Wet Week Ahead In Herndon, Followed By Sunshine

HERNDON, VA -- As predicted, the remnants of Hurricane Florence are beginning to make their way north in our general direction. But while that means plenty of rain to start off the week, you can hope for a positively beautiful -- albeit a little on the warm side -- latter half of the week here in Herndon.

Florence won't directly hit us as it heads for the northeast, but it should give us enough of a glancing blow to drop showers -- which raises concerns about flooding in light of the fact that the ground is already quite saturated.

It'll be a rainy Monday to start off the week, with showers likely and thunderstorms possible after 11 a.m., according to the forecast from the National Weather Service. Rainfall amounts of up to a half an inch are possible, with potentially another quarter inch in the evening.

Tuesday should be more of the same, with similar rainfall totals predicted by NWS, so keep an eye on flash flood warnings.

A Flash Flood Watch is in effect through tonight for areas in green. Moderate to locally heavy rain will overspread the area this AM. Steadiest rain may leave this afternoon, but additional showers & isolated thunderstorms are likely this evening. Locally heavy rain possible. pic.twitter.com/y23X80066w
— NWS DC/Baltimore (@NWS_BaltWash) September 17, 2018

The silver lining to these storm clouds is that temperatures will remain delightful, with highs in the high 70s on Monday and a high in the low 80s on Tuesday.

Once we get through Tuesday, it's absolutely smooth sailing.

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday are all projected to be mostly sunny, and although it will be a little warmer, highs won't get above the low to mid 80s, with temperatures dipping into the 60s some nights.

Showers reemerge in the forecast Saturday night and into Sunday, according to NWS.

Here is the full NWS forecast for our area:

Today
A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11am and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 82. Southwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 68. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 84. North wind around 8 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

FAYETTEVILLE, NC - SEPTEMBER 16: A road is washed out by the rains from Hurricane Florence as it passed through the area on September 16, 2018 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Rain continues to inundate the region causing concern for large scale flooding after Hurricane Florence hit the North Carolina and South Carolina area. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)