loudoun county, virginia, most of western virginia here, much of western virginia and west virginia under through 6:00 tonight. so again going to be very blustery day. even here in southern maryland, the winds will probably gust to about 30 to 40 miles per hour. there's your satellite and radar. the shower activity lifting off along this frontal system. we'll be done with the rain here shortly. i think it will be not a bad looking day. we should have a decent amount of sunshine. we'll go partly sunny. but it will be very windy and cold as the winds will continue to bring in the colder air from the north and west. this is cold arctic air. it means business this weekend. 42 your daytime high. right now it's 39. i don't know if we'll get to 42 again. we were 42 last hour. winds gusting to 30 here in washington. clearing skies. cold overnight. 27. your overnight low with winds out of the west at 10 to 15 miles per hour. and the all important weekend forecast. not bad. generally sunny but cold. check out your high temperatures. mid-30s both saturday and sunday. could be a few snow flakes and j

stay confined to the higher elevations, western facing slopes, western maryland and way out in western virginia and eastern west virginia. could get 8 to 10 inches of snow in the higher elevations. breezy, mix of clouds and sun. coldest air settles in tuesday. windy. windchill values on tuesday only in the teens and 20s. maybe at times in the single digits. wednesday, little bit better. i still think cold enough air coming across that we may get a flake of snow two. that's coming up wednesday. may have a flake of snow overnight tonight as temperatures will fall into the middle 30s. breezy tomorrow morning. 44. again, won't feel like that. only in the 30s tomorrow. blustery tuesday. will feel like it's in the teens. flurries possible wednesday. still cold and we gradually climb out of the real cold stuff towards the end of the week and into next weekend. the coldest air of the season is coming our way. >>> thank you, gary. fox5 news is always on myfoxdc.com. keep it here for sports xtra two minutes away. bye-bye.  >>> greetings everybody. i'm dave feldman. welcome to the show.

charles county, maryland, below freezing in almost all of northern virginia and panhandle of western virginia and suburban maryland and northern maryland. we do have all the counties shaded in purple here, a winter weather advisory. and westward to frostburg and panhandle of west virginia. how it looks on live doppler. into the panhandle and win ch s winchester and front royal. there are more sleet pellets and raindrops from wargston to fredericksburg and culpepper and the blue ridge. as you go northbound to west virginia, again, mostly snow. where you see the pink and salmon colored shading, some might be mixes wiing with sleet pellets. all rain across southern west virginia and in the 30s and 40s and the cold air is trapped at the warmest levels, warm air over the top. gradually, it will mix down and we have frozen precipitation and gradually change to rain in the end. temperatures in the 30s and clearing out a little bit tonight and chance for more moisture tomorrow. which may begin as a little bit of snow or sleet late tomorrow afternoon before we change it to rain going back to work and

out to our west, south and west, augusta, rocking ham, western high land county, places like that virginia wanesboro, places like that and it is in effect until 10:00 a.m. not in our immediate viewing area but there are icy spots as i mentioned a short time ago. for us let's look at what is happening i will give you the bus stop forecast as you get the kids ready for school this morning. it will be cold, it is cold, temps in 20s and 30s mostly cloudy skies have developed after seeing a fair amount of clear sky, clouds moved in, cold start to the day, dry start to the day, rain works its way in later sunrise 7:26 a.m., here is a look at temperatures 34 degrees now in the district milder air down to our south. raleigh south carolina, cincinnati ohio, 40 degrees at this hour travelling across the country, temperatures about where you would expect them to be for this time of year, cold air across the mountain states, into the west, northern tier and then more to the south atlanta 58, miami 68, new orleans at 50 degrees at this hour. here is a look at the sat rad that is more interesting to loo

extreatment western virginia and -- extreme western virginia and can get 46 inches of snow tonight andrea there and at least it's cold enough to make snow for ski liberty and for whitetail. i just checked 7 springs into pennsylvania and they're getting snow there. natural snow and have had almost 10 inches of that and are making snow like crazy. better to get the new skis out from the christmas present. hopefully. some passing flurries tonight. otherwise, it will be cold and breezy, tomorrow morning and that is cold for the kidos. we start off with sunshine and quickly go cloudy the rest of the day and oh, yes, this is very, very windy. with the temperatures tomorrow. it never feel like that and we're going have windchill values again, some single digits possible early in the morning with the whipping winds and primarily in the teens to lower 20s and not much bet or wednesday and staying cold. not as windy and that is short- lived. right back up by the weekend into the lower 50s and wants to be warm this season and that is where we're going go and there is no big snowstorms coming our

you can see the surge of warm air over western virginia. 63 degrees right now at charleston, west virginiawhile we are at 36. there is some cold air waiting in the upper midwest but it will get here at the middle and end of the week. one day of a warm-up, and then cold cover the upper midwest comes in. keep an eye on that storm that produced all the nasty, wet weather for the game in center and cisco yesterday. by the end of the week, it could bring us some wet weather as well -- for the game in san francisco yesterday. here comes that western storm that will bring us some rain as we get into thursday afternoon. 52 tomorrow, the early morning sun breaking through the clouds. rain arriving may be late wednesday night but certainly on thursday, tapering off early friday morning. turns colder over the weekend, a chance for florida on sunday. >> from the susquehanna bank's board center, this is 11 sports. >> keith mills in fort gerry sandusky. are you over it yet? i doubt it. this one will stay with us for a long time, a painful 23-20 loss to the patriots in the afc championship. it means the

