while it's not quite there yet in easton and st. michaels it's getting close and we're watching the track of the heavy rain, extending towards cambridge, even lightning strikes there in portions of caroline county. it's good news because they need the rain. we all need it and it's pushing its way basically from the lower eastern shore and trying to head up in our direction. there's that cluster we were focused in on. looks like it's trying to close in on baltimore. over the morning commute we could get rain. as we're watching this semitropical system. i keep saying that because on the wide satellite picture we had outflow clouds last night. it looked like it was trying to take on a signature as it has a tropical feed extending all the way down into the southern atlantic. we're watching this cluster history which looks like it's still got a nice outflow of the high clouds, spreading out from the center of the storm but it doesn't have a really well defined center. we're watching this thing that doesn't have a name. the hurricane cent

typical lows are 60's. 5 in easton, 56 salisbury, 69 at ocean city. annapolis 65. new york 61. -- york 61. hagerstown 68. so there are a few 50's. big area of high pressure over us. clouds to the southwest with a few sprinkles in virginia but nothing here. weather system to the west looks a lightly defused and tomorrow it will be a cool front approaching. a cool front comes in and changes the formula a bit. ahead of the front southerly breezes will increase tomorrow the humidity and the rain chances. but today we are still in great

ocean city, 87. 84, easton. 82, pax river. 80 degrees in elkton. get over here where it is gray and damp. 79 in hagerstown and d.c. 77 here in baltimore. so now we have the stage set for the afternoon. i am calling this an i-95 event because hey, the last time i checked i-95 right next to elkton. the severe dynamic once now set up out to the east. it does not want to set up here on the western but that will change. 80, kent island. 81, apes. 75 westminster. 77 degrees in columbia. now we have this front that has this moisture, this warm humid flow moving southwest to northeast out ahead of this advancing new air mall. and that's where the problems begin, the timing is like now through, let's say eight, 9:00. the front eventually washes itself out and stays warm if not hot and humid. there are going to be severe thunderstorms around this afternoon. >>> as we showed you the top of the show no watches or warning and the flashflood watch. 82 today. 70 overnight. clouds break overnight. tonight hot and humid with a high of 90. real quick. why only the g

easton 84. georgetown, delaware up to 89 degrees. on the flip side, cumberland tr rsgetown a 80an thewen'vehaedt s th year, up to 92 in easton and saint indigos. 83 in manassas. the energy that i keep talking about. we can see it on the bigger satellite picture across the ohio valley out of ohio, kentucky, little tiny twist here and i expect showers and storms to be developing and moving toward us. a much wetter day. and they are expecting cool as the front gets closer with the energy is when our chances of thunderstorms for this amp and evening will be going up. here's our seven-day forecast, 84 today. the chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. some strong to severe. 92 tomorrow and then friday in the 80s with late-storms in to early saturday. we clear out saturday afternoon anunev senday. thrsuns toderm s possible. unsettled. j.c., back to you. >>> guess what will be in the mail next week the aarp, the magazine. you should be receiving it and guess who is on the cover, bruce springsteen, turning 64. but there an article in the mag

on the eastern shore both 59's in easton and st. michaels. dew points low to mid 50's. this is incredible for this time of year. that is the measure of the moisture in the environment and the bottom line is it is incredibly dry for july. that trend will continue the next two days. the next shot of showers is not until late in the afternoon or evening on saturday. 73 in the mountains of western maryland nice at the higher elevations. 80 in the lower elevations. 81 for baltimore. charm city looking nice today. no problems. very lit wind. as you cross the bay to the eastern shore it looks like ocean city a high of 80. it has been a spectacular beach week. on the bay an east-northeast flow 10 to 15 knots. 103 the record high set july 9, 1936, 1984, 54 was the record low. so far not threaten being the record. 58 outlying areas, 66 downtown tonight. what we have in play is a nice stability with high pressure to the north. we will call the temperatures mild. we should be up to 87 degrees. potentially we're about nine or 10 grows below that today with a lack of humidity. the se

days this looks to be the day it's going to be the wettest of the week. 72 degrees in baltimore and easton at this time. 79, very tropical feel in ocean city. and we'll get up to 79 by lunchtime. 82 this afternoon is our two-degree guarantee. and about a 60% chance of showers and storms and some of them could be locally heavy rain producers at any point throughout the day. so rain jacket, umbrella, hope you've have it all week because today is the day most of us will need it. >>> 6:30. the roads are currently dry in baltimore by the way. here's kim. >> we don't have a lot going on at the major roads. a couple of incidents still working in the counties, route 152 at singer road. that crash remains on scene. that traffic light is out there also. expect to see police on scene guiding traffic there. northbound 95 at caton avenue. getting reports of debris in the road and southwestern boulevard at washington boulevard in halethorpe. that accident remains on the scene there. as we check the tunnels, we don't have a lot going on at either the harbor tunnel or fort mchenry tunnel. that is flowing

