so 32 gaithersburg. 34 in leesburg. and 35 in manassas. a few high clouds will come through tomorrow ahead of the cold front but it will move through dry. by 7:00 tomorrow night low-to-mid 30s across the board. just with some high clouds. so tonight clear skies. very cold. i think the coldest so far this season. coldest since last march anyway. 14 to 24 for lows. the record low is 20 at dulles. i think we will break that. the record low at national is 18. that is a safe one. 23 downtown. 20 in bethesda. 19 in fairfax. 16 sterling. 19 rock victim. 19 in college park. 20 in buie. your day planner. 20s through 9:00. 33 at 11:00. 35 at 1 p.m. remember those are downtown temps. next three days still chilly on thursday. 46. a little bit colder on friday. temperature about 43. and then we get into the weekend. here's the light at the end of the tunnel. 55 on saturday. mid 60s on sunday with some showers late. upper 60s monday with showers late. even tuesday some morning clouds. temperatures in the upper 50s. >> all right. good. >> well, you know.

in leesburg, surae chinn, wusa9. >> hard to believe it's just thanksgiving. you can stay on top of all these changing weather conditions with the weather app. it is absolutely free and available in the apple and the google play store. >> celebrating the life of marion barry. next, when you can pay a final tribute to the so-called mayor for life. >>> i came to celebrate family, celebration, and we've been devastatedded and all i want is my dog. >> she came to town to celebrate the good times, but instead, she is suffering because one of her beloved dogs is gone missing. what you can help reunit this woman with her lost yorkie. >> hear from coach gruden on his decision to start colt mccoy instead. >>> and taking a live look outside as drivers are making their way to their thanksgiving destinations. the temperatures are dropping and slick spots are possible. topper is tracking how cold we'll get together and you're watching wusa9 in your only >>> take another live look outside. the snow now really tapering off and just a slushy mess out there for most of us. now

our average high is still 59. 36 in gaithersburg, leesburg, 37 in manassas. high school football, brr, hat, gloves, coat. 4:00, 39, 6:00, 34 and 8:00 it will be below freezing in most areas, about 31 degrees. it will be dry and winds on their way, but still some kind of cold. 8:00 we're below freezing in most of the northern and western suburbs. by 10:00 we're looking at temperatures around 30 in gaithersburg, leesburg and manassas. i know it sounds crazy, but i wore the winter coat for the first time, hat, gloves, scarf. you'll need that if you're going out tonight. by midnight it will be in the upper 20s in leesburg, manassas and gaithersburg. we'll come back, take you through the weekend. that includes the terps game, game at fedex. you might be surprised what's lurking next week. you think this is cold? just wait '. >>> a university of virginia freshman died today after what school officials call a catastrophic medical emergency. 18-year-old nolan birch was found unresponsive at a frat house wednesday night. sources on campus say the freshman who was fled

but 62 in leesburg and 63 in leesburg. 62 in gaithersburg and 66 in la plata. by 6:00, we look west. we see some showers beginning to get very close to i-81 around peters burg and winchester. by 8:00, we are comfortable. mid 50s to low 60s and by 11:00, we see some showers spreading out and a little yellow and rumble of thunder toward romney and hagerstown with temperatures in the low 50s and some of the showers, walking the dog late tomorrow night, you may run into sprinkles. fairfax, rockville, gaithersburg, and leesburg. good news, it's still mild with temperatures in the 50s. okay. tonight partly to mostly cloudy, breezy and mild. 47 to 52. winds out of the southwest at 10 to 15. so, we'll break this down in the day planner. 50s across the board to start. 65 by 11:00. and then 67 by 1:00. again, peeks of sun, periods of clouds. now we're still looking at a yellow alert on thursday. showers, rain, mild. 65. blustery on friday. blustery 54. bundle up, temperatures will be in the 40s and 50s. next seven days, more sunshine on saturday. another system comes at

they have stopped falling anyway in leesburg. what's left is the very wet pavement and the slushy conditions on the side streets and the residential, where drivers, they will be concerned about it all, but they will be taking it nice and slow. >> and it is black ice that it will be bad if it freezes tonight. but it will be drivable. >> how are the roads? >> it's not bad at all. not bad at all. >> no, it's pretty slick and it is slushy with a lot of the vehicles that are going slow. >> they've been up for two days, prepping, clearing the snow. >> it's like 11:00 that it would start sleeting and turn over their snow. and then within 15 to 20 minutes that it was totally white. >> when i would first wake up this morning that there was just rain and that they would say it missed us. and probably like 9:00 or so, like oh my gosh, just great. and then it would be done in spurts. >> and it was probably $50 coming in and out of here constantly. >> reporter: they have 400 trucks out there in northern virginia. a third of which are devoted

we have some 40s showing up, 43 in gaithersburg, 45 in leesburg, down to 38 in hagerstown and you go out toward cumberland and temperatures are in the mid- 30s. you jump the divide and oakland only 23 degrees. so we still have a bit of wind chill, not so much downtown, but where temps are in the 40s and 30s it feel like 34 toward martinsburg and feel like 37 in winchester. tonight dress for the teens and 20s. don't be fooled it's still in the low 50s downtown. forecast lows 27 downtown, 23 in rockville, fairfax, 21 toward leesburg, 24 in woodbridge, 25 in waldorf and upper 20s by the bay. we'll come back, talk about how long the arctic air will be around and look ahead all the way to thanksgiving. >>> right now police in tallahassee say the gunman who opened fire at florida state university was a lawyer and graduate of the school. a student recorded video of the mayhem just after the shooting in a library packed with students studying for final exams. the gunman is identified as myron may, an fsu graduate who earned his law degree from texas tech university. may wounded three student

