Nor’easter brings stormy weather, heavy winds to DC region
Rain and strong winds remain in the D C area on Monday as a nor easter that brought stormy conditions during the weekend exits the mid-Atlantic region Related stories DC region under storm alert due to nor easter storm bringing steady rain heavy winds Nor easter without a name to bring ocean flooding and high winds to US East Coast New Jersey declares urgency as nor easter approaches while Alaska flooding carries away homes It will be a cloudy breezy and cool day with showers coming during the afternoon and evening hours The coastal storm continues to spin offshore bringing an overcast of gray skies and northerly winds of to mph and gusts of up to mph with a half inch of rainfall or less expected The highest rainfalls will be revealed east of Interstate Temperatures will range from low to mid- s throughout the day but fall into the s at night Those attending the Washington Commanders-Chicago Bears at Northwest Stadium in Landover Maryland should have a warm rain jackets to handle the conditions revealed News First Alert Meteorologist Eileen Whelan The conditions mirror what happened Sunday as Ocean City Maryland received an inch of rainfall with winds gusting mph at the beaches Lesser rainfall totals occurred in the D C metro area but wind gusts rose to mph Tuesday will begin with selected lingering showers and breezy conditions but the wind and the cool will diminish as the day progresses rising to nearly degrees Clouds will decrease and a few sun may appear in the afternoon The weather will be better on Wednesday and Thursday as sunshine will be coming to the region 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 FORECAST MONDAY Cloudy breezy PM showers Highs - Winds North - Gusts mph Gray skies and cool highs are expected once again as a coastal storm continues to spin offshore Northerly winds will gust to mph with showers evolving this afternoon and evening Rainfall totals will mainly be or less Outside of any precipitation it will be cloudy breezy and cool with temperatures falling into the s MONDAY NIGHT Scattered showers Lows s Winds North - mph Scattered showers will dot radar during the overnight hours with breezy winds and temperatures in the s TUESDAY Mostly cloudy breezy Highs Low s Winds North - Gusts mph Overcast skies in the morning will give way to a limited peeks of late day sun as the coastal low pulls farther out to sea Northerly breezes will ease as the day progresses with warmer more seasonable highs around degrees WEDNESDAY Mostly sunny breezy Highs - Winds Northwest - mph Beautiful October weather is expected midweek with sunshine warm highs in the s and refreshing breezes with low humidity THURSDAY Mostly sunny Highs - Winds Northwest - mph Cooler sunshine is in store Thursday with highs in the s It will be a beautiful autumn day followed by a cold night Frost is practicable by Friday morning outside of the Capital Beltway The National Weather System may issue Frost Alerts so stay tuned Power outages Current conditions Source
