7:00 AM | *Heat wave on the way*
Paul Dorian
6-Day DC Forecast
Today
Mainly sunny, warm, highs near 80 degrees
Tonight
Partly cloudy, mild, lows near 60 degrees
Saturday
Partly sunny, warmer, isolated showers and thunderstorms are possible, mid-to-upper 80’s for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, mild, mid-to-upper 60’s for overnight lows
Sunday
Mainly sunny, hot, low 90’s
Monday
Mostly sunny, hot, more humid, mid 90’s
Tuesday
Partly-to-mostly sunny, hot, humid, cannot rule out a shower or thunderstorm, mid 90’s
Wednesday
Partly sunny, not quite as hot, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 90 degrees
Discussion
A dramatic warm up will begin this weekend in the Mid-Atlantic region and continue into the middle of next week. Temperatures should reach the 80 degree mark for highs this afternoon, mid-to-upper 80’s on Saturday, and then climb past the 90 degree mark on Sunday afternoon. On Monday and Tuesday of next week, temperatures are likely to climb into the middle 90's and humidity will become quite noticeable. After that, there is likely to be a bit of a cool down for the DC metro region thanks to the passage of a back door cold front. One final note, NASA is now scheduled to launch a sounding rocket at Wallops Island, Virginia on Sunday evening between 9:04 and 9:19 PM. Look to the southeastern horizon to see colorful artificial clouds that should be generated as a way of monitoring upper-level winds.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
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