that is falling out to our west in portions of we were maryland and the panhandle of west virginia and some westerne snowfall in those narrow bands that we're seeing this morning. forecast for today looks like this. a mix of clouds and sun. breezy, cold, high only about 32 degrees. winds gusting up to 25 miles per hour. could see some snow flurries here and there this morning. then for tonight, it will be even colder, believe it or not. for many of you be your overnight lows will be in the teen outside of town. here a look at the five-day forecast. tomorrow, another cold day, highs only in the 30s. by thursday, we are in the mid- 40s. that 44 degrees is actually a couple of degree warmer than average. then friday and saturday, not too bad. upper 40s for friday and mid- 50s the way it looks for saturday right now. it is now time to ask the weather guys! the segment where tucker barnes and i -- where is the music or the thunder? >> the new graph you can. >> our new intro. >> you missed it. >> there is animation. >> it must be broken. >> along with the other thing that fell off the set. >> tucker and

the biggest changes came in western virginia. jacksonians in western virginia is cool mining country. it's mountainous. the counties voted for democrats in every presidential election since 1972 going back to win the uaw organize the 1920s. he didn't vote for barack obama this time. these are fairly underpopulated counties but when you add the method comes with two episodes. this is about maternal match put together 59% of the though, a tremendous total in a swing state. of course, in 2010, we had a bit of a shelter in massachusetts. but even now when, scott round win came in critical areas. the liberal areas that the state western berkshires went for martha coakley just as strongly as they have for barack obama. it was the white working class areas and there is an island state. it swung towards scott brown and also the suburbs around the loop around boston. these are the areas that's one most heavily toward scott brown. these are the areas bill clinton at reinvigorated faith in the democratic party. in november 2010, clinton coa

we will announce the >> taking a look at doppler, the rain is now in western virginia.he only other spot that is getting anything is well to the north. there is a little bit of snow there, but around us it will be rain, 60 degrees in january. >> "nightline" is next. thank you for joining us. [ male announcer ] citibank's new app for ipad makes it easy for anne to view her finances from anywhere. like gate d12 for the next three hours. citibank for ipad. easier banking. standardt citibank. ♪ i'm feelin' subway ♪ ♪ let's go ♪ [ male announcer ] hey, capital area! are you feelin' subway®? then heat up your day with the big hot pastrami melt! it's fresh toasted and piled-high with pastrami then topped with pickles mustard, andheese. head into a subway® restaurant today for this melty mouthwatering sub! ♪ let's go ♪ never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 milesesn 3 days. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer i can walk 60 miles. (woman) the fund-raising was the easiest part. people were very giving. complete strangers wanting to help. i knew someday i was gonn

best chance to see showers, we've got the line of showers coming out of west virginia in toward western virginia, western maryland just about toward the metro. if you look at it on live doppler 9000 hd, a few showers on the eastern shore but really between i-95 and i-81 is where we've got the showers. you'll notice the little purple up north, the threat for the lit precipitation at this hour. you still have the freezing rain advisory north until 1:00. west side of town, montgomery county, fairfax county, this is where we're seeing the showers. more showers as you head out toward the shenandoah valley and some heavier showers up approaching the hagerstown area. temperatures are still chilly. 36 in town. up to 42 luray. 40 in southern maryland. hagerstown now up to 36. they're getting away from the freezing precip. visibilities go way down. zero at dulles. quarter mile martinsburg and gaithersburg. about a half-mile at reagan national. fog will be a problem for the next few hours. looking at the michael & son weather camera, you can see the capital and the clouds and the fog out there. the current

look at the view from space, i'm begin to go see some clouds thickening up over western maryland and northern west virginia. they are associated with i much colder air blast. many of those areas could get up to a foot of snow in western maryland and northern west virginia. the winds will increase a bit here gusting to 20 miles an hour. highs will reach the mid-40s by midafternoon. it will be turning colder by sunset, down near 40 degrees. sunset today at 4:57. a look at your evening planner in ten minutes at 6:41. let's check on traffic this morning. carol pear kerr's in for danella. good morning, carol. >> good morning. and thank you, kind sir. traffic around the area is without incident or accidents at this moment. traveling 270 at 28, we're picking up some customers but no delays. in maryland, i-97 at 100, you are traveling at the speed limit. and the beltway at gw parkway, a little heavier but moving right along. >>> don't forget to take extra change with you if you plan to use the dulles toll road. a 20% hike at the road's main toll plaza. they'll now be charged $1.50. tolls will stay at 75 cents at t

out in western maryland and northern west virginia, it's near freezing out there. brace yourselves for a big winter storm coming in. they're going to have upslope snows in western maryland and northern west virginia. up to six inches of snow developing there later today. sunrise at 7:27. temperatures around the metro area and much of the region, except out of the mountains, climbing into the 40s. out where the big winter storm is happening, only around freezing the rest of the day. we'll look at your evening planner in ten minutes. here's a look at traffic. carol parker joins us this morning. good morning, carol. >> good morning, tom. thank you. >>> keep that big winter storm away. keep it where you said it was going to be. the beltway, smooth sailing. enjoy it because tomorrow things will look entirely different. let's check the bridges. over at the sousa bridge, we're moving right along. woodrow wilson bridge, no accidents, no incidents to report. and the 14th street bridge wide open. eun, joe, back to you. >> carol, thanks very much. >>> 5:03 now. there is a lot

