7:00 AM | Peak of current warm spell comes on Saturday afternoon with 90 degree possible in some spots
Paul Dorian
6-Day DC Forecast
Today
Mainly sunny skies and quite warm, highs in the low-to-mid 80’s
Tonight
Partly-to-mostly cloudy, mild, pretty good chance for late night showers and maybe a thunderstorm, lows near 65 degrees
Saturday
Partly sunny, very warm, an isolated PM shower or thunderstorm, upper 80’s
Saturday Night
Mainly cloudy, mild, scattered showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 60’s for lows
Sunday
Partly sunny, still warm, but not as excessive as Saturday, chance for a shower or thunderstorm, low 80's
Monday
Mainly cloudy, windy and warm with showers and thunderstorms likely late in the day or at night, low-to-mid 80's
Tuesday
Mainly sunny, breezy, cooler, cannot rule out a shower, near 75 degrees
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, nice, near 75 degrees
Discussion
Temperatures should climb into the 80's today with plenty of sunshine and then this warm up will peak on Saturday when temperatures climb to near the 90 degree mark. High pressure will build into SE Canada by Sunday and this will result in a back door cold front slipping down the Northeast US coastline bringing slightly cooler conditions to DC metro region. On Monday, a strong cold front will approach from the Midwest and it is likely to turn windy and warmer, but then cooler temperatures return on Tuesday following the frontal passage. As far as precipitation is concerned, there can be showers and thunderstorms in the wee hours of the morning and then both weekend days can include a couple of showers and thunderstorms, but most of the time on Saturday and Sunday should be rain-free. Later Monday, as a strong cold front arrives, showers and thunderstorms will become pretty widespread and some of the storms can be on the strong side.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
vencoreweather.com