ALERT: Due to rainfall, all grass fields are CLOSED today, Friday, May 10, 2024. Synthetic fields remain open. nixle.us/FJA8X

The geomagnetic storms are forecast for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and are very likely to produce aurora — possibly making the northern lights visible in the U.S. on Friday night and after midnight into Saturday and possibly Sunday night. wtop.com/the-space-p…

While it won't rain through the entire weekend, expect more clouds than sun along with a few rounds of showers and possibly some thunderstorms. Temperatures will trend below normal.

Need to make last-minute Mother’s Day reservations? Find more D.C.-area restaurant recommendations on WTOP: wtop.com/food-restau…

Fairfax County Superintendent Michelle Reid is creating a pilot program for storing cellphones in classrooms or lockers during the school day. wtop.com/fairfax-cou…

The weather said “No aurora borealis for DC” 😭

Showers will return later this afternoon into tonight, lingering for some areas into Sunday. Below normal temperatures are expected through the weekend, with a return to dry and seasonable conditions Monday.

D.C.-area forecast: Partly sunny weekend, with mainly late-day shower chances wapo.st/3UWENcQ

LOCAL ALERT: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators return to GW Foggy Bottom campus for rally. wtop.com/dc/2024/05/…

A year-and-a-half after his daughter died in a crash on a treacherous stretch of Lee Chapel Road in Fairfax County, Virginia, a grieving father is petitioning to change the road’s name to reflect his daughter’s role in upcoming safety changes. wtop.com/fairfax-cou…

Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Rosaryville MD, Marlton MD and Mayo MD until 1:45 AM EDT

Metro officially started retiring its 2000-series train on Friday after more than 40 years on the tracks. wtop.com/gallery/med…

More than a third of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are now estimated to be from a new, fast-growing member of a group of so-called “FLiRT” variants. wtop.com/coronavirus…

LOCAL UPDATE: Boil water advisory lifted following Northwest D.C. water main break. wtop.com/dc/2024/05/…

Judicial races rarely make news and don’t get much attention. Leaders in Prince George’s County, Maryland, say that’s starting to become a problem. wtop.com/maryland/20…

Detectives in Montgomery County, Maryland, are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash that killed a 43-year-old man on Wednesday. wtop.com/montgomery-…