easton right now at 88 degrees. 90 in dover, delaware. atlantic city at 82 degrees. throughout the day, lots of heat, lots of humidity. sunshine and then some afternoon clouds rolled back in has given rise to a few spotty showers around the region. the heaviest activity is down to the south that will make its way over the eastern shore. if you live in the salisbury, cambridge, easton, you'll be getting showers in about 40 minutes that crosses the bay. sheer the one shower that we're talking about. there it is right now on maryland's most powerful radar. we can see that shower and even thunderstorm activity wit. that is making its way on towards the north and east. it was moving right up 95. but it's actually changed its direction just a tiny bit. it's actually kind of moving in, well, this line right there kind of moving in that direction right up there, okay, going towards the edgemere and bowie's corners. 6 minutes up in the edgemere area as it makes its way towards the north and east. again, a very, very spotty showers. as a matter of fact, let's take that track o

very balmy. 72 at the airport. 72 in easton and st. michaels. 76 in ocean city. dew points, that is a measure of the moisture. anytime we're dealing with upper 60's, we're dealing with a very unsettled air mass with an immense amount of moisture around. that's going to be the case not only today but the entire rest of the week. welcome summer it took us a while to get there this week we're going to be following suit. it looks like 88 our forecast high which is really generally where we should be this time of the year. chance of scattered showers and storms this afternoon. not only in baltimore but statewide. we also have a southerly wind flow that will pull in more heat and humidity from the deep south. so south-southwesterly flow. waves one to two feet. as far as the records go, 101 set as the record high in 1940. on the july 27, 1962, 52 as the record low. last week in july and we're going to feel like it. 66 to 70 our temperature range. mostly cloudy. still scattered showers and storms. the reason for all of this is the movement of this front. the trough out a

you on down and pull you in a little closer and show you that if you're watching us in cambridge and easton, heavy rain and thunderstorms starting to come up from the south. we're also watching this particular band roll up the bay. you'll be dealing with it shortly. and this will be heading its way over towards annapolis and looks like kent island over the course of the next hour. 60% chance throughout the day that we get wet with locally heavy storms. our two-degree guarantee of 82. >>> 5:31. here's kim. >> good morning, if you're traveling downtown. good news, that earlier watermain break has been cleared up. that is pratt street between president and caroline. that was closed earlier. i'm getting word it's since been reopened and the watermain break has been cleared. however, we're still working that crash in the city, woodland avenue and reisterstown road. also in bel air, prospect mill road at wentworth drive. in port deposit, route 222, north of route 276, that crash remains on scene there. 95 southbound, down from harford county, through to about the whitemarsh area, that is travelin

easton 82. and 81 right now at pax river. our satellite picture, lots of sunshine throughout the day, but shower and thunderstorm activity have been very active and very evident down over portions of louisiana, mississippi, alabama, georgia, south and north carolina as well as the coastal sections of virginia. that is going to stay down to the south. we'll see a light clouds. but there is baltimore right there. just to the west of us, a few light clouds are going to be dissipating as the evening comes along. things are going to be pretty nice. right now nothing showing up on maryland's most powerful radar. nice clear scan out there. and it's going throw main that way for the next couple days. the next chance for shower activity doesn't look until the end of the week and the weekend. columbia at 86. 85 at capital heights. westminster 83. 82 in bel air. elkton also 82. galena 83. stevenville 88 degrees. milford, delaware 80. and easton right thought at 82. forecast for tonight, a few little light clouds. as the sun goes down, t

it will be paved in talbot county, it's a four-mile stretch just north of easton. construction is planned from sunday through thursday from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. the project should be finished by the fall. >>> let's look at the weather now with justin berk. good morning, >> 5:09. talking about a backup at the beach. look at the beach this morning, clobbered with heavy storms. that general piece of energy across our area yesterday evening now sitting on the eastern shore, ocean city about to get rocked again with me storms. look at the recent lightning strikes, in 20 minutes, 100 roughly across the area. this particular view 71, even back towards salisbury. you can see more storms back towards lexington park. this showing us 184. we have showers nearby from the dc area. probably going to hit anne arundel county, maybe annapolis in the next half-hour. could be clipping the south side of the city, glen burnie, south baltimore could get a little wet by 6:00. 72 and muggy in baltimore and easton with 60s up in the county and north of the border and through york, pennsy

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as cool as 61 in garrett county, and lower 70s easton, southern maryland, washington we have 73. 73 in annapolis. it is 68 in culpeper and manassas also at 70 degrees to start your day. reagan national, our winds are south at 9 miles an hour. and the dew point at 69. had a cold front to the west and as this front gets to us it will initiate more thunderstorms for this afternoon. we will watch that carefully. your seven-day forecast looking like this. not much difference from one day to the next. temperatures 88 with some thunderstorms. fewer storms tomorrow 91. more tomorrows on wednesday afternoon, 88. thursday 91 with isolated storms and upper 80s to around 90 with a dry day completely on saturday. let's get a traffic update at 6:48. what's happening. >> right now in the commonwealth of virginia. the ramp to the inner loop of op the capital beltwais closed because the earlier overturned vehicle, the accident in the final clearing stages. they just pulled the car away. begins at turkey run if you are heading out of arlington. no delays to the 14th street bridge. when you enter town th

