7:00 AM | A decent weekend coming following today's cold front generated heavy rainfall
Paul Dorian
6-Day Forecast
Today
Cloudy, periods of rain and thunderstorms likely during the morning hours, some of the rain will be heavy, highs in the low-to-mid 70’s
Tonight
Becoming partly cloudy, chilly, lows in the upper 40’s
Saturday
Mostly sunny, breezy and seasonably cool, highs near 65
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, chilly, low 40’s
Sunday
Mostly sunny, seasonably cool, mid 60’s
Monday
Mostly sunny, milder, mid 70’s
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, mild, chance for a couple of showers, upper 70’s
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, mild, chance for a few showers and thunderstorms at night, upper 70’s
Discussion
A strong cold front is heading for the east coast and it will cause periods of rain and thunderstorms in the DC metro region this morning and some of the rain will fall heavily at times. The soaking and beneficial rains of today will make for a "green explosion" this weekend as lawns will suddenly take on a nice dark green appearance. The front will slide off the east coast tonight and drier air will filter into the region just in time for the weekend. Both weekend days should feature some sunshine and seasonably cool conditions with highs not far from 65 degrees. It’ll turn milder early next week, but a couple of fronts could bring us a couple of showers by mid-week.
By late next week, it looks like there will be another strong cold front closing in on the east coast and it will likely generate another significant rain event for the East - perhaps including more strong thunderstorms. Following that end-of-the-week frontal passage, the overall weather pattern could turn chilly again in the East. Also next week, there will be another snowstorm for the places that got hit this week (e.g. Denver, Minneapolis).
Video
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