let's check in with another busy man, meteorologist tony pann. >> things will quiet down for the rest of the weekend. partly cloudy skies in baltimore. 37 at the airport. stay tuned. we will >> now the forecast with meteorologist tony pann. >> the winter weather advisories have been cancelled. the map is lit up in the northeast part of the country. our little snowstorm has turned into a big snowstorm in the northeast part of the country. several inches of snow around boston already. they will pick up close to a foot in connecticut, massachusetts, in the higher terrain. the storm exploded when it got past baltimore. we got clipped by it as it was developing offshore. precipitation was held off several hours for us. that kept the amounts down significantly. we did not start the snow until 10:00 in the area when we expected it to come in at 4:00. that cut back on the totals. the skies are clearing. the wind is picking up. it will be a breezy night. the breeze will stay with us through tomorrow. 23-mile gusts in frederick. the wind will pick up overnight. as the temperatures drop into the

let's go to tony pann to find out. >> the wind was gusting over 40 miles per hour earlier this afternoon come up settling down now. let's look at what we can expect this weekend. it is clear. it will be called. but it will not be nearly as windy at sunset -- the sun has already set. we could get a little bit of snow on saturday. i will talk a little bit more about that in the seven-day. but the wind was strong enough to knock out our this afternoon. nadia, what is going on? >> tony, about 7800 bge customers are without power. with the possibility of a snowstorm this weekend -- you can see a lot of this stuff behind me will come in handy. bottom line, it seems like mother nature is not cutting us any slack this date. >> mother nature is kicking our butts. >> this is the time of year when things quieted down. perhaps mother nature did not get the memo. >> because we did not have of winter last year. is revenge time. >> states like connecticut and new york or hammered with snow this week, and here in maryland, folks were stocking up on bags of salt and shovels to deal with the wintry mix of

now back to tony pann. >> it is a little different this morning temperature-wise. 30 at the airport. 28 in taneytown. 29 in parkton. the skies are clear. you'll probably see some high, thin cloud to develop. they will drift over towards baltimore. we have some rain around minneapolis and some snow around michigan. that could give was a chance for some rain tomorrow afternoon. we will be on the edge between the arctic air and the mild air. they will battle back-and-forth. we will see a chance for some rain. we'll start at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. as we go through the weekend, we're right on the edge. same thing into sunday. by monday, the arctic air makes a bigger push. it will sweep through on tuesday and wednesday. we have a chance for some rain in the forecast this weekend. it will not be a washout. mostly sunny and chilly today. temperatures in the upper 40's today. for rain a 40% chance showers starting friday, saturday, and sunday. do not cancel outdoor plans. mid 50's saturday and sunday. a strong front will go through it and get this back into the chilly air tuesday and wed

now back to tony pann. >> good morning. we're off to a quiet start. the visibility is better than yesterday. we have a friend going through. temperatures in the 50's on the eastern part. into the 40's on the western part. we have the 50's here and 30's and 40's behind the front. it will turn out to be a mild afternoon. we have a piece of energy to go through. there are some light showers back into west virginia and kentucky and tennessee. i will put a slight chance for a shower in the forecast today. most of you will not see any rain at all. generally, the temperatures will cool off over the next few days. we will be in the 50's. it will change over the weekend. and arctic air mass will settle ain. a mixture of sun and clouds. high temperatures this afternoon in the mid 50's. it will be a breezy day as well. nice day tomorrow. 52 on wednesday. clouds of thick and up on thursday. a strong cold front goes through friday morning. that will not the temperatures into the 30's over the weekend -- that will knock the temperatures into the 30's over the weeke

. >> >> tony pann has a check of today's forecast. >> it is a little better than yesterday. it is not completely clear. upper 40's and low 50's in most spots with a touch of cloud cover. a front is coming through later today. a slight chance for a rain shower. in the mid 50's. >> we have picked up another problem spot at liberty with possible lane closures. this is southbound at the harrisburg expressway. 60 miles per hour. inner loop west side, 11 minutes. six minutes and 95 southbound in howard county. 895, 17 minutes. yet.elays just sai both loops look fine at baltimore national pike. a little bit of haze. could be some fog leftover but nothing that will affect your visibility. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> this will be a difficult morning as students in newtown return to school since friday's shooting massacre. >> we get the latest from danielle leigh in newtown. >> each day, long lines bring thousands of tearful mourners to this little town. they are carrying candles, letters, and stuffed animals and laying them at this christmas tree. anything to honor the

