7:00 AM | Long holiday weekend looking pretty decent

6-Day Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, breezy and cooler than yesterday, chance for an afternoon shower or thunderstorm, highs in the mid 70’s

Tonight

Chance for a shower early then becoming partly cloudy late, cool, lows by morning in the low 50’s

Saturday

Partly-to-mostly sunny, mild, chance for an afternoon shower or thunderstorm, mid 70's

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, cool, low-to-mid 50’s

Sunday

Mostly sunny, pleasantly warm, near 80

Monday

Mostly sunny early, some clouds late, warmer, low-to-mid 80’s

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy, warm, showers and thunderstorms likely late, mid 80’s

Wednesday

Partly sunny, warm, chance for showers and thunderstorms, low 80’s

Discussion

An upper level trough currently situated over the Great Lakes will drop southeastward towards our area today and this will keep the atmosphere on the unstable side allowing for the possibility of showers and thunderstorms to form later today. There will be a tendency for the instability in the atmosphere to diminish as we progress through the long weekend, but another shower or thunderstorm cannot be ruled out for Saturday afternoon in the Mid-Atlantic region; especially, north of the PA/MD border. By Sunday, high pressure will take control along the east coast and it should turn a bit warmer in the region. By Monday, that same high pressure will shift off the east coast and the flow on its backside will promote a warming trend and high temperatures in much of the I-95 corridor between DC and NYC will approach or surpass the 80 degree mark on Monday and Tuesday.

Video

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