7:00 AM | Still enough instability in the atmosphere to threaten us with more showers and thunderstorms

6-Day Forecast

Today

Cooler today with partly sunny skies, scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms are possible, highs in the low 70's

Tonight

Scattered showers and thunderstorms this evening; otherwise, mostly cloudy skies, cooler late, lows by morning in the low 50’s

Saturday

Partly sunny, still on the cool side with the chance for an afternoon shower or thunderstorm, low 70's

Saturday Night

An evening shower or thunderstorm possible; otherwise, partly cloudy skies, cool, low 50’s

Sunday

Partly-to-mostly sunny, warmer, cannot completely rule out an isolated shower, mid-to-upper 70’s

Monday

Mostly sunny early, some clouds late, warmer, low 80's

Tuesday

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

Wednesday

Partly sunny, warm, chance for showers and thunderstorms, near 80

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 out to be warmer, but an isolated shower is possible. 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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