Heat Persists in the South Central U.S. and Southwest; Heavy rains in the Desert Southwest and Central Plains
Sweltering heat remains across the South-Central Plains, Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley, and the Southwest this week with limited nighttime relief. Thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall leading to localized flash flooding in portions of the Desert Southwest and central Plains. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the central Plains into the Northeast. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA (ANZ534) Issued by: National Weather Service Baltimore, MD/Washington, D.C. Last Update: 341 PM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026 | |
Rest Of This Afternoon: S winds 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Waves 3 ft. Tonight: S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 3 ft. Thu: SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt... Diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Thu Night: W winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Fri: N winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Fri Night: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Sat: SE winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming S 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. Showers likely. A chance of tstms through the night. Sun: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers and tstms through the night. winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms. | |
| Zone Forecast: Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA (ANZ534) | |
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