7:00 AM | *High heat and humidity next few days*
Paul Dorian
6-Day DC Forecast
Today
More clouds than sun, hot and very humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs in the mid 90’s
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, mild, muggy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, lows in the mid-to-upper 70’s
Friday
Partly sunny, hot, very humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid 90’s
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, balmy, muggy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 70’s for lows
Saturday
Partly sunny, hot, very humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid 90’s
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, hot, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, low-to-mid 90's
Monday
Partly sunny, not quite as hot, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 90 degrees
Tuesday
Partly sunny, quite warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 80’s
Discussion
High pressure off the east coast in the classic “Bermuda high” position is pumping tropical moisture into the Mid-Atlantic region and the next few days will be quite oppressive with high heat and excessive humidity. In fact, heat indices - which are a measure of the discomfort caused by heat and humidity - will likely reach over 100 degrees during the next few days in much of the Mid-Atlantic region. This air mass is so humid with high precipitable water content that even though showers and thunderstorms will be spotty, any shower or storm that forms will be slow-moving and can produce heavy rainfall amounts in a short period of time.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
vencoreweather.com