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Rain and thunderstorms could place dampers in a massive military parade of President Donald Trump’s birthday in the country’s capital, with hundreds of nationwide protests planned on Saturday, predictors said.
The National Weather Service says that most of the central and eastern parts of the country will shower until Friday and weekend, with the highest risk of southeastern Texas and thunderstorms throughout the weekend. The large area spanning Chicago and Washington is covered by a slow-moving system that is expected to bring about daily showers and storms.
The storm will also fall on Trump’s 79th birthday in time for a planned parade in DC, celebrating the 250th anniversary of the US military. The parade costs $40 million and features tanks and troops rolling downtown, watching Trump watch from a specially constructed review stand.
Protests are planned in 1,800 communities across all 50 states on the same day, and is expected to be the largest and most anti-Trump demonstration since he took office for his second term. The so-called “No Kings Day” protests centered around the biggest protests in Philadelphia, with forecasters saying on Saturday it looked “cloudy, showers, drizzle and damp.”
The weather for this Saturday demonstration day is as follows:
Will it rain at the Trump parade?
The Army Anniversary event is scheduled to begin Saturday at 8:15am with a wreath-appearing ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. The mornings and afternoons will be filled with fitness competitions, music performances, events recognizing Medal of Honor recipients, and cake-cutting ceremonies.
The festival then transitions into a parade in the evening. The parade will begin at 6:30pm on Constitutional Avenue in Downtown DC and will last until 7:45pm or 8pm with enlistment ceremonies and fireworks.
A forecaster for the National Weather Service, located in the Baltimore-Washington office, said DC will see drizzle rain and showers for most of Saturday. There is a drizzle area from 11am to 11am. From 11am to 2pm, event attendees should expect a shower, and the chances of thunderstorms after a 2pm rain during the day could be a tenth to a quarter inch, predictors said. High temperatures are expected to be 83 degrees.
After 6pm, when the parade is scheduled, there will be about 75% rainfall and potentially lightning.
The area will emerge from flood clocks where 1-3 inches of rain will be expected to rain on the DC Metro area from Friday evening to overnight. You can see 5 inches in some areas.
Many “king” protests could be seen rainy weather
Many of the protests planned on Saturday could be caught up in bad weather as much of the country expects rain showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures are expected to range from highs in the northeastern ’60s and ’70s to triple digits in some of the southwest.
In Philadelphia, where the biggest Kings Day protest is expected to kick off around noon, forecasters said the temperature is 72 degrees and the shower is likely to be expected on Saturday. A possible thunderstorm could also roll after 2pm. There is a 60% chance of rain during the day on Saturday.
There is also the risk of scattered severe thunderstorms on Saturday afternoons and evenings, with large hail and gusts of wind have been damaged across parts of the central and northern high plains, the Storm Prediction Center said. Storms could hit parts of the southern and central plains. Most at-risk areas include Rapid City, South Dakota. North Platte, Nebraska. Gillette, Wyoming. Sheridan, Wyoming. And Spearfish and South Dakota. All of these cities are not planning Kings Day demonstrations, according to organizers.