by midnight tonight, still upper 20s, manassas, leesburg and gaithersburg, 34 downtown. then by 8:00 tomorrow morning we're still below freezing. so these soccer games tomorrow, if you have to spectate the kids, it's going to be cold, hat, gloves, the whole bit. not any wind. the winds will subside is the only good news. 36 at 10:00. by lunchtime we're only in the low 40s pretty much across the board. dress for the for the terps game, still chilly on sunday but dry, cold rain heading back to the workweek and the coldest air of the season rolls in next tuesday. we'll tell you how cold in a couple minutes. >>> friends and family of uva so of march hannah graham are holding a sell -- sophomore hannah graham are holding a celebration of her life today. jesse matthew is charged with sexually assaulting a woman back in 2005. next he'll be sent back to the albemarle regional jail for a december 4th hearing in the graham case. >>> today a judge sentenced a d.c. heroin dealer to 25 years for the overdose of 16-year-old emily lanzac. antwon thorn apparently sold the smack that the

it's 30 in leesburg and gaithersburg at 9:00, 31 in manassas. if you're out late tonight, 29 in manassas by 11:00, upper 20s by culpeper and teetering on 29 in the northern and western suburbs. we'll come back, look ahead to the rest of the weekend and talk about a storm system monday. believe it or not, more cold air lies in the wake of that next week. >>> a followup on the murder of a woodbridge teen-ager, the fourth man wanted for questioning turned himself in. deion moses walked into the prince william county police department today. the 17-year-old does not face charges yet. he is one of four suspects, though, in the shooting death of 16-year-old brenden wilson. one of those suspects is too young to name or show you. police say the men lured wilson into the woods behind woodbridge senior high monday. they thought they were going to just rob him of marijuana. >>> jesse matthew, the suspect in hannah graham's murder, maintains he's not guilty to an attempted murder and sexual assault case nine years ago in fairfax. he entered that plea today.

by morning 22 leesburg. i think these are actually high. 25 downtown. if the winds stay up at 15 miles an hour, we will keep in the 20s tonight. either way, coldest so far across the board. tomorrow afternoon a few clouds will come in late ahead of a cold front. temperatures back into the mid-to-upper 30s. that's it. 5:00 about 24 hours from now we are still in the low-to-mid 30s with a few clouds. not going to produce any snow or anything. just clouds rolling through. by 7:30 temperatures low-to-mid 70s. wind gusts tomorrow a little bit more as we get into tomorrow evening and tomorrow night. wind gusts to 30. i think this is a little bit overdone. suffice to say another breezy afternoon. won't are breezy tomorrow morning. it will get breezy in the afternoon and the evening. so for tonight clear and very cold. coldest so far. 14 to 24. winds west-northwest at 10. dulles' record low high tomorrow 38. i think we are going to break that. i think the record low tonight at dellis is 20. i think we are going to break that, too. but the two records at nationa

now temps are cold, 37 downtown, 30 in gaithersburg, 34 in leesburg, 36 in manassas. our lows tonight if we hadn't had last night, we'd be crowing about this. 27 in bethesda, 30 down town, 28 in springfield, 26 in fairfax, maybe out toward leesburg 24 and mid-20s in sterling, rockville, olney and laytonsville. on futurecast notice the arrows. these are winds blowing up from the south. that's a warmer wind, but it will generate a wind chill tonight in the teens and 20s. a few high clouds come in later tonight. we'll come back and talk about how strong those winds get. they're out of the south now. guess what comes through tomorrow. another cold front. >>> topper's winter season forecast has been out a few days now and he's calling for a slightly higher risk for a colderren and snowier winter than -- colder and snowier winter than average and up and down the east coast there is a tight market for road salt. scott broom is on the road live in his mobile newsroom to get us filled in. hey, scott. >> reporter: in the mobile news time ready for the winter weather, too. sha t

we go out to leesburg and surae chinn is there. you have bigger problems, a lot bigger than here in washington. >> reporter: you bet. you told us to come to this location and here we are. we surely are seeing snow. we're right at 15 north which intersects route 7. the leesburg outlets down below. we're in the hobby lobby parking lot. the snow is coming down. it is sticking. i was driving from herndon into sterling, ashburn, leesburg, and it started off with big fat flakes and then as you started going west, it was deteriorating. harder to change lanes, harder to stop. i drive a front wheel, not a four-wheel drive making it harder. the reason being it's difficult to drive right now is because vdot did not pretreat the roads because of all the rain. they're just now starting to do the sand-salt mixture and they're going to put down the plows once we get 2 to 3 inches of snow. i want to take you to some of the sticking part of this accumulation here on the bushes. you can see just all that snow coming there. as you're driving, you see

out in the elements, my colleague tom kierein. >> here in leesburg, we're just south of leesburg now, in the storm team 4 x 4. we're on route 15. traffic is moving very slowly because the roads are snow covered now. this is the view out the front window of the storm team 4 x 4. we're only doing about 25 miles an hour. you can see the roads are already getting snow covered. along the sides of the roads, the grassy areas are getting covered now. i would estimate we have about an inch of snow on the shoulder of route 15 here and right along the grassy areas as well, all of the trees are getting snow covered. these are big wet snowflakes that have been coming down here in leesburg for the last hour and a half. enough to coat everything. and all of the neighborhoods around loudoun county now getting coated. we're just now coming sort of just a little bit into a rural area. speed limit's now 45. the prudent thing is to keep the speeds under the speed limits now. because everything is very slushy out here in loudoun county now. chuck. >> all right, thanks, tom kierein. winter storm warnings

