let's say good morning to tucker barnes. he has the latest for us. is it really 80 degrees out there? >> it is 73 degrees. >> it feels like 80s in the studio. >> it is hot in here. are the kid still in school? >> i thought some were. >> we're getting close, if not. jot home school kids are still in school. >> let's go to temperatures. reagan national, 73 degrees. a warm and muggy start to the day. humidity, 79%. we've got relief today in the form of some slightly cooler temperatures. yesterday, we were in the 90s. today, only mid- to upper 80s. still going to be warm and humid out there. i think with a decent amount of sunshine and maybe a few lonesome thunderstorms, we could seduce some rain. you can see the run out towards cincinnati and a little back door cool font which will start to cool things down north and east. here is your planner for today. warm conditions expected. not as hot as yesterday. still going to be in the mid- to upper 80s. about 87 degrees by 4:00 p.m. could be an isolated storm five- day forecast looks better, a little cooler.

tucker barnes working the on weather maps this morning. i'm will thomas. welcome to fox 5 morning news. let's get a quick look at weather as we start off at 4:25. >> good morning. off to a rather comfortable start. changes in the form of warmer temperatures each and every day and more humid conditions. not so much today but as we march toward the weekend. we have a summer-sized heat wave on tap across the area for the weekend. there is a live look at your radar. doing fine, quiet conditions. not expecting rain showers for your morning commute. even later today, i think things have been quiet as they have been for the last few days. let's do the temperature. reagan national, 72 degrees humidity. winds have shifted out of the south and that is ominous because our humidity will be picking up over the next couple of days. plenty of sunshine but i think you will find it hot by this afternoon with highs about 95 degrees and we should be dry again for our thursday. more details on the forecast. we'll take a peek at the weekend and talk about what is going to be h

let's say hello to tucker barnes. >> good morning. as with get into the middle of the week, it will be very hot and we've got a few showers in the forecast. starting with right now. let's get to the hd radar. we have clouded up. maybe we should mention the beautiful weekend. >> oh, yeah, it was gorgeous. >> can't complain about a little rain now. >> we've got a couple of showers coming through. you can see them on the west side of the beltway. no thunderstorm activity, just showers. this is the leading edge of warmer, more humid air that will be moving in. we can't enjoy 7 and sunny all the time. >> why not? >> by the end of the week, we will not be enjoying 75 degrees. just a few showers to start your morning. we'll be in the upper 70s later today. >> keep your windows rolled up this morning, right? >> excellent advice. >> let's say hello to julie wright with traffic. >> no problems to report on the beltway at university boulevard. traffic is oning smoothly at this time and 395 across the 14th street bridge, you will find traffic vol

. >> tucker barnes is standing by. he's got news that might slow you down later on. >> got to watch it later today. good morning. light shower activity this morning. this is a warm front. later today potential for very strong thunderstorms with a cold front that will get in here mid- to late afternoon. generally very light, some showers east of the city into prince george's and anne arundel county you might be picking up more moderate showers. big changes from yesterday, after a lot of sunshine yesterday, clouds moved in overnight. plenty of cloud cover today. here's your cold front to the west and ohio valley. there's a lot of rain associated with it. likely to be enhanced with thunderstorm activity later this afternoon. all the ingredients are starting to look like they're going to come together, including warm, humid air. some sunshine during the middle of the day, that will help drive the storms and some storms could be on the strong side. potential for gusty winds, torrential downpours and even hail this afternoon

we will get to that breaking news story in a couple moments first we will turn to tucker barnes to talk about this extraordinary heat. >> potential for record breaking heat, highs mid-90s, mix of humidity it will feel like 100 plus >> i look forward to that. >> not many of us do. first day of summer 7:09 p.m. tonight. >> hey, 76 right now washington not terribly cool out there to start your day lots of humidity as well you will feel that wet blanket when you head out the door. 74 at the naval air station and baltimore too, these temperatures will jump quickly well into the 80s next hour or so. heat advisory, goes into effect 12 noon through 10:00 p.m. tomorrow night that is a combination of the heat and humidity will make it feel like 100 to 105 later today. that heat advisory dangerous heat, bring the animals in, lots of water for you and stay out of direct sunlight between 10 and 3 as this heat will be dangerous next couple days. sentinel radar, maybe a pop up thunder storm out to the west the rest of us will be scorching under abeliaserring summer time -- a blistering summer time sun

fox5's tucker barnes covered in sea foam in ocean city maryland as hurricane irene rolled in. last night he and his producers and photographers won an emmy for their work there. nine emmys in all, including one for the best morning news, best continuing coverage of a story, and overall station excellence award. congrats fox 5. >> well deserved. >> indeed, and for tucker enduring that. >> good for him. >>> tucker is a dad and let's talk about him and the rest of our dads. happy father's day, by the way. glorious day. >> hopefully folks got outside and treated dad nice today. mother nature treated him very well. >> she sure did. >> skies not too bad. few clouds rolling in tonight. but not bad. beautiful shot of the national cathedral there. a mild night. temperatures on the upside. today our temperatures not too bad. the week will start a little bit unsettled. be prepared for that. we're heading to the 90s in our highs into the five-day forecast. it's going to feel like it's in the low 100s. humidity will be returning. sticky and uncomfortable, so i'm giving you fair warning. to

