We have Team Coverage begins with gwen tolbart and the latest on the forecast. Weve got a combination of things happening and jim is right when we talk about the bitter cold conditions. We are actually into the 20s and the teens pretty much where we were yesterday, but also pretty much where our daytime highs were. Some 20 degrees below the seasonal average. Cold, gusty winds as well that pushed in from the northwest so wind chills became an issue. So here is clouds building in, light snow in the overnight hours and we are talking heavier snow by monday morning and a mix by monday night. Ice is a major concern as far as that goes. Rain and thunderstorms are a possibility once we get into the tuesday period in the morning. Now our overnight lows another night where theyre going to be in the Single Digits and that is another issue as well. And if you take a look at the highs for od at reagan national, 24 at dulles and only 24 at bwi thurgood marshall. The good news is the wind has subsid
Im mike hydeck. So how cold are we talking about . More importantly, can we expect warmer weather soon . Meteorologist Howard Bernstein is here with the first alert forecast. We are talking about wind chills which may not get out of the teens in spots today. As far as warmer weather, slightly warmer tomorrow. But for another even colder surge of arctic air moving in for saturday and next week, maybe some snow, monday, tuesday, so first things first. Cold air is producing lots of snow showers in pennsylvania. A few of them drifting into far northeastern maryland. North of i70, potentially, you will see a flurry here or there. The other problem is the wind. Look at these gust, gusts to 32 in westchester. And 32 at reagan national. And 30 at joint base andrews. 24 manassas and leesburg. Cumberland, 30. With the cold temperatures and in the 20s and just about all spots, although it is 30 down here. Wind chills are still at this hour, Single Digits, and teens. I think we will get into the t
Draining in the cold air from the north. Most of the precipitation is done, spotting, freezing cautious tonight. Advisories stay in place until at most until midnight much all freezing up with temps in the 20s, fog out there, and that tonight. In terms of the lows, stops about the can alley, everyone else below that mark, travel with caution, same idea for tomorrow morning, taking a look at the rest of the week in a few minute. Breaking news on the mbta shutting down because a metal great came loose and hanging from the ceiling, while the mbta fixes this emergency, busing passengers, this is the third branch of the mbta having storm. Jim shields is live, bill. Hoping this is not a harbinger of things to come, one or two inches here and there, a problem on the redline here, this afternoon you had a problem on the green line. Then this evening that ceiling, a little piece of a great gave way on the blue line from bode in over to maverick, it was not a great day for the t. You gotta wonde
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Inches, points farther south 2 4, route 2 corridor into southern new hampshire. 48 inches of snow, so higher totals the farther north you go into new england. More coming up. Eric see you in a bit. This season will be the first test of this season for mass dot and mbta, stocked up to 4000 pieces of snow and ice equipped, 750,000gallons of liquid deicer. As for the mbta it will be use that go deicer for the first time on the third rail that powered the subway system, the same technique airports use to keep wings clear during a storm, this storm will also test the mbtas other i am briefments. Weve replaced about 10 miles of the third rail on the redline, weve also replaced half of all the third rail heaters on the orange line, so ken mcloud in lancaster, the people you spoke to arent too worried about this storm . Reporter well they are not, liam, because its School Vacation week, many people are off, first snow of the season and the temps are likely as eric mentioned to get warmer later