by 8:00 mid-20s in gaithersburg and leesburg. if some of those high school football playoffs going until 8:00 or 9:00, temperatures will be in the mid-20s. by 11:00 we're looking at 24 in gaithersburg, 25 in manassas. tomorrow night some areas will be in the teens again, not record setting. tonight clear, breezy, very cold, lows in the 20s, low to mid-20s in the burbs, upper downtown. by morning, plenty of sunshine. it looks nice till you step outside, wind chills in the teens 21 to 34, by afternoon mostly sunny, breezy and cold, hat, coat, gloves, 34 to 49, northwest winds 10 to 15. so 28 to start, 31 on the day planner at 9:00, downtown temps, 34 at 11:00 and 36 at 1:00. improving saturday near 50, showers late sunday but getting there, upper 50s and a good part of that day we'll be okay. plan your outdoor activities in the morning sunday. look at monday. clouds to start, sun to finish, 70 and mid-50s tuesday, upper 40s wednesday, a quiet travel day across most of the east coast. for turkey day cold, maybe a flurry north and we

feels like it's 25 in manassas now, 23 in leesburg and downtown it feels like 28. lows tonight not as cold, although plenty cold by average standards. 30 downtown, 26 at rockville, 26 in fairfax for a low, 25 in sterling, 24 towards leesburg. we'll come back, talk about when the cold front rolls through, what that means for your thursday and friday and there is some good news. >>> the early arrival of winter is increasing the demand for road salt up and down the east coast. >> scott broom tells us that is just one of the challenges the maryland state highway administration was talking about today. >> this steers more like a she than -- like a ship than an automobile. >> reporter: you'll see nine of these four axle monsters on the road this year at more than $200,000 a pop, a good investment because they stay on the road pushing snow twice as long before a pit stop. david coyne is sha's deputy administrator. >> we're not spending as much time going back to the facilities to replenish, more time on the road. >> reporter: there are laser and infrared devices installed

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by 9:00 mainly upper 20s, 29 in gaithersburg, leesburg, 28 in martinsburg and hagerstown. this is the next batch of arctic air. by 10:00 most folks north of town in the 20s, still mid-30s downtown but already 32 in la plata, 30 in culpeper, 29 in luray. we'll come back, talk about how long this batch of arctic air lasts, a little pattern change over the weekend and we'll look ahead to travel day wednesday and turkey day. >>> tonight investigators are turning up the heat on a suspected killer on the run. prince george's county police released surveillance video of the man they believe shot and kill 37-year-old hollis johnson. johnson found fatally shot at the fairmont apartments at chillum road last month. crime stoppers is offering a $25,000 reward to capture this guy, 1-866-411-tips. >>> darrius carr of severn, maryland, pled guilty to producing child pornography. federal prosecutors say he agreed to serve 25 years plus a whole lifetime of supervision in exchange for the plea deal. according to prosecutors, carr filmed himself sexually assaulting a toddler aged girl last

tomorrow morning 43, clear, 40 in gaithersburg, low 40s in leesburg and manassas. by 4:00, 3:30, want to walk to lunch, come home, you can. already upper 30s in gaithersburg, low 40s downtown. by 6:00 just about the entire metro will be in the 30s tomorrow. that's well below average. our average high is still 59. even la plata will be 36 by 6 p.m. and fredericksburg. 7:30, 8:00 hour, we're at the freezing mark north and west of town leesburg and gaithersburg, clear. by 10:00 if you have plans on the town tomorrow night, 30 in leesburg and manassas, 29 in culpeper by 10:00. if you're out late tomorrow night, just expect upper 20s in the suburbs and low 30s downtown if you're planning a big night on the town. it is friday night, after all, tomorrow. partial clearing tonight, breezy, cold early, a couple flurries possible, low temperatures 28 to 36 and by morning mostly sunny, breezy and cold, a few slick spots possible early. if it's widespread, mr. bernstein will have more on that tomorrow morning at 4:25, temperatures 48 to 52. dress for the 30s even tomorrow. it's

maybe 16 or 17 in sterling and 16 in leesburg. even down toward woodbridge, we're talking 20. 19 in college park and 20 in bowie. i got to tell you again, i hate to sound like a broken records, but these are cold for late december, let alone mid november. we'll talk about if we'll get warmer tomorrow and tracking another cold front that is going to affect us for the rest of the week. >> we are getting cold talking about it. d.c. is already declared a cold emergency. prince georges has doubled its available beds for the homeless. >> it is dangerously cold out there right now. >> the winds are easing, but the temperature seems to be dropping and the windchill is now showing in the low 20s. >> we are not enjoying this weather at all. >> downtown d.c., the wind whipping through the concrete canyons, and a group of gw students caught totally off guard. >> i was not prepared for this. i'm not wearing socks. >> gave me a tarp. >> 54-year-old, lance bell johnson insists he is prepared with layers of bags and blankets. he is sleeping on a

chopper 4 in leesburg at the leesburg outlets. lots of parking spaces. you will have is an easy time in and out. north capitol at rhode island avenue, one northbound lane closed due to a car fire. >>> officials will be addressing the media at any point. app active shooter there has been killed. police say the gunman opened fire on several downtown buildings including the police department headquarters. there are no reports of any injuries at this point. the "today" show will have the latest in a few minutes at 7:00 a.m. >> new this morning, a fire forced a family out of their gaithersburg home. not far from great seneca highway. that fire started in the basement and quickly spread to the rest of the house. no one was hurt. >>> today is your last chance to sign the condolences book for marion barry. stop by any time between 9:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. barry will lie in repose for 20 hours next thursday. on friday, there will be a public procession that ends at temple of praise in southeast. >> the official white house christmas tree, the 8 1/2 foot douglas fi

there you can see the rain back towards places like leesburg. back towards places like the frederick area. continuing to watch that rain moving in. and also the snow. back towards the north and west. back up towards carol county. back through frederick county. most likely up above the catoctin, loudoun county, and sterling reporting a little bit of light sleet. some snow mixing in. but most of this is going to continue to fall as just some rain. behind this, though, this is the first round here. look at that towards pittsburgh. this is all snow back towards this area. that's what's going to come through next as an upper level disturbance moves through later tonight. so around 9:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00 tonight, we expect the west to see just snow. now once again, not expecting much in the way of accumulation. but if you are at he elevation in the blue ridge or catoctins, don't be surprised to see snow on the grass. i've seen pictures towards the mountains with know. temperature-wise, this is where we are. look how cold we are. 37 in gaithersburg.

