Frigid morning. Up like yesterday morning, we dont have that wind with us. During the afternoon right around sunset well have a bit of a win friday mix. A little bit of rain in the metro area. A little sleet and snow just to our north. And a greater chance for accumulating snow it looks like on sunday. Hour by hour today, there is the sky over washington now. Its clear. Well have a few high clouds by 00 8 00 but still cold. Jumping into the 30s by noon. Low 40s by around 2 00 with those clouds thickening up. A little bit of rain in the metro area by 5 00 p. M. And a little bit of a mix maybe of some sleet and a little wet snow northern suburbs and up toward the pennsylvania border. And that will all be ending by mid evening this evening. Next weather and traffic on the s amelia segal joins us live with the 4 x 4. Your what to wear forecast for the brrs day. Making progress repairing a broken water main at connecticut and r streets. Some roads are still closed. Want to go to Megan Mcgra
Motorists in germantown trying to calculate prospects for commute and school tomorrow. If im early, ill beat everybody else. By the time i leave 5 00, nobody on the road. Im a teacher. Weave just been out a weve just been out a couple weeks almost. So were a little excited maybe there will be some snow. Reporter the maryland state Highway Administration an afternoon weather prediction of bands of light snow to begin hitting the baltimore beltways at 4 a. M. To 5 a. M. And continue until noon. Were only going to see 1 to 3 inches. The issue will be if it hits during rush hour. All the trucks will get stuck in the same traffic as you and i and they wont be able to treat the roads. Reporter salt brine was mixed in volume today and you can see the telltale lines left behind where trucks had treated roads during the sunny weather today to jump start the response for tomorrow morning. So this is all shaping up to be a really tough call for School Systems tomorrow morning. The snow is startin
Welcome back, everybody. 4 31. We keep you on track of weather and traffic on the 1s. Tom, what a chilly start to your day. I was up around 60 depress. Overnight, the temperatures have dropped like a rock. We have dropped into the low to mid30s much of the region, including Prince Georges County. Bowie, 34. Camp springs, 35. Right on the bay, an at list is 42. 36 in gaithersburg. Rockville is a at 38. Cold in northern virginia. 32 in manassas. Dulles, 32. Leesburg is at 34. So a cold start under the clear skies. Got the bright moon. Farther west, cold temperatures as well. A little above freezing. Martinsburg, 33. But its milder farther to the north. Hagerstown, 40. Out of the mountains most locations low to mid30s. Statten, virginia, down to 31 degrees. Around the bay and the eastern shore, cold there too. Eastern shore, southern maryland, mid to upper 30s. Driving in this morning, well have dry pavement. And temperatures will stay in the 30s between now through 8 00. Youll need the h
Fairfax county and the rest of Northern Virginia. Reagan national at 42. Warmest temperature for the day ahead as it will be turning colder during the afternoon. A look at when gets windiest hour by hour that is coming up next west and traffic on the 1s at 6 11. Melissa, what is going on with the roads . Have some metro delays. Blue line to largo. We just tweeted that out. Also chopper 4 over the scene, kenilworth at the beltway, debris in the road. Theyre trying to get things out of the way for you. Wide look at things your all no major issues as you are looking at the beltway as a whole. Inner loop and outer loop things are rolling along quite nicely. Northbound kenilworth could start getting a bit slow. Taking a look at 270 in and out of town north and south looking quite good. Same thing 66 into and out of town at lee highway no issues there. And then northbound heading north on 95 out of stafford no issues until you get to dale city. Then youre a little slow. Im back at 611 with t
Where youll get about an inch of snow. Overnight just mostly cloudy and cold, very much cold enough to support that snow, 20 to 26 degrees. Well talk more about the arctic blast that arrives behind this snow coming up in the first alert sevenday forecast. You can track that snow any time of day with the brandnew wusa9 mobile app. Download it now. Its free available in the apple and google play stores. Youll be able to see where the snow is headed and check for delays or closings and tomorrow morning you can wake up with us earlier. Well be on the air at 4 a. M. Tracking the latest conditions and school closings. The timing of this storm is what could cause such a big headache for commuters and school officials. Today transportation officials in maryland told us theyre doing everything they can tonight to get ready for the morning. Reporter im scott broom in Montgomery County, maryland, where highway crews are prepared for the possibility that a little snow might make for brief but big