. >> let's check with tucker barnes and get the latest on weather. >> sarah i noticed i am shedding too what does that mean? >> that is a whole other thing >> you need to see a doctor. >> all right allison. we will talk about that later. >>> temperatures 70s. mid-70s, and we are also warm and humid, a warm and humid afternoon highs upper 80s instead of low 90s. 75 right now washington. humidity 73%, winds out of the south at 6 miles per hour pressure up, 3.014 inches. shower activity and thunderstorms out to the west, we will have a series of frontal systems, pushing in later today. if you are a viewer in west earn areas, west virginia, western maryland, west virginia you might see a few showers mix of sun and clouds, still warm, humid s better and better chance of showers moving in, later tonight during the day tomorrow, new details on that coming up in a couple minutes, here is a look at your forecast for your back to work day, temperatures upper 80s. 87 alexandria, 86 fredericksburg, just a few showers later. all right sarah, allison, more details in a minute. >> thanks tucker. >>> t

we do that with the help of our main man tucker barnes. >> good morning allison, tony, partial sunshine to start your day, and that will be the theme around here. might be a shower. most of today will be dry temperatures in the 70s. right now we are cool, 59 regan national, humidity 75%, not much wind to speak of currently out of the north, 0 miles per hour and your pressure, 2.99 inches. looking at radar, showers overnight, one or two left over showers across east of the bay, down towards easton and cambridge, and out to the west, but most of the area nice and dry. a few showers redevelop this afternoon in the daytime heating. nothing to worry about here. don't cancel outdoor plans based on rain chances. temperatures cool, highs mid- 70s warmer than yesterday. 74 washington 72 warren on the. more details on the forecast including a look at the weekend. nice warm up on the way. if you like warmer temperatures, you will love it. then traffic and julie has your latest. >> good morning tuck. we started off northbound i-95 as you work your way out of woodward, pace remains heavy, slow and s

. >>> another live look from our tower cam, a nice looking start to the day, tucker barnes has weather julie wright traffic when we returns the 7:27 a.m. [ female announcer ] the son of a single mom. proud father of two daughters. president obama knows that women being paid 77 cents on the dollar for doing the same work as men isn't just unfair... it hurts families. so the first law he signed was the lilly ledbetter fair pay act to help ensure that women are paid the same as men for doing the exact same work. because president obama knows that fairness for women means a stronger middle class for america. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >>> some baseball action nationals on the road in colorado to face rockies top of the 5th. strausberg helps his own cause to score a run to take the lead. strausberg grills, marco in the head with a 95-mile per hour fastball. he was able to walk-off the field but three batters later, tied at 2, hellton hit it deep enough nats lose 4-2 teams go back at it again tonight. >> hope that guy is okay obviously it was not intentional. >> t

tucker barnes has details on our forecast that you will want to know about. this is monday, june 25th, 2012 good morning i am tony perkins. >> i am allison seymour. the weather is dominating our headlines this monday morning we will get you all caught up on tropical storm debbi and tell you about the continued clean up and power restoration from the wicked storms that blew through our area friday night and the latest on a huge brush fire that forced evacuations on the eastern shore. >> welcome back. >> nice to see you. >> tucker barnes for the latest on our own forecast today. >>> thank you very much. welcome back allison. glad to have you back. satellite radar we will talk about showers and storms you will see them just off to the northwest. this is radar but you can see the flashing into central and southern pennsylvania, all associated with a cold front which will be working into the washington area by late morning early afternoon. this timing on these unusual they will arrive earlier today. we will cloud up here shortly and deal with the possibility of th

we are joined by tucker barnes who can fill in all the details on that cool weather. >> it is rather -- i mean it is comfortable. >> it is fantastic, just not seasonable. >> it is weird. >> yeah. thank you. >> i apologize. i always leave that in front of you. >> we knew it was yours because of the lipstick. >> it kind of look like tucker's shade. >> south and west of the city, the showers are more enhanced than they were an hour ago. you can see they are very light. fredericksburg down towards the potomac, a few showers south and west of the city. charlottesville, culpeper, might be seeing a light shower. that is about it. one lone some shower just south of easton. most of us waking up with quiet conditions and dry although we will have a few more showers in the forecast from time to time today. 5 # right now in washington. humidity up 7 #%. it is still comfortable with the temperatures in the 50s. winds south and west at five. -- 5 # right now in washington. humidity up, 78%. -- 58 right now in washington. a few showers this afternoon. >> thank you. >>> let's turn to julie wright to

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tucker barnes is here. and we begin the heat wave. >> looking into the fourth of july, we could still be talk about temperatures close to 100. >> and wishful thinking that there is much in the way of win to help cool us down. >> when it is 100 with a lot of humidity, not going to be terribly comfortable but we'll take what we can get. we're fine this morning. still comfortable. i think today the humidity will remain in check although you will start to notice it creeping up as the day goes on here. there is your satellite-radar. look how quiet it is. nice, quiet weather pattern. this afternoon, no issues if you are headed down to the beaches, headed to the mountains today. it will be hot. high temperatures later today, mid-90s. so yesterday was our last day with temperatures featuring the 80s for the foreseeable future. 72 right now in washington. humidity, 5 #%. wind are out of the south at five miles per hour. here is your forecast for the day. it will be plain old hot, not terribly humid. high temperature

