223  
FEUS71 KLWX 181345  
EOLLWX  
 
BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON DC ENHANCED METRO FORECAST/OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
945 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
 
DCZ001-MDZ004-013-016-503-504-VAZ052>054-506-181700-  
WASHINGTON DC GREATER METROPOLITAN AREA FORECAST  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE LATE THIS MORNING,  
THEN PATCHY SMOKE THIS AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
THIS AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING  
WINDS, SMALL HAIL, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND HEAVY RAINFALL. HIGHS IN  
THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN  
70 PERCENT. HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 105.    
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS, SMALL  
HAIL, HEAVY RAINFALL, AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S.  
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS  
IN THE MID 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.    
TUESDAY
 
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN  
THE UPPER 80S. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE  
LOWER 70S. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.    
THURSDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.  
 

 
 
MDZ005-011-014-505>508-181700-  
BALTIMORE GREATER METROPOLITAN AREA FORECAST  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
LATE THIS MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS THIS  
AFTERNOON. AREAS OF SMOKE. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE SMALL  
HAIL, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND HEAVY RAINFALL, THEN SOME  
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS, SMALL HAIL,  
FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND HEAVY RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 90S IN THE DOWNTOWN AREAS...AND AROUND 90 IN THE SUBURBS.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT. HEAT INDEX  
VALUES UP TO 104.    
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS,  
MAINLY IN THE EVENING. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH  
DAMAGING WINDS, SMALL HAIL, HEAVY RAINFALL, AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING  
IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.    
SUNDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH,  
BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 60S. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.    
TUESDAY
 
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN  
THE UPPER 80S. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND  
70. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.    
THURSDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.  
 

 
 
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