we just passed leesburg. good news to report. we have gone from washington, taking the dulles toll road. now heading into maryland. dry road conditions across the area. that's great. the temperature here in the storm truck is now at freezing. obviously if there was still moisture on the roads, that could create areas of black ice. we have been driving now for a good hour or so. everywhere we have been looking at dry road conditions. the other element, breezy conditions. winds in leesburg 15 miles per hour, gusting to around 20. good news as well, though. we're not noticing the breezier conditions here in the storm track. like i said, heading towards frederick. we're going to take 70, back down to 270 into d.c. we will continue to bring you updates if you see any slick spots for that morning commute. aaron and eun? >> amelia, thank you. >>> two more students have come forward saying they were inappropriately touched by a substitute teacher. >> do you have any comment on that? >> >> news 4's jackie benson tried to talk to that teac

by 4:00 it's still 60 in gaithersburg, 61 leesburg, mid- 60s downtown. by 6:00 probably a wet ride home, so just be advised. that's why it's a yellow alert for both commutes. by 7:30 we see some showers beginning to move north and east toward annapolis and the delmarva. by 9:30 some breaks in the clouds and temperatures back in the 50s. we'll fall in the upper 40s by 11:00, walk the dog late tomorrow night. it will be dry but cool. tonight mostly cloudy and mild, rain and showers developing, winds southeast at 10, only 50 to 55, pretty nice. by morning yellow alert, mostly cloudy and mild with rain, showers, perhaps a thunderstorm late morning, a better chance in the afternoon, temperatures 50 to 62 and rain and showers ending late in the day, high temperatures near 65, winds kicking and become northwest 10 to 15 when the front goes through. 58 at 9:00 on your day planner, 60 by 11:00 and 64 with showers by 1:00. friday still looks okay, just a passing shower for high school football, 56. bundle up if you're going to games. temps will fall into the 40s.

futurecast, 8:00 tonight 20 search gaithersburg, leesburg and 28 in manassas -- 27 gaithersburg, leesburg and 28 in manassas. temps are going to fall to the teens eventually tonight. make your plans tomorrow, high temperature near 50. sunday is okay, tracking evening showers, a touch of spring by monday, near 70 and then still seasonable tuesday with highs in the 50s. we will come back, talk more about the timing of the showers and rain sunday and take you through thanksgiving and travel day wednesday. he the florida state university shooter -- >>> the florida state university shooter myron may sent packages to nine of his friends across the country before shooting up a campus library and one of those intended recipients is joe paul from our area. he was alerted by the u.s. postal inspector there was nothing hazardous inside the package. paul said he received a message on facebook and the picture of the package he should receive thk. wee fsgrad myron may shot and injured e threpeople including one person critically. students ran for cover inside the library before police slot and killed m

by 10:00, still 58 downtown. 55 in gaithersburg. 53 in leesburg and 54 in manassas. we could not have diagrammed a better november night. by 11:00, a few clouds overhead and a few clouds moving up north from the northern neck into the southern maryland and then we do find some clouds by midnight. no sprinkles right now. temperatures in the 50s. by morning, a lot of clouds roll through and sprinkles possible down into the south. we will come back and talk about the arctic air. the front rolls through tomorrow. we'll tell you about when the real arctic air arrives. >> the goat of the white house and congress is to get every homeless veteran off the streets. bruce johnson talks with some vets who are proof that it can be done no matter how dire the circumstances. >> i had a lot of trouble getting work after i got out. and the pressure hit soon after that. >> it is miles johnson, d.c. native, college grad, and army specialist 1995, and a street person after that. >> it's all about remaining quiet and remaining quiet. >> kept him on the streets for years and then came the

it's still mild, 53 in gaithersburg, 54 in leesburg and manassas, 57 downtown. we get to 8:00, showers moving eastward. still have light showers between d.c. and baltimore and almost down to fredericksburg, but notice to the west we get a bit of a break. then notice the yellows, some of the reds showing up now down to the south. they cross the northern neck and some yellow and orange showing up around culpeper, maybe a rumble of thunder even around gaithersburg across into poolesville. by 4:00 everything pretty move much -- pretty much moves out quickly. by 6:00 a couple sprinkles are still possible. by 7:30 it's still not bad, 58 downtown, clearing skies to the west. tomorrow night 9:30 it's still 50 in gaithersburg, 53 in frederick, la plata, 56 downtown. late tomorrow night, yes, we'll see temperatures back in the 40s, 48 in leesburg and gaithersburg and 49 in manassas. it's not like arctic air is coming in behind this system. tonight mostly cloudy and mild with rain and showers developing, temperatures fit to 55, generally -- 50 to 55 generally before midnig