>> you better watch out tucker barnes. our wazers are checking in this morning. this happens to be from russian vodka keeping with sarah's theme this morning. he this is inside the beltway. be prepared for slow traffic there. waze is a free app on your mobile phone. crew in sky fox, hopefully, you are staying cool this morningen typical slowdown throughed with bridge. traffic will slow north of potomac mills headed up and across the occoquan. the hov lanes are slow going making your pay past lorton heading to newington. you will find slow traffic as you are traveling along the top stretch of the beltway trying to make your way between between college park and bethesda. no problems to report right now on 66. haynes are open outside of the beltway but we are starting to is he i delay forming as you make your way past 50 and 123. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> a new poll finds romney and the president are even. the new poll from the associated press shows republican challenger mitt romney is virtually tied with president obama. it comes after thre

tucker barnes joining us up here now with more on that scene and what is going on around here. >> we'll have more on debby coming up but it's slow mover. it will be days and days before they finally call it quits on the system. >> it is the rain that -- not the wind. it is the rain. >> the wind are only 45 miles per hour. it is the rain and the threat of a few more tornadoes. >> hopefully the declaration of an emergency will free up funds to help people because you know there is a lot of damage inned intoing like that. >> i'm afraid it will get worse before it gets better. around here, could it get better? >> let's in the jinx ourselves. >> we've got to take the good with the bad. today, with get the good. 63 in washington. 59 in baltimore. 55 in winchester this morning. patuxent naval air station, a little warmer close to the bay. 65degrees. all of us, the huge is way down. our dew point temperature are currently in the low 40s. sat light radar, very quiet conditions, sunshine expected new the mid-atlantic throughout the day. you can see we don't have a whole lot going on. you saw the

. >>> here is tucker barnes. >> good morning. >> the other numbers we should be talking about start with a nine today, right? >> right back in the 90s for afternoon highs today. today won't be terrible because the humidity still will be in check. but look out here. the dangerous heat is back. >> we've got quite a respite from the humidity which is odd to me. >> it has been wonderful the last couple of days. >> you can't complain though. it has been nice. >> it is summer. >> this month hasn't been terrible. you remember the heat wave we had last week. that was a short one. this one will last on and on and on. >> it heard that i missed it. 89 yesterday's daytime high. probably the last day in the 1r0 for a while. bwi marshall, 90. average daytime high now, 87 degrees. 59 out at dulles. that is not bad. 60 in martinsburg. a little warmer to the bay. annapolis, 70 degrees and 63 in leonardtown and fredericksburg. so very comfortable. get out and tax a nice run this morning. got out in the garden because temperatures are going to be warming up. as we've been talking about the last couple of d

so, tucker barnes, what about this tornado in italy? >> they do happen occasionally. they are somewhat rare. i just looked up the last time they had a tornado in italy was 2010. so every couple of years, they get them. but that one looked pretty strong. >> that was pretty serious. >> yeah. >> good news here. >> good news here. much better news here. after the rain showers yesterday and all the humidity we've had around here the last couple of of days, we are looking at drier conditions moving in. >> ptl, praise the lord. >> ptl. there it is. official. let's get right to the radar. we're done with the rain shower activity. about 1/4 inch of rainfall yesterday at reagan national. we need the rain. we are looking at bright sunshine here for the next several days. in fact, the forecast this weekend looks fabulous. quiet conditions. couple of fronts coming through. the second in a series of cold fronts just off to the north and west. when that one get through here later this morning, you will notice the wind picking up. it will be a beesy day if not gusty at time this afte

>> one. >> turn and -- tucker barnes and i went on thursday. sadly they lost the one day we were there. if you are up in boston, apparently, allegedly, there were a lot of national fans in beantown. so maybe the attitude is spreading out. let's take a look at the high heights as the nats went for the sweep up in beantown. this is impressive stuff. you don't go up to fenway park like this but it happened yesterday. here is fp santangelo. >> still got some skills. >> can't wait to see him. danny espinoza in the seventh. you want me on the wall. you need me on the wall. nats were up 3-2 at that point. tied up at three at at the ninth. brois harper pinch hit and he walked. sos he is on first base when this happened. right down the right field lane. if you punt autopsy i stop sign, he is going right through it and he is scoring it. that will be the oning run. nats win 4-3. in first place, second best record in all of baseball and afterwards bryce talked about not starting. >> it never happened it me before. that was a weird experience coming in off

. >> let's day say hello to tucker barnes to get the latest on what is going on outside. >> nice start to your day. temperatures in the comfortable range in the 50s. >> it feels pretty good. >> almost light jacket weather to kids at the bus stop. it is hard to believe. going to be a nice afternoon. >> this is normal lit time of year the kids go in shorts. >> they're like oh, when is cool going to be out? >> you put the suntan lotion on at 6:00 in the morning. a couple of showers out towards easton and st. michaelal's. that shower has been pretty persistent for the past hour or so. allison, as soon as you come in, i use the word. >> what is with you and bubble. >> that sounds gross. >> i don't know why it keeps happening. front royal and culpeper have a few light showers as well. 59 now in washington. we are very comfortable. parts of the area in the 40s this morning. afternoon highs will be a little warmer than yesterday but still quite comfortable afternoon with low humidity and high temperatures in the low to mid-70s. about 74 for a daytime high. >> let's say hello to julie wright an

