While it won't rain through the entire weekend, expect more clouds than sun along with a few rounds of showers and possibly some thunderstorms. Temperatures will trend below normal.

LOCAL ALERT: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators return to GW Foggy Bottom campus for rally. wtop.com/dc/2024/05/…

Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Rosaryville MD, Marlton MD and Mayo MD until 1:45 AM EDT

8:09am-Showers continue to lift north & west from central VA this morning. Meanwhile, a stalled front remains along I-66/US-50. South of this front is where severe weather will be possible later this afternoon & evening. Wind, hail, & isolated flooding are the main concerns.

JUST IN: Virginia lawmakers reach budget deal, avoiding shutdown. See what's included. wtop.com/virginia/20…

As thousands in the nation’s capital deal with the sniffles and watery eyes that come with the height of allergy season, a new ranking shows D.C.’s grass allergy problem is nothing to sneeze at. wtop.com/dc/2024/05/…

Periods of heavy rainfall forecast across the Gulf Coast states next week and early into week 2 will increase river and flash flood potential, especially for parts of eastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana, which have picked up 10-20 inches of rainfall over the past two weeks.

DC weather: Chance for severe storms Thursday evening www.fox5dc.com/weath…

The government of Niger has asked the U.S. military to leave — even though there’s a critical drone base there that’s keeping terrorism in check. wtop.com/j-j-green-n…

We have dropped the DMV First Warn for today, as the chance of severe weather continues to drop. A few storms could still pop up this evening, however. When and where could this happen? Your Thursday Afternoon Forecast has the latest: trib.al/P7EvI6u

The future of Metrobus service could include 30 new bus lines, overnight rides to the airport and buses getting you to your destination faster, but the change would come at a cost — the ending of 600 bus stops. wtop.com/tracking-me…

Showers and isolated thunderstorms will spread across the area later this afternoon and evening. Some storms may become strong to severe, especially across portions of central VA and the central Shenandoah Valley.

WTOP headed to D.C.’s National Mall to ask the question, “What’s the best advice your mother gave you?” Find more of Jimmy Alexander's reporting on WTOP: wtop.com/gallery/hol…

From the Maryland Craft Beer Festival to Mother's Day events, there’s so much to do in the D.C. area in the coming days, and WTOP has you covered with our weekly roundup of area events worth anticipating. wtop.com/things-to-d…

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a measure on Thursday to rebuild Baltimore’s historic but antiquated Pimlico Race Course and transfer the track to state control. wtop.com/other-sport…

Fencing has been installed around the George Washington University’s University Yard. Police also said that 11 of the 33 protesters arrested during the clearing identified themselves as GW students. wtop.com/dc/2024/05/…