Memorial Day Weekend Weather In NoVA: When To Expect Rain, Storms

VIRGINIA — For those looking to get outside for Memorial Day ceremonies, picnics and other gatherings, the holiday weekend weather in Northern Virginia is a mixed bag. Memorial Day itself may bring the greatest chance of severe weather.

As area residents begin their holiday weekend, Friday remains damp after scattered thunderstorms that affected parts of the region over the last two days. The National Weather Service's Baltimore Washington office said cloudy skies linger Friday morning before showers arrive from West Virginia. Temperatures remain in the high 70s and low 80s.

The National Weather Service has not issued a hazardous weather outlook for Friday but expects chances of thunderstorms on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. But the whole day shouldn't be dampened by rain — forecasters say the greatest chance for storms is the afternoon and evening hours.

On Memorial Day Monday, the National Weather believes a "more organized severe weather threat" could happen.

The Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang say the likelihood of rain is highest on Saturday and Memorial Day Monday while Sunday could see "spotty" showers. If rain materializes this weekend, it could continue a streak of five rainy weekends in the DC region, according to the Capital Weather Gang.

Here is the weather forecast at Washington Reagan National Airport:

Friday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 2 p.m., isolated showers between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 5 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. At night, scattered showers and thunderstorms before 8 p.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. The chance of rain is 30 percent.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. The chance of rain is 30 percent. At night, a slight chance of showers before 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. The chance of precipitation at night is 20 percent.

Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent. At night, a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 8 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. The chance of rain at night is 50 percent.

Memorial Day Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. At night, showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8 p.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent at night.