Display as part of a program that include flyovers and a speech by the president. The protesters are going a be nearbywell. Good morning, everybody. It is 4 00 a. M. Im aaron gilchrist. Im eun yang. Thank you for joining us this morning. There is something that could ruin the plan for everyone this evening. Rain chances make this a storm team 4 weather alert day. What can we expect . Storms for sure. Or those stms are the strong to severe side. Right now, we dont have to worry about that. Temperatures this morning starting off in the upper 70s. A calm, quiet warm start to your thursday. As we head through the morning, the temperatures will quickly rise to the low 80s and setting the storms we expect this afternoon and providing the energy. Sunshine this morning but there is patchy a. M. Fog that could be a little bit of a hazard so be careful on the day. The b storms will rolling through and could be impacting that fireworks forecast. If you want an hourbyhour fecast, stick around. Mak
We will tell you all about that. Good morning, everybody. Its 6 00 a. M. Im aaron gilchrist. Im eun yang. For joining us this morning. There is something that could ruin the plan for everyone this evening. Heavy rainy may roll through the area later on today. News4 somara theodo is tracking the rain chances for us. If you get hit by one of thesestorms, its strong to severe and why we are weather y. Ert to allow gorgeous is that sunrise in the background there . Plenty of sunshine to start you off. It is a warm start. We are heading to the low 80s very quickly. We have a chance for fog this morning so keep that in mind. It is going to be humid and sticky out there as we get our fourth of july under way. Highsoday 92 degrees so its going to be a hot and humid day. Storms are in store with these storms. Lots of lightning. Heavy rain even the potential for damaging and gusty wind out there. So youre going to want to have that backup plan ready to go into action once those firew ks start of
Impacts for the storms that we are expecting today, i think heavy rain, downpours is going to be the greatest issue. We will also see strong damaging wind and i cant rule out any isolated hail. Now the timing on this is going to be between 2 00 and 9 00 p. M. The window we are working with. Its a critical hour for fireworks. Ill break it down and then we will take a look at a few regions coming up. For now, back t you. Rain could threaten tonights fourth of july celebrations. President trump salute to america and a concerts happening but you may want a backup plan. Justin finch is live along the National Mall for us this morning. Good morning to you, justin. Reporter happy fourth. It might be smart t bring a poncho if you come out later. So far the weather is holding up. We got here a few moments ago and we have been watching police clear off this area for all of the celebration set to begin later today. A line of Police Cruisers out here clearing away a lot of the cars that were parke
Move in, in the afternoon and evening. Any storms we do see could be severe. Ooking at the radar right now, its fizzled out and just turning into light rain in southern marand. Right there we actually saw lightning, heavy rain. That was a thunderstorm bubbling up this early in the game. Kind ofag setting the st for what were going to see later in the day. Temperatures right now already on a race to the high. 87 in the ditrict. 88 in gaithersburg. All the way up to ederick, really hot. Were going to the low 90s this afternoon. Its going to be a hot and humid soupy kind of day. Shows and stormsagain really beginning after 2 00 p. M. More widespread. For your fourth of july outlook, the morning iexercs, if youre waking up now, getting ready to hit the pavement, it is muggy out there. Barbecue parties, be able to moveindoors. Fireworks, some of us, not everyone, but some of us will be impacted. Well talk more about the rain chances and ill take it hour by hour. Thanks, somara. Developing t
Rehearsal for the capitol 4th concert. Our camerasere here earlier today as the performers held their individual runthroughs. Carole king, the rehearsal begins tonight if youre planning on going down there. t doring any large umbrellas, glass bottles or large bags. For everyone heading out of town for the holidays, first 4 traffics melissa melay has more on the road troes yurs all over town. Lots of Independence Day celebrations going to be happening and road clores all over the place. Starting downtown, 2019 fourth of July Celebration roads shut down 4 00 a. M. To 11 00 p. M. Talking about sections of constitution avenue, arlington Memorial Bridge and part of pck creekrkway as well. As far as the tunnels, tunnels shut down 4 00 a. M. To 4 00 p. M. Ninth street and 12th street and we want to expect heavy traffic and ddoays town in general throughout the area because of so many different events if youre heading into town to see fireworks, downtown, you want to take the 95 express lanes