gwen tolbart is in for tucker barnes with the latest look at the weather. good morning. >> good morning. we are starting out with plenty of clear skies across the area. we don't have much happening in the cloud department today i'm happy to say. here is a look at what is going on outside. we'll see the clouds starting to roll in a little bit later. the humidity is a big factor. 83% and it is already at this hour of the morning at 6:00 a.m. our current temperature is 59 degrees. a very light southwesterly wind but that southwesterly flow will continue to boost our temperature into the course of the day. it is 55 degrees at dulles airport. mostly sunny skies today and this afternoon, a chance of a pop up shower or thunderstorm. we'll keep our eyes to the skies. >> we turn our attention to julie wright. she has the latest on this morning's traffic. >> good morning to you, tucker. tucker must be thinking about me. >> or you're thinking about tucker. >> oh! >> in case you get them confused, tony is taller. >> i was just thinking the two big weather head guys, i

i'm not looking at tucker barnes because i will laugh hysterically. we do have reports of an incident as you work your way northbound approaching the occoquan. accident activity reported on the shoulder here. anthony, checking in. down to 25 miles per hour working your way northbound leaving springfield and continuing up to the capital beltway. we do have problems with our foggy bottom escalators. they are not working properly at this time. the escalators are out of service. bus service has been established for you here at foggy bottom. the station remains open. it is the escalators that are not working at this time. accident activity northbound on kenilworth avenue before pep pen avenue. if you are traveling on the other side of town, you will find your lanes are open. no problems to report for those conning eastbound on 66. still smooth sailing coming inbound from vienna to the capital beltway. nice and quiet out of germantown working your way out towards the split. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> way to hold it together. now, go ba

. >> maybe our own tucker barnes perhaps. take a listen. >> were you inhaling that at that point. >> i got a little taste of it along the way. >> this is tucker covered in sea foam. hurricane irene rolling in. you probably remember that. saturday night though, tucker and his produce anterior ped photographer won an emmy for their work there at the shore. >> we want to congratulate and thank all of or coworkers for it is emmy wins. nine in all including one for the best morning newscast. matt gaffney the exec exist producer. and the over all station excellence award. >> did pretty good there. >> we did great. >> i imagine that is an evening you are not going to forget any time soon. >> i big thanks to forecaster that were with me that night. >> you were getting all that sea foam in the mouth. >> incredible experience. if you are into weather being in a hurricane, you can't ask for more. >> sfs so wild to see that. it looks like you were in a washing machine. >> and i can remind you, it is naturally occurring. >> we kept wonder

. >> if you play your cards right, you could become sir tucker barnes. >> i got some work to do. >> you have a lot of work to do. >> nevertheless, i'll try. >> something to strive for. >> yes. we have some clouds to start your day. a mix of sunshine and clouds from time to time. could be a shower or two particularly this afternoon. but most of your day should be dry. most of the region should be dry. one, two, showers left over. we did have showers last night pushing down the western shore of the bay and you can see still a leftover shower into southern maryland. a nice-looking start to the day. temperature right now at reagan national. 59degrees. it is cool out there. many of you or some of you may want a jacket or light sweat are if ng to be out early here as these temperatures are on the cool side. 57 at bwi marshall. check out your high temperatures. our average daytime high for june 5th is 81 degrees. we'll be about 10-degree below that today with one or two sprinkles or showers this afternoon. >> all right. take a few showers as long as we have some nice weather. >> nice english w

not a bad-looking picture, tucker barnes. we know there could be some heavy weather later today. >> certainly a possibility of it. you can see in the live shot, the cloud have moved back in after a gorgeous day yesterday. >> it was beautiful as you promised. yesterday worked out well. today, morning showers, man a little sunshine but the warmth and humidity back. later today, we'll see what kind of fireworks we get in the way of big thunderstorms. certainly a possibility. let's get right to the radar. let me show you the shower activity moving through at the moment. probably enough to wet the roadways and slow your commute for you. this is actually the warm front that is lifting through southwest to northeast. you can see it is getting better and better doe newported here in the last couple of frames. shower activity stretching from one chester through reston, just south and west of washington here now into portions of southern maryland, waldorf, chesapeake beach. a pretty good shower there just to the south and west of chesa

tucker barnes see if the rain will stick around hi tucker. >> good morning sarah. tony welcome back. hit and miss shower activity, at least some light showers to start your day and plenty of clouds, big changes after a gorgeous fathers day yesterday. there is your radar, see the shower activity if you look carefully, showers inside the belt way, washington down toward alexandria, now pushing out into prince georges county. plenty of additional showers, and even some heavy showers, winchester and front royal and all of that still got to get through the area later this morning. bring along an umbrella. i don't think it will rain all day. most of it will start to wind down early afternoon. 63 in town. nice and cool, humidity 87%. winds out of the south, your forecast, lots of clouds to start your day morning showers and then start to see a few breaks in the showers. sunshine this afternoon highs upper 70s. more details in just a minute let's do traffic and look who is back. julie good morning. >> good morning tuck on the roads right now, you will find your lanes are o

