the humidity is actually a little higher than it was earlier today. our third day in triple digits. we broke records once again, folks. we hit officially 102 degrees in d.c. we hit that yesterday. we spent seven hours at 100 degrees yesterday, over 100. dulles and bwi also in the record books. these rormds go back to the 80s records go back to the 80s and early 90s. high pressure still pumping in the heat for us. we are not alone in this misery. there were high temperatures broken up and down the mid- atlantic. check out richmond at 104. d.c. of course 102. baltimore 101. new york city 100. not everyone in the country is this hot but the mid-atlantic is absolutely sizzling. check out temperatures right now. we mentioned 91 still at d.c. that s one of the warmer spots. baltimore right there you see that heat island effect in the city with the concrete holding in all the temperatures. many places may only drop to around 80 tonight. even that could set some records. so what
predicted. maybe it was 102. we ll have to double-check. that is pretty close. humidity is up, 67%. let s talk about improving conditions. our area of high pressure that has been causing all of the heat around here this week is being squeezed to the east and squeezed to the west. the bottom line is it will break down. the pattern will break down here. a weak area of low pressure there off the coast bringing maybe a couple of light sprinkles to the lower eastern show and some clouds. our temperatures today with a few more clouds and the possibility of an afternoon authority won t reach the peaks they did yesterday. i mentioned we had record highs yesterday. today, only mid-90s. more typical of this time of year with partly sunny skies. so there is your slight chance for an afternoon thunderstorm. we are still under a code orange air quality alert and we are still under a heat advisory here in the city. but most of the area is no longer under a heat advisory so that is good new
carolina coast there is actually doing the dirty work for us and that s good news because it s going to introduce a few more clouds into the forecast today and the possibility that we might actually see an isolated thunderstorm later today. so that could help cool things down as well. here is your forecast: partly sunny skies, slight chance of an afternoon storm. 94 for the afternoon high which is 8 degrees lower than yesterday. more details on the forecast in a couple of minutes. let s get to julie wright with the latest traffic. julie. problems on the top stretch of the beltway at 495 toward university boulevard. the accident now moved over to the shoulder so the lanes are open as you try to work around 495 and the accident scene. but again, traffic jammed up from i-95 college park headed west. if you are traveling 395 northbound, we have slow downs leaving the beltway past edsel and toward seminary. again lanes are open in the main line and h.o.v. no reports on 66. traff
cooler on saturday, low to mid the 80 s. we look ok. 270, heavier volume spotted out of frederick. 95 virginia slowing down to read the overhead sign that says delays. let s go to newschopper 7. look at what s happening on 95 in maryland, not much between the icc work in laurel down to the beltway. nothing at college park and greenbelt. alison and doug. thank you. more water problems in potomac, maryland. a massive water main breaks and a geyser of water if shooting into the sky on wednesday afternoon. crews have stopped the leak, but the repair work on south glenn road will last all morning. south glen. water shooting 100 feet. the intersection of south glen and deep glen in potomac resembled a well-known tourist attraction. if it reminded me of niagara falls. the pipes serving the city of rockville ruptured under the asphalt, sending a toweling pool of water into the sky. it is a lot of water. a shower or in the neighborhood with millions of gallons, raini
of extremely hot weather. hello. i m jc hayward. thank you for being with us. let s get to howard with more information. it was a warm start to the day with lows not getting below 80 degrees and we have shot up quickly. let s go to the weather computer and talk about what we expect for the rest of the afternoon. 95 is where we are at. looking at a high around 101 or so. a blazingly hot afternoon across the region. temperatures now at this hour are in to well, just come in. we tied the record. 919 a record tier there at reagan national airport. 98 in baltimore is one degree shy. so we will be in record territory here in the next hour or so. everybody in the 90s. even over this annapolis at 92. widening out the picture, you see 99 at easton, as well. that doesn t factor in the humidity. you look at the heat index and they are 107. for us it doesn t feel any hotter than it is but still plenty hot at 99. good news, if i have any, this should be the last really hot day an then