7:00 AM | Showers and thunderstorms arrive by tonight associated with strong cold front; chilly weekend air mass with lows in the 30's
Paul Dorian
6-Day Forecast
Today
Mostly cloudy, windy, milder, a few passing showers through the mid-afternoon hours and then showers and thunderstorms likely at the end of the day, highs in the mid 70’s
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms, windy, some of the rain will be heavy at times, turning cooler late, lows in the mid-to-upper 40’s by morning
Saturday
Early morning clouds and possible lingering showers will give way to mostly sunny skies, breezy and noticeably cooler, upper 50's
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, cold, it's not out of the question for some frost in the coldest locations, low-to-mid 30’s
Sunday
Mostly sunny, chilly, mid-to-upper 50’s
Monday
Increasing clouds, chilly, chance for showers at night, mid-to-upper 50’s
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, still cool, showers possible, near 60
Wednesday
Cloudy, a bit milder, windy, showers and thunderstorms possible at night, low-to-mid 60’s
Discussion
A strong cold front that has been crossing the country in recent days will bring showers and thunderstorms to the Mid-Atlantic later today and tonight and some of the rain will fall heavily at times. In fact, the I-95 corridor from DC-to-Philly-to-NYC should receive close to an inch of rainfall by early Saturday morning at which time the cold front exits off the east coast. High pressure will build across the region later tomorrow and Sunday and the air mass will be quite chilly for this time of year. Low temperatures both weekend nights should be in the 30's and frost is not out of the question in the normally coldest suburban locations. An area of moisture along the east coast could bring showers back to the region Monday night or Tuesday and then another strong west-to-east moving cold front is likely to cause more significant showers and thunderstorms around here by Wednesday night or Thursday of next week. One final note - the NASA Wallops Island rocket launch will happen no earlier than 5PM Saturday.
Video
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