south and west, you can see the rain approaching from portions of west virginia and southern and western virginia as the showers will creep into the area -- you can see it is still several hours away. we've got several more hours until it gets here. my suggestion is bring your umbrella today or be prepared for some rain. it is cold, 34 in washington. 26 at dulles. probably good the rain is not here yet because if it were arriving at this moment, we would be talking about -- >> freezing rain? >> yes. we will have lots of clouds and rain back in the forecast. the clouds will increase over the next couple of hours. >> all right. let's check in with julie wright and get the latest on the traffic now. >> i just heard you were talking about the rain coming in and out and i'm looking at the temperatures going up and down. it is crazy. we need something that is just a little more -- i'm telling you, sunny and 85, you can't go wrong. >> we'll hope for that months from now. >> on the roads, you will find lanes are open traveling in and out of rockville. no fog this morning. >>> that change since yesterday.

. -- and western virginia. leesburg, 32 degrees. 35 in la plata, 34 in warrenton. a cool start to the morning, but not bad. 31 in cumberland. mid 40's today, about average. blow to mid 40's. we could-- lwo to miow to mid 40's. struggling to make it to the freezing mark tomorrow afternoon. tomorrow will be the coldest day. >>> we will look at 270 near falls road. a few more vehicles on the road, but not enough to cause a delay. hov restrictions are lifted because of the holiday on 270. they remain in effect on route 50 and the john hanson highway in maryland. no delays in va. 395 at shirlington circle, hardly anybody offutt road -- hardly anybody on the road crew to the 14th street bridge. 14th street bridge, looks good. looks fine near pennsylvania avenue near the center of town. no problem whatsoever. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a day before voters gather for the iowa caucuses, a new poll shows mitt romney, ron paul, and rick santorum in a three-way race. romney and ron paul in a dead heat with rick santoru

they'll get 6 to 12 inches up here and that's what we're expecting in the mountains of western virginias virginia. could be a snowflake here and there later tonight. maybe this batch holds up coming down from the south, but again it's really the cold we'll be talking about. if you are heading out to the west, you should know winter storm warnings are up for places like preston and tucker for 6 to 12 inches of snow and we have winter weather advisories flying, but visibility blowing and drifting snow will also be a problem. those go until 5:00 tomorrow afternoon. here's your futurecast. maybe a chance of a flurry here, but it's all going to be about the wind and cold. we'll ditch the wind but keep the cold for wednesday. most of the snow will stay to our north and west. five-day forecast time and we do promise a warm-up toward the end of the week, friday about 47 degrees and saturday looking pretty good at 52 degrees. hey, maybe you can get a tee time because i guess you won't be watching any redskins football. we've got more on that with our sports report right now. now. >>> this is you

shenandoah valley and across most of virginia and west virginia and into western maryland.k at what's been happening the last 12 hours, we did have a few flurries coming through overnight. now a few clouds drifting through. and there is a winter storm watch. all the counties in color, to the west and north including northern shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia. there could be travel problems there later tonight. here's the day planner. increasing clouds for this friday. sunrise at 7:23. it will be in the upper 30s, briefly near 40 during the afternoon as we cloud up. this evening, this is when you need to pay attention to the forecast. we could have some light accumulating snow on grassy areas. between 9:00 and midnight. after that, maybe sleet and icing. we'll talk about that in detail with the weekend forecast in ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >>> if you're traveling on i-270 southbound at father hurley, looking pretty good. shady grove, aside from the windy camera, picking up volume. slowing down as you head to rockville. no accidents for you to report. a

a couple areas to the western virginia, west virginia and western portions of maryland picking up 30 inches. what a storm that was. for those of you what the snow lovers, you would love to see this again, wouldn't you? there's nothing in the forecast. you have to go colder to get something like that today. we hit 63 degrees. today was the tenth day we have been at or above 60 since december 1st. it's been amazing how warm it has been. it looks like that warm air is going to continue for at least one more day. 58 is the current temperature with winds out of the south-southwest. 56 in martinsburg. 54 toward the river. here we are at 6:00 at night and temperatures in the mid-50s. unbelievable for this time of year. temperatures were 20 degrees above average today. nothing to show you here. we widen out and see moisture to the west. this is rain toward chicago. minnesota, wisconsin, normally for them, this is snow. this is a cold front that's going to make its way to the southeast. it will produce cooler weather for us over the next few days. high temperatures today, 70 in st. louis. 70

in western virginia and southern ohio, that won't be making it over the mountains.moisture is dried out. no chancer sns of snow in washington. mild temperatures in the 50s. cold front number one goes through tonight, a little cooler but not all that cold. highs in the 40s. a little cooler tomorrow than today and more cloud cover as cold front number two comes out. and a few sprinkles when the sun goes down tomorrow. at the's our best chance for rain and even that, a thin chance at best. for the rest of today, dry around the washington area and tonight as well. as we get through the second half of the day tomorrow, 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, 7:00 tomorrow night, a possibility. mild breezes today out of the south at 10-20 miles an hour, highs in the 50s. tomorrow's high, 10 degrees colder today and a chance of a sprinkle or two late tomorrow afternoon but i don't think that will wash out anybody's weekend plans. seasonably cold for monday and back to tuesday, 55, wednesday, 62 degrees, another 60 degree day? believe it or not, wednesday will be february first, the beginning of

