Strong to severe storms may produce damaging winds, isolated hail, and a few tornadoes from the Midwest into the lower Great Lakes. These storms may also produce areas of heavy rain and flash flooding. Significant heat will continue across parts of the Desert Southwest into western Texas and north Alaska. Dangerous heat will also build into the Eastern and Central U.S. and continue into next week. Read More >
518 AXUS71 KLWX 011838 DGTLWX DCC001-MDC001-003-005-009-013-015-017-021-023-025-027-031-033-037- 043-510-VAC003-013-015-043-047-059-061-069-079-091-099-107-113- 125-137-139-153-157-165-171-177-179-187-510-540-600-630-660-683- 790-820-840-WVC003-023-027-031-037-057-065-071-081845- Drought Information Statement National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 238 PM EDT Thu May 1 2025 For the latest Drought Information Statement from the National Weather Service in Baltimore MD/Washington DC, see: www.weather.gov/media/lwx/DGT/DGT_LWX_05012025.pdf For the latest accessible, text-only Drought Information Statement from the National Weather Service in Baltimore MD/Washington DC, see: www.weather.gov/media/lwx/DGT/DGT_LWX_05012025.txt National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC Drought Information Statement web page: www.weather.gov/lwx/DroughtInformationStatement $$
Current drought status for our area: (Graphics update every Thursday)
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Outlook
Rainfall (or melted snowfall), in inches, for the next seven days: (graphic updates twice daily)
Seasonal Drought Outlook: