‘Robust line’ of storms heading toward DC area Monday night

Residents across the D C region may be going to sleep Monday night to the sounds of thunder and heavy rain as a strong line of storms is set to sweep across the area before midnight The National Weather Facility has the bulk of the D C region under a Level or slight hazard for severe storms which could produce damaging wind gusts and large hail The liability for severe weather is greatest west of the Blue Ridge Mountains Temperatures on Monday are hanging around degrees with increasing clouds ahead of the line of potentially severe weather We re saving all of the action until later this evening and into the overnight tracking a robust line of thunderstorms all part of a cold front that s going to bring us a chance for specific stronger winds along with several heavy downpours It s not going to last very long it will zip across the region and majority of of not all of it is out of the way by midnight News First Alert Meteorologist Steve Rudin noted The storms should approach the Interstate corridor by p m and move through the Interstate corridor between p m and midnight Rudin reported Gusty winds and hail attainable especially around p m for the metro area Rudin added noting temperatures would dip into the s by early Tuesday Behind the cold front blustery weather is expected according to Rudin Wind gusts Tuesday afternoon could reach mph The National Weather Facility has posted a wind advisory west of the I- corridor Listen to WTOP online and on the radio at FM or FM Current traffic conditions Weather forecast Closings and Delays Sign up for WTOP alerts Full forecast MONDAY EVENING STORM ALERT Strong to severe storms Temperatures s to s Winds South - mph MONDAY NIGHT Thunderstorms end by midnight with lingering showers Lows s Winds West - mph TUESDAY WIND ALERT Partly sunny and windy Highs s Winds West - mph gusts to - mph WEDNESDAY Sunny and breezy Highs - Winds Northwest - mph gusts to mph Wednesday will be the coolest day of the week with highs in the upper s to low s It will be sunny and breezy with wind gusts to mph during the afternoon THURSDAY Sunny and at ease Highs - Winds Northwest - mph Plan for a chilly start to the day with morning temperatures in the upper s to low s Abundant sunshine and lighter winds will help temperatures climb into the mid to upper s Current conditions Source