watch out there as well as on the highlands of the panhandle of west virginia. westernyland and some of the high spots in northern west virginia, they're going to be getting heavier snows as the day progresses. maybe a foot or more of wind driven snow there. for us locally, clouds racing through from time to time. a lot of clouds around. winds gusting 30 to 35 miles an hour. we'll have it briefly above freezing at noontime. in the afternoon, we could get showers in the metro area south and southeast. late in the afternoon a few passing snow showers. don't anticipate anything sticking. a look at the evening planner in ten minutes. carol parker is in with traffic. good morning, carol. >> good morning to you, tom. we've got more vehicles than we've seen in about a week or so. you need more layers as you head back to work and the kids head back to school. 95 over at sandy spring road, we've got volume, but you're traveling at speed. and over in virginia, 95 at fairfax county parkway, more of your friends and neighbors out there. nothing in your way. joe and eun, back to you

you can see snow streamers coming in through pennsylvania and west virginia. in westernand, coming into frederick county, virginia now, in toward jefferson and berkeley counties here, western maryland as i said and also eastern west virginia, lots of snow showers that aren't being picture up. even north of frederick. we're seeing a little bit of snow around 15. your temperatures this morning, mid to upper 20s with wind chills, get ready, down in the teens. bundle up. let's go over to monika samtani now at 5:29 with your timesaver traffic. >> thank you, howard. if you're planning to head around town, things are fine. i think though you should be aware, of course, it will get heavier than it has been in the last week heading up on the interstates and all of your lesser travels as well with everyone trying to get to school. be aware of that. overall, things are looking fine. here's what it looks like inside the beltway on 395 and 295, everything is fine. live look at 395 at seminary road, over 6,000 new friends using 395 here at seminary road. if you're planning to head thr

there could be counties of western virginia that could be looking at mixed presip on monday.t's the way it's looking right now. for us, just rain. evening forecast, mostly clear. nice and mild. beautiful evening. 52 to 56 degrees with the light wind out of the southwest. 30 to 40 degrees saturday. what a great start. now, saturday, don't waste any time. saturday is not the day to sleep late. get out and make the most of the day. 58 to 63. another nice one coming our way for saturday. then highs on sunday right shy of 50 degrees. right now, again, monday we have a slight chance for some rainshowers in the forecast. we are at 52 on tuesday. big changes coming our way ahead. we'll talk about that in a couple minutes. it's big anniversary today. >> oh yeah? >> who is that? >> you have to wait. i will tell you. >> are you getting roses? >> no, but you could give some to me, if you want to. >> thanks a lot. >> all right. >>> still to come, joran van der sloot's murder trial was supposed to start today. why it was suspended. >>> what a sight to >>> welcome back to news 4 at 4:00. i'

a few wisps of cloud in western maryland, virginia, and ohio, but clear skies maintaining overnight. right under the center of this ridge of high pressure. if there is a star out west developing, but it is not that well organized. it we will be able to tap into some of this moisture from the gulf of mexico, and this will increase our chances for precipitation. some of it may not be rain. some of it may include some snow, but it does not look like a big deal. was the clear tonight and cold, 16-22 for the overnight cold. tomorrow, 37-41 and we will spend most of the day in the 30's threatening 40. the mix of clouds and son, more sun in the morning. after dark, as the precipitation comes in, pockets that are around freezing could see a winter remix before it all changes to rain. 7-12 mile per hour southern wind tomorrow. 15-20 knots on at the base, small crafted revisory out. insta-weather futurecast shows the clouds moving in tomorrow afternoon. by 11:00, the moisture will come in. this computer model says the mix will be in pennsylvania, but others project further south. there could b

a little cloud cover over western maryland and parts of western -- west virginia.here? that is going to continue to push our way. we cannot rule out a quick little dusting of snow are agreed coding this evening. especially northwest of town. not a big deal. should not cause any problems. for the most part, this is looking like a fairly minimal if that. 18 now in manassas. 19 in winchester. 27 in the district. warmer along the waterways. on our way to the low 40's today. >> we have been talking to dvac. there is some activity car traffic coming into town near west virginia, montana ave. pack your patience. no patience and needed on the green way. good 66 between centerville and the beltway. we are good on interstate 95, virginia and maryland >> thanks so much for that. a mysterious baltimore tradition could come to an end today. every jenrry 90, a close visitor mark edgar allan blow's birthday by living tree roses and a bottle of cognac. fans are holding one left a vigil. at the visitor does not show, the curator will declare an end to this tradition. >> it turns ou

montgomery county and damascus, and in through frederick county and back to the west and west virginia and western portions of virginia, and we're going to continue to see showers throughout the rest of the night. you can continue to see how these moved on through here. and you will see them move through overnight and through the morning hours tomorrow. you want to take umbrellas. do you want it to get warmer? a lot saying yes and a lot saying no. 58 in atlanta today. and nearly 70 in st. louis and memphis. that's the warm air that will make it into our region tomorrow. and many areas will hit the 63 mark once again. high pressure has produced the cold air moving to the south and east, and we will see a more southwesterly flow, and that will help to warm things up. tomorrow morning, expect to see shower activity. here comes the windy and warm air, and maybe sunshine tomorrow. if we get sun, it could produce stronger winds, and temperatures in the upper 50s to around 60. and then the frontal boundary moves through tomorrow afternoon and a few showers, and breezy and cool, and then we go back to the

