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National Weather Service
Baltimore/Washington
Complete Weather Briefing Page

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NOTE: This page is a work in progress. Suggestions are welcome.

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Monday Morning Weather Briefing

This briefing is only updated once per week at 9am Monday. Consult the latest forecast for updates.

For latest Mon/Fri West Virginia state briefings
[courtesy NWS Charleston]
click here

Severe Weather Briefing Page

Baltimore-Washington KLWX Radar
0.5 deg Reflectivity (loop)	0.5 deg Velocity (loop)

Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Outlook Graphics
Thumbnails may not be representative of the latest forecast since each picture is derived from the 12 UTC issuance and each 'day' has its own update times throughout the day, so click on the picture to view the latest graphic.
Day 1 Outlook	Day 2 Outlook	Day 3 Outlook

Flooding-Coastal Flood Briefing Page

Radar Images

Reflectivity (Current)

One-Hour Precipitation

"Storm-Total" Precipitation

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Rainfall Forecast (how much rain - subtract 4 hrs [5 in EST] from Z for local time)

0-24 Hours

24-48 Hours

Rain over next 3 days

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Flash Flood Guidance (how much rain should start flooding?)

in ONE hour

in THREE hours

in SIX hours

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River Flooding

Water Levels

SMALL STREAM GAUGES

Washington D.C.

Maryland

Virginia

West Virginia

River Level (Modeled Range of Possibilities)

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Tidal-Coastal Flooding

Tidal Obs & Forecasts
Click on stations in tidal areas

NOAA - Tides & Currents

Times of High/Low Tide

Click for Latest
Watch/Warning/Advisory

if one is currently in effect

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Tidal Levels

Upper Bay and DC

Current tide levels for Middle and Lower Bay

Middle/Lower Bay

MDL Tidal Model

Hurricane-Tropical Briefing Page

Active Storms

National Hurricane Center

Graphical Tropical Outlook

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Hurricane Local Statement
Issued by NWS Baltimore-Washington (if available)

Training - Community Hurricane Preparedness

NWS Hurricane Resources

Excessive Heat-Cold Briefing Page

Local Forecast Graphics

All links are the same, just click on any of the images to go directly to the page.
The weather elements along the left-hand column.
Just mouse over the image to get that forecast graphic.

Max Temp (today)

Min Temp (tonight)

Wind Speed & Direction

Apparent Temp - Heat Index (today)

Apparent Temp - Wind Chill(tonight)

Wind Gusts

Area Growing Season Maps

Start of the Growing Season

Drought Conditions Briefing Page

Drought Monitor

Virginia Drought Info.

Maryland Drought Info.

West Virginia Drought Info.

Seasonal Drought Outlook
From the Climate Prediction Center

	Latest Statement Streamflow: VA MD WV DC Drought.gov
30-day Precipitation Outlook	90-day Precipitation Outlook

RADAR Products

WFO Sterling Radar

Loop

Northeast Radar

Loop

Full U.S. Radar

Loop

Adjacent Radars:


	LWX

CURRENT HAZARDS - LOCAL FORECAST

Click on Map Below for Local Forecast

Watch/Warning/Advisory Color Definitions

NWS Baltimore-Washington, VA Main Page
Watch, Warning, and Advisory Definitions
Weather Term/Abbreviations Glossary

Click on the map below for the latest forecast.

Read watches, warnings & advisories


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WFO Sterling Products

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Forecast Discussion

Pittsburgh

Mt Holly

Short Term Forecast

Special Weather Statement

Marine Weather Statement

Public Information Statement

Latest Satellite

Click on the desired image-type, then click on the blue BWI label

Latest Observations
(map)

"POINT" FORECAST

FOR A DETAILED 7-DAY POINT FORECAST: Click on a specific location on the map above.

WEATHER FORECAST TABLE

FOR A GRAPH OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR A POINT LOCATION: Click on "Hourly Weather Graph" under the "Additional Forecasts & Information" section at the bottom right of the screen, AFTER you have already clicked on a specific point on the map above.