now we're down to 70 degrees. 64 in easton. 69 in york. we'll cool down a few more degrees this evening, and with that cooldown, we'll also experience a little patchy fog out there. so be prepared for that early tomorrow morning. all right. a look at the satellite. you can see clouds starting to build up across the area. even more will come in by tomorrow afternoon as the cold front is approaching, bringing with it some wet weather by tomorrow evening. i think most of the day will be dry, but we do have that chance of showers and thunderstorms coming later in the day. and this will be the case overnight tomorrow night, in towards the day on sunday as well. so starting off the weekend a little bit dry. but very quickly turning a little bit wet by saturday night and sunday. 63 degrees overnight tonight. partly cloudy skies with a little bit of patchy fog by tomorrow morning. your 2-degree guaranteed high for tomorrow afternoon is 85 degrees. showers and thunderstorms come in later in the day, and stick with it through sunday. so 86 degrees f

at stevensville on the -- easton, rather, at 72. same in annapolis. 70 at frederick and dull yess airport. -- and dusm l -- dulles airport. here's all the activity running out ahead of the cool front. it reaches down into arkansas. now, again, some of this will kind of diminish here this morning but recharge with this afternoon's heating. there will be two areas for a potential of severe weather ahead of this front. one to the south of us, and one over the new jersey coast, up into new york, and right down into the mid-atlantic region. with all the moisture and this front coming in, that's a good opportunity for strong thunderstorm activity and maybe severe hail and strong winds. thunderstorms likely. 87 to 92 the high. almost as warm as yesterday. insta-weather futurecast shows by 5:00 in the afternoon and evening, one area of thunderstorms developing, then gives it ai rest. a front still trying to move through. so we still could see thunderstorm activity tomorrow, and even into tuesday, isolated tomorrows. our seven-day forecast i

the district at 74. 72 in easton and pax river. 71 degrees in elkton. hagerstown at 69. 69, westminster. 70, bel air and 71 in columbia. 72, rock hall. 73 kent island. annapolis at 74. d.c. at 74 degrees. really what we've got is this warm and humid flow come finally. that will be with us until we get to the weekend, and, you know, once again, here comes some -- you know, great news to be honest about it. behind me is this cold front. it is going to be diving our way. its impact is not necessarily a change of temperature but knock haze and humidity out of the outlook once we get to the weekend. today, tonight and tomorrow the same forecast. clouds and sun and at night. partly cloudy. chance of a thunderstorm around. 90 sheet. 72 is the low tonight. and over the five-day, take a look. much the same. here comes that wind shift. friday, saturday and sunday, pretty nice. still going to be on the hot side. but humidity is going to be not as stuffy as it is right now. 95, 86, and 88 -- friday, saturday and sunday. don, take it away. >>> sunday night's weather

low 80s by the end of the weekend. 81 ocean city. 65 oak land. 75 packs river. 71 elkton and 73 in easton. the mid-70s in rock hall. columbia and bel-air 73. 71 in westminister. after morning rush hour, the chance for thunderstorms in the forecast going through bedtime. possibility of a strong thunderstorm exists today. 84 and maybe some foul weather this evening. >>> if you're watching the sunrise, here's sharon gibala in traffic control. >>> good morning. we have a few accidents. if you're heading out, first one is in the city on park lake drive and the second on 648 at scott avenue. watch for some artscape closures downtown. charles, cathedral and preston effected. remember, wjz is always on, for traffic information any time, log onto wjz.com. >>> thank you. here's what people are talking about. a robbery turns deadly inside a liquor store. mary bubala live outside of police headquarters. >> reporter: good morning. the shooting happened at about 9 9:00 last night and police arrived on the scene and found one man dead. their intent may have been robbery, but it quickly turned to murder.

easton, d.c. 69 oakland. it's 12 degrees warmer in bel- air than yesterday. 71 columbia. 74 on kent island. we have had some clouds and showers isolated. up here in the mid-atlantic and we could definitely see some moisture coming our way through the next couple of hours. a lot of energy sitting to the west because of this cold front approaching the region, it's the secondary cold front that drops temperatures into the low 80s. this date, kind of humid, thunderstorms through the afternoon with partly cloudy skies. 68, partly cloudy this evening and overnight. tomorrow another kind of warm and humid day with a high of 90. look at the temperatures sliding down into the low 80s and back to the mid-80s for the five-day forecast. >>> here's sharon gibala in traffic control. >>> good morning. not much to get in the way. just one accident on whitemarsh boulevard approaching 95 blocking the left lane, the disabled is gone and there's your speeds and drive times for top and the west sides of the beltway. not bad. ther

easton 66 degrees. 66 at frederick and new york checks in with 67 degrees. satellite picture shows some of these high, thin clouds drifting overhead. the strong thunderstorms, here's the front up in wisconsin right now. so it's not close. these storms will dissipate during the day around recharge by afternoon and evening start crossing the mountains towards us, at least what's left of them. so cold front approaching. just approaching the mountains so our rain chances go up. ahead of that front these southerly winds are going to bring the temperatures up a little bit. not dramatically. perhaps this afternoon and this evening a little less comfortable than it has been these last couple of days. late in the day toward the evening and after that. south-south west winds. with high temperatures in the mid 80's. so we're only adding a few more degrees. insta-weather future cast shows the front approaching. the scattered showers and thunderstorms. so we have a rain chance but by 7:00 a.m. sunday we do start to clear out. now our computer model indicates showers coul