northern shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia, much of western maryland into west virginia. day planner for this friday, sunrise at 7:23. sunshine this morning, clouding up this afternoon with highs in the upper 30s. sunset will be at 5:15. here's the evening planner. be prepared. there could be a little light snow developing by mid to late evening around the metro area and points west and north. changing to some sleet and icing after that. we'll look at that in detail and into next week in ten minutes. how's traffic? >>> still looking good in our area. if you're traveling across any bridges, let's start with the memorial bridge. volume is very light at this time. making your way into virginia, no issues there. on the inner loop this way, making your way to the beltway in montgomery county, you're clear, as well. crossing over the 14th street bridge, heading to the city, clear. no issues. actually coming out of the city, as well. travel lanes are open. no problems for you. in southeast, checking sousa bridge as well as the douglass bridge, i'm not seeing any incidents to rep

dry, but quickly this rain comes in and notice back out west higher elevations, west virginia, western virginiahere, but we're talking about some fairly moderate to heavy rain potential for us and it looks like once the rain starts on wednesday it's going to be kind of an all day and into the evening affair. some places could pick up right now as much as an inch of rain wednesday and into wednesday evening. 46 with the rain wednesday, 50 on thursday and then as we trend into the weekend, it will be getting much colder around here and i think eventually next week and into february we're going to start to have a real winter out here. >> okay. >> pattern change is coming. >> thank you, gary. >>> it's the show car lovers look forward to every year, the north american international auto show kicked off in detroit, opened to the public this weekend, but tonight we got a sneak peek at this year's hottest rides. fox's murray feldman has the story of. reporter: it truly an international display of the top rated vehicles vying for north american car of the year. from the united states the ford focus, fro

most of them in southwest and western virginia. because of heavier snowfall and worries about making up snow days they get a pass and can set their own calendar. that puts virginia school districts out of sync with one another. northern virginia educators say even worse the post labor day start puts virginia high schoolers at a competitive disadvantage when it comes to preparation for national ap and ib exams. they have less time to study. in places like the alexandria city public schools with a high percentage of english language learners and economically disadvantaged students educators want the change to create more time for learning. >> we're all pushing for longer days and longer time. but not being allowed to start before labor day we are constrained. >> reporter: virginia's hospitality and travel association will push to keep the law issuing a statement saying a change in the law will have numerous effects including jeopardizing an estimated $369 million including critical jobs and $104 million in wages and benefits. some par

the biggest changes came in western virginia.onians in western virginia is cool mining country. it's mountainous. the counties voted for democrats in every presidential election since 1972 going back to win the uaw organize the 1920s. he didn't vote for barack obama this time. these are fairly underpopulated counties but when you add the method comes with two episodes. this is about maternal match put together 59% of the though, a tremendous total in a swing state. of course, in 2010, we had a bit of a shelter in massachusetts. but even now when, scott round win came in critical areas. the liberal areas that the state western berkshires went for martha coakley just as strongly as they have for barack obama. it was the white working class areas and there is an island state. it swung towards scott brown and also the suburbs around the loop around boston. these are the areas that's one most heavily toward scott brown. these are the areas bill clinton at reinvigorated faith in the democratic party. in november 2010, clinton coalition

and north in the form of wet snow and certainly likely some snow falling out in western maryland and much of west virginias we get through friday and friday morning by dawn it will be gone. we will have sunshine here but some continuing snow showers western maryland and much of northern west virginia. and they could pick up several inches of snow there. here locally not much at all predawn. during the day friday, lots of sun with gusty winds and saturday, lots of sunshine, too. but much colder weather moving in. so for the rest of the thursday afternoon, we will have some of the clouds in and out. that means light breeze out of the south and southwest. temperatures climbing into the 50s to near 60 degrees. the 60-degree temperatures will be southern maryland through north central virginia. farther to the north, generally in the mid 50s or so for highs around the metro area this afternoon. then this evening, we will drop back into the low 50s early evening. sunset at 5:07. then by midnight down into the upper 40s, then it is after midnight that the cold air surges in and that's when we will have perhaps so

maryland, into loudoun county, and throughout most of the shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia, and into westernand, where right now they're getting heavy snow bands now from frostburg west and all the way toward morgantown and northern west virginia, they're going to be getting a lot of heavy snow today with blizzard-like conditions. closer to washington, we're getting a few snow showers coming down out of pennsylvania into washington county, the panhandle of west virginia. but right over washington, we've got a clear sky. sunrise at 7:27. by 9:00 near 30 degrees. only briefly near or above freezing at noontime. winds gusting to 30 miles an hour to 35 miles an hour. this afternoon there's a possibility of a passing snow shower this afternoon. then the wind should diminish tonight under a clearing sky. we'll be down in the low 20s by midnight and then the teens by dawn tomorrow. perhaps even near 10 degrees in some of the rural areas tomorrow morning. afternoon highs briefly better on thursday. may hit 50s on saturday. cloudy on sunday, near 50, chance of a few sprinkles. carol, good morning. ho

