Back-to-Back Winter Storms Across the North-Central U.S.; Severe Weather Threat in the Midwest

A late-season winter storm continues to bring heavy snow, significant sleet, and disruptive icing to the Upper Midwest and western Great Lakes into the morning; and will be followed by another storm. Severe thunderstorms continue across the Midwest to the lower Great Lakes through tonight, before bringing a round of freezing rain and sleet Friday morning across northern New England. Read More >

Current conditions at

Gaithersburg - Montgomery County Airport (KGAI)

Lat: 39.17°NLon: 77.17°WElev: 495ft.

Fog/Mist

46°F

8°C

Humidity NA
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.31 in (1028.0 mb)
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility 1.75 mi
Last update 3 Apr 4:56 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SW North Potomac MD

  • Today

    Today: Patchy fog before 10am.  Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of showers between 1am and 3am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 63 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of showers, mainly after 2pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Light southwest wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 86 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers before 8pm, then a chance of showers after 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 63 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers, mainly between 8am and 2pm.  High near 71. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    High: 71 °F

    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of showers before 8pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 42 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

    High: 54 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers between 1am and 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
A chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Light southwest wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers before 8pm, then a chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday
Showers, mainly between 8am and 2pm. High near 71. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 57.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 69.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SW North Potomac MD
 39.07°N 77.28°W (Elev. 299 ft)
5:55 am EDT Apr 3, 2026
6am EDT Apr 3, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 9, 2026
 
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