easton has dropped to 68. frederick 66. westminister 64. same as hagerstown. here's the front. now trying to push off the eastern shore. this is the humid air and this is drier air beginning to filter in. it will take a while, so at the moment, it is still a little humid out there. we should have good weather coming in to cover the weekend. once we get into next week, it looks like things could become unsettled once again and increase the rain chance yefments not a totally bad idea, considering how bad the ground is. partly cloudy skies. eventually less humid. 82 to 87 for the high temperature. take a trip around the state, and we can see what the recreation forecast is going to be like. it will be in the 60's to 70's with a scattering of clouds, especially this afternoon. out in garrett county a sprinkling. in the bay, becoming less humid and partly cloudy skies. and around ocean city to delaware, maryland and virginia beaches, temperatures near 80, and still a chance for an isolated thunderstorm. most of the rain chances will be diminishing this morning, but something could c

folks toward chestertown and easton. sue few showers out there. but around the central portion of the state. mainly dry headed through much of the afternoon. so continue to see clear conditions. back in western maryland, west virginia and also northern virginia. timing it out. you can see the line of rain popped through the evening. east of us. overnight tonight, clearing skies. tomorrow morning, looking at the rush hour. decent. plenty of sunshine. you will need the sunglasses headed to work. in the afternoon, dry and clear. high pressure has a good grip on the area. high pressure is associated with sinking air, so it inhibits cloud cover. so we will see more sunshine than any cloud cover. and this is until wednesday. and later in the evening hours, our next chance for precipitation builds in along a warm front. where the temperatures increase r toward the middle of the week. we could see 90s popping into the forecast. on the eastern shore, tomorrow. 83 degrees. winds out of the southeast at five. plenty of sunshine for you folks out in cambridge

you've 62 in oakland and 62 in elkton and 36 in easton. 06 in ocean city. around the core of the metro we are in the mid to up upper 60s. overnight clouds meandering around the region that's going to come to an end and you will see a lot more clear skies than cloudy skies. and this is going to be with us through the day. once we get to the bedtime hours weather is problematic. maybe a couple thundershowers throughout i didn't want to indicate that on this graphic because don't want you to think it will be a bad day. 78 at lunch on its way to high of about the low mid-80s. 81 this evening with a little more first warning weather coming up shortly. >> thanks but here's what people are talking about. crime outrageed a community and raised questions about the juvenile justice system. a 5-year-old girl shot in the head in southwest baltimore. teen accused shouldn't have been on the streets. "eyewitness news" stays on the story kelly mcpherson has new reaction from the governor. >> reporter: when a 5-year-old girl was shot in the head last week, the case received

and dew points at 72 in cumberland. 75 in easton. 73, ocean city. when you're seeing this, it is tropical feeling outside. really feeling -- fueling these thunderstorms to the point that they can become strong or severe as we saw earlier today. the storm is a large one, still extending to the south. going to take through the night to get out of here. and tomorrow morning, still could see some clouds lingering. and there is a chance for a shower or thunderstorm during the day tomorrow. most of this will leave tomorrow. and as it does, we're going to increase our chances once again for thunderstorms. tonight going down. we are going to heat it up close to 90 degrees. and thunderstorm chances increase once again on friday. >> okay, bernadette. >> yes. >> we're just going to keep these warnings in mind. >>> still to come. dreams destroyed. why the transportation administration is ruining a child's vacation. >>> for the first time in four years, michael phelps was beaten. was it his competitor or the suit? >>> and cries of racism after a prominent harvar

from 71 in ball. 73 easton. 71 maryland and pax river 75. we have a heat index pushing the upper -- 79 pax river. it feels like 89 now in ocean city. really wonder about that thermometer but needless to say we have ourselves the heat and humidity in play. no rain now but we had storms roll through overnight. it looks like we'll have a few isolated showers pop up this afternoon with our two-degree guaranteed high getting us back to 89. >>> it's 5:30 now. let's check the roads with kim. >> thank you. good morning. we don't have any problems to let you know about as you make your way southbound on 83 this morning. however, we have fallen trees in the area. that is going to at 9 a southbound -- 95 southbound looking good. but fallen trees, york road past old york road. and north avenue there's a tree blocking the intersection, so use caution, back to you. >>> charges against baltimore city mayor sheila dixon have been re-filed by a state prosecutor. >> the mayor once again faces charges of perjury, misconduct in office and also theft and the sta

easton finally got their thermometer working. lots of sunshine throughout our region. showers passing through the region. and there's some showers heading down the dowey beach area. we are right on the edge of these clouds and they are going to continue to move gradually on down towards the south. larger view of it shows the thunderstorms. we are still on the dry side. we can see some shower activity make its way in. not this evening. right now here in baltimore, there's thunderstorms activity down on the mouth of patomic. temperature wise. 72 in manchester. arnold at 77. and up in alberdine70. tonight. few clouds down in the south. overnight during the day tomorrows, pretty nice day. as we get along toward tuesday and wednesday. we will see a few clouds on and off. by the time we get along towards the end of the week, we will see some shower activity. partly cloudy. mostly sunny and light winds with a high tomorrow of 81 degrees. the extended forecast, sunshine continues on tuesday. chance for showers and thunderstorms on thursday with a high of 89 degrees. then on fr

