4 things to know about the weather
- Rainy AM commute Thursday, then humid
- More rain coming Friday
- Saturday afternoon looks dry
- Helene hammering Florida
Brace for heavy rain during the Thursday morning commute. It will be very humid Thursday and Saturday with high rain chances on Friday and Sunday.
Heavy rain overnight sparked several flash flood warnings on Thursday morning near Charlottesville, Virginia. Coastal flood warnings are in effect in the D.C. area. Here's a full list of weather alerts.
That area of heavy rain will impact the western side of the D.C. metro area on Thursday morning. Once that rain moves out, the weather will be mainly dry this afternoon allowing temperatures to reach 80°.
After Thursday morning, our next round of rain is due to arrive by early Friday afternoon and hang around until Saturday morning.
There looks to be another period of dry weather on Saturday afternoon. There should even be enough sun on Saturday to get most areas into the low 80s with mid-summer levels of humidity.
On Sunday, the remnant circulation and rainfall will begin moving east, bringing rain chances back into the D.C. metro area for Sunday afternoon and throughout the day on Monday.
A non-tropical storm will bring a cold front across the Great Lakes on Tuesday and push that whole mess out of the area by Wednesday morning, allowing sunny weather to return for next Thursday, Friday and next weekend.
Weather radar
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Heavy rain from Hurricane Helene to hit Florida
Hurricane Helene is expected to undergo a rapid intensification on Thursday, going from a Category 1 to a Category 3 storm.
Landfall is still expected in the Big Bend of Florida sometime after 11 p.m. Thursday with winds near 125 mph near the eye of the storm. That will produce a storm surge of up to 15 feet where the eye comes ashore. Forecasters called the storm surge "unsurvivable."
The entire west coast of Florida will experience extreme weathre. Tampa Bay is expecting a 5 to 8 foot storm surge to go along with wind gusts near 60 mph and 3 to 5 inches of rain.
The storm will roar ashore and, though weakening quickly, will still be a tropical storm on Friday morning as it nears Atlanta, Georgia.
Hurricane Helene will lead to extreme disruptions in air travel all over the Eastern U.S. and widespread inland flooding over the southern Appalachians. By Saturday morning, what's left of Helene will be near Memphis, Tennessee.
10-day forecast
Quickcast
TODAY:
AM Showers Likely
PM Mostly Cloudy
Warmer, Very Humid
Wind: South 5-10 mph
Chance Of Rain: 60%
HIGHS: 76° - 82°
TONIGHT:
Mostly Cloudy
Mainly Dry But Muggy
Areas Of Fog Possible
Chance Of Rain: <20%
Wind: Southeast 5 mph
LOWS: 68° - 72°
FRIDAY:
Cloudy, Humid, Breezy
Rain Likely
Heavier Rain South/West Of DC
Wind: East 12-22 mph
Chance Of Rain: 60%
HIGHS: 70° - 76°
SATURDAY:
Mostly Cloudy
Warm And Humid
Scattered Showers
Wind: East 5-15 mph
Chance Of Rain: 30%
HIGHS: 76° - 84°
SUNDAY:
Cloudy And Cooler
Rain Likely
Locally Heavy Rain Possible
Wind: Northeast 5-15 mph
Chance Of Rain: 80%
HIGHS: 72° - 76°
Sunrise 7:00 Sunset 6:58
Average High: 77° Average Low: 60°
