7:00 AM | **Showers today and then a major weekend storm brings soaking rain to the area; it could even end as snow**
Paul Dorian
6-Day Forecast
Today
Cloudy, breezy and milder with occasional showers, some of the rain can come down hard at times, highs in the mid-to-upper 50’s
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, breezy, evening showers likely, cool, some fog possible late, lows in the mid 40’s
Saturday
Cloudy and cooler with periods of rain developing during the afternoon, some of the rain will be heavy at times late in the day, upper 40’s
Saturday Night
Cloudy and chilly with periods of rain, some of the rain will be heavy at times, upper 30’s
Sunday
Cloudy, increasingly windy, colder, periods of rain, some of the rain can be heavy, it is possible that the rain mixes with or changes to snow late in the day or at night, upper 40’s
Monday
Clouds early then partial sunshine late, milder, mid-to-upper 50’s
Tuesday
Partly sunny, mild, near 60
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, mild, near 60
Discussion
A cold frontal system will generate occasional showers in the local area as we close out the work week and then a major storm will develop this weekend in the Mid-Atlantic region and it will produce significant rainfall from later Saturday through much of Sunday. By the time the end of the weekend rolls around, some Mid-Atlantic locations could see up to three inches of rainfall with localized flooding a real possibility. Furthermore, colder air will wrap into the lingering storm system later on Sunday with increasing northerly winds and it is possible that snowflakes mix in with the rain or that there is even a complete changeover to snow as the storm slowly winds down.
The cold frontal system will set the stage for the weekend event as it will stall early Saturday over the Delmarva Peninsula. Low pressure will develop in the Ohio Valley early in the day and it will ride right along the stalled out frontal boundary zone bringing substantial moisture to the local area for much of the weekend. This low pressure area will intensify dramatically as the weekend progresses aided by a deepening upper-level trough. Genuine clearing does not look like it will take place until later Monday and Tuesday which promise to be a milder with the return of sunshine.
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