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Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast; Pacific System to Bring Unsettled Weather to the West Coast

Gusty winds and dry conditions will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern Plains and Southeast early this week. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to northern and central California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Gaithersburg - Montgomery County Airport (KGAI)

Lat: 39.17°NLon: 77.17°WElev: 495ft.

Fair

39°F

4°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.13 in (1022.2 mb)
Dewpoint 33°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 19 Apr 10:56 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Germantown MD

Freeze Warning April 21, 02:00am until April 21, 10:00am
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Freeze Warning

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered sprinkles after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around 40. North wind around 6 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: 40 °F

    Scattered
    Sprinkles

  • Monday

    Monday: Scattered sprinkles. Increasing clouds, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Scattered
    Sprinkles

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 47 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 71 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 49 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Scattered sprinkles after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around 40. North wind around 6 mph becoming south after midnight.
Monday
Scattered sprinkles. Increasing clouds, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Friday Night
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Germantown MD
 39.18°N 77.26°W (Elev. 489 ft)
Last Update:
10:53 pm EDT Apr 19, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11pm EDT Apr 19, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 26, 2026
 
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