Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Gaithersburg - Montgomery County Airport (KGAI)

Lat: 39.17°NLon: 77.17°WElev: 495ft.

Fair

36°F

2°C

Humidity 89%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.79 in (1010.5 mb)
Dewpoint 33°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 1:56 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Laytonsville MD

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of rain, mainly between 10am and 4pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. North wind 3 to 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 44 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Calm wind.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 49 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 59.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

    Low: 37 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 46.

    High: 46 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of snow after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Thursday
A chance of rain, mainly between 10am and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. North wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Calm wind.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 59.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 46.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday
Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 29. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday Night
Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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Point Forecast:
Laytonsville MD
 39.21°N 77.14°W (Elev. 577 ft)
12:57 am EST Feb 26, 2026
2am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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