the mid-60s in ocean city. 61 easton and pax river. mid- to upper 50s in oakland and coupled. 56, westminster. 59 in bel air and columbia. 62 in rock hall. mid-60s in annapolis, kent island and in d.c. 86% humidity on tv hill. calm winds, barometer at 30705. high pressure runs our weather and we are looking at a bit of a warm-up. just a bit of a warm-up from 82 to 84 or 85 degrees as we move through the five-day, and really i think what we really need to point out is that some foul weather is going to continue to fly south of the area. okay. so we are going to be a little bit warmer by 2 degrees. a little bit more humid. saturday into sunday morning. we are going to see a wind shift that will knock us back by a degree and lose a little bit of humidity. the big thing over the five-day period is how mild the weather remains as we move into mid- july. mostly sunny. 82 the high this day. 62 clear skies overnight. tomorrow 82 degrees. saturday and sunday 85 and 85. that slight wind shift. 86 monday and use tampa a splendid forecast as we of

and easton at 68. we will be the mid-80s at noon. low 90s for the high. hot with only a stray thunderstorm possible. rain chances less than 20%. 60 degrees and time for the traffic update. here's kenny. >> thank you very much. >> we will start on the outer loop of the capital beltway at the american legion bridge. emergency crews are blocking the one left lane as you can see at the center of the screen. they are jammed up from river road. take caution as you travel through the area. other maryland routes leaving baltimore through laurel to the capital beltway. no problems or incidents to report. the outer loop, we are seeing volume between college park and ill very spring. however, you are moving at speed. over to virginia, northbound 395, we are seeing volume building around duke street. and once you continue up from duke street you will break away at seminary to the 14th street bridge. back to the graphics as we fly over 66 from centreville and continuing in to arlington and in to the city we have no problems or incidents to report at this time. time no

easton at 64 degrees. throughout the day, quite a bit of cloudiness, but we were dancing with the devil as fares the showers. -- as far as the showers. had a few sprinkles on bainbridge. a dome of high pressure is pushing down. all the shower activity remains over the carolinas. a little larger view of that shows the heavier showers making their way on towards the eastern seaboard. this area of high pressure extending to the region, that's the weather we're going to see. tomorrow, lots of sunshine around. be careful of the sun. you see those patches of green there? the radar is so sensitive, what heat we got during the day is radiating back out of the space, and the radar picks that up. just the different densities of the air. don't forget, you can always go to our website, to abc2news.com to check on the interactive radar. manchester at 65. 63 in columbia. arnold at 67. chestertown, right now at 70 degrees. 65 up in northeast. our forecast for the overnight period, a few light clouds to the south. if you

so it was brief but very heavy. 71 downtown now. 68 in easton. 77 in ocean city. so quite mild there. and it's very humid still today. we're going to remain unsettled. an upper level disturbance will be the reason for that. so 83 to 86. more hit and miss type of showers late this afternoon, the possibility of today. partly sunny, a mix of sun and clouds. more on your weekend weather forecast. it's going to heat up a little bit. coming up. >> thanks. 4:57. here's a look ahead to 11 news today. >> a deadly helicopter crash in western maryland. i'll have the very latest i a live report. >> i'm brook hart in washington. good news for the nation's economy. what will it mean for the health care reform debate? >> a new accident coming in this morning in the city. it does have some lanes closed with it. we'll check on a water main break in pikesville. [captioning made possible by constellation energy] captioned by the national captioning institute -- www.ncicap.org -- >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm jennifer franciotti here for stan stovall. thanks for joini

a cool 72 at easton. the humidity levels will try to drop a little bit. don't want to get your hopes up too much for a comfortable air mass, but it might feel drier tomorrow. we've had a steady moisture coming up, and that would trigger a thunderstorm. with an area of low pressure on the front, and a strong jetstream, combine the elements, and you've got the stage set for severe storms that we saw today. tomorrow, high pressure builds into the region with sunshine, and maybe a little less humid, but as early as sunday morning, the winds are turning back to the south with muggy air returning, and thunderstorms are likely. august has slightly less humid air. on the bay, northwest winds at 5-10 knots, should be a nice day on the chesapeake tomorrow. beautiful weather to start the weekend, highs in the mid to upper 70s with sunshine. around the bay warmer, high temperatures in the upper 80's. ocean city, on saturday, temperatures reach the upper 80's with more shroud cover on the beach tomorrow. the showers and storms return to the ocean city area on sunday w

