Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Weather

Dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the northern and central High Plains through this weekend, where fuels remain largely receptive. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are possible from the Plains into the Upper Midwest, as well as in the Ohio Valley and portions of the Mid-Atlantic through this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Gaithersburg - Montgomery County Airport (KGAI)

Lat: 39.17°NLon: 77.17°WElev: 495ft.

Fair

64°F

18°C

Humidity NA
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.08 in (1019.5 mb)
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 12 Sep 12:56 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNW Potomac MD

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Calm wind.

    Low: 67 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Light east wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 5am, then showers likely after 5am.  Patchy fog between 10pm and 5am. Low around 69. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 69 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 2pm.  Patchy fog between 7am and 9am.  Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Light and variable wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the morning.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 85 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 67 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

    High: 80 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Calm wind.
Saturday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Light east wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 5am, then showers likely after 5am. Patchy fog between 10pm and 5am. Low around 69. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday
A chance of showers before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 2pm. Patchy fog between 7am and 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Light and variable wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Thursday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NNW Potomac MD
 39.04°N 77.2°W (Elev. 397 ft)
10:53 pm EDT Sep 11, 2026
1am EDT Sep 12, 2026-6pm EDT Sep 18, 2026
 
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