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FIRE WEATHER WATCH ISSUED APRIL 22 AT 5:54AM MDT UNTIL APRIL 23 AT 8:00PM MDT
Effective: 2026-04-22 05:54:00 Local Time Expires: 2026-04-23 20:00:00 Local Time Issued by: NWS Albuquerque NM
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ADDED UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND WEST CENTRAL BASIN AND RANGE TOTHE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THURSDAY

...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT FOR THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, EAST CENTRAL PLAINS, AND FROM THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY EASTWARD DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH THURSDAY FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MDT FOR THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY, WEST CENTRAL BASIN AND RANGE, AND ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.AN ACTIVE STORM TRACK OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL STRENGTHEN THE FLOW ALOFT OVER NEW MEXICO TODAY AND MORESO THURSDAY, WHILE A POTENT SURFACE TROUGH PERSISTS IN THE LEE OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH TODAY, AND WEST AND NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ON THURSDAY, WHILE HUMIDITIES PLUMMET MOSTLY INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BOTH DAYS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ALOFT ARE NOW FORECAST TO CROSS WESTERN AREAS TONIGHT, SO THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO TODAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER, LOCALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE STILL LIKELY TODAY, ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND ALONG AND WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.

* AREA AND TIMING...UPPER RIO GRANDE AND LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY (ZONE 121), SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS (ZONE 122), NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS (ZONE 123), CENTRAL HIGHLANDS (ZONE 125), AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS (ZONE 126) TODAY FROM NOON TO 8 PM, AND THURSDAY FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MDT.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...FOR TODAY, SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. FOR THURSDAY, WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH, WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. STRONGEST GUSTS ACROSS NORTHEAST AREAS TODAY, AND ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM LAS VEGAS TO CONCHAS ON THURSDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 6 TO 10 PERCENT EACH DAY.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
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NORTHEAST PLAINS, UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY, SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS, NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS, CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, EAST CENTRAL PLAINS
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Current Conditions: CHEVY CHASE, MARYLAND

LEESBURG/GODFREY (KJYO)

Clear

NULL F
Humidity:%
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Barometer: in
Dewpoint: F
Visibility:10.00 mi
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Heat Index:NA
Wind Chill:NA
Apr 23 2026, 12:15 AM EDT
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5 Day Forecast for CHEVY CHASE, MARYLAND (20815)

Wednesday

High 77 °F
Forecast Missing
Wednesday
Night
Low 55 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday

High 80 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday
Night
Low 59 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday

High 80 °F
Chance of T-storms
Friday
Night
Low 53 °F
Chance of Rain
Saturday

High 66 °F
Rain Showers Likely
Saturday
Night
Low 50 °F
Rain
Sunday

High 64 °F
Rain Showers Likely

Observation History for CHEVY CHASE, MARYLAND


Time Wind
(mph)		 Vis
(mi)		 Weather Precip (in) Temperature (F) Relative
Humidity		 Wind
Chill
(F)		 Heat
Index
(F)		 Pressure
Air Dwpt altimeter
(in)		 sea level
(mb)
12:15 AM EDT 10.00 Clear -- NULL % NA NA M
11:55 PM EDT W 9.2 10.00 Clear -- 60.8 50.0 68% NA NA 29.98 1015.2
11:35 PM EDT W 9.2 10.00 Clear -- 62.6 50.0 63% NA NA 29.98 1015.2
11:15 PM EDT W 8.1 10.00 Clear -- 60.8 50.0 68% NA NA 29.98 1015.2
10:55 PM EDT W 11.4 10.00 Clear -- 62.6 50.0 63% NA NA 29.97 1014.9
10:35 PM EDT W 10.3 10.00 Clear -- 62.6 50.0 63% NA NA 29.97 1014.9
10:15 PM EDT W 10.3 10.00 Clear -- 62.6 50.0 63% NA NA 29.97 1014.9
09:55 PM EDT W 6.9 10.00 Clear -- 62.6 50.0 63% NA NA 29.97 1014.9
09:35 PM EDT 5.8 10.00 Clear -- 62.6 50.0 63% NA NA 29.96 1014.6
09:15 PM EDT W 8.1 10.00 Clear -- 64.4 50.0 60% NA NA 29.96 1014.6
08:55 PM EDT W 6.9 10.00 Clear -- 66.2 50.0 56% NA NA 29.95 1014.2
08:35 PM EDT W 8.1 10.00 Clear -- 68.0 50.0 53% NA NA 29.95 1014.2
08:15 PM EDT W 9.2 10.00 Clear -- 68.0 50.0 53% NA NA 29.94 1013.9
07:35 PM EDT W 6.9 10.00 Clear -- 71.6 51.8 50% NA 70.9 29.92 1013.2
07:15 PM EDT W 9.2 10.00 Clear -- 73.4 51.8 47% NA 72.7 29.92 1013.2
06:55 PM EDT 13.9 G 20.8 10.00 Clear -- 73.4 51.8 47% NA 72.7 29.92 1013.2
06:35 PM EDT 12.8 G 24.2 10.00 Clear -- 75.2 51.8 44% NA 74.5 29.92 1013.2
06:15 PM EDT W 16.1 G 23.0 10.00 Clear -- 77.0 51.8 41% NA 76.3 29.92 1013.2
05:55 PM EDT W 10.3 10.00 Clear -- 77.0 51.8 41% NA 76.3 29.92 1013.2
05:35 PM EDT G 19.7 10.00 Partly Cloudy -- 77.0 51.8 41% NA 76.3 29.92 1013.2
05:15 PM EDT 11.4 G 18.3 10.00 Mostly Cloudy -- 77.0 53.6 44% NA 76.5 29.92 1013.2
04:55 PM EDT 5.8 10.00 Partly Cloudy -- 73.4 51.8 47% NA 72.7 29.92 1013.2
04:35 PM EDT S 10.3 10.00 Mostly Cloudy -- 75.2 53.6 47% NA 74.7 29.94 1013.6
04:15 PM EDT 8.1 10.00 Cloudy -- 73.4 51.8 47% NA 72.7 29.94 1013.6

Regional Weather Observation

LEESBURG/GODFREY (KJYO)

Clear
NULL F

FREDERICK (KFDK)

Clear
59.4 F

CARROLL CNTY (KDMW)

Mostly Cloudy
62.6 F

NSF THURMONT (KRSP)

Partly Cloudy
61.0 F

WASH DC/DULLES (KIAD)

Clear
64.4 F

WASHINGTON/NATL (KDCA)

Clear
62.6 F
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