you can see the rain is back in west virginia and the western part of virginia. the storm is over the mississippi river. we see the cold front back in the planes that will bring colder air by friday into the weekend. rain today into tonight. snow showers on friday. a high of 42. 30's this weekend. we have a chance for flurries for the ravens game on sunday as the texans come to town. >> thank you. 29 degrees on tv hill. eight little dog with a big heart -- a little dog with a big part. -- heart. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. do you think the fcc rules regarding broadcast television are too strict, too lenient, or are they appropriate as they are? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> hotel made out of ice is trying to give guests a warm welcome. t on a mountain -- it is on a mountain. sleeping bags are provided. the price is around $90 a night. >> may fit into your pocket -- she may fit into your pocket. lucy is the record holder for the

all these counties here in dark blue including northern shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia, western maryland, hagerstown to frostburg and cumberland, those areas could get some accumulations of snow, sleet, and ice. i'll give you a better look in a few seconds. sunrise at 7:23. throughout the day, we'll be in the 30s to maybe upper 30s during the afternoon with increasing clouds. sunset at 5:15. then it's after sunset that perhaps by around 9:00, 10:00 this evening we could get a little light snow falling. again, a lot of that's going to melt on roadways. maybe just a very light dusting on some of the grassy areas, especially areas west and north. it does look like we could get a couple of inches of snow changing to ice way out in the dark blue zone, in western maryland and the far northern part of west virginia. closer to washington, out in northern montgomery county and along the blue ridge from loudoun county down through fauquier and the shenandoah valley, could get .1 inch to.25 inch of ice accumulating from freezing rain. maybe a very light coating of ice close in to washingto

if you are in the west, west virginia or western portions of virginia, you may be seeing that snow nowu can see it on doppler radar near winchester and making it to the panhandle of west virginia and hagerstown. it will try to move in here, but we have a dry atmosphere. light snow showers but that's about it. the cloud cover tonight will keep things much warmer overnight. 28 is about 11 degrees warmer than last night. tomorrow, ten degrees warmer than today with a high of 44. friday, we'll call it fantastic. 54 degrees. saturday 52. sunday 45. we start to cool down a little bit on sunday and monday. a little more in the way of cloud cover. chance of shower, i think it will stay well to the south. the next chance for shower activity rain is with a temperature of 53. >> temperature trends looking good. thank you, doug. >>> the latest video to go viral, concerns of poorly executed public marriage proposals. it happened december 23rd at a ucla basketball game. the arena paused for something they cause the mistletoe cam. it's when couples generally kiss when the camera focuses on them. >> g

lots of snow in the mountains of pennsylvania, west virginia, western maryland. the wind shifts here and there could change the trajectory of these. we have picked up a few clouds here and there, mixed with the sunshine. it would not be out of the question to see a flurry or two this afternoon. the storm is spending to our north. let's take a look at the most notable effect of all of this, the temperature is. we had a spell early in the week, quite war, 60 degrees. now we are on the down side, falling the next few days. as we get into next week, a little spike, but not as dramatic as this one. maybe we are kind of leveling out here and we will see a period where temperatures will be much closer to the average for the season. temperatures at noontime, 40 in annapolis, 41 cambridge. salisbury, 48. parkton is only 32. westminster is stuck in the upper 20s. in the teens and the oakland, 12 degrees. frostburg is 20 degrees right now. when you factor in the wind, it feels more like 15 in westminster, 19 in for it, -- 19 in frederick, 12 in hagerstown. the wind is havin

all these counties in color, northern sthan dough a valley, west virginia, into western maryland, there could be an accumulation of snow, sleet and ice there. maybe even closer to washington. i will show you my forecast map for our local area. we could get some right here in the metro area this evening. a combination of that snow, sleet and freezing rain. we will look at that. look at the weekend forecast and into next week coming up. >> looking forward to it. thank you, tom. >>> let's check on the midday traffic now. danella sealock joins with us the latest on the roads. hi, danella. >> so far it looks really good in our area. check in travel speeds. great for friday. on route 50, 301 to the beltway, 61 miles per hour. this time on the beltway, from route 50 on the outer loop to i-95, you are at 61 miles per hour. i-66 looks really good as well. from fairfax county parkway to the beltway, 61 miles per hour. traveling i-95 in virginia, this is a look at the occoquan, northbound looks great. southbound, i will give you travel speed. making your way out of town heading from the beltway to

western virginia is actually the coal mining country. it's voted for democrats in every presidential election i think since 1972 going back in the uaw in the 1920's and it didn't vote for barack obama this time. now these are fairly and populated counties but we added them up it comes up to a lot of votes and this is how they managed to put together 59% of the vote which is a tremendous vote total in the state. of course in 2010 we had a little bit of a shocker in massachusetts. but even that, the scott brown win kennon critical areas. the liberal areas, the western and the in our boston went from earthecho cui just as strong as they had from barack obama. it was the white working-class area in the south and the kind of l in the state but swung toward scott brown and also the suburbs and around the globe are bound boston these were the areas that swung heavily toward scott brown. these were the areas bill clinton and decorated in the democratic party. in november, 2010 the clinton coalition absolutely fell apart. democrats lost 66 house

shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia into western maryland, some locations near freezing.t areas above freezing. it's into the mid 40s in prince george's county. and fairfax and arlington counties. and much of southern maryland, there's still quite a bit of cloudiness, a little patchy, dense fog, too, across parts of virginia. right near the tidal president obama, as well as far southern maryland. lower eastern shore getting a few sprinkles. the clouds beginning to break up to the west. we ought to have sunshine breaking out as the morning progresses. 40s through mid morning. near 50 by noon. a sunny afternoon. getting into the low to mid 50s. so plan accordingly. sunrise at 7:21. sunset at 5:20. the evening planner in ten minutes. how's traffic? >>> good morning, if you're taking the outer loop in montgomery county, hitting the brakes at new hampshire avenue. these delays will continue as you head toward georgia avenue. your travel speed now, 38 miles per hour. i have to show you this fog and delays on i-270 at father hurley. southbound on i-270. slow trip for you. your f

closer view of the radar showing the snow coming into western maryland now and parts of west virginia. this is going to create quite a bit of snowfall for the mountain region of western maryland and much of west virginia. it is only 30 degrees in gaithersburg and prince george's county. only mid 30s, mid 30s much of southern maryland. blue ridge, shenandoah valley, points into the mountains, it is only right near the freezing winds gusting. latest gusts around 30 miles per hour in the mountains locally 20 to 25. and southern maryland, some gusts there around 30. wind chills just in the teens now to our west and north. and right around washington, the windchill, that's what it feels like. it is just in the mid and upper 20s. it is only going to continue to worsen as the day progresses with stronger winds. we will have even colder wind chills. quite a bit of cloudiness, too, coming in from the north and west. way off to our west, with that snow coming into western maryland, west virginia, there is a winter weather advisory out and they could pick up three to five inches of snow, new sno

there were few slaves west of a line in virginia, and western virginia didn't have the recommendationthat eastern virginia did, similar to the debate in the constitutional convention. they tried everything. they said, well, how about one branch, maybe the senate could be based on -- it would be equal, and maybe the house, we're not going to pick slaves and do accounts. you don't know what you're talking about. it's the danger of bringing old men into public life. at first, they are excited to have them, they elect monroe unanimously to chair the convention, and you're all old, you don't know what you're talking about. of course, they didn't appreciate the fact that the union had once been so payrollous, and they knew what it was like to live in a time when it was an open question whether america could be a one country, and only if they could listen, those old men had lessons to teach them yet. >> did madison remain in the federalist camp, or did his time with jefferson and monroe switch him over to the democratic republicans? >> yeah, there's a lot of discussions. i think it's clear h

early but just enough moisture hitting the ridge tops, you can see it here around 219 in western maryland, west virginia, pennsylvania and here comes the clouds. but then they clear out. so we have a good deal of sunshine and we've warmed up from the lows in the 20s and 30s. petersberg is 46 and 30 in culpeper. we were 39. and look at it now. 57 degrees already. a little bit cooler on the bay in annapolis thanks to the sea breeze coming in off the bay. but andrews is up to 60. it is 159 at pax river. and 61 in winchester. and dulles was 58, their record is 65 degrees. and you look outside on a michael and son weather camera, a lot of sunshine. high clouds with a halo around the sun earlier. temperatures running at 60. dew point is dry. dry air heats up quickly and cools down quickly and that is what we are looking at. so we have the clippers across the northern part of the country. this storm system across the u.p., this is drawing in the warmer air. but when you look down toward the gulf of mexico, we are seeing moisture on shore in texas and louisiana. making it into the tennessee valley. and it is no

that is a winter stormwatch that includes washington county, much of northern west virginia there and westerns or northern portions of virginia and western maryland. garrett county under a winter storm warning. that is where the worst of this event will be. that being said, a little closer to town, loudoun county, montgomery county, could see some problems with icing later tonight into the early morning of saturday we could have some problems with some icing. a little snow and sleet and freezing rain. that would be the worst ever. it right now in washington, 38 degrees. 32 in frederick. 27 in hagerstown. that colder air is working in from the north and west. wetted a little clipper system come through during the nighttime hours. our high temperatures will only top out right about where this now in the mid-30s. there will be a bit of a breeze here out of the north at 10 to 15 miles per hour. more details in just minutes. >> let's check in with julie wright and get the latest on the traffic. how are things moving? >> not so bad. all lanes are open around the capital beltway. our very own sherry

on the radar we are getting flurries in western maryland, highlands of west virginia, south of washington a few sprinkles, maybe a little bit of light sleet falling in central fauquier into central prince william county. temperatures are at or below freezing throughout much of the region this morning. 20s from the mountains into the shenandoah valley and much of maryland and virginia, except right near washington and by the bay. temperatures there are a little above freezing. sunrise at 7:27. flurries this morning, maybe a little sleet. shouldn't really cause any travel problems. then by noontime, maybe a little light rain. occasional light rain this afternoon. and that may linger into this evening, as well. about a 50% chance. otherwise cloudy and chilly. highs in the low 40s this afternoon. sunset at 5:04. and by late evening, down to the upper 30s. and that rain should be ending by midnight tonight. a look at big change on the way for the rest of the week. that will be coming up at 4:51. danella, how's traffic? >> so far, looking really good. here's i-66 at actually road, east and west

