Light rain, heavy winds in the forecast for DC area

You might want to add an umbrella to your costume Scattered and light rain showers are in the forecast for D C and southeastern Virginia on Wednesday evening with wet weather ramping up into Halloween weekend Temperatures on Wednesday were cool in the s with decent winds up to mph keeping the region cold Rain is set to increase through the evening becoming more widespread and heavy by midnight At least to inches is expected to fall overnight which could affect the Thursday morning commute The National Weather Facility declared thunderstorms are viable overnight Temperatures rise on Thursday into the mid- s but gusty winds will be heavy than the day prior Rain is expected to end by the afternoon Friday will be drier with partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the upper s Wind gusts up to mph are expected At least it will be dry for trick-or-treating News First Alert Meteorologist Steve Rudin explained The weekend looks perfect with mostly sunny skies and fall temperatures in the low s Forecast WEDNESDAY EVENING Showers breezy Temperatures s Winds Northeast - Gusts to mph Showers are set to become more widespread this evening with heavier areas of rain by midnight WEDNESDAY NIGHT Rain Moderate to heavy at times Lows - Winds Northeast - Gusts to mph Rain will become moderate to heavy at times overnight especially after midnight Winds are also set to kick up a bit along with a chance for a inadequate rumbles of thunder THURSDAY STORM ALERT Rain wind Late day clearing Highs - Winds Southeast - Gusts - mph Plan for soaking rain Thursday morning as a strong cold front approaches and passes across the area Ahead of the front it will be warm humid and windy Pockets of moderate to heavy rain may cause tour delays during the morning and early afternoon With the warmer more humid air mass there is the chance for a scant rumbles of thunder Rainfall totals will likely be over an inch for plenty of neighborhoods so watch out for ponding on area roadways Rain will taper off during the afternoon with clearing skies toward sunset FRIDAY HALLOWEEN Partly cloudy windy Highs Low s Winds West - Gusts - mph Windy weather will round out the month High temperatures will climb into the low s with westerly winds gusting well over mph for plenty of hours during the afternoon Keep this in mind if you have inflatable Halloween decorations The wind will ease toward sunset but it will still be breezy and cool for Trick-Or-Treat time SATURDAY Scattered clouds breezy Highs near Winds West - Gusts to mph Winds are set to ease later in the day with highs just around inside the beltway middle s for the I- corridor SUNDAY Mostly sunny Highs - Winds West - mph Current weather Source