear northbound. 95, very slow. in fact, 16 miles per hour making your way out of prince william parkway to the beltway. now over to the beltway in montgomery county. you are hitting the brakes at new hampshire avenue. outer loop pretty slow. it's not terrible, though, you're at 38 miles per hour. your delays continue as you make your way to georgia avenue. that trip from i-95 to i-270 taking 15 minutes at this time. eun? >> thank you. >>> call the police. someone's breaking in our van. call the police. >> neighbors northeast d.c. banded together to stop two teens from stealing a car. this happened friday in the 5200 block of 4th street. a man saw the teens breaking into his car and started

that includes northern virginia, most of maryland, west virginia, and western maryland. and even on the eastern shore, away from the waters. many locations there are near the freezing mark. now as we go forward today, for bowie and prince george's county, for much of the region, going to be into the mid 40s by noontime to near 50 degrees. then during the afternoon, it will peak in the mid 50s. briefly upper 50s through parts of northern virginia, central virginia. closer around the metro area, it will peak in the mid 50s by mid to late afternoon. lots of sunshine. then early this evening through mid evening, we'll have a mostly clear sky. by midnight, near 40 degrees. by dawn, we'll be holding steady near 40. not as cold as this morning. and then tomorrow, a big change on the way. we'll have it into the mid 70s tomorrow afternoon. a lot of clouds around. maybe a passing afternoon thundershower. and then sun back thursday and friday, highs in the 60s. over the weekend, might get rain on saturday. danella, good morning, how's traffic? >>> good morning. checking things alon

in the 50's out in western maryland. we're miles across the region this morning. we're in this flow of air that is producing these mild temperatures. it is much cooler west of the storm. it makes its move on us over the weekend. it is a slow-mover. it will spend the weekend moving across the area appeared that is our basic forecast. travel weather for today -- major destinations with the highest range chances for atlantic, 70. chicago, thunderstorms. everywhere else, the major destinations look very nice. seattle is dry and in the 50's. a mixture of sun and clouds. 7883 for the high today. a few degrees warmer than yesterday. that will be the end of it after this point. advisory forhefog washington county. that is in effect until 10:00 a.m. this morning. the fog is more in the northern areas. rain free today. rain chances move into the mountains tonight and moved east and will be met with us right through the weekend. maybe a few thunderstorms. it will take the temperatures down a little bit. we'll still be relatively mild. anyone today. 70 on saturday. 65 on sund

by contrast it is chilly off in western maryland, cumberland at 52. and in washington county, hagerstown now 56. right now near 60 in montgomery county but already hitting the mid 60s in fairfax, arlington and prince george's counties. right near the bay any wind off the water it is chillier there. and as we look at the temperatures the current wind gusts right now, we had winds that have been gusting to 25 to 30 miles an hour. look at cumberland. wind gust at 35 miles an hour. and these winds going to pick up a little bit as we get into the afternoon. fredericksburg had a gust of 31 miles an hour. the view from space showing the rain we had yesterday really cleaned out the air. now we have lots of sunshine here just a few clouds along the pennsylvania border and in western maryland. and for the afternoon, afternoon high temperatures should be reaching near 70 degrees. right around the metro area. even a bit warmer to our south and it will be cooler farther north and west. lots of sunshine throughout the day. look at big changes on the way for the wee

cooler in northern and western maryland in the upper 50's. plenty of sunshine to start the day tomorrow, increasing clouds. if rain friday night into saturday. thunderstorms by midday saturday. temperatures dropping behind a system by sunday into monday. >> thanks. about to learn more about the cherry blossom festival. a news conference this morning will kick off the event. it will be a five-week centennial celebration. in 1912 japan gave the trees to washington. today we will learn about plans for festival events and when the blossoms are expected to reach their peak bloom. your chance to get in on the annual white house easter egg roll could be in a few hours. tickets are available to an on- line lottery and will started 10:00 this morning. lottery will close at 10:00 on monday. monday for more details, log on to wjla.com. this year's event will be held on monday, april 9. the theme is "let's go, let's play, let's move." >> always a hot ticket. >> tough to get. you get the chance in a few hours. it is 6:12, 53 in strasbourg. >> the consumer