now back to tony pann. >> thank you. we have some fog to talk about. first we say good morning to ava marie she is at belvedere plaza today -- belvedere square. what is going on? riangle.dere trying go there's always so much good food. we're talking about how belvedere square celebrates the holidays. one thing you may want to do is say cheese platter. it really looks nice. you have a display here. i don't know much about cheese. i have tried brie. >> these are all local cheeses. arms.is made by firefly form you want to have a nice apple slices and some nuts and local raspberry jam. sweet and salty. some crackers. >> i love that. each she's pairs with different kinds of flavors -- each cheese pairs with different flavors. this will be aa fun event. >> we have a coffee demonstration. there will be latte art. maybe a picture of santa claus on the coffee. >> he said he made the syrup himself. >> he is an expert on coffee. >> i understand you guys will be doing cooking demonstrations. >> there's a full schedule on the belvedere website. we'll take a timeout

. >> now your 11 insta-weather plus forecast with meteorologist tony pann. >> the winds were gusting over 45 miles per hour a few hours ago. they are starting to settle down now. that will continue through the overnight. we are 40 to downtown. that is producing wind chill in the 20's. if you are going to be going out in the next few minutes or hours, address for temperatures in the low 20's. only 37 at the airport. we did not break 40 today. we should crews back into the mid-20's by the time you wake up tomorrow morning. we expect tomorrow to be a much quieter day. here is the big storm that came through here. this is the big storm from new england. on the backside of it, the winds are whipping. the further it gets from us, the calmer we will become. these clubs will be breaking up over the next couple of hours as well. as the winds diminish, that will be a good recipe to allow these clubs to drop into the 20's by tomorrow morning. our next storm is still a good distance away from us. we will get one day of dry weather before the weather comes in on saturday. we will probably get som

live team coverage, but first we had over to the weather center with tony pann. let's get some predictions. >> this is not going to be a blockbuster storm closing down the whole state, but it is a respectable little storm coming through. it will start between 3:00-6:00 a.m. and end in the late afternoon. it is a quick moving out the storm. mostly snow in the northern suburbs. total accumulations will range from 1 inch in the southern suburbs to may be up to four inches in the far northern and southern -- northern and western suburbs. if you take your time on the roads, you should get around without too much of a problem. nadia ramdas keeping an eye on how the road crews are preparing for the storm. >> here we go again and. another round of winter-like weather this weekend. we're just going to have to get used to it. it's one of the many locations where they will be loading up on salt to keep roads safe. in anticipation for the storm, maryland state highway administration deployed cruise early today pretreat and roads with salt brine to keep them is free. kreuz wi

. >> your forecast with meteorologist tony pann. >> i just learned something new. there's only one thing when want to know on new year's eve. how cold will i be in a dress? >> it is >>> >> that is the one thing people want to know. it will be cold but nothing unusual. 39 was the high temperature this afternoon, slightly below average. in 1990. we have some snow flurries this morning. if you were up early, he might have seen snow flurries in your neighborhood. the skies had cleared. the wind will diminish. the temperatures are going to drop quickly. we will end up in the low 20's in many neighborhoods. it is still breezy right now 18 miles an hour gusts at the airport. that puts the wind chill in the lower end of the 20's. you will want to dress for the wind chill. the actual temperatures will give in to the low 20's early tomorrow morning. right now, temperatures are in the low 30's. let's see what is going to happen. we will start at 7:30 in the morning tomorrow. tomorrow will be quiet. we do not expect any precipitation. new year's eve, there will be an impulse c

. >> now, your forecast with meteorologist tony pann. >> of very quiet day today and that trend will continue as we head into new year's eve. don't expect any weather trouble if you are going out tonight. you see the battle of the air mass is going on across the united states. kohl, arctic air coming out of the southern part of canada, warmer air from the south, and they are meeting right there in the ohio valley. a week little storm, but ahead of it you see the cloud shield extends all the way to the coast. it is trying to produce some precipitation ahead of it. the air is so dry, it is not doing a very good job. the cloud cover held back the temperatures today. it probably would have been a little bit warmer if it were not for the cloud cover. this looks pretty impressive. snow back in ohio and a little rain trying to show up across the state of maryland here. the air is so dry, most of it is the evaporating before it hits the ground. but 30% chance you might run into a sprinkle or snow flurries tonight. it is not enough to cause any trouble. it is 21 at the airport. the temperatur

