7:00 AM | Fresh batch of showers and possible strong thunderstorms for the late day/early evening hours...colder pattern begins by mid-week

6-Day DC Forecast

Today

A mix of clouds and sun from mid-morning through early afternoon with nothing more than a lingering shower or two, showers are likely to return late this afternoon with possible strong thunderstorms, warm, highs in the mid-to-upper 70’s

Tonight

Showers and possible strong thunderstorms during the early evening hours, mild, lows in the lower 50's

Tuesday

Partly sunny, breezy, seasonably mild, upper 60’s

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, turning colder, low-to-mid 40’s

Wednesday

Partly sunny, a bit cooler, a few showers possible ,maybe a thunderstorm, near 65 degrees

Thursday

Partly sunny, chilly, upper 50’s

Friday

Mainly sunny, chilly, upper 50’s

Saturday

Mainly sunny, chilly, upper 50’s

Discussion

The overall weather pattern is undergoing a significant transition this week which will likely produce colder-than-normal weather conditions in the eastern two-thirds of the nation from around mid-week to the end of the month. Today’s rain event in the Mid-Atlantic region is a two-parter with the steady, soaking overnight rains associated with a warm front now over with in the DC metro region. After a break during the mid-day and early afternoon hours, a fresh batch of showers and possible strong thunderstorms will arrive for late afternoon and early evening hours (4-8pm) associated with a cold frontal system. A secondary cold front could spark some shower activity on Wednesday and then the rest of the week (and perhaps the rest of the month of April) will be colder-than-normal.