Dry Today. Wet Tuesday. Dry Wednesday. DC Flirts With Triple Digits Tuesday Before Cool Down Takes Place By Second Half of Week.

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Hope you all had a fantastic weekend! At least a nice day is in store for today as we drag ourselves into work. Partly cloudy skies are expected overall. Showers and thunderstorms are likely on Tuesday, with some of these storms potentially reaching to severe levels in PA and northern MD. Wednesday will clear out again as partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies settle back in. Highs in western PA will rise into the 80s today and Tuesday before upper 70s to low 80s push in on Wednesday. Lows will dip into the low to mid 70s tonight before mid 50s to low 60s press in on Tuesday night. Upper 50s to mid 60s will track in on Wednesday night. The DC Region will see highs in the low to mid 90s today before mid to upper 90s push in on Tuesday. Wednesday will dip highs back into the upper 80s to low 90s. Lows will dip into the mid to upper 70s tonight before low to mid 70s settle in on Tuesday night and Wednesday night. Have a great Monday folks! May the work week fly by!

Current (~6-6:30am) Temperatures:
  • Erie, PA: 67
  • Franklin, PA: 63
  • New Castle, PA: 65
  • Butler, PA: 63
  • Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC): 66
  • Uniontown, PA: 66
  • State College, PA: 64
  • Frederick, MD: 68
  • BWI Airport, MD: 71
  • DC (KDCA): 79

Forecast:

Western PA:

Main threat:  Severe weather potential Tuesday. Wet roads could be slick.

  • Today: Partly cloudy. Highs: 80s Overnight Lows: Low to Mid 70s
  • Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Some storms could be severe. Highs: 80s Overnight Lows: Mid 50s to Low 60s
  • Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Highs: Upper 70s/Low 80s Overnight Lows: Upper 50s to Mid 60s

DC Region: 

Main threat: Wet roads are possible later on Tuesday. Some storms could be severe mainly north of DC.

  • Today: Partly cloudy. Highs: Low to Mid 90s Overnight Lows: Mid to Upper 70s
  • Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, especially later in the day. Some storms could be severe. Highs: Mid to Upper 90s Overnight Lows: Low to Mid 70s
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs: Upper 80s/Low 90s Overnight Lows: Low to Mid 70s

Good News: Much wanted dry out in western PA today and Wednesday. Temperatures become much more comfortable and normal for this time of year mid to late week.

Bad News: Wet weather returns on Tuesday and during the latter portion of this week.