Daily Rain Chances In Soggy, Cooler DC, Northern Virginia Weather Forecast

VIRGINIA — Thunderstorms are expected across DC and Northern Virginia to start the week, along with cooler temperatures. Sunday should bring an inch of rain across much of the state, with rain in the forecast daily all week.

"The last day of April will have numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms throughout the region," the National Weather Service said. "High temperatures today will generally be in the lower 60s, with cooler temps in the mountains."

The NWS has issued a hazardous weather outlook Sunday for the District of Columbia, Fairfax, Arlington, Falls Church, Alexandria, Stafford, Spotsylvania, King George, Prince William, Manassas and Manassas Park.

A swath of 2 to 4 inches of rain fell from the Eastern Shore of Maryland to central New Jersey, with Dover, Delaware, picking up nearly 5.50 inches of rain from Friday into early Saturday morning, AccuWeather.com reported.

A second, stronger storm is on the way that can lead to significant travel disruptions and wind gusts near 30 mph Sunday. AccuWeather said there will be a period late Sunday into Sunday night when onshore winds combined with astronomical tides will lead to minor coastal flooding and beach erosion along the upper mid-Atlantic coast.

Although the rain will help to ease the abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions ongoing across part of the mid-Atlantic, AccuWeather meteorologists say that too much rain may fall too quickly and result in urban and small-stream flooding.

Here's the latest Northern Virginia forecast for the week ahead:

Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 64. Northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Sunday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 47. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: A chance of showers after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 61. Southwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: A chance of showers, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. West wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Wednesday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Breezy.

Thursday: A chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.