Week Ahead in Weather: More Heat, More Rain
The forecast has lots of rain this week, but sunny skies and milder temperatures make an appearance too.
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The threat of rain will again hang over Montgomery and Prince George's counties this week, according to the National Weather Service.
It’s good for the garden, at least:
Monday: There’s a 20 percent chance isolated showers in the afternoon with a high temperature in the mid-90s. Skies will clear and temperatures will drop to the mid-70s.
Tuesday: Sunny and hot with temperatures in the mid-to-high 90s. Temperatures will drop to the mid-70s Tuesday night.
Wednesday: There’s a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms in the late afternoon, but before that, expect sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-90s. More rain expected Wednesday night, when temperatures drop to the low 70s.
Thursday: There’s a 40 percent chance of rain again Thursday, and temperatures should be cooler, reaching the high 80s. Thursday night temperatures will drop to the high 60s.
Friday: No rain in the forecast Friday, just sunny skies and a high temperature in the mid-80s. Friday night temperatures drop to the high 60s.
TLC
1:27 pm on Monday, July 16, 2012
Wash all of your clothes now in case we lose electricity again and go to the grocery store each day in case we lose it.
Theresa Defino
1:39 pm on Monday, July 16, 2012
Ain't that the truth! I lost power for 10 hours on Saturday, following an incredibly minor storm. I believe a couple of hundred people were affected and some out longer than others. We lost power for six days following the June 29 storm.
TLC
1:47 pm on Monday, July 16, 2012
I was with you on the June 29th storm, but luckily I didn't lose power this past weekend. I don't even remember there being a "storm". We need to get these electric companies to put the lines under ground so this doesn't happen.
Joe Thomas
5:02 pm on Monday, July 16, 2012
Are you willing to pay for underground lines?
TLC
5:28 pm on Monday, July 16, 2012
I would think that it would be more cost efficient for the electric companies in the future to have these rather than paying 3rd party companies to come in at double and triple time to assist us. For me personally, if it increased my bill $25 per month, it would be cheaper than the hotel I paid for, for 2 nights and the groceries I lost. Not sure of the numbers, just a thought that it might be cheaper in the long run for electric company and us.
Ed
8:16 am on Tuesday, July 17, 2012
To burry electric distribution lines in Washington DC (roughly 24 square miles) and allocate the costs (that is spread out the total costs to all residential PEPCO customers in the district) IN JUST the DISTRICT over 10 years, a full undergrounding would add $226 to the average monthly bill. This information is from http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/storms-rekindle-questions-about-undergrounding-power-lines/2012/07/02/gJQA1miMJW_story.html
and, in my opinion, is a valid figure. My profession is regulation of the electric companies (as well as other energy providers) and Iserve as an expert witness in court cases with energy companies so I do know someting about this matter.
Neighbor
4:12 pm on Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Perhaps there is a more cost effective way to bury the lines. Every time the roads get torn up for various reasons, they could opportunistically bury the power lines at the same time. If I recall correctly, their current tree trimming initiative is costing around $600 million, and trees have a tendency to grow pretty quickly in these parts, so they'll probably have to do it again soon enough. They don't have to do it all at once, but they could at least do some of them. I feel like everywhere I look, I see power lines. Pepco is also very profitable and pays it's CEO's unreasonably high salaries. Perhaps they could shave a little off the top.