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 >

Current conditions at

Fort Meade / Tipton (KFME)

Lat: 39.08°NLon: 76.77°WElev: 151ft.

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Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
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Extended Forecast for

Columbia MD

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

    Today: A slight chance of showers before 8am, then a chance of sprinkles with a slight chance of showers between 8am and 2pm, then a chance of sprinkles after 2pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 52 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Widespread frost after 2am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Frost

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Widespread frost before 10am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 60 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of showers after 2am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southeast wind around 7 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 46 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Southwest wind around 7 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 71 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 50 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

    High: 77 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A slight chance of showers before 8am, then a chance of sprinkles with a slight chance of showers between 8am and 2pm, then a chance of sprinkles after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Widespread frost after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Tuesday
Widespread frost before 10am. Otherwise, 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 46. Southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Friday Night
A chance of showers after 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
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Point Forecast:
Columbia MD
 39.21°N 76.88°W (Elev. 410 ft)
5:41 am EDT Apr 20, 2026
6am EDT Apr 20, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 26, 2026
 
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