Wet week continues Wednesday in DC area
After persistent rain and several flooding in the D C area Tuesday Wednesday morning will bring milder and warmer weather but the chance for rain and storms remains News First Alert Chief Meteorologist Veronica Johnson communicated WTOP selected scattered storms may resume in the afternoon and evening with a chance of damaging winds and certain additional flooding Already your First Alert weather company we re going with a Storm Alert Johnson noted And with the probable for selected higher winds we could see specific downed trees So again gotta stay weather aware Temperatures will continue to climb for the rest of the week with highs around Thursday and Friday and storms are expected to continue through the end of the week It s not until Sunday when a front comes in we eventually clear out the humidity and get a reset of the atmosphere News First Alert Meteorologist Jordan Evans explained WTOP The showers are providing particular much-needed relief to persistent drought conditions in the D C area The rain first began Monday night according to the National Weather Arrangement and led to flooding in parts of Fairfax County that lasted until early Wednesday morning In Allegany County in northwestern Maryland two elementary schools had to be evacuated due to flooding Jonathan Dayton spokesman for Potomac Fire Company No informed WTOP the water level was over one foot high against the main entrance door at Westernport Elementary School Definitely a very chaotic situation Dayton reported You can see in pictures two three four cars in the parking lot that were just floating due to high waters Listen to WTOP online and on the radio at FM or FM Current traffic conditions Weather forecast Closings and Delays Sign up for WTOP email alerts Get custom alerts with the WTOP app for Apple and Android phones FULL FORECAST WEDNESDAY STORM ALERT Mostly cloudy scattered showers storms Highs - Winds Southeast - mph Very humid air across the DMV will continue to keep us damp in the morning with a sparse lingering showers There s a chance we may see a scarce peeks of sun Wednesday as afternoon highs climb into the s Scattered showers and storms will develop during the afternoon and evening hours Selected storms may contain damaging winds Due to this threat the First Alert Weather crew will be on a STORM ALERT for the afternoon and evening hours Any storms that develop could also produce heavy rainfall that could lead to additional flooding WEDNESDAY NIGHT Scattered showers and storms Lows - Winds East - mph Any showers and storms from earlier in the day will begin to weaken into the early overnight Low temperatures will dip into the s THURSDAY Partly sunny isolated showers storms Highs Around Winds East - mph Another very humid day is in store with highs around degrees More sunshine and lower rain chances are in the forecast Thursday While rain and storm chances are rather low any storms that develop could contain heavy rainfall FRIDAY Partly sunny showers and storms likely Highs - Winds Southwest - mph Friday brings a taste of summer in May with very warm and humid conditions Afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms are feasible First Alert Weather will continue to monitor the vulnerability for strong to severe storms THIS WEEKEND Storm chances continue Saturday as a cold front crosses the region Behind the front expect mostly sunny skies and drier conditions for Sunday CURRENT CONDITIONS Source