by 10:00 we're getting close. 33 in leesburg and gaithersburg. by midnight we will be flirting with 32 degrees about everywhere, except downtown. we'll get in the morning with a few clouds and the temperatures will be below freezing to the north and the end of the west. also at 32 and also at 32. a few clouds that will be moving to the south and they will make it back in to the lower 40s by your afternoon and even 43 or 42 before all is said and done. so it will be a crisp thanksgiving. okay, the day planner, 37 at 9:00 and some clouds at 11:00, 40 and then 41 for you by 1:00. the next three days, well still cold on friday, the lower 40s. and then 50 on saturday. pretty nice in the turps, the next seven days, even better for the ravens, mid-50s. watch it right here in the upper 50s on monday and then the colder air moves in on tuesday, not a huge deal in the 40s. don't look at it as it won't last long by next wednesday. >>> i'm kristen berset live in ashburn at the redskins park. rg3 is benched, colt mccoy is your starter. coming up, coach explai

right now, 36 in rockville. 34 in leesburg. 34 in dulles. so we will get the freezing very quickly over the next couple hours. 37 degrees camp springs and 36 degrees out towards bowie. you know it's going to be a very cold night tonight and very cold start to your saturday. nothing in our immediate area, but there are a few light snow showers moving in through parts of the area. these are lake effect snow showers, believe it or not. they'll move on through. don't expect anything. don't be surprised to see a flurry or two. especially north of the d.c. metro area, maybe frederick county, montgomery county. but we're not expecting much. you can see those showers making their way down from the great lakes. the great lakes very warm this time of year. so it takes -- it does not take nearly as much cold air to produce those lake-effect snows. that's why they make their way down our area. low temperatures tonight, 31 degrees in d.c. the first freeze at the airport, if we officially get below freezing. 27 leesburg. 26 in martinsburg. 27 in frederick

by 10:00 we're now below freezing, manassas, leesburg, gaithersburg, 31 in la plata and by 11:00 we're looking at 29 in hagerstown, martinsburg, but because of these southerly winds and the few high clouds temps will not fall off the table like last night, but still plenty cold. remember to bring your pets in tonight. we'll talk about the cold front that goes through tomorrow morning when we come back, what that does to our friday and we have hope for a pattern change over the weekend. >>> maryland state highway administration is getting ready to battle snow and the shocking high cost of road salt this season. today they rolled out nine new monster plows that carry so much salt and fuel they only need to make a pit stop half as many times. here's the deputy administrator david coyne. >> we're the spending as much time going back to those facilities to replenish, more time on the road. >> coyne explained last year's polar vortex and this season's prediction for a slightly elevated risk for a snowier than average year ruptured in those salt prices being 25 to 50% higher. >>> tonight a nu

gaithersburg, leesburg, up toward frederic. nothing crazy heavy and still mild, too. 53 in hagerstown at 11:00. i walk the dog tomorrow night before 11:00. cloudy, breezy, but a warm breeze. 47 to 52. by morning, it will be pleasant, 47 to 64. partly sunny, and mostly cloudy in the afternoon. still warm and still a good day. high temperatures 66 to 70. winds west, southwest at 10. so, day planner, a little bit of sun to start. temperatures in the 50s. and 65 at 11:00. 67 with clouds at 1:00. so, thursday yellow alert, showers, maybe a patch of rain. 65, and blustery on friday. highs only in the mid 50s. it's going to be dry, but it will be blustery. next seven days, a better day on saturday, more sunshine near 60 and blustery on sunday with some showers possible. keep that in mind if you're planning to go to the ravens game. 60 on mo >>> more numbers in from the polls in virginia which closed at 7:00. right now, let's take you to district 7 in virginia. eric cantor's old seat. he was upset by dave brat. now with 2% of the votes

by 4:00 already 47 in gaithersburg and 48 in leesburg. so some of the high school football games will be played in the 40s and couple that with winds it will really feel chilly, 51 at 4:00 downtown. by 6:00 tomorrow evening everybody is in the, low 40s gaithersburg, mid-40s leesburg, manassas, upper 40s downtown. if you're out late tomorrow night like 8:00, now we're in the upper 30s in gaithersburg and low 40s downtown and just updated at 8:30 now it's 37 in gaithersburg tomorrow night. if you have a big night on the up -- on the town planned, you'll need a heavy coat. >> tomorrow morning 26 mile-per- hour wind gusts possible downtown and by 11:00 winds could be gusting near 30 miles an hour. break this down. 48 at 7:00, 52 at 9:00. it holds at 54 at 11:00 and also 1:00. breezy and chilly saturday but a respectable day for the heart walk, mid-50s and then breezy and cool sunday for the ravens, highs near 60. next seven days milder monday, back in the mid-60s. we're near 70 on veterans day and then rain and showers wednesday and then perh

then by 7:00. 7:30 we're in the mid-20s in leesburg, rockville and gaithersburg and frederick. that's pretty darn cold and we're headed for the teens tomorrow night in the burbs. i don't mean way out burbs. i mean pretty close in burbs. we get to the lunch time hour, winds are still gusting over 20 miles per hour so you factor that in with the temps, that's idea wind chills are going to hold in the 20s. remember, that's the temperature you feel on your skin as you go outside. that's what you want to dress for tomorrow, dress for the 20s. by 9:00 winds begin to subside somewhat but still howling back into oakland and davis. eight going to abbrutal day tomorrow and -- to be a brutal day tomorrow in places like oakland and the valley. for tonight showers ending early. they're just about out of here. partial clearing, windy and cold, temperatures 24 to 30. winds west, northwest at 10 to 20 and becoming gusty. by morning partly cloudy, windy and very cold. dress for the 20s. temperatures 24 to 32. then by afternoon, doesn't get much better. partly cloudy, breezy, very cold. windchil

