Storms Bring High Humidity, Rain: Work Week Forecast

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD — As they say, April showers bring May flowers. So what do you say of May showers? Well, they bring muggy nastiness, and we are about to get plenty of that this week in Montgomery County.

Monday will start us off with heat and humidity and possible late-day storms. Highs will reach into the mid 80s, with lows only getting down to the mid 60s by the evening.

On Tuesday, it's going to be even hotter, with highs getting into the low 90s. Ready for summer yet?

In addition to the heat, the Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang is calling this the "wettest week of spring so far," with rain possible every single day, including some big storms early this week.

There could even be concerns about flooding toward the latter half of this week as the ground gets saturated. Even this weekend holds shower chances at the moment, CWG says.

While the rain will stick around, the temperatures might cool off a bit on Wednesday, with highs closer to around 80. And Thursday and Friday will have highs in the 70s as a tropical disturbance from the Gulf of Mexico begins to affect our area.

That disturbance should be gone by the weekend, but high pressure off the coast will continue to bring humid air into our region, CWG predicts.

Getting back to Monday's forecast, the National Weather Service has put us at a "marginal" risk of severe storms in the afternoon and toward the evening. NWS says that this is due to a stationary front that will bring plenty of moisture.

A stationary front will remain across the area today and provide focus for afternoon and evening showers & t-storms. Some storms may be severe with damaging winds and large hail. #DCwx #MDwx #VAwx #WVwx pic.twitter.com/KiiIeKUhWo
— NWS DC/Baltimore (@NWS_BaltWash) May 14, 2018

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