. >> who could forget, fox 5s tucker barnes, covered in sea foam, in ocean city maryland. last night tucker and his producers and photographers won an emmy for their work out there. we want to congratulate and thank our coworkers here at fox 5. 9 emmys in all, one for best morning news, overall station excellence award. congratulations everyone. >>> hundreds of people laced up their sneakers this fathers day all for a good cause. dash for dads started in arlington this morning, as you can see, everyone got in on the events a four mile one, one mile walk for survivors of prostate cancer. the run was sponsored by the george washington university hospital and medical faculty associates. >>> a lot of folks treated dad to the largest car show in northern virginia, 39th annual, antique car show, features foreign and american cars, truckspecialty vehicles too. more than 400 antique and classic vehicles, this took place in chantilly. >> could nationals avoid the sweep at the hands of the yankees. lyndsey murphy back with your sports plus red skins update when we come back >> all r

tucker barnes will be part of it. our house, an organization, residential facilities that will take in homeless and abused young boys will sponsor a fundraiser. can you go to the website,. ticketsare.com. i know it's going to be a good time. great fundraiser. >> come out. >> we will. >>> audition time again to find the next american idol. season 12's search for the star is already underway. producers are looking for a big voice. fox's anna quinn has more. >> are you ready? [ cheers ]. >> american idol hopefuls from across the nation flocked to the garden state for dreams of stardom. >> i hope i will be the next one. there are some great singers out here. >> reporter: thousands from all walks of life hitting the prudential center all pumped up and ready to show america what they've got. >> no one else can feel it for you ♪ >> with so much enthusiasm, many contestants began arriving friday night. every singer seemed to be auditioning for their own reason. >> my sister, she passed away when she was two, and i'm doing t

tucker barnes joins us. >> good morning. we've been promising hot temperatures all week, and arrived yesterday. today, upper 90s. mix in the humidity, which is on the increase, and will feel like 103 to 107. dangerous he's for your friday. 79 now in washington. 78 in baltimore. 76 this morning in ocean city. winchester 72 degrees. nice, warm, mild start to your day. a few thunderstorms develop to our north and east overnight, and still hanging out over delaware and southern new jersey. here in washington, generally partial sunshine to start your day. hazy, hot and humid day. highs in the 80s and eventually, take a breath, upper 90 to about 100 later today. mix in the humidity, will be a warm one. there's your weekend, 99 tomorrow. and the heat sticks around next week. more details in a coming up. let's do traffic and julie wright. see the smile on her face. what's going on? >> not a lot. headed out of town this weekend, i know a lot of folks are planning for the fourth of july weekend and heading out now. that's a good thing

tucker barnes loves his orioles they are playing real good baseball in baltimore. this is charm city. camden yard as 3 run home run, to tie this game up with phillys, which we like, in dc. tieing up at 4 in the set. that leader is going opposite, vertical of tucker barnes what was that. terrible,. >> did he jump? >> barely jumped. >> his throw was awful. jones come on around and celebrating they win gain only one game out of 1st place american league east. could you imagine an orioles and nationals world series? i know it is crazy, but it will be kind of cool. >> way cool. >> saturday night. okay. i race home from work, to see the manny pacquiao, tim think bradly the only guy who beat dcs own lamont peterson but saturday night i raced home and watched the last 11 rounds and pacquiao, won 10 of those rounds he dominated this fight, pretty much start to finish and yet when the official score cards are red, tim bradly is awarded a 115/113 decision, split decision to take the belt away from a guy who hasn't lost in 7 years? >> something ain't right. >> just wreaks of i

tucker barnes also tracking some severe thunderstorms. good morning. i'm will thomas. welcome to fox 5 morning news. let's get right to weather this morning. that is the big story affecting all of us no mat are where you live. it will be hot, hot, hot. >> it is hot right now and humid right now. our temperature is 79 degrees. that is not comfortable. >> you know we're in for something big when you start out at 79. >> we'll be near 100 later this afternoon so be ready for some heat. some pretty good thunderstorms to the north. at least the possibility of a few rumble of his thunder here in the washington area early this morning. then it will just be kind of hazy, hot and huge you had here a little later. 79degrees now in washington. that's right, we've fallen back to 79. humidity creeping up, 64%. wind are out of the south at seven miles per hour. it will just be a hazy, hot and humid day with high temperatures expected to be near 100 by late this afternoon. get ready again for a lot of heat. we have a heat advisory which goes into effect a little later and again, we ar

tucker barnes, i think you would agree this low humidity and temperatures make it perfect out there. >> you got it, will. a continuation of yesterday. in for another gorgeous day. temperatures will be a little warmer this afternoon. let's get to it. there is your radar. not much to see. you can see quiet conditions across the region. we've got clear skies and expecting lots of bright sunshine for your wednesday. your temperature at reagan national, 70 degrees. this is the warm spot. most of the area has fallen back into the low 60s. dulles is 54 degrees. once you kind of get outside this real urban corridor, temperatures fall back quickly and are certainly in the comfortable range with the humidity at 41%. looking forward to our forecast for today. plenty of sunshine. should be a beautiful affect for you with high temperatures back into the mid- to upper 80s. a little warmer than yesterday but still a nice day with low humidity. we have another heat wave on the way. that is coming up. >>> the race for the white house. appropriate's campaign has recruited thousands of lawyers to objec

tucker barnes is standing by. >> good morning. we are off to a warm and humid start to the day. a few showers moving through overnight. these are the showers in central pennsylvania. it's cold front that will bring us another round of showers and storms this afternoon. temperature at reagan national, 76 degrees. that is what you call a warm and humid start. forecast for today, partly sunny skies. we've got showers back in the forecast. could be a storm too. highs in the mid-80s. cool are and drier air on the way. details on that in just a minute. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the supreme court is expected to hand down two major rulings this week. one is health care and the other immigration. any day now, nine justices will decide whether president obama's signature health care legislation is constitutional. they will also rule on the legality of arizona's controversial immigration law which would allow officers to unchoir about immigration status of people they pull over for unrelated offenses. >>> yesterday afternoon, people gathered to support the outgoing president of the un

