7:00 AM | *Much cooler today and the atmosphere will become quite unstable resulting in showers and possibly a thunderstorm or two with damaging wind gusts and small hail*

6-Day DC Forecast

Today

Partly sunny, windy, noticeably cooler, a few showers are possible between mid-morning and mid-afternoon, maybe even an isolated thunderstorm, highs near 70 degrees

Tonight

Becoming mostly clear, quite cool, lows will bottom out near 50 degrees in some suburban locations

Thursday

Mainly sunny, still breezy and on the cool side, mid 70’s

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, cool, winds die down after midnight, mid 50’s

Friday

Mainly sunny, pleasant, mid-to-upper 70’s

Saturday

Partly sunny, seasonably warm, chance for showers and thunderstorms late in the day or at night, low 80’s

Sunday

Partly sunny, windy, warm, chance for showers early, mid 80’s

Monday

Mainly sunny, comfortably warm, near 80 degrees

Discussion

A cold front passed through the region late yesterday and today will turn out noticeably cooler along with a stiff breeze. The atmosphere will become very unstable today given the combination of unusually cold air aloft, the strength of the June sun which will attempt to warm up lower levels of the atmosphere, and an upper-level disturbance. As a result, instability showers are likely between the mid-morning and mid-afternoon hours and there can even be a thunderstorm or two with possible small hail and damaging wind gusts; especially, across the northern suburbs. The next couple of days look pretty decent, but a little bit on the cool side of normal for this time of year.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian

Vencore, Inc.

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