it there, just to the northwest of the washington area, and you know what out to western maryland portions of west virginia, western pennsylvania a foot of brand new fresh powder expected a winter storm warning in western maryland, as they expect some heavy snow, lake- effect snow machine, continuing to do its thing here next couple days, check out the daytime highs, today, 43, breezy, it will feel cold bring along a jacket, never warm up tomorrow we will be lucky to get to 32, blowing in 30 to 35 miles per hour. 35 wednesday, thursday and friday better highs near 50. >> unfair for the kids going back to school tomorrow. >> they've got new winter coats they can show them off. >> that's right. merry christmas, happy hanukkah. >> julie has a check of this mornings traffic and julie you said it was lighter earlier this morning. still that way. >> yeah, it absolutely is federal holiday a lot of folks are at home, except for us, still snug as a bug in a rug those out this morning, hov rules lifted 270, as well as 66 glen mill road for starters, shut down each way between the watten parkway and calf nog drive bl

western maryland. northeast west virginia over the holidays. this is a blessing in disguise. as long as it is on their roads. (laughs). >>> we have a bit of activity, trying to meet into the area and you may see some of this on indication, but it is not a big deal. it is amazing this thing, this teen, this has blown this far south and east. the wind from the west, howling for over a day and a half. you can imagine that. a look, on the corner of the state, not a big issue in garrett county. that lake effect, a winter storm warning in effect for some more snow. right now, it is 32 and 44% humidity and west and north west wind at 20 and gusting higher. 25 to 30 miles per hour. this is rising to 30.01. here are the current temperatures, bringing in the windchills. two degrees in oakland and 20 in baltimore. let's do that one more time and show you this big cause and effect. 32 baltimore and it is 15 and 18 and 20. the coldest weather this year and there is more to come. looks like that wind will stay in effect today and through half of tomorrow. it will go down by tomorrow night

much of the shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia, western maryland, and west virginia. and east of there, closer to washington, it's only near 40 in montgomery, loudoun counties as well as in frederick county, maryland. in fairfax county county, mid four 40s. and low 40s in prince george's county. there are the latest wind gusts. we've had them gusting to 35 miles per hour over the last hour. and the cloud cover has broken up quite a bit. although there may be still a few sprinkles or maybe a few flurries in the northern shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia. as the day progresses, we'll have sunshine in and out and a gusty wind this morning, diminishing this afternoon. 30s by late afternoon. evening planner in ten minutes. how's traffic? >>> inner loop at georgia avenue still seeing the car into a ditch. blocking the right shoulder lane. traveling on old columbia pike at fairland road, fire department still on the scene of the accident there. you can see here looks like just have to stick to the left. you are able to proceed, but you are going to have to hit th

and there's some more rain, though, coming into western maryland and west virginia.ight now getting a little light rain in washington. where you see the green, this is light rain, as well as all these areas just to the south and southern prince george's county, anne arundel, across calvert county. st. mary's getting heavier rain, the area in yellow. charles county, sprinkles of light rain there. farther sight, southern fairfax county into prince william, stafford, spotsylvania, getting light rain there, too. in the 40s around the region. now last evening around midnight or so, we had slick spots out here in western maryland. the parts of west virginia. watch for that. had a little sleet and freezing rain there. now most of those locations are above freezing, 40s from the shenandoah valley to the atlantic beaches now. sunrise at 7:24. we'll be in the 40s through the morning hours with periods of rain. then rain may continue off and on into early afternoon. by then, into the 50s. may actually get up to around 60 degrees around mid-afternoon. by then, much of the rain s

western maryland and west virginia, 20s to 30s.rom the north, we have a few high clouds drifting through. we'll have high clouds then sunshine. in the afternoon, climbing to the upper 40s to near 50 by mid-afternoon. this evening, cloudy, sun set's at 5:21. we'll be cloudy through the evening, mid to upper 30s by midnight. then we'll hold to the mid 30s the rest of the night. could get rain tomorrow. we'll look at that and forecast for the weekend, and i'll show photos from my latest school visit in ten minutes. >>> good morning. a report of a disabled arkansas, gw parkway southbound at route 123. i-95, getting busy, but still seeing green from dale city to the beltway. i have to show you where you'll slow a bit. that's fairfax county parkway. still making your way clear. you still have a pretty good travel speed. travel time for you, 24 minutes to get from quantico to the beltway. so far your travel speed is at 59 miles per hour. no accidents to report on i-95 at this time. joe and eun, back to you. >> thank you. >>> our time is 5

you know, there were very few slaves west of a certain line in virginia, so western virginia didn't have the reputation that eastern virginia did. similar to a debate we had at the constitutional convention. madison and monroe tried everything. they said, well, how about one branch, maybe the senate, could be base withed on, it could be equal and maybe the house it could be, you know, we're not going to take slaves into account. they say you guys don't know what you're talking about. this is the danger of bringing old men into public life. [laughter] at first they're so excited to have them there, they elect madison to chair the convention, then you're all wet, old man. you don't know what you're talking about. and, of course, they didn't appreciate the fact that the union had once been so perilous, and they knew what it was like to live in a time when it was an open question whether america could live as one country. and if only they had listened, those old men had someless cons to seep -- lessons to teach them yet. >> did madison remain in the federalist camp, or did his time with jeff