7:00 AM | Much milder today and very warm on Wednesday...strong-to-severe thunderstorm threat later tomorrow with approaching cold front..."clipper" snow possible on Friday
Paul Dorian
6-Day DC Forecast
Today
Becoming much milder today with sunshine giving way to clouds, rain likely late in the day, possibly a thunderstorm, highs in the upper 60’s
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, mild, rain likely and a thunderstorm possible, some of the rain can be on the heavy side, patchy fog late, lows in the upper 50’s
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy skies and even warmer, breezy, occasional showers and thunderstorms, some of the storms can be on the strong-to-severe side, upper 70’s
Wednesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely during the evening hours, some of the storms can be on the strong-to-severe side, breezy, turning colder late, mid 40’s by morning
Thursday
Mainly sunny, breezy, colder, low 50’s
Friday
Mainly cloudy, even colder, chance for light snow or rain, low 40’s
Saturday
Mainly sunny, milder, upper 40’s
Sunday
Mainly sunny, warmer, low 60’s
Discussion
It’ll turn much milder today as high pressure pushes off the east coast and low-level winds become southerly. The warm up will accentuate on Wednesday as high temperatures climb well past the 70 degree mark in the DC metro region. Unfortunately, this mid-week warm up will be accompanied by occasional rain and thunderstorms as a strong cold front approaches from the northwest. In fact, some of the storms that form later tomorrow can be on the strong-to-severe side – much like this past Saturday with damaging wind gusts the main weather threat. It’ll turn colder later in the week following the passage of the cold frontal system and a “clipper” system could generate some light snow or rain around here on Friday.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
vencoreweather.com