tucker barnes, good morning to you. >> we are on our way for our first extended heat of the year as we should probably have the hottest temperature so far of 2012 later this afternoon with highs expected in the mid-90s. currently, it is in the 70s. you've got quiet conditions across the region. yesterday, we have a few showers and a thunderstorm down across the lower ethis morning, fine. we are nice and quiet. i don't think you'll see much in the way of rain today. you will notice the humidity and the heat building very quickly around here during the early-morning hours. humidity, way on up. 84%. winds are out of the south at three miles per hour. hazy, hot and humid conditions expected today with high temperatures eventually, drum roll, please. thank you. that's my way of stalling. high temperatures in the mid- to upper 90s. it will be extremely hot around here. heat advisory goes into effect at noon. we'll have that coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you being tucker. >>> our top stories, in just a few hours, harry thomas, jr. will no longer be a free man. the former d.c. council m

. >> tucker barnes is with us once again with more on today's forecast. what we got to what 99 at national yesterday? >> 99 new record. the old record was 98 set back in 1988 and one for the record books. hopefully none too soon. as far as anymore records and i don't think here in washington we'll see anything as far as records today. in fact highs in the low 90s and a little better than yesterday. >> emphasize little. >> still warm and humid. humidity 58% and our dew point temperatures are still running in the upper 60s and low 70s so there's a lot of water out there and you're really going to notice the humidity when you head out this morning. winds out of the north and west at 7. looking at our satellite radar, the -- rain showers you see back into central ohio. that's the cold front and that will start to work into the region later today. so a lot of clouds in the forecast particularly this afternoon. and a bet every and better chance that we'll see at least widely scattered showers and showers and thunderstorms out of the front later today. then behi

enter tucker barnes. i guess the big question is what will it bring us? >> we will get some rain showers around here, maybe a thunderstorm but not dealing with they are dealing with in florida. some of that moisture is going to stream in ahead of a cold front that will be heading through later today and tonight. >> on the positive side, a little cooler today, at least so far. >> if you say so. >> weren't we at mid-70s? okay. 73 and we're at 73. >> it is not terribly comfortable out there. >> i'll take two degrees. >> there is your sentinel radar. a couple of showers across the region. it is actually coming down here in a couple of of place as long the western shore of the chesapeake. you've got some rain showers and pushing off to the north of the city. this moved through the city in the last half hour or so. 270 working up 95 towards columbia and laurel. showers will be with us on and off through jot the day. we'll be deal with the moisture that we mentioned streaming north. a cold front out to the west. you don't see it very well this morning but it is

tucker barnes. >> good morning. we have some humidity and low clouds. yesterday was acool day. hope you enjoyed. today, we'll be on the warmer side of things and the heat we've arrives tomorrow with 109. >> are we creeping up on it? >> yes. it is knocking on the door. we have one little thunderstorm complex. salisbury, ocean city, pretty good area of rain there and that is quickly pushing off to the south and east. i think it will be out and over the ocean in the next hour or so. for the rest of us, low clouds to start your day. a little drizzle in a few spots. we are 69 right now at reagan national. not a bad start to your day. today will quickly transition into a warm and humid afternoon. our high temperatures expected to be well into the 80s. certainly noticeably warmer than yesterday when we struggled to get to 70s. >>> let's check in with julie wright to get the latest on your traffic. >> good morning. i know my trip south along 270 this morning a little complicated trying to get past old georgetown road. that is where we had lingering construction tying up the left side o

let's get you started with tucker barnes. i guess you've been talking about potential changes, maybe some rain later. >> definitely some rain later. we have to look out for the possible of severe weather. that will be the big issue. thunderstorm activity, very heavy rains, even the potential for a tornado or two later on today. >> in our area? >> yes. this is the rail deal. no concerns this morning. we'll be fine -- this is the real deal. we are dealing with the warm font right now. that is the cloud cover you will see as you head out this morning and the rain showers now moving in from the south and west. this will be enough rain to wet the roadways across parts of the area as that warm front starts to lift north and east across the region. let's take a look at our next radar. thank you very much. you can see the shower activity back into chief land and cincinnati. that cold front will become somewhat enhabessed. a little complicated but bottom line is there is a potential for some pretty good storms along it when it arrives

. >>> and, in the meantime, let's check in with tucker barnes and the latest on the weather. we have severe storms in the area. >> we do. you talked about culpeper, the storms are overhead now. >> right, the severe thunderstorm warning continues until 6:45 for portions of green county, orange county and spotsylvania county and looks like moments ago, they extended the severe thunderstorm warning and let's go to the maps. this is the latest here and we'll start with the life shot. here in the immediate washington area, another hot day. the temperatures in the mid-90s at this hour. >> looks hot. >> and the heat index pushing about 100. i know for people without electricity, there is not much relief and there won't be. we're in the midst of a good heat wave that is going to last the next several days. all right, there is a look at your radar. notice the thunderstorm complex and that is bubbling up here in that past hour to the south and west. 29 to culpeper, fredericksburg and you can see that we have a good thunderstorm complex. this is all pushing off to the east and to the so

