March Going Out Like a Lion with Intensifying Central U.S. Storm

Tens of Millions of people are under threat of potentially intense severe weather as a powerful frontal system sweeps across the Central U.S. At least a few long-track, strong to potentially violent tornadoes, intense damaging wind, and very large hail are probable across much of the Mississippi Valley. Heavy snow and blowing snow will produce travel hazards in the Upper Midwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Gaithersburg - Montgomery County Airport (KGAI)

Lat: 39.17°NLon: 77.17°WElev: 495ft.

Overcast

62°F

17°C

Humidity 54%
Wind Speed S 10 mph
Barometer 29.98 in (1016.8 mb)
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 31 Mar 5:56 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

North Potomac MD

High Wind Warning April 1, 12:00pm until April 2, 12:00am
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High Wind Warning
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers, mainly before 5am.  Low around 57. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Breezy.
    Scattered
    Showers then
    Showers

    Low: 57 °F

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then a slight chance of thunderstorms after 5pm.  High near 75. Breezy, with a southwest wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Breezy.
    Showers then
    Chance
    Showers

    High: 75 °F

  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 2am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Windy, with a west wind 23 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Chance
    Showers and
    Windy

    Low: 40 °F

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

    High: 55 °F

  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Light and variable wind becoming southeast around 6 mph after midnight.

    Mostly Clear

    Low: 39 °F

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 71.

    Sunny

    High: 71 °F

  • Monday
    Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

    Partly Cloudy

    Low: 53 °F

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.

    Mostly Sunny

    High: 79 °F

  • Tuesday
    Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.

    Mostly Cloudy

    Low: 63 °F

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers, mainly before 5am. Low around 57. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday
Showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then a slight chance of thunderstorms after 5pm. High near 75. Breezy, with a southwest wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Windy, with a west wind 23 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Light and variable wind becoming southeast around 6 mph after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Friday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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Point Forecast:
North Potomac MD
 39.11°N 77.25°W (Elev. 351 ft)
4:30 pm EDT Mar 31, 2023
6pm EDT Mar 31, 2023-6pm EDT Apr 7, 2023
 
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