temperatures around the region still with the daytime high of 87. 86 in easton. then what rain am i talking about? during the early morning hours there were showers on the eastern shore. afternoon thunderstorms rolling out of virginia rote across the eastern -- right across the eastern shore. there are still a few showers new pennsylvania but i think we'll go precipitation free this evening. a larger picture shows that rolling along the eastern sea board with a heavy shower, again affecting the eastern shore. in the maryland area we'll be okay for tonight and the way it looks for tomorrow. but more activity down here heading in hour direction. that will be setting us up for heat and humidity coming through on wednesday through the rest of the week. baltimore, no precipitation. heavy shower activity over 9,000 lightning strikes. they're having a real good time down there. at ft. meade 86. as far as our forecast for tonight a few scattered showers are possible but highly unlikely. during the day tomorrow a pretty decent day. again, a slim chance for a shower but th

talk about weird july temperatures. 64 in easton. 71, ocean city. we're going to make it up into the mid 80's today, which is where we should be. a cool start for july this morning. i've got more on your forecast in a little bit. >> we'll see you in a bit. 4:57. here's a look ahead to 11 news today. >> a teenager is in critical condition at shock trauma after being discovered on train tracks of a light rail train station. i'm jennifer franciotti. details are straight ahead. >> i'm brook hart in washington. president obama visits russia today ready to announce agreement and he hopes to improve prelingses. >> and we're getting ready for your monday morning commute. captioned by the national captioning institute -- www.ncicap.org -- >> good monday morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thank you for joining us. >> we'll get to our big story. first a check of the forecast.

route 50 will be repaved it at the four mile stretch north of easton, construction is planned sunday through thursday from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 am, project should be finished by the fall. >> so are traffic might not move too well there, but it is moving just fine in akron, ohio. this is the 72nd second annual all american soap box derby. 10-year-old sara whittaker won. four of the six division winners were girled. nearly 600 contestants from 35 states and five countries competed this weekend. >> all right, we had our own derby, but it was a weather derby with heavy showers and thunderstorms. take a look at the next seven days, summer time has arrived in the baltimore area with hazy, hot and humid conditions, giving rise to afternoon thunderstorms, likely each and every afternoon. >> check in with justin. he will have more on the storm damage. when the sun starts to come up. >> don't go anywhere, "sports extra" is up next. >> bennett released a statement, saying he returned home and said "while my mind is willing, my body will not be able to make it through another nfl season. derrick ma

you the current conditions, it is 79 cumberland and the district. 77 andrews air force base and 75 at easton. not too many 80s out there. the goal is lower 80s for bowie and waldorf and potomac. westminster 78. by northeast winds will keep us cooler. now across virginia a better chance of the lower to middle 80s out here. right now quantico 77. it is 78 in dulles. 79 in the district. today in arlington, 82 and heading back to amissville 80 this afternoon. maybe some mid-80s for king george. but again i mentioned the northeasterly winds. this time of the year it is a slightly cooler direction for us, not really cold but it does help to suppress some humidity and keep the temperatures in check for july. the middle of july high is normally -- today is normally 88. not going to happen. we will enjoy the northeasterly component to the winds. pushing a couple of clouds by. no rain drops, though. we have been rain-free the last several days. not the case yesterday. let me tell you about south carolina, did you hear, rainfall record amount of rainfall, crazy rain. a little recipe across mississippi,

easton, 68. 61, elkton. 59, hagerstown. 51, oakland. 55 degrees in cumberland. we are still looking at 60 westminster and bel air. 69, annapolis. 71 degrees on kent island. here is that action that formed during the cool overnight. now moved offshore. the big generous area of high pressure starting to move out though in what will be governing our area. yet another area high pressure. heat pump over the four quarters sending warm and humid conditions our way. a warm front out to the west. only hassle our forecast for two days, but it is going to be, you know, quite warm and humid tomorrow and on thursday. then the weekend is just going to be off the charts. mostly sunny. some shade clouds maybe this afternoon. 8 of degrees will be the high. tonight, clear to partly cloudy. 58 is your overnight low. tomorrow, we will call it sunny but starting to get a little bit humid. starting to get stuffy. up to 89. you know that means about 90 degrees. pretty much the same deal on thursday. thunderstorms thursday afternoon. that is going to be a cold front moving our way. 86

michaels in easton. partly sunny skies. we saw that cool-looking sunrise over the city. low-level clouds. we'll see a mix of sun and clouds. a slight chance of showers mainly to the east and mainly later on this afternoon. 80 to 84. a cooler than normal high. yesterday we set our forth record low of the year so far. so we've been really pleasant. 60, 65. cloudy. the best shot of rain tomorrow. i'll tell you why that's the case in your full weather. right now let's find out what's happening with sarah and traffic. >> good morning. not a whole lot happening. just dealing with a downed tree in pikesville. otherwise, though, as we check our speed sensors around the area, all of them up to speed. not dealing with any delays yet. as far as volume goes on the light side. let's check drive times. 45 minutes on southbound 95 from the 895 split to the ft. mchenry tolls. 11 minutes on outer loop north side. let's check the area of 95 at 895. we have that new traffic pattern. if you travel southbound 95 coming to the 895 split, you're going to be exiting to the right for 895 instead