. >> now your insta-weather plus forecast with tony pann. >> the store may visit us tomorrow. it was the same system i was talking about. you have called their diving down into the plains states and warm air from the southeast. that is where you get the big storm. this one is pretty good. it has snow on the backside. including tornados. some tornadoes coming out of louisiana and eventually into alabama as well. and then portions of arkansas back into oklahoma and texas. this is ongoing in our direction. this will be a rain even for us. there is one part of the day we have to watch, temperatures may start out below freezing. while the rain is coming in, there might be some icy patches. it is the temperatures that will be the thing we are watching number one, the clouds are streaming out ahead of the storm system. it? like a blanket. if it were a clear sky this evening, temperatures will drop off and we would be in big trouble tomorrow morning. the clouds are a good thing. the air is relatively saturated. that is a good sign, temperatures will not drop off really fast. if it wer

. >> tony pann has a check of today's forecast. it is foggy outside. >> visibility down to a quarter of a mile in some spots. a cold front will move through today and a chance for some rain showers or thunderstorm. 64 is the projected high temperature. >> an off-duty police officer is recovering after being shot. >> it happened early sunday morning in overlea. the officer never read a chance to get out of his car. kim dacey has more. >> police say there was a party going on. there was a call that someone was shot, not knowing it was one of their own. >> i heard the gunshots first, and we looked outside and saw a big group of people. >> all of the commotion was centered down the street in overlea. it was 3:15 sunday morning. an off-duty baltimore county police officer had been shot twice while sitting in his car. he happened to be driving down the street when he came across a large group of people in the road. >> a subject came out of the crowd with a handgun and fired several times into the vehicle. >> the officer was flown to shoc

. >> now, your forecast with meteorologist tony pann. >> no precipitation out there, just a couple of sprinkles in the mountains. one degree below average for this time of year. the high was 41 this afternoon, the low 27. the average is 42. the record for today, 72, set back in 19921 below zero is an old record set back in 1880. we are watching a couple of things that will affect the weather as we go into the new year. a cold front coming across the upper midwest with some really cold air behind it. an area of low pressure out ahead of that, coming across the ohio valley right now. this will move south of us. it was cloudy today. i thought we would get a little more sunshine than we did. the precipitation held off, so not a bad day. that is basically what we expect as we head into this new year's eve as well. a lot of cloud cover, but little in the way of precipitation. >> if you put up the radar, it looks a little threatening. it looks impressive, but the error is very dry here in the mid atlantic region. a lot of it is not making it down to the surface. the dewpoints are in the uppe

. >> now your 11 insta-weather + forecast with meteorologist tony pann. >> expecting snow tomorrow, but quiet this evening. if you have outdoor plans early tonight, no problems expected. temperatures in the upper 30's and the low 40's. we should kreuz back into the low 30's by tomorrow morning. a few high, thin clouds out there but they should be thickening up and the cloud gets closer. this is getting its act together along the gulf coast. this will not be a blockbuster story big nor'easter, but will produce a few inches of snow. it's on a holiday weekend, so there will mought be a lot of traffic. precipitation is still a good distance away. it will start sometime between 3:00-6:00 a.m. you can look at this radar signature and see that this is not a big storm. it is fast moving. just a little bit of snow on the top side and it will come through in about eight hours and drop a few inches of snow. you can see all the winter weather advisories all the way to the mid-atlantic. like most storms in baltimore, the type of precipitation will be a tough call and we will use the magic line, the

that brings us to tony pann. >> plenty of sunshine to start the day and that is a good thing. but it is a lot colder than the last couple of days. upper 20's and low 30's. 21 in frederick. same thing in rising sun. a mixture of sunshine and 8 a few clouds but generally sunny. high temperatures between 44 and 49. we will be just below the mark in most neighborhoods. chance for a few rainshowers in the afternoon. same thing on saturday. it will get warm ♪ >>> well, you loved them in "grease" 34 years ago, and now john travolta and olivia newton john have teamed up for a christmas album, including this original song which is called "i think you might like it," apparently not everyone does like it. how some people are reacting to it this morning. there are critics everywhere. 7:30 now on a thursday morning, i'm matt lauer alongside savannah gurthrie. >> they can do no wrong in my book. >> one of the original "grease" fans. >> exactly. >>> coming up, are you safe in your hotel room? maybe not. we're going to show you how easy it is for thieves to get past that lock on your hotel