Active Spring Like Pattern Across the Country

A frontal boundary will slowly move eastward and clear most of the eastern seaboard by Sunday. Showers and thunderstorms, some severe, will accompany this front alongside the threat of heavy rainfall; These threats may linger along the Gulf Coast states into early next week. Meanwhile, record spring-like warmth is forecast, mainly east of the Mississippi River, this weekend into next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Gaithersburg - Montgomery County Airport (KGAI)

Lat: 39.17°NLon: 77.17°WElev: 495ft.

Fair

58°F

14°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed SE 7 mph
Barometer 29.95 in (1015.4 mb)
Dewpoint 55°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 7 Mar 5:56 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

North Potomac MD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 8 to 13 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 62 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers likely, mainly before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 71 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.

    Low: 58 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81.

    High: 81 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of rain after 1am.  Cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 8 to 13 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Showers likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Light and variable wind.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday
Rain likely, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 51.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
North Potomac MD
 39.09°N 77.25°W (Elev. 348 ft)
3:53 pm EST Mar 7, 2026
6pm EST Mar 7, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 14, 2026
 
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