Gaithersburg Weather: Frigid Temps, Subzero Wind Chills This Week

GAITHERSBURG, MD — The bitter cold weather that's blasting Gaithersburg, and much of the country, isn't going anywhere, at least for the next couple of days.

Thursday starts out with a high near 21 degrees with wind chills as low as -12. Yep, you read that right: -12 degrees. Thursday evening's forecast calls for a low of 12 degrees.

Friday will mostly be cloudy with a chance of snow. Expect a high near 29 degrees. Temperatures will dip to 19 degrees on Friday night.

The full forecast from the National Weather Service follows below:

Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -12. West wind around 10 mph.

Thursday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 12. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.

Friday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Light and variable wind becoming east around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Light northeast wind.

Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.

Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.

Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

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