A Lot More Rain Is Coming To Montgomery County: Forecast

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD — Remember when we had more than two weeks of no rain in Montgomery County, resulting in a so-called "flash drought"? Those days are long gone, as rainstorm after rainstorm pounded our region -- and it looks like this week is doing to be no different.

The National Weather Service and the Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang predict a strong chance of showers every single day this week.

It all starts Monday with some scattered showers followed by a possible thunderstorm in the afternoon. Showers will continue in the night, and as we roll around to Tuesday those showers just keep coming, with a thunderstorm possible in the afternoon once again.

The chance of showers and thunderstorms actually increases on Wednesday compared to the day before. Thursday? Pretty much the same forecast. Friday? Yep.

What about the weekend? Stop us if you've heard this before: a chance of showers and thunderstorms.

On the plus side, at least it won't be blazing hot this week. Highs should be in the mid to high 80s for the most part, declining into the 70s by the evening.

So say goodbye to Mr. Sun. You won't be seeing him for a while.

The full weekly forecast for our area from the National Weather Service is below:

Monday: Scattered showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. South wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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