HAPPENING NOW: Quickly rising through the 70s and 80s this morning. Most spots are near or above 90 before noon. Sizzling afternoon highs in the upper 90s to low 100s as the heat index peaks near 105.
Meteorologists are warning that the missing data may be making severe weather forecasts less reliable. The agency in charge of the launches maintains that the lack of balloon data hasn’t degraded forecasts.
There could be a few showers and a thunderstorm if you are driving from the DC area to the Maryland or Delaware beaches late Friday afternoon or evening. At the
THE SITUATION: Storms have exited the DC region and will push through Virginia's Northern Neck and Maryland's Eastern Shore through 8 p.m. Severe thunderstorm and flood watches have been discontinued for the DC metro area.
Wednesday is a short-lived break from storm chances. Showers and storms seem like a good bet Thursday midafternoon into evening. Some could produce damaging winds and isolated flooding.
Models tend to hold off the highest chance of a storm near National Park until toward the end or after the game, but no guarantees in this moisture-laden, somewhat unpredictable air mass.
