Tuesday turns soggy with rain showers in DC area

A cool and cloudy Tuesday is expected to turn wet with showers moving into the D.C. area.

“High temperatures this afternoon will be in the 40s with wet weather overspreading most of the DMV just in time for the rush hour commute. We’ll see pockets of moderate to heavier rain later tonight,” 7News First Alert Meteorologist Steve Rudin said.

That rain is expected to arrive in the afternoon and get steadier as the day goes on.

“It will be soggy for the evening and overnight, could be looking at a half inch of much needed rain across the mid-Atlantic,” Rudin said.

Already chilly temperatures are forecast to drop overnight into the upper 30s.

The steady rain should move out by 7 a.m. But pockets of drizzle could put a damper on the Wednesday morning commute.

Wednesday is expected to be br