Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Gaithersburg - Montgomery County Airport (KGAI)

Lat: 39.17°NLon: 77.17°WElev: 495ft.

Overcast

64°F

18°C

Humidity 70%
Wind Speed Vrbl 3 mph
Barometer 30.27 in (1026.2 mb)
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 3 Oct 12:56 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Damascus MD

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Northeast wind around 7 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers, mainly after 5am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 57. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers before 3pm, then showers likely after 4pm.  High near 64. East wind around 6 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 64 °F

    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 57. Calm wind.

    Low: 57 °F

    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 61.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
Tonight
A chance of showers, mainly after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 57. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Showers before 3pm, then showers likely after 4pm. High near 64. East wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 57. Calm wind.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 45.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 61.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 69.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 70.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Damascus MD
 39.27°N 77.22°W (Elev. 699 ft)
10:54 am EDT Oct 3, 2026
1pm EDT Oct 3, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 9, 2026
 
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