7:00 AM | *Oppressive heat and humidity peaks on Thursday