you notice readings in the mid- 70s from easton to the naval air station, patuxent river and hagerstown is 75. reedville we have 70. 67 knew land and manassas 70 degrees and everyone is feeling the affects of the change in the air mass. look at the thunderstorms along i-40 to the north. the energy in the at mos fear for july, that jet stream should be near the canadian border and still to the south and that means the active weather pattern will continue. for us looking at the seven day, 90 today. tomorrow afternoon, evening a cluster of storms will roll through. some on the heavy side. saturday morning maybe something leftover, otherwise a good looking weekend and storms return on monday and tuesday with comfortable temperatures. angie steps in with the traffic update. >> you have got that right. thank you very much. hello, everyone. we begin in annandale, virginia where we continue to monitor that sinkhole situation. westbound little river at conwell drive. the regular lanes are closed but one lane on the service road getting by. to avoid that all together, you can use columbia pike or

it cooled down a little bit. 81 easton and 79 winchester. back to typical temperatures for this time of year by tomorrow afternoon. back to the mid-80s once again before we clear out and cool off for mond and tuesday. looking outside, we are watching a cold front push through. i want to tell you something about the cold front. while we were expecting a good line of showers and thunderstorms to push through this evening, we are starting to see this break up. you can see the two separate cells moving off, one to the north and one to the south. not going to see the widespread rain that we were tonight but the possibility of scattered showers and thunderstorms during the overnight hours and in toward early tomorrow morning. all right. for tonight, down to 66 degrees. showers and storms possible with the storms. gusty wind a good possibility as well. tomorrow not the best day to be outside. your two degree guarantee is 84 degrees. partly cloudy skies with showers and storms in the morning. then i think whether he get another round of showers and

and easton 70. 63, hagerstown. 53, oakland. 65 degrees in cumberland. 64, westminster. 60, bel air. almost 70 in rock hall. 74 in d.c. 70 in kent island. columbia in the mid-60s. overnight we had a shower form right along the potomac and the patuxent watershed move across the bay and make its way all across the delmarva and what you will see is the passing fair weathered clouds and what we are really notice something some more weather washing out to the west and frankly relatively dry and for the time of year pleasant conditions over the five-day. this day, 86. mostly sunny. maybe a couple of passing fair weathered clouds. not a huge issue. tonight, the exact same forecast, mainly clear skies. 58. tomorrow, more sun. just a slight mention of an afternoon thundershower. 82. call it 80, friday. 88, saturday. 894, sunday, 86 degrees on monday. that is a great forecast as we move into mid-july. don, take it away. >> thank you. >>> how does the commute look right now. sharon with wjz traffic control. >> well, we cleared up that accident on 95 southbound at caton avenue. not a big deal an

and 75 in dc and in easton. around the metro area, we mentioned the nation's capital. we have the state capital at 73. 76 at bwi marshall and 73 on kent island. again we talked about winds coming from the northeast. as long they're coming from the north and a little off the water, we're getting some moisture, that's helping to add to our cloud cover today. it is a light wind. and it's going to just keep a bit of a refreshing feel in the air. as you look across most of the state, pretty clear as far as the satellite picture shows. hardly any clouds out there. we do have clouds off to the west and then some just along the coastline. what we're keeping an eye on is something marty showed earlier. a system to the west is going to be moving this direction. what it's going to do -- first it's going to shoot clouds in our direction. that's going to add to the cloud cover as we move into tomorrow afternoon. and then the moisture starts to move across. it's going to primarily go across through the north, but as we've discussed, it's going to be clipping us. we're going to be ri

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today we will be really having a repeat. 57 in easton. salisbury 56. ocean city 69 with a good forecast today. annapolis 65. york 61 and frederick 64. big area of high pressure over us kind of a gray smudge. that is the cloudiness to the southwest over virginia that is producing the sprinkles but it is not really a weather system that will dissipate as the atmosphere heats. the only unsettled weather is off the georgia coast and upper midwest. this system out here is not too well organized but that will be the next rainmaker and that comes in during the day tomorrow. but today the high pressure keeps pus great shape and gives us another terrific forecast. partly cloudy by this afternoon, very pleasant, meaning low humidity again and below average temperatures with highs in the upper 70's to low 80's. east-southeast breeze five to 10 miles an hour. the future cast, indications of some of the cloudiness to the southwest but generally we stay dry during the day. watch the time line and look out west as we move into saturday. we see some rain with a cold f

easton, 84. same at b.w.i.-marshall. 85 at the inner harbor. only 60's in the lancaster and york. the thunderstorms took temperatures down there. hagerstown only in the 70's, again, thunderstorms moving through there. that rain makes a big difference and we have all this stuff approaching the area right now. here is the satellite picture with the storms over harford county and baltimore county. that latest batch of storms moving out of washington and into frederick county. so it will be active for the next hour and a half or so all related to this weather system which is now moving offshore. yesterday it was just west of us and it is still stirring the atmosphere up a bit. tomorrow looks like a quiet day. the weather in the ohio river valley will reach us by sunday. partly cloudy tonight. that chance of scattered thunderstorms. 61 to 65 with nearly calm winds. tomorrow, mostly sunny. hot and humid and maybe an isolated thundershower. very small chance. i didn't even put a lightning bolt in there. the rain chances go up sunday. here is the stuff going through this evening. notice s