tucker barnes is standing by and tell us it is going to be a gorgeous one, tucker. >> a gorgeous one, will. in the afternoon hours, lots of sunshine expected. lower humidity. not only today but the next several days, featuring perfect weather around here for summer time. a couple of fronts coming through and the second one, the winds are pushing up in the next hour or so and the conditions start to dry out. a little humidity. and parts of the area, southern maryland, dealing with some cloud cover but most of the action is over and done with the rain that we picked up during the day yesterday. let's do the temperature. right now at reagan national, we are at 69 degrees. 69 at reagan national. the humidity is still up there. you saw a little built of haze will in the live shot. 84% and the winds out of the north at 9-miles per hour and let me mention the winds. picking up. breezy if not gusty at times this afternoon, with the winds out of the north and north and west. gusting to about 25. otherwise great-looking forecast. lower humidity. highs in the low 80s. more details on the weather

let's say hello to tucker barnes right now. how do you feel about sitting next on a man right now. >> sitting next to a man? >> my voice, i know it's bad. >> well, you don't look like a man. we'll have highs in the low 70s with a mix of cloud and sunshine and a few showers from time to time. we are getting a few showers across southern maryland. you can see those have skipped down the bay here over the last couple of hours and still a couple of showers into calvert county pushing down towards st. mary's city and across the bay, salisbury and cambridge might be dealing with a light hour. otherwise, we'll wake up with cloud cover. we'll see the sun break out. right now, we are nice and cool. 59 in washington. 58 in baltimore. 62 in fredericksburg. 60 in ocean city. temperatures later today with some sunshine, just a little cooler. average highs would be in the low 70s and we'll be enjoying highs in the 70s. enjoy it while you've got it because before a warm-up coming up in the five-day forecast. >> let's say good morning to julie

lets get a quick look at the weather with tucker barnes. it feels nice outside. i love it. >> you and i love it. some people aren't as big fans. just another beautiful day. our temperatures will be back in the mid-70s. kind of a mix of clouds and sun, man ashower this afternoon. hang in there. by the weekend, it will be right back near 90. >> we've got to enjoy this because there will be like five days straight of 100 degrees when we hit august. >> exactly. here is what we're talking about. these comfortable temperatures continue. yesterday's daytime high was only 71 degrees. there is your radar. we do have a light shower just east of annapolis. you kind of see it across the bay there. stevenessville might be getting a shower. otherwise, we are waking up quiet. most of the area should be nice and dry although we will see a few showers later this afternoon. 58 in washington. 53 in baltimore. 57 in fredericksburg. nice start to your day. we'll do it for another day. partly sunny conditions, high temperatures in the mid-70s, maybe a little warmer than yesterday. >>

tucker barnes firmly planted here in the u.s. back to reality tuck. >> thank you allison. good morning everybody temperatures across the area are cool. feels rather english, 50s to start your day mix of clouds and sun. it will be a nice day but temperatures on the cool side. 59 degrees regan national, 58 ocean city, 55 hagerstown and winchester and fredericksburg. a nice cool start for you as you head out. we did have a few showers overnight, along the western shore of the bay there, we are quiet right now most to have day will be dry mix of sunshine and cloud cover, as we continue to deal with this area of low pressure. cool weather for this time of year, highs low 70s enjoy it while you can. you have a warm up on the 5 day. details in just a minute. let's get the latest from julie wright. >>> let's say good morning to the crew in sky fox. chopper brad over the scene of this incident outer loop of the belt way, as you work from springfield in the direction of the wilson bridge. accident activity tieing up the second lane from the left. heads up if you are travelling out o

tucker barnes is outside in the heat this morning to give us the forecast. hey, tucker, how does it feel? >> temperature definitely climbing up. what i really noticed when i stepped out, the humidity on the increase from yesterday. yesterday was hot, but relatively dry as far as humidity. overnight the humidity sneaking up. got a heat advisory in effect across the washington area. not only hot today, but all weekend long. highs in the upper 90s to about 100 degrees. let's get to the numbers. reagan national still in the 80s. 85 now at reagan national. 90 in martinsburg. 88 winchester. 81 in annapolis. few storms moving through overnight off to our south. excuse me, to our north and east towards philadelphia. there you go. those quickly slipping off the coast. can't call that a front. we won't have anything in any way that will cool us down soon. so expect high temperatures later today in the upper 90s to about 100, with the heat index will feel like 105 plus around here later today. tonight will be warm and sticky. we'll do it all over again tomorrow. foreca

tucker barnes is in to tell us about the weather. >> good morning. lots of clouds to start your day. later this afternoon, could see strong storms moving through. we have a cold front that will be knocking on our door later there afternoon. there's a live look at radar. generally fine. we had a shower or two early this morning with a warm front. main event out to the west. that's a cold front and area of low pressure that will be tracking to the west of us. we could have pretty strong thunderstorms later this afternoon. under a slight risk for severe weather later today. this would include the potential for hail, very gusty winds. could have torrential downpours, as these storms will be slow movers and will start around 4:00 this afternoon, between 9:00 or 10:00. keep an eye to the sky. tune back in here later today and get the latest. afternoon highs, 80s. lots of humidity, and potential for good storms later this afternoon. tony, allison, back to you at the desk. >>> thanks, tucker. we have an update on the breaking news out of afghanistan. we've l

it is now time for ask the weather guys, the segment where tucker barnes and i put our heads together to answer your most pressing questions weather relate or otherwise. thank you's question is about some strange-looking clouds. lauren says that she thinks they resemble jellyfish. she spot them reese lynn on a very cloudy evening and shared this picture with us. isn't that cool? >> yeah. >> you see the clouds there. a couple of them. >> i love cloud questions. >> me too. that is a nice picture too. >> laura writes, don't recall ever seeing clouds like this. you have aasked several other people would couldn't give me an answer as it why they look like this. >> she turned to you guys. >> yes, she did. jellyfish clouds. they do a little bit like that because you have the clouds and then the -- >> tentacles. >> we have this side by side. >> like the title, jellyfish cloud and actual jellyfish. a scientific name is alto cumulus. that is the cloud. and with trailing virga. it is fairly uncommon. i have anever seen within with my naked eye. >> nor have i. >> they are around. they are often r

