7:00 AM | ***Major rain event begins today and could cause flooding and mind-boggling rain totals by later Friday***
Paul Dorian
6-Day DC Forecast
Today
Cloudy, cool, breezy, occasional rain, maybe a thunderstorm, highs in the low-to-mid 70’s
Tonight
Cloudy, cool, breezy, occasional rain, maybe a thunderstorm, some of the rain will be heavy at times, lows near 65 degrees by morning
Thursday
Cloudy, cool, windy, occasional rain, maybe a thunderstorm, some of the rain will be heavy at times, low 70’s
Thursday Night
Cloudy, cool, breezy, occasional rain, some of the rain will be heavy at times, low-to-mid 60’s for lows
Friday
Mainly cloudy with a continuing chance of showers, maybe a thunderstorm, breezy, some of the rain can be heavy, low-to-mid 70’s
Saturday
Becoming partly sunny with showers still possible, cool, low-to-mid 70’s
Sunday
Partly sunny, comfortable, maybe a shower, mid 70’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, nice, mid 70’s
Discussion
The upcoming heavy rain event has the potential to produce some mind-boggling precipitation totals on the order of more than five inches in some spots and flooding issues in parts of the DC metro region. A slow-moving and vigorous upper-level low will drop south from the Great Lakes region over the next 24 hours and then stall out over the Tennessee Valley. The strength and slow movement of this system will allow for copious amounts of moisture to get pulled in from off the Atlantic Ocean and this setup could lead to several inches of rain by the weekend. The rain begins today, but the heaviest amounts are likely from late tonight into late Thursday night.
Elsewhere, a tropical system continues to head westward towards the Caribbean Sea and it could reach hurricane status there this weekend – perhaps even major. After that, there are signs that this tropical system could turn north or northwest towards the US east coast – stay tuned.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
vencoreweather.com