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Severe Weather, Excessive Rainfall and Heat Concerns This Weekend

Clusters of showers and strong to severe thunderstorms are expected across portions of the southern Plains today, then tracking into the Lower Mississippi Valley. The greatest hazards today will be from large hail and damaging wind gusts. Elsewhere, excessive rainfall and flooding concerns across portions of the Plains and Midwest today. Excessive heat continues across Puerto Rico this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Washington/Reagan National Airport, DC (KDCA)

Lat: 38.85°NLon: 77.03°WElev: 13ft.

Partly Cloudy

86°F

30°C

Humidity 25%
Wind Speed SW 9 mph
Barometer 29.81 in (1009.6 mb)
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index83°F (28°C)
Last update 10 Jun 5:52 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Bethesda MD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. West wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Mostly Clear

    Low: 62 °F

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Light southwest wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Mostly Sunny

    High: 89 °F

  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Chance
    Showers

    Low: 70 °F

  • Monday

    Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. High near 82. South wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Showers
    Likely then
    T-storms

    High: 82 °F

  • Monday
    Night

    Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Low around 59. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Showers then
    Chance
    Showers

    Low: 59 °F

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 80.

    Sunny

    High: 80 °F

  • Tuesday
    Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.

    Partly Cloudy

    Low: 61 °F

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.

    Mostly Sunny

    High: 82 °F

  • Wednesday
    Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.

    Partly Cloudy

    Low: 61 °F

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. West wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Light southwest wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. High near 82. South wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Low around 59. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Saturday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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Point Forecast:
Bethesda MD
 38.99°N 77.12°W (Elev. 348 ft)
Last Update:
4:29 pm EDT Jun 10, 2023
Forecast Valid:
6pm EDT Jun 10, 2023-6pm EDT Jun 17, 2023
 
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