7:00 AM | *A wet stretch for the region begins today with some heavy downpours...coastal storm produces more soaking rain on Friday night and Saturday*
Paul Dorian
6-Day DC Forecast
Today
Cloudy with occasional rain, maybe even an afternoon thunderstorm, some of the rain will come down hard at times, still on the cool side for this time of year, highs in the upper 50's
Tonight
Cloudy, chilly, showers still likely, lows in the upper 40's
Friday
Cloudy, cool, occasional showers likely, near 60 degrees for highs
Friday Night
Rain, heavy at times, chilly, near 50 degrees for lows
Saturday
Rain, heavy at times, breezy, cool, near 60 degrees
Sunday
More clouds than sun, quite breezy, still on the cool side, cannot rule out a couple of showers, upper 60's
Monday
Mainly sunny, nice, low 70’s
Tuesday
Mainly sunny, seasonably mild, near 75 degrees
Discussion
A wet stretch of weather is coming to the DC metro region. First, there will be occasional rain today, tonight and on Friday and perhaps a thunderstorm or two mixed in as well. Some of the rain today can fall heavily at times. Then, a soaking rain is likely on Friday night and Saturday as a significant storm heads to the Mid-Atlantic coastline. On Sunday, Mother’s Day, while there will be some improvement, the atmosphere will remain quite unstable with cold air aloft associated with another deep upper-level low. This instability should lead to some clouds and a couple of showers cannot be ruled out. In addition, Sunday will remain cool for this time of year and the breeze will be noticeable. Much warmer air will blast into the Northeast US by the middle of next week.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
vencoreweather.com