7:00 AM | Showers early tonight and possible strong-to-severe thunderstorms with approach of strong cold front...potential late week significant rain event with next cold front

6-Day DC Forecast

Today

Mostly cloudy skies this morning, mostly cloudy-to-partly sunny this afternoon, becoming windy and warmer, chance for showers and thunderstorms at the end of the day, highs in the low 80's

Tonight

Showers likely this evening with possible strong-to-severe thunderstorms, some of the storms can contain damaging wind gusts and downpours, lingering showers possible after midnight, mild, lows near 60 degrees

Tuesday

Mainly sunny, quite breezy, a bit cooler than Monday, mid 70’s

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, cool, near 50 degrees for lows

Wednesday

Mainly sunny, even cooler, upper 60’s

Thursday

Mainly cloudy, cool, good chance of rain, mid 60’s

Friday

Mainly cloudy, cool, good chance of rain, maybe a thunderstorm, upper 60’s

Saturday

Mainly cloudy, breezy, cool, still the chance for showers, upper 60’s

Discussion

A strong cold front will approach the region later today from the Ohio Valley and it’ll turn windy and warmer with highs in the lower 80's. Showers and thunderstorms are likely early tonight (5-9pm) and some of the storms can reach strong-to-severe levels with damaging wind gusts and downpours. Cooler temperatures will return to the region for tomorrow and Wednesday following the cold frontal passage and there will be another big cool shot arriving in the Northeast US by the end of the week. Strong low pressure is likely to form later this week with that next cold frontal boundary zone and the result here is likely to be a significant rain event.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian

Vencore, Inc.

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