Heavy rain, possible storms to close out DC area’s workweek

Don t let Thursday s sunny start fool you more rain and attainable storms are expected to close out the workweek in the D C area The chance for rain starts Thursday afternoon and continues through Friday Temperatures will climb into the mid to upper s by this afternoon with a mix of sun and clouds News First Alert Meteorologist Eileen Whelan noted Our next weather maker though knocking on our door and will bring us rain and storm chances heading into the evening hours An isolated shower or storm could pop up in the afternoon but the bulk of the wet weather is forecast to arrive after p m Whelan reported One or two storms could produce damaging winds and maybe a few heavy rain that could lead to a few localized flooding Whelan disclosed 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 Overnight heavy downpours will soak the D C region and temperatures will drop into the s to lower s Those cool temperatures stick around Friday with highs in the low s and more rain in the forecast The D C region is forecast to see between a half inch and an inch of rainfall by Friday night But don t call off your weekend plans just yet the showers and storms are expected to wrap up by Friday at p m Looking ahead to the weekend things are expected to stay pretty dry with partly cloudy skies Temperatures will start in the s Saturday morning but warm up to degrees by the afternoon Mother s Day on Sunday will be similar with a cool start and highs in the low s for Sunday afternoon Sunny skies light winds and low humidity are in store FORECAST THURSDAY Partly sunny with afternoon rain and storms Highs - Winds South - mph THURSDAY NIGHT Storms ending areas of rain Lows - Winds Light FRIDAY Areas of rain Highs - Winds North - mph SATURDAY Partly to mostly sunny Highs Around Winds Northwest - SUNDAY Partly cloudy Highs Low s Winds North - mph CURRENT CONDITIONS Source