in western maryland, -- temperatures are a bit cooler. most of maryland is in pretty good shape right now. a little weather system to the south of us. that is what generated the storm activity. the next whether system is in the west in the new coat -- in the dakotas. the pattern is spreading like at this stage of the game. the jets train is writing a little -- the pattern is at this stage of the game. we have seen that pattern all winter long. it is usually far enough north that we have warm weather. yesterday, 65 was behind. winds.-- northwewsst insta-weather futurecast shows the temperature is rising in the 60's and dropping into the 40's overnight. tomorrow, we jump into the 50's 4 highs to near 60 degrees. not quite as warm tomorrow as today. a freeze rot is in fact -- a freeze watch is in effect. insta-weather futurecast shows dry conditions until late in the day friday. sunday, we drive out. we will have good weather conditions. 60's today and only near 60 tomorrow. evening showers extending into saturday. sunday looks dry. a highs a

temperatures well above normal in western maryland.hursday -- eastern shore, fog, sunny, same basic scenario. the potential is there for an isolated thunderstorm. when the sea breeze comes in, it acts as a mini cold front. otherwise, look like nice early spring weather on the eastern shore. near identical whether. morning fog. temperatures well above normal. temperatures almost up to 80 degrees on friday. and that western front gets here. it is going to cushion the weekend. will get into the 60's by next week. >> into tonight's consumer alert, your latest game of words with friends may not have to end when you order plain. the faa is going to look at -- when you board a plane. the faa is going to look regulations. the agency will look at disabling e-readers and tablas. it will be a lengthy process, so do not look for changes anytime soon. speculation is gaining merit afternoon reports on the main factors that drive up fuel prices. 1, global stocks, like tension in the middle east. and two, speculation. >> consumers pay an additional $7

out of frederick, 59. 50's out toward far western maryland now. re's the storm swirling out to the west. heavier clouds. the next batch of rain will be coming into the area. we a cold front strung right across our area now across northern maryland. that will maybe go a little further south during the day today. and kind of clip the temperatures a little bit because of the clouds and the rain. clouds, cooler temperatures, scattered showers and thunderstorms. east-southeast winds at 5. 65 to 70 for the high. i would not concentrate on the 70's as much as the 70's. east winds 5 to 10 noths. boaters on the bay, a one-foot chop. on-again, off-again rain showers. sunday we clear out nicely, and it will be a little on the breezy side. how much rain can we expect? well, the greens indicate areas that will get maybe a half inch of rain. once you get into the blues and purposes, it gets up closer to an inch or so. maybe more than that, of rain in the area. 58 today. rain chances straight through the weekend. dry monday and tuesday. temperatures in the 60's o

some wet snow mixed with the rain in the western maryland mountains. the eastern shore, but 30% chance of a storm tomorrow and partly cloudy and windy on thursday. winds may top 30 miles per hour. the 65 and windy on thursday. 70 tomorrow until that fraud comes through. another chance for some wet weather friday into saturday. the best of the weekend would be sunday. partly cloudy skies and a high of 67. >> 900 homes evacuated, 7 square miles torch. >> rewachand -- emergency crews are working to contain wildfires but the weather is not their friend. >> this may be the best news ever. it turns out that chocolate may be making use guinea. details ahead in our medical alert. >> convicted of a drunk driving had failed hit-and-run accident. a man wants the court to wipe away his conviction. we will have details. >> a new nationwide program can make your home more energy- >> day 2 of the obamacare case. whether the part of the plan that requires us to buy coverage as constitutional. we have the latest. >> today's argument only. >> it was a hot ticket for the

there is a freeze morning already for western maryland.effect early tomorrow morning and expires at 9:00 tomorrow morning. nothing for the immediate metro. temperatures will remain well above freezing for tonight. this is futurecast. skies clear nicely the next 48 hours. the next whether maker arrives late tomorrow night into early saturday morning, giving us a better chance of rain. 60-65 for the daytime high, nighttime lows in the 30's. a mix of sun and clouds tomorrow, upper 50's to low to mid 60's. a quick look at the extended outlook. second half of the weekend looking beautiful. let's get a check on traffic and weather lisa. >> looking beautiful. we have thought him starting to grow from sterling on route 7. 66 is ok for marshall to get into manassas, does a little delay spotted on 28. leaving your train getting to centreville, everything open on 66 assault storage. 395 comedies and ride across the 14th street bridge. park police have scheduled road work between 395 and the memorial bridge starting a 10:00 a.m. and ending about 3:00