Threats of Heavy Rainfall, Severe Thunderstorms and Dangerous Heat

Several complexes of thunderstorms, some severe with heavy rainfall, will impact areas from the northern Plains, Great Lakes, Ohio Valley to the mid-Atlantic. This threat will shift toward the Carolinas on Friday. Heavy rainfall, remnants of Edouard, continues for portions of eastern Texas through today. In-between these systems, a dome of high pressure and heat for central and eastern states. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Patuxent River, Naval Air Station (KNHK)

Lat: 38.28°NLon: 76.41°WElev: 39ft.

Mostly Cloudy

86°F

30°C

Humidity 77%
Wind Speed SW 6 mph
Barometer 30.01 in (1016.3 mb)
Dewpoint 78°F (26°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index98°F (37°C)
Last update 3 Sep 12:52 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Dowell MD

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 100. Light south wind.

    High: 91 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 2am, then isolated showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 76 °F

    Scattered
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 102. Light northwest wind.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 73 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of showers after 2pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 82. North wind around 8 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 82 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers before 8pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 68 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 79.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Labor Day

    Labor Day: Sunny, with a high near 80.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 100. Light south wind.
Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 2am, then isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 102. Light northwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
A chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. North wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Labor Day
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
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Point Forecast:
Dowell MD
 38.36°N 76.43°W (Elev. 52 ft)
12:56 pm EDT Sep 3, 2026
1pm EDT Sep 3, 2026-6pm EDT Sep 9, 2026
 
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