Gwen Tolbart

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The Northern Lights, Aurora Borealis and annual Perseid Meteor Shower are expected to be wonders in the sky this weekend. 

Just days after triple-digit temperatures across the D.C. region, cooler temperatures are on the horizon.Saturday ushers in a large amount of clouds taking over the skies and bringing in cooler temperatures with highs in the 80s. There is a chance of showers moving in and will continue into the afternoon hours with also a possible late afternoon thunderstorm. The highs for the day are expected to be below seasonal in the low 80s.A mostly sunny Sunday is ahead, and the mercury rises with highs in…

Cloudy skies with rain showers moved through the D.C. area Saturday morning. FOX 5’s Gwen Tolbart reports there a chance of some scattered thunderstorms across the same area, mainly in the eastern regions along I-95. Where a frontal boundary remains stationary. Clouds will gradually give way to some sunshine later Saturday afternoon, with temperatures in the low 90s.Sunday is expected to be hot and humid as air builds back in. Temperatures are expected to range from the low 90s to the mid 90s wi…

As warmer weather arrives, you can never predict when temperatures will rise into the 90s or higher, with humidity creating unhealthy and hazardous conditions. It’s important to prepare and to know and recognize the signs of heat-related illnesses, such as heat exhaustion or heat stroke. That knowledge may save your or someone else’s life.According to the CDC, people 65 and older, children younger than 2, and people with chronic diseases or mental illness are at the highest risk from extreme hea…

Memorial Day weekend welcomes more chances of rain and cloudy skies.FOX 5’s Gwen Tolbart says mostly cloudy skies are expected for Saturday with warm and humid conditions. There is a chance of an isolated late afternoon or evening shower or thunderstorm, nothing widespread. Any strong storms are expected to be mainly across the northwest zones. Winds are light. Highs in the upper 80s (87F) and overnight lows in the upper 60s (67F.)A code orange for Air Quality has been issued for Saturday, May 2…

Ahead of warm temperatures across the D.C. Region, a wind advisory has been issued in the area. 

Easter weekend is kicking off with sunshine and warm temperatures. FOX 5’s Gwen Tolbart says Saturday welcomes sunshine with an increasing chance of clouds as an almost clipper-like system passes to our north. There are chances of some scattered afternoon and evening scattered rain showers as a warm front will stall over us. However, not everyone will get showers. Winds turning out of the south ahead of this system are expected to send our highs back into the lower to middle 60s.Easter Sunday is…

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A chilly start Monday – but we’re keeping a close eye on a system that could possibly bring a wintry mix to the D.C. area near the end of the week.