below zero in gaithersburg and six below in la plata. extreme cold coming in through tonight, tomorrow and into saturday. we will come back and talk about the next chance at making get above freezing and i will put some pressure for how strong winter storm was. >> get up-to-the-minute weather information with the wusa9 weather app and get the download for the mobile devices. >> we are going to get a triplet from the north. in new jersey, accident covered highways. broadway is looking like base camp at mount everest and in boston, snow fell 3 inches per hour. >> very slippery. we had some friends that twisted and their head. out of the game. >> parts of new england could see 1.5 feet of snow and once it falls, it's not going anywhere. there are single-digit temperatures sticking around. >> a slew of canceled flights. more than 4000 flights canceled on thousands more delayed in two major new york airports, jfk and laguardia, shut down for the day. we are checking the situation at airports. we are at reagan national in arlington. >> reporte

it feels like one degree in gaithersburg and 8 degrees downtown. we will tell you when we might actually make it above freezing. >>> fairfax county and prince county and montgomery county will open late or be closed. keep up by downloading the wusa9 at. >> plenty of cancellations and delays at the airports. laguardia and jfk were shut down because of the winter storm and they won't reopen until midnight and that is causing a ripple effect at dulles and reagan national. and while the runway at dulles airport was taking and diverted planes from

he was heading north of gaithersburg. i've been watching to 70 because it is wet and i've been watching traffic for the last -- for the last 1.5 hours. 95 and 395 going south bound leaving d.c. and it looks like it is jammed. some traffic cameras are including one on the top side of the beltway with an accident on the inner loop by new hampshire avenue. they have moved that. by 4:00, even getting in and out of d.c., it was jammed. not looking bad but you can see wet roadways in frederick with the worst northbound they will run into wet conditions. i don't see this really delayed, just outside the beltway, that was an hour ago and everyone is trying to get an early start getting home. the only accident right now out of cherrywood lane, only delays westbound going east bound on green belt. >>> just about every school district in the viewing area canceled classes or closed up shop early today. not always a popular decision with parents questioning the process. >> fairfax county, for example, explained on the facebook page wh

and 12 degrees below zero in gaithersburg so our other big weather story. temperatures continuing to feel like sub zero temperatures all the way until noon friday. seven day forecast friday and saturday the coldest days of the week. you find temperatures down to 8 degrees once again friday night and saturday a high iand i like these award-winning cheddar puffs. first place. both events? booyah! we're an awards family. you'll like them both but love our price. award-winning organic cheddar puffs from aldi. simply smarter shopping. i just drank tons of water a proall the time, it was never enough. my dentist suggested biotene. my mouth felt more lubricated. i use the biotene rinse and then i use the spray. biotene did make a difference. [heartbeat] >>> and that's live television. wusa 9 we have felt their pain. a fire alarm forced in the uk off the air after all clear sign was given >>> stick around and wrap up at 6. the dangerous wind chills settle in tonight getting to 9 degrees making it feel like 5 to 10 the wind chill advisory in the mountains wind chill

by 5:30 temps don't move, 27 in gaithersburg, right around freezing downtown. by 9:30 we're in the 20s. if you're out late tomorrow night, these are temps in the teens. wind chills late tomorrow night will be in the single digits. by 7:00 wind chill teens and 20s and the same at 1:00. dress for that. time to think layers again. so 40s to start. 33 at 11:00, 34 at 1:00. good news about sunday, it's going to be dry, 32, no winds and then 33 monday with sunshine as well. now next seven days we're looking at temperatures generally cold right on through thursday. there's your chance for snow showers tuesday, better chance wednesday. perhaps a pattern change back in the 40s with sunshine next friday. >> i feel different theme moving for this. >>> we're taking you way, way back next, but hey, new jon it's time for sleep number's 'lowest prices of the season' on the only bed that adjusts on both sides to your ideal comfort your sleep number setting. and snoring? does your bed do that? it's the lowest prices of the season on the queen c4 mattress with now only $1199, sa

