radar loop. we re finally starting to see more and more breaks around the area, especially from fred ricks, and back off to the west. it s the breaks that give way to a bit of heating and the possibility of those storms forming, as the cold front starts to step into our area. just north of petersburg, we have thunderstorms extending up into western maryland. i do think we have a chance, really a better chance coming our way after 5:00 and 6:00 p.m., lasting until about 10:00 or 11:00 p.m. the radar loop going down to petersburg, so now rather quiet across the area. after about 5:00, 6:00, the possibility of some strong storms that could be bringing heavy rain to the area. we ll get some lightning and possibly high winds. we re at 82 in gaithersburg, 86 in culpepper, 85 in la plata, so warming up in some areas. there s your storms on your good night forecast, for 5:00, 7:00, 9:00 and even 11:00 p.m., but i think the balk of the storms will be from 5:00 to 9:00 or 10:00. this w