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tampabiker from tampa on 6/13/2017 8:52:00 PM:
Is there a typical rain pattern in Cumberland, MD? For instance, in Tampa, FL during the summer it is clear, hot and sunny until about 3 pm and then storms for about an hour and then stops. You can set your clock by it. I am wondering when I see rain in the forecast, does it generally rain all day long? Or is there no specific pattern at all. I am prepared to ride in the rain but I would prefer not to. We are riding Pitt to DC starting June 21.

 
Richard from DC on 6/14/2017 5:14:15 AM:
In the summer, rain usually is in the form of thunderstorms, usually in late afternoon. More like 5:00 or 6:00 than 3:00. You don't want to ride through them however because they will have lightening, which is dangerous. But we can also have weather patterns that bring in rain for a day or two. Those won't have lightening. Ten day forecasts specify the chances of rain and whether it will be in the form of a thunderstorm.