it feels like one degree in gaithersburg and 8 degrees downtown. we will tell you when we might actually make it above freezing. >>> fairfax county and prince county and montgomery county will open late or be closed. keep up by downloading the wusa9 at. >> plenty of cancellations and delays at the airports. laguardia and jfk were shut down because of the winter storm and they won't reopen until midnight and that is causing a ripple effect at dulles and reagan national. and while the runway at dulles airport was taking and diverted planes from departure screens lit up with delays and many travelers were turned away. we have someone waiting at the airport hoping to get out. >> i'm camping out at the airport. it's not like me. i'm pretty good at entertaining myself. it will be a challenge but i will find stuff to do. >> officials had deicing equipment on the runways but the snow did not play a major effect on the operations. >>> parts of new england could have 1.5-foot of snow before it moves off to see. waves crashed over the seawall in massachusetts

we are down to 6 degrees in gaithersburg. it is 11 in d.c.. it is 9 around andrus. it is 7 potentially. it is really cold air settling in tonight as we get the other arctic push. really cold tomorrow and saturday. those are the coldest days of the week. i want to highlight that. you want to pay extra attention. we have had a lot of water main breaks. with the temperatures at 9 degrees saturday morning, you are going to want to keep the water running and open up the cabinets and check on neighbors if you have elderly neighbors. make sure that they are safely heating their homes and give them extra blankets. a high of 19 degrees saturday. sunday we are back to 32. it is not hot but it is an improvement. that is the best i can do. >> we will take 32. >> yeah. >>> i feel like i am playing a game of chess with the traffic map. i have been doing the overview map and showing you the accidents. you are going to see we are not seeing delays and backups. it is a single vehicle that has slid off the road and is sitting on the shoulder. there is a new one on route 50, eastbound

howard checked earlier and there there is a glaze on cars and that sort of thing north of gaithersburg with temperatures 31 in damascus and 32 in germantown. 31 in reston and fairfax and springfield but south of town, 34. in clinton, 34 and 34 yellow weather alert. a winter weather advisory from 7:00 until 9:00 with light freezing rain and walking could be more dangerous with a ton of salt. there should be a few slick spots. the futurecast, 8:30 tonight, plain old fashion rain is straddling i-95 and it goes through fast. by the time you get to 10:00, moderate rain into extreme st. mary's county and we are dry from d.c. to the west. temps are 33 in hagerstown and by morning, some 20s. 32 in gaithersburg and 25 in manassas. 27 in orms with some slick spots and by 9:00, low to mid- 30s with sunshine and a good day, probably the best of the last 13. sunshine and time tomorrow night, partly cloudy with temperatures generally in the mid-30s, 37 in buoy and 36 in bethesda. by 8:30 tomorrow night, we sneaked through with 8:00, 10:00, having the day planner right around 32 and 35 at 9:00, 11:00

tomorrow 11 in gaithersburg, 13 in bowie, clear. by 9:00 it's 20 downtown, 15 in manassas. some high clouds begin to roll in. this is the model that has zero snow for us. by 6:00 some high clouds to the south, 31 downtown, 20s elsewhere and by early in the morning on thursday after midnight most of the snow along the delmarva, but i think that model is too far to the east, more of a compromise i think is in order. on the day planner 16 to start, 28 by 11:00, high clouds increasing, 33 by 1:00. thursday morning snow or flurry, 30 and look at this, 24 on friday, wind chills below 0 on friday. next seven days only 15 saturday, low 30s on sunday. all the cold air we suffer through, it warms up and rains on monday. that is not fair. it may end as quick rain or snow tuesday morning as cold air rushes back in. >> nothing this week is fair at all. thanks. >>> now that he's thawed out from hosting new year's eve on times square on cnn anderson cooper is sitting down with stephen colbert tonight for an all new late show. here's a preview. >> hey, everybody, join me on the late show.

it's 11 degrees in gaithersburg, 12 in manassas and 14 in leesburg. these feels like temperature are 4 degrees below zero in fredericksburg, 10 degrees below zero in hagerstown and in western maryland in oakland it feels like 25 degrees below zero. there's some school districts that have closed for good reason. we are under a wind chill advisory until 12:00 for those dangerous wind chills feel like we are at sub zero temperatures. that's the big take away. >>> right now over to traffic where ellen is covering some breaking news. traffic is being diverted i'm hearing. >> right. traffic is being diverted near rock creek parkway because of a water maine break. larry shot this video on his way to the station. good job, larry. it's virginia avenue and rock creek parkway. u.s. park police tell us that the break happened at 27th and i and the water from that break ran down and froze over. now the water has been shut off so we are not seeing that flowing anymore. salt crews are on their way. they are hoping to treat this area. total traffic actually stopped o

