Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Central Plains; Active Pattern in the West

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions to the central and southern Plains today into Wednesday. Use caution with any potential ignition sources. Two Pacific storms will impact the western U.S. into Wednesday with gusty winds, low elevation rain and heavy mountain snow. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Gaithersburg - Montgomery County Airport (KGAI)

Lat: 39.17°NLon: 77.17°WElev: 495ft.

Fair

47°F

8°C

Humidity	77%
Wind Speed	W 5 mph
Barometer	30.11 in (1021.6 mb)
Dewpoint	40°F (4°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	45°F (7°C)
Last update	17 Feb 1:56 pm EST

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Extended Forecast for

Gaithersburg MD

This Afternoon
High: 52 °F
Partly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 40 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Areas
Fog
Wednesday
High: 56 °F
Areas Fog
then Slight
Chance Rain
Wednesday Night
Low: 43 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 48 °F
Chance Rain
then Rain
Likely
Thursday Night
Low: 40 °F
Rain
Friday
High: 58 °F
Rain
Friday Night
Low: 41 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 52 °F
Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Light south wind.

Tonight

Areas of fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind.

Wednesday

A slight chance of rain after 3pm. Areas of fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Thursday

Rain likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday Night

Rain. Low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday

Rain, mainly before 1pm. High near 58. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 52.

Saturday Night

A chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday

Rain and snow likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Chance of precipitation is 60%.