. >> tucker barnes has been keeping business see he says we have to get ready for real heat. >> good morning tony, everybody real deal gets in -- later this afternoon we will see temperatures mid-90s the real heat and humidity arrives tomorrow, more details in a minute. let's look at current conditions we mentioned outside just a beautiful start, low humidity and temperatures generally in the 50s. here in washington 71 degrees. dulles, 59 degrees, 53 fredericksburg. ocean city, 62 degrees. nice start to your day it will warm quickly we are expecting afternoon highs, warmer than yesterday, mid-90s but not a whole lot of humidity, warm afternoon, but without too much humidity we are not dealing with any heat advisories like we are for the day tomorrow. your satellite radar high pressure will keep us nice and dry, a few clouds in your forecast lots and lots of sunshine, again quiet here. could be a thunderstorm tomorrow with heat and humidity more details on that as mentioned coming up. 95 washington, 90 and hot spot, baltimore, 97 degrees. more details on that weekend forecast in just

tucker barnes is here to confirm that for us hopefully. >> i can confirm it will be a beautiful day. >> excellent. >> thank you. >> let me show you the radar. temperatures are in the comfortable range. most of the area has fallen back into the 50s and 60s. the radar not minding much activity. good news here if you are not hooking for rain or thunderstorms, the next several days will be nice and quiet but we have a big-time warming trend as we get into the end of the week. 07 at reagan national. humidity, 41%. feels great out there. pressure, 29.84 inches. here is your forecast for today. as we get into the afternoon hours, you can see that we'll be looking at clear skies and bright sunshine throughout your day. so should be nice and quiet today and as we get into the weekend. here is your forecast. high as ale warmer than yesterday, mid- to upper 80s. 87 in washington. 86 in columbia. >> clear skies, sounds like a taylor swift song. >> right, throw in a boyfriend and you're in. >> let's go to julie wright with the latest on the traffic. >> good morning to you guys. on the roads, you

gwen is in for vacationing tucker barnes. good morning. >> he chose a really good day to take off weather is definitely a gift to everyone with the exception of humidity. we don't have anything happening in the skies. plenty of sunshine for the most part of your day. we see a little change, but in the meantime 58 degrees, regan national airport, 54 dulles, 56 bwi marshall. so we are looking at temperatures elsewhere in our neighbourhood we've got 63 annapolis, 52 cull pepper, 56 degrees hagerstown. martins burg, 54 degrees. 58 fredericksburg. today, a look at your day planner, by midday, expect to see our temperature 75 degrees. looking at a high of 80 degrees, cannot rule out a possibility of a pop up shower or even an isolated thunder storm. instability built in as a result of a trough we have as well as pretty warm, moist air moving in across the area. so just keep your eyes to the skies. humidity is what you are going the feel with the 80-degree high it will get uncomfortable. make sure you take care of your pets keep the

tucker barnes we are being warned get ready it is going to get hot. >> that's right. today only mid- to upper 80s. this is where we should be but notably warmer than yesterday and humid as well and off and running tomorrow with heat building by tomorrow afternoon. a current look at numbers regan national, 59 degrees, humidity up 81%. humidity on the increase later today winds are out of the south, 5 miles per hour pushing in that warmer, more humid air out of the south here. pressure up 30.14 inches. one or two showers to start the day, clouds as well. we have a warm front off to our south and west later today that will start to move across the area and help push temperatures up and also, increase sunshine around here. we will see a little more in the way of sunshine later this afternoon although, showers this morning a scattered thunderstorm or two as well. here is a look at your forecast more details on the heat wave. humid conditions warmer temperatures too. mid- to upper 80s by 4:00 p.m. afternoon highs, 85, 86 in washington. again, let's do traffic and julie. >>>

., tucker barnes is here with the latest on our forecast. >> an easy one more heat, more humidity more unpleasantly high temperatures maybe 100 this afternoon you know, flirting with records, several hours here as we get into the mid-to late afternoon yeah, amazing. >> temperatures are going to jump yesterday you pointed out, at 9:00 a.m. it went from 80 degrees to 89 degrees. >> yeah, jumped 9 degrees in one hour. >> now? >> i think 79. >> inching closer to 80. >> yeah. >> hey, yesterday's daytime highs were not one for the record books but awfully close. 98 regan national, dulles 94 and bwi marshall, 98. a record high today, first full day of summer 98 degrees and thinking is that we will be a degree or two warmer today than yesterday. likely, perhaps high or set a new record later this afternoon. one more day of this and then start to get relief by tomorrow currently 79 degrees regan national, 80 quantico, our overnight low, at regan national was 78 degrees. so warm conditions overnight as well and plenty humidity as well. 72 in frederick, 79 annapolis, 77 leonard town temperatures