the densest fog long and west of i-95, frederick and leesburg, manassas, culpepper. fredericksburg a half a mile. that's where the densest fog is. we don't have any fog in the shenandoah, points west. visibilities are 10 miles or greater. all counties in gray are under the dense fog advise isry. it includes montgomery, loudoun, points south including charles county. this is going to be causing our visibility to stay low for another couple of hour so slow down. use your low beams. that will help. when you have the high beams you're illuminating the fog, which is causing problems on our roads. melissa is seeing quite a

even with breezes temps fall quickly. 37 in gaithersburg, 38 in leesburg and manassas. this is now at 10:00 tonight and low 40s downtown. if you're headed out, a winter coat is not overkill tonight. by morning we have temperatures in the low 30s to start and by 9:00 they go back into the low 0s. we get into the afternoon hours and see some clouds, just a very weak system. the moisture passes to our north. the clouds will roll through during the afternoon, still not a bad day, temperatures low to mid-50s. by 7:00 we're back in the 40s in the suburbs, 50 downtown and we fall into the mid-30s and mid-40s tomorrow night. clearing tonight, breezy, colder, wind northwest 10 to 15 and after midnight they will subside. tomorrow morning partly cloudy, chilly to 52 and by afternoon breezy, warmer, winds southwest 10 to 15, some increase in cloudiness and chilly, 55. 46 in oakland, clouds come in early there, 54 in cumberland, still breezy, low 50s in hagerstown, martinsburg, maybe 54 in winchester, 56 in culpeper and 54 in warrenton and manassas and leesburg, maybe 54, 55 in rest

it's only 36 in leesburg and manassas now, 41 in downtown washington. so it will be a cold start. a lot of sales tomorrow starting at about 5 a.m., 6 a.m. those breezes will make it feel even colder than the temperature will be. so you need to bundle up if you're heading out. it will be blustery with wind chills in the phenes and 20s through about midmorning friday -- teens and 20s through about midmorning friday and as we head into the nighttime hours it will remain cold, but the wind will sub skype we have better temperatures coming -- subside and we have better temperatures coming up in the rest of the weekend and that detail is coming up as well in the first alert seven-day forecast. >>> happy thanksgiving! >> thousands of u.s. soldiers are in afghanistan this thanksgiving away from their families but not missing out on a traditional feast. the u.s. military flew in nearly 30,000 pounds of turkey, 6,000 pies and 840 gallons of eggnog to american forces in kabul and around the country. >> i will eat home next year. i'm looking forward to that more than anything. >> i'd like to

by 6:00 a.m. 42 in gaithersburg. 43 in leesburg and 43 in manassas. i think it may be cooler than that. there will be upper 30s. mid 40s downtown and low to mid 40s inside the beltway. by 9:00, temperatures rebound pretty quickly. southwesterly wind. back to 54 downtown and the mid to low 50s. by 3:00, temperatures are going to be flirting with 70. 71 in fredericksburg and almost 70 in d.c. and 70 up in frederic. we'll come back and talk about a cold front and tell you what that means to our thursday. we had to issue a yellow alert. >> his mom says he's an idiot for doing it. but what he did isn't illegal. coming up, why would a guy jump off a boat and on to a floating whale carcass that was surrounded by sharks? we all want to know. and coming up next -- >> eight new enforcement cameras in the district have their eyes on you starting today, but what about this one? it's not on the list. wusa9 >>> if you've got a lead foot, derek, you will want to listen to this story. >> i don't know what she's talking about. starting today, six new speed cameras are

out towards 66 and route 7 towards leesburg. we will have wet roads. temps again cold, but not below freezing. 42 in fairfax, 42 in reston and 43 in old town. okay on the future cast by 8:00 most of the activity is across 95. clouds would still linger and temps start to fall. most of the showers confined to southern maryland and back in to st. mary's and charles county. we'll talk about when we would clear out with one blast coming in tonight, even colder air on the horizon. >>> new information in the murder of the senior high school student. tonight peggy fox has learned that the gun used in his killing was stolen. we are also learning that the alleged killing was wearing a monitoring bracelet. peggy, you are following breaking news in this case as well? >> reporter: that's right. we have learned the name of the 4th suspect wanted in the killing of brendan wilson, which happened right here behind woodbridge senior high school. his name is dion moses, 17 years old. normally police do not release the names of juvenile suspects. but in this case because

and leesburg over 30 now. again, falling. your wind chills currently in the teens to low 30s across the area. so, today those wind chills have been in the 20s by morning. we're back in the teens. but will we have a chance to come out of it by tomorrow afternoon? >>> a lawyer accused of stabbing two people will stay in jail. >> andrew small and his wife alicia arguing for bail today. his lawyers said he's disabled and should be released. so he can be cared for. but prosecutors showed a photo of him at a kick ball tournament and said he kicked, ran bases and even pitched. authorities say the attack stemmed from alicia's dismissal from the law firm where she worked. > now to new developments in a horrible attack at a synagogue in jerusalem. and the ramifications here. three of four murdered worshippers are americans are dual israeli citizenship. they were killed by citizens who stormed the synagogue during morning prayers armed with meat cleavers and a gun. the cousins were killed in a shootout with police, which was caught on t

by 10:00 it's 27 in leesburg, gaithersburg. i don't think it's picking up on the radiational cooling. i think we'll be in the low 20s by 11:00 when you walk the dog. by 7 a.m. we're in the 20s again. hopefully you can sleep a little past 7:00. 10 a.m. we got temps back in the 30s and by lunchtime we're back in the 40s, a few clouds try to work their way in, might produce a shower in oakland and petersburg, but clouds rolling through the metro area, skies becoming partly cloudy. by 5:00 we're still mid-40s downtown and low 40s in the suburbs. so not a great day, but considering what we've had, we'll take it. 9:30 tomorrow temperatures are not going to fall like a stone tomorrow night. we'll hold in the 30s. even by 9:30 or so temperatures downtown will be around 40. so clear, very cold, winds diminish becoming light. that will allow temps to go 16 to 26. by morning mostly sunny with a cold start, 16 to 44, so it will rise a little quicker and farther than it has and by afternoon partly cloudy, breezy, milder. you still need a ja