now we're looking at a quick jump to 73. 75 easton. look at the bounce in york, from the 40s to now 67 degrees. we're all warming up today. there's the cloud band that formed on top of us coming from storms that extend all the way back towards the great lakes. the system is responsible for two tornadoes just west of minneapolis yesterday afternoon. those strong storms rolling through ohio now. at least the ohio valley back towards indiana and southern sections of illinois. essentially we'll be watching that complex to maybe throw more high clouds our way as we head through the afternoon. storms fire up back in the mountains. we'll have them overnight and into the morning. there's the possibility of rumbles of thunder predawn thursday, then showers probably dotting around the bay and i-95 as we head through the first part of thursday and then more showers and storms try to erupt in the afternoon. we get a break in the action friday but another system to come through for the start of the weekend will actually bring in cooler temperatures

easton 73, gaithersburg and hagerstown also 77. west of hagerstown they have rain shower activity. the dew point temperatures are in the 70's and that makes it tropical. they are in the low to mid 70's at this point. not quite as humid but way up there. 69 new york, 68 westminster. showers in oakland and technically dropped the moisture content. atmosphere a little bit. it is 61 at oakland right now. here is the map. thin clouds over us so there are breaks in the clouds and we will see a little sun today. but as the front gets closer. right now it is in the ohio river valley. the top end is near detroit. low pressure center over and west of louisville. that will move in today. it is that drier air, the jetstream right here bumping into all of this tropical moisture and you get thunderstorms. there is a slight risk of severe weather up and down the eastern seaboard from new england to north carolina. also in the plains states. the primary threat is wind, but with the way the jetstream is set up you could get an isolated tornado or a little bit of hail. today mostly cloudy. best rain

easton southeast winds five to ten. it has been dry in most places today and that will be the case for the afternoon. sun setting 8:19. income mctonight, chance of showers. lows in the 60s. tomorrow scattered showers and storms. highs around 80. that is nice and comfortable considering the average is 88. we watch the moisture stream north. a couple of sprinkles made it to us and fizzled. south of 64 we have seen more activity. i want to take it over to live doppler hd and show you what is happening in the region. you'll see fairly quiet here. we go over to warrenton and faulkier county, a couple of light sprinkles here along and to the west of route 17. as we go to the south, and the west across the lower shenandoah valley. then we are seeing from west of harrisonburg and southbound 81 and roanoke more in the way of showers moving north. watch out luray. this may make it to you. one thing the cloud cover is doing is keeping temperatures on the comfortable side for this time of the year with little cloud cover and a lot

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typical lows are 60's. 5 in easton, 56 salisbury, 69 at ocean city. annapolis 65. new york 61. -- york 61. hagerstown 68. so there are a few 50's. big area of high pressure over us. clouds to the southwest with a few sprinkles in virginia but nothing here. weather system to the west looks a lightly defused and tomorrow it will be a cool front approaching. a cool front comes in and changes the formula a bit. ahead of the front southerly breezes will increase tomorrow the humidity and the rain chances. but today we are still in great shape with the high pressure. partly cloudy skies, 78 to 83 the high. east-southeast winds five to 10 miles an hour. for boaters on the bay an east to northeast wind five to 10 knots diminishing in the afternoon. rain chances pretty minimum. one foot or less chop on the bay. future cast, here is the cloudiness to the southwest down in virginia showing up on the computer model. doesn't do anything. we stay dry here through the day. with the front approaching tomorrow watch the time line. we see more clouds coming in especially toward the

cooler in york at 56. 70 in annapolis and feel in easton. certainly milder than yesterday when at the airport we began at 58 degrees. our average low for july is 66, so we have been cooler than normal. 84 degrees in the mountains today. absolutely spectacular day out there. for us really pretty nice. partly cloudy, a few more clouds by this afternoon. 87 the forecast high. that is right on target. that is the normal high for july 7. as we across the chesapeake on the map it looks like 84 degrees on the shores of ocean city, another really nice beach day, very comfortable out there. on the bay today wind out of the southwest 10 knots. water temperature continues to be in the mid 70's. the record set in 1993 of 99. july 7, 1980. 53 the record low. 66 is where we should be. tonight we are certainly going to be below that in the northern suburbs. looks like 58 in some of the northern and western suburbs. potentially 66 downtown and thunderstorm is possible tonight as that front does approach. that front will cool us down for the middle part of t

the humidity is way up there. 81 degrees at easton. college park is 81. middle river is 82. let's take the temperature back a couple of degrees. frederick is 77. if cooled a little bit because of the rain. here is the latest satellite image showing a lot of clouds but no rain. here is the line of showers and thundershowers into southern pennsylvania. slowly approaching the city, you may pick up something, but none of it is very strong. there was activity earlier this evening, but that had weakened some. it is a complex situation. the main service over the atlantic ocean. we had northeast winds over pennsylvania, but southeast winds were transporting the really tropical air mass into maryland right now. this will slide through tonight and tomorrow and finally get out of the area for a little while, so that will reduce rain chances. tonight we have scattered showers and thunderstorms. low to mid 80's 4 highs tomorrow. partly cloudy skies. an afternoon thunderstorm would not be out of the question. for voters, no. 2 northeast winds tomorrow. no flags out, and a lack of a thunde