D.C. Area Deluge to End Tonight; Warmer Tuesday

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Photo of flooded roads in Beltsville this morning by James M. Thresher/The Washington Post

YOU'D NEVER KNOW IT'S mid-May by looking at the thermometer for the past two days. It's cold. And rainy. And windy. And so over-the-top crappy that some folks — yours truly included — have transitioned from being congested due to pollen to being congested because of some airborne terrorist that hijacked our bodies while unseasonable cold and ridiculous wetness teamed up to distract our immune systems.

Blah.

Thankfully, our colleagues at washingtonpost.com's Capital Weather Gang say that relief is in sight: Tomorrow will boast temps in the mid to upper 60s and some extremely welcome sunshine.

But before that, we have to get through today, when temperatures will struggle only into the lower 50s, and tonight, when the mercury will dip into the 40s. The rain should end tonight.

And don't think you're crazy for marveling at the sheer amount of wet stuff falling from the sky of late. The gang's Jason Samenow said we're in the midst of a "late spring Nor'easter of historic proportions. When all is said and done, this storm will have dropped three to six inches of rain, which will rank very high in local spring storm history."

» "Forecast: Wind-Driven Deluge, Slowly Diminishing" [Capital Weather Gang/WaPo]