maybe a 20 mile per hour wind gust in leesburg. we'll add the winds to this which will make it feel really cold. by lunch time winds 20, 25 an hour. by 5:00 relaxing to the south and fredericksburg. still around 20 miles per hour in the immediate metro area that will drive windchills tomorrow morning in the upper single digits if you're way north and west of town. showers just about ending. partial clearing. windy and cold. winds will pick up west, northwest 10 to 20. 30 tomorrow at 9:00. remember, these are downtown temps. only 32 at 11:00. only 33 at 1:00. temps aren't going to go up a whole bunch. next three days, still cold wednesday, 37. last time we had back-to-back temperatures in the 30s was back in march. march 25 and 26. thursday better, still chilly. we're going in the right direction, upper 40s. alleges bit of a tailspin here -- a little bit of a tailspin here on friday. low 50s on saturday. 60 on sunday with a few showers. next monday even warmer. temperatures in the upper 60s. now, with this fresh arctic air coming in

the past hour still gusting to 25 in gaithersburg, 28 downtown and a 38 mile-per-hour wind gust in leesburg. that is going to make it feel so uncomfortable tomorrow. 6:00 in the morning everybody is in the 20s on the futurecast. it's like 20 degrees below average. by 7:00, 8:00 we're still in the 20s, 24 in gaithersburg, 27 in la plata and by 9:00 31 downtown but still upper 20s north and west. we'll come back, talk about how long the arctic air lingers, if we're going to mix any moisture with that and have the winter outlook. >>> the last place you want to be tonight is out in the cold. >> a hypothermia alert is in effect in d.c. and there are no signs things are about to get any warmer. our jim osman is up bearing these frigid temperatures live in mcpherson square tonight. how cold is it, jim? >> reporter: it's pretty cold, but it's on a night like this that d.c. is required by law to provide any residents shelter who need it. as the temperatures continue to plummet, a hypothermia alert was declared in d.c. tonight at 7:00. >> during the hypothermia alert nights which is the only time tha

the decades long effort was supposed to replace busses with street cars from leesburg park to petomac yard. is. >> keystone xl pipeline, members were handcuffed after chanting and refused to leave the imchamber. the bill short one vote short of the 60 need ds to to pass. they will bring it back up in january. after the deadly massacre in synagogue in jerusalem where people were praying. four rabbis and police officer were killed when two palestinian men armed with meat cleaver and a gun stormed the building and started hacking anyone in their pang, three of the victims were americans with dual citizenship in israel. >>> next at 11:00, news 4 camera up close with the risks firefighters take every day. >>> a new call for action at a virginia high school. students walked out after a tweet they say is racist. >>> are you missing a million >>> the naacp is demanding answers about a racist photograph retweeted by an assistant prl in norfork, she tweeted a photo of back boys and white goiirls and the capti reads every white girl's father's worse nightmare. the naacp has launched its own inve

leesburg, damascus right around 2:00 2 to 3 inches of snow. temperatures late tonight will be dropping down below freezing. and again that means the refreeze for us. here's a look at your future weather by 7:00. things really ending. and by the time we get to early tomorrow morning, again, the icy patches on area roads, there is another little small disturbance that's going to come through our area tomorrow. could trigger a shower or two mainly during the afternoon. and perhaps even a flurry around petersburg, frostburg, the high spots if you're still planning on traveling, morgantown and elkins, too, as far as the forecast goes, 37 to 41 degrees. it will be a cold one for thanks giving. meanwhile, we'll talk about friday's forecast later throughout the area. it starts cold. i'll show you temperatures throughout the area for friday morning. right now the weekend, 46. 58, of course, that storm system headed to the north. so if you have anyone that is coming in, we'll take a look at spots like philadelphia and boston and new york. the impact fro

leesburg, too, and waldorf, 56, high temperature. meanwhile, getting into the weekend, it will be breezy at times onsaturday. so it okay to rake the leaves? i would wait a day. mid-50s, still comfortable, then as we get into sunday. sunday a bet irday to rake the leaves or if you have the leaf blower, better day. the wind will be much more less blowing around out there. temperature close to 60 degrees. but, again, it's cold for early saturday morning. what follows next week, temperatures that will be very much below average, and, doug, you've been looking at that. the staying power with the next round of cold. >> not just one day. i mean, this saturday coming up, a very cold start to the day on saturday. then a little better sunday, monday, tuesday. on the warm side. then wednesday, start to see air from the north. that air is canadian air that's moving in. that cold air he up towards the canadian border towards alaska finally moving down our way and as it does so, it's going to move right on in during the day on wednesday. temperatu

we'll make our way towards the leesburg area. 44 degrees at the storm team 4 x 4. this will stay all rain around here. that being said, leave a little extra time. this is a steady rain for sure. there will be ponding on the roads. luckily, nothing in the way of ice or snow just yet. that's a good thing. rain would make it impossible to lay down any of the melting chemicals. the rain could have been a occurs if we had arctic air coming in. that storm in january 2011 started with heavy rain and switched over to snow. nonetheless, higher elevations out to our west. we'll have a little bit more chance of slushy roads. we'll be back in 30 minutes at 5:15. another check on the roads. we should be headed out towards leesburg. seat 4 x 4, give us a friendly wave hello. back to you in the studio. >> all right. thanks, chuck. >>> keeping an eye on the developments in ferguson. much quieter streets after a more orderly night of protests. vandals did manage to overturn this police car and set it on fire. 44 people were arrested. they said no gunshots were heard and no addition

