Flooding, storms and swampy weather threaten DC region

Feeling deja vu Wednesday s weather will feel familiar as partly cloudy skies and high temperatures give way to storms in the afternoon With high humidity still firmly in place it ll feel closer to the upper s Wednesday Expect a mix of sun and clouds for the day with another round of pop-up storms during the afternoon and evening Downpours could be heavy and localized flooding remains viable News First Alert Senior Meteorologist Brian van de Graaff called the current weather trend volatile as tropical moisture surges into the region ahead of a stalled front A flash flood watch is in effect for the bulk of the region through Wednesday evening Numerous showers and thunderstorms capable of producing very heavy rainfall are expected again Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday evening A Flood Watch has been issued for locations to the east of the Blue Ridge for Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday evening pic twitter com olYtxT vK NWS Baltimore-Washington NWS BaltWash July Showers and storms are back in the forecast with the foreseen for localized flooding with pockets of moderate to heavy rain and specific stronger thunderstorms News First Alert Meteorologist Steve Rudin stated of Wednesday s forecast I do suspect that we ll see another round of severe watches and warnings for the area Thursday cools down technically but don t expect relief Temperatures drop into the high s but the air will remain sticky and the clouds thicken Showers are expected to become more widespread with another shot at flooding Storm chances will dip a little Friday but more humidity clouds and late-day storms are in the forecast Highs are back in the upper s Any storm could once again bring pockets of moderate to heavy rain gusty winds and lightning Forecast WEDNESDAY Partly cloudy sticky scattered PM thunderstorms Highs - Heat Index - Winds South mph WEDNESDAY NIGHT Storms end lingering showers Lows s Winds Southeast - mph THURSDAY Partly cloudy Scattered Showers Storms Highs - Winds South - mph FRIDAY More scattered showers thunder Highs around Winds Northeast - mph SATURDAY Partly cloudy PM storms Highs near Winds South - mph Source