3/10: Tempestuous Tuesday — complete with a flood watch and wind advisory — not nearly as fun as Taco Tuesday.
- Today: Rain arriving this morning, heavy at times with gusty p.m. winds. Highs: 50s.
- Tonight: Evening rain, heavy at times with gusty winds, tapering overnight. Lows: 40 to 45.
- Tomorrow: Partly to mostly sunny, blustery. Highs: 47 to 52.
Another massive storm system sweeps through today with moderate to heavy rain and gusty winds. The heaviest rain and strongest winds could come through during the evening with even some thunder in the mix. The rain tapers by around midnight and drier weather wins out tomorrow, but those pesky winds hang around. Yet another big storm arrives later on Friday, with chilly air filtering in behind it during the holiday weekend.
Today (Tuesday): Cloudy as rain develops across the area during the morning hours with moderate to heavy intensity at times by this afternoon. Winds from the southeast at 10 to 15 mph this morning increase to 25-30 mph by afternoon, with gusts to near 40 mph. Temperatures reach the mild 50s by mid- to late afternoon. Confidence: Medium-High
Tonight: Rain persists into the evening and we could see a band of particularly heavy rain, possibly some thunder, and stronger wind gusts up to 40-50 mph (maybe 50-60 mph near the Chesapeake Bay) between 7 p.m. and midnight before tapering. Rain totals should reach 1.5 to 2.5 inches, with localized amounts up to around 3 inches possible. Meanwhile, evening temperatures keep climbing, through the 50s to perhaps near 60, before collapsing overnight behind a cold front with lows in the low to mid-40s. Confidence: Medium
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Tomorrow (Wednesday): Partly to mostly sunny skies return, but winds are still blustery. Highs in the mid-40s to low 50s are expected, with winds from the west at 15-25 mph, as gusts reach 30-40 mph. (At least we’ll dry out quickly!) Confidence: High
Tomorrow night: Breezy and colder with mostly clear skies. Lows drop back to the low to mid-30s. Confidence: High
Thursday still looks like our best day this week with plenty of sunshine as highs hit the low to mid-50s with lighter winds. Thursday night is mostly clear, with lows in the low to mid-30s. Confidence: High
Friday starts partly to mostly sunny early, but then clouds return before rain probably arrives late afternoon into evening. Those rains may be moderate to heavy at times, with gusty winds into Friday night. Highs Friday should be in the 50s, maybe warming to near 60 by evening, with Friday night lows back into the upper 30s to 40s. Confidence: Medium
Saturday should start off the holiday weekend with variable skies, gusty winds and temperatures in the 40s to near 50, followed by a colder Saturday night with lows in the 20s to near 30. Partly to mostly sunny and still breezy Sunday with cold highs in the upper 30s to low 40s. Sunday night could see a few clouds with lows in the 20s. Confidence: Medium
The early outlook at MLK Monday is increasing clouds with continued chilly highs in the 30s to near 40 and a chance of rain or snow by late in the day or evening. Confidence: Low
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