the weatherbug, 42 degrees at george washington university. 40 arlington, 30 eight germantown, leesburg 37. the windchill factor not much of a problem, but off to the west, winchester feels like 34, feels like 31 petersburg. in the mountains of oakton, feels like upper 20's. the wind will diminish through the early morning. heading out to the farmers market, taking the dog out for a walk, middle 30's. midday, highs only around 55 degrees. if you like warmer temperatures, how about into the 60's? i will tell you when coming up. the police arew, looking for the person who targeted a charity weeks before the holidays. says that somebody stole boxes and jars they use for fund-raising calls up there is concern somebody out there could be stealing money meant for children in our area. richard reeve is live in gaithersburg. do they have any leads? >> there continuing to look at leeds. the us is the actual truck that got ripped off. the door was down, but not locked. inside, they had boxes like this for donated toys and also jars like this for collected money. several items were taken. it is th

we get to 48 in leesburg. so even though we start off on the chilly side, tomorrow we'll end up a nice day. but i did mention, it will start off on the chilly side towards the national mall. the st. jude walking taking place right below the national monument here at the theater. a very cold start for 29 degrees at 7:00 a.m. er erika gonzales there at 9:00 a.m. 34 to 40 for the 5k that will begin around that 9:00 hour. >>> four-day forecast, 59 on sunday. pretty good. 70 on monday. that's really good. and then we come right back down. something else to remember, we will have some rain overnight sunday night into early monday morning. but both days should be on the dryer side. a few showers possible monday. right now, thanksgiving looks like it's going to be on the cold side. highs only in the lower 40s. wednesday, a chance for rain. maybe some snow. that's something we're going to be watching. >> what? >> amelia segal and chuck bell the latest for you. yes, a storm. most likely just off the coast. >> all right.

with 39 in culpeper. 37 in leesburg and i saw dulles down to 45. so that's one of coldest readings there in eastern loudoun and we have 46 in easton and joint based andrews. one more look at the beautiful sky on this tuesday morn on our michael & son weather camera. at reagan national. 48 and mostly cloudy. but looks less than that right now. dew point's only 36 on a very light wind out of the west at 13 miles an hour. a storm system in the middle of the country and you can see the front just looking at the temperatures right here. chicago 55 and minneapolis 42. this front is helping to funnel some moisture right out of the pacific and i mean the jet stream is coming off the pacific all the way up in towards the great lakes. this is going to be bringing us rain chances starting tomorrow night into thursday. out ahead of it though some warm air is being pushed northeast to us. yesterday was in the mid 60s after only being in the low 50s on sunday and today we should crack into the 70s but there will be some passing clouds from time to time. that's r

amazing to see that opening up so early. 27 in leesburg. 27 in culpeper. these are the overnight lows. these will be the temperatures when you wake up tomorrow morning. we will start our weekend on a very cold note. the good news tomorrow is, we will see plenty of sun. temperatures warmer thanned today and with less wind, slightly more comfortable than your saturday. saturday looking very cold early. so if you've got those games early, just make sure you bundle the kids up too. temperatures the next few days, up to 50 sunday for the redskins game. sunday looking like the best day out of the next seven. 48 on monday with a good chance of rain. the snow will not cause any problems. mostly rain. the problems come tuesday and wednesday. 36 on tuesday. 39 degrees on wednesday. so, yeah, we have one cold forecast out there for sure. guys, i can't believe you don't remember. you'll see it, though. the specials. happy birthday! >> it's been a while, doug, sorry. >> you have no idea. >> a lot more news ahead tonight. >> here's brian williams with a look at "nbc nig

only 26 in gaithersburg. 27 in leesburg. 34 towards reston and 28 in camp springs. a very chilly evening and if you are headed to any black friday deals later this evening, it's going to continue to be on the cold side. maybe toward the shops around the verizon center, 37 degrees at 7:00. 57 -- or 35 degrees at around 9:00. 57, wouldn't that be great? 32 around 11:00 with rather chilly temperatures. i do have some great news, though, coming as far as warmer temperatures. i've got that for you in just a minute. >>> we're getting new details about a shooting that interrupted a family's thanksgiving dinner. police identified the victim shot several times in columbia, maryland. this happened at an apartment. investigators say a masked man walked up to the apartment and banged on the door. when someone opened the door, the man shot elijah jackson several times. knees stable condition. while investigators say they don't think this is a random shooting, they don't have anyone in custody. >>> there was a search for a second suspect in the thanksgiving sex assault in d.c. po

leesburg just around 27 degrees. that storm we had earlier today now quickly lifts out toward the northeast. high pressure will slowly build in. it is going to take another day or so. we are going to look for a change in wind direction. for tomorrow, we can't rule out a few spotty showers mainly south of d.c. during the afternoon hours. other than that, our skies will begin to clear. for the day on friday. lower temperatures sunday and monday. here is a look at our forecast. rain and partly sunny, snow showers can't be ruled out. upper 30's to lower 40's. a busy shopping day on friday. look for temperatures in the lower 40's. no chance of rain, a good deal of sunshine to enjoy. middle 50's on sunday and monday. our next chance for showers well, early next week -- will come early next week. eileen whelan is in bright and early tomorrow morning. >> ok. happy thanksgiving. >> it will be cold against the colts. the caps go to the island for a slugfest. they got it. a secure retirement. a new home. earning your diploma. p