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Heavy rain tonight into Tuesday

Large fireworks displays, such as the Capitol Fourth Fireworks show in Washington, D.C., will be at risk for being postponed due to heavy rain.

Those planning on seeing baseball games in Washington, D.C., or Philadelphia on the Fourth of July may experience delays or even cancellations.

"Dry air in place much of the weekend will try hold the rain off for a time Monday evening in portions of northern Pennsylvania, northern New Jersey and around New York City," according to AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski.

Here's the forecast from the National Weather Service:

Independence Day: A slight chance of showers after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Low around 65. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday: Showers likely, mainly before 7am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 85. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the morning.