lee s first get a heck of the our forecast with meet steve fertig. it s so hot that you might be willing to take a dip in the harbor. not until they finish what they re doing out there. it s going to be hot. find a way to cool off. it s going to be getting into the 90s. the humidity is going o make it feel warmer. here is where we start. 83 degrees already in baltimore. 78 in salisbury, and 75 in hagerstown and even with the humidity right now it s feeling like it s in the mid-80s instead in most areas. as sky hd radar not looking very active. a couple of liggt showers looking through the eestern shore. the frontal boundary to the north is going to be coming our way and that will be cooling us down some. we re keeping an eye on the low pressure center that could beeome pro tropical storm daniee in the gulf of mexico. shower chances increase through the next couple f days and into the weekend is beyond. as far as the headlines, hot and humid today, in the mid-90s, showers an
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here to tell us where that wet start is and what we can expect. the beltway and it s moving off to the east a little bit. take a look at sky hd raid radau will notice that there s showers, and back to the west seeing some showers in the midwest heading in our direction. this afternoon when we get to the warmest part of the day that could mean snorms thunderstorms. too. 75 in hagerstown and salisbury a very warm start. the temperatures will warm up from here more than yesterday to 91 degrees. a chance of some showers popping up with thunderstorms, too. the front gets closer and it puts us through for the weekend and it gets nice pleasant air in here. a thunderstorm chance for today and tomorrow and sunny and less humid for the weekend but we re keeping our eye on tropical storm collin which we will tell you more about in a little bit. right now lauren cooke has a check on what is happening out theee. she has the traffic edge. reporter: thank you, steve..3 as you just menti
steer in more humidity from the south and more heat as well. you see the showers increase as they move from tomorrow through thursday. partly sunny, warm and humid today. is thunderstorms anddit will be hotter in the 90s. along in the 80s and low humidity. let s see what is happening on the roadways with darn rook. reporter:lauren cooke. reporter: we continue to follow an accident that is going to shutdown ridge rraa. in the meantime stick with clark for those of you using the beltway, we re dealing with volume taking a look at liberty road. you can see the volume is starting to pick up along the outer loop lanes. now traveling from 795 to 95, you re looking at a 12-minute ride with an average speed of 52 miles per hour. fortunately all is clear at the tunnels and the for mac mchenry toll plaza you re look ago at an average speed of 55 miles per hour and to 95, you re loo looko alookingat an average speed of s per hour. back to you. another innocent victim is murdered i
you re taking a live look, possibly for the very last time of that neon blue wave at the national aquarium downtown. they re going to take that ddwn today and put something up new and improvee in its plaae. this is the last of that neon sign. good morning, i m patrice harris. let s check in with %-see what we can expect or toy as far as the temperatures. and say goodbye to the sign. yeah, and we re going to see a little waive of energy moving through at the easttrn shore. that is bringing a couple of light showers there but everybody else dry this morning. otherwise, we haveeteeperatures that are in the 70s and it s -oing to feel a llttle more day. right now not too bad. we re seeing not a whole lot of3 activity. a couple of light showersson thú souuhern part of the eastern shore. 76 degrees in the altimore, and generally dry thhough the area. 69 in hagerstown. as ww take a look at high pressure moving off tt the east. energy. that brings a chance for a shower and thunders