and the good news is, most folks above freezing. 33 in gaithersburg and 31 in fredericksburg. we come back and talk about when the 50s role in and the 30s roll back. >>> i'm sure before you left the house, you watched our newest show, get up to see, -- get up dc. the hostess comedian, reese waters and he brings comic relief and i got a chance to sit up with his mama was there, too. had a lot to say. >> i have a question for you. how broke do i look? [laughter] >> who is reese waters, who are you? >> that's a good question. i'm an acid. i'm from prince george's county. i always was a bit of a class clown, had a sense of humor. who thinks they are that funny, other than the drunk people at the comedy club, that sounds better. >> reese didn't have to look far for his funnybone. he discovered it earlier, and he learned at his grandmother's knee. >> she was the funniest person. she didn't need any material. >> i showed my grandmother a picture of my girl. you by a wallet, you are supposed to take the wife with you. [laughter] do you see my girlfriend in the picture? i didn't get yo

by friday it will come in the form of rain. 13 in gaithersburg. bel aire not quite 17, look winchester and martinsburg. we have radio occasional -- radiation of cooling. it feels like -4 in leesburg and 25 below is the windchill in davison. just about everyone is under a wind chill advisory until 6 am on sunday morning. the winds make a lighter by then. right now it is 17. a dewpoint of a below. when you heat it up it is 33 percent. at 74 percent is the indoor relative humidity. we have winds gusting over 20 miles per hour. tomorrow expect a sunny day. temperatures will be milder. by 2:00 or 3:00 we will probably be in the 26 or 27 degrees range. a few clouds late. a sunny day, the trend is our friend. we will say goodbye to the arctic air. you can see all that arctic air down toward auto west. out to the west it is in the 60s in la and phoenix is in the 70s. the milder air is starting to flood into the country. one stream of moisture toward the south. another one toward the northwest in british columbia. the storms are now coming on shore. we hav

weather advisories covering the metro area but one reason these are in effect as far as frederick and gaithersburg is not the amount of snow but the timing. it will be overnight ending by 7:00. just in time for the morning commute. those are winter storm warnings in white and the orange which you don't see often are blizzard warnings to the east all the way to the coast. about the blizzard warnings, that's about visibility and not how much snowfall. visibility under a quarter of a mile and that will be the case tonight and tomorrow. let's wideness out and blizzard warnings from maine and in new jersey, delmarva and in north carolina. wi s carolina. even when we're done with the snow not done with the yellow weather alerts. >>> for more weather alerts download the weather app and topper will be back later in the flesh with more on the snow. >>> you know it's cold when the call of the icebreakers on the chesapeake bay. this was near mail, maryland this afternoon and on kent island on the eastern shore, they are scrambling to keep ice from sinking work boats. right now they crack and we have scott br

weather advisories covering the metro area but one reason these are in effect as far as frederick and gaithersburg is not the amount of snow but the timing. it will be overnight ending by 7:00. just in time for the morning commute. those are winter storm warnings in white and the orange which you don't see often are blizzard warnings to the east all the way to the coast. about the blizzard warnings, that's about visibility and not how much snowfall. visibility under a quarter of a mile and that will be the case tonight and tomorrow. let's wideness out and blizzard warnings from maine and in new jersey, delmarva and in north carolina. wi s

around rockville and gaithersburg, potomac, and germantown, these areas with light snow at this time. i know it is just starting around the northern tip of montgomery county. quantico, stafford. frac fredericksburg light snow for you as well. the have your band has popped up south as well with moderate snow popping up. everywhere else is just getting late snow and heavier snow to the east of us. we will continue to track this. this should begin to wrap up between 8 a.m. and 10 am and will shift over to the east. one or two inches. if you are further west you are looking at a dusting and maybe up to an inch. >>> traffic will be impacted. i have been looking at traffic cameras and i feel like they are key we are seeing the snow we will keep looking at those. i want to mention two other things weather related. we have a water main break and a gas line repair. the water main break on university boulevard. you are affected in both directions. then to gas line repairs are happening northwest heading eastbound between fifth and sixth street. then traffic cameras as well. 395. i put on a rota