7:00 AM | Strong storms possible later today; much cooler tomorrow and Thursday

6-Day Forecast

Today

Partly sunny, warm, more humid than yesterday, showers and thunderstorms likely later this afternoon and some of the rainfall can be heavy, highs in the mid-to-upper 80’s

Tonight

Scattered showers and thunderstorms this evening and some of the rain can be heavy; otherwise, mostly cloudy skies, mild, lows by morning in the low 60’s

Wednesday

Cooler with mostly cloudy skies, still the chance for showers, maybe a thunderstorm, upper 60’s

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, chance for evening showers, cooler late, low 50’s

Thursday

Partly sunny, cool, upper 60's

Friday

Partly sunny, more comfortable, chance for showers and thunderstorms, low 70’s

Saturday

Mostly sunny, pleasant, low-to-mid 70’s

Sunday

Mostly sunny, comfortable, mid-to-upper 70’s

Discussion

A cold front will approach our region today from the north and it should set off some shower and thunderstorm activity in the I-95 corridor later this afternoon into the early evening hours. Some of the storms that form later today and early tonight can be on the strong side with heavy rainfall, gusty winds, frequent lightning and possible hail. The front passes through the region early tomorrow and temperatures will respond by turning noticeably cooler on Wednesday afternoon as compared with yesterday and today with highs well up in the 80's. High pressure will tend to extend southward from eastern Canada later this week and it will have an influence on our weather by generating a cool ocean flow of air (ie E-NE low-level winds). This ocean flow will help to confine high temperatures on Thursday to the 60's in much of the Mid-Atlantic region. Another cold front is likely to arrive by the weekend with high pressure to follow for Saturday and Sunday.

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