Heavy Rainfall and Severe Weather Along the East Coast; Unsettled Weather in the Pacific Northwest

A cold front across the East Coast will continue to bring heavy to excessive rainfall, gusty to damaging winds, and a possible tornado through Friday. A series of Pacific storms will continue impacts through the middle of next week across the Pacific Northwest and northern California coast. Gusty winds, low elevation rainfall, and high elevation snow are expected. Read More >

Current conditions at

Gaithersburg - Montgomery County Airport (KGAI)

Lat: 39.17°NLon: 77.17°WElev: 495ft.

Overcast

68°F

20°C

Humidity NA
Wind Speed W 7 mph
Barometer 29.89 in (1013.1 mb)
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 5 Nov 11:56 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ESE Potomac MD

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms.  Patchy fog after 3am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 60 °F

    Scattered
    T-storms and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain between 1pm and 4pm.  Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 69. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 69 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 8 to 13 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 62.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 62.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain between 1pm and 4pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 69. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 8 to 13 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 58. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 62.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 43.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 62.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Veterans Day
Sunny, with a high near 64.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles ESE Potomac MD
 39.01°N 77.15°W (Elev. 269 ft)
10:43 pm EST Nov 5, 2026
12am EST Nov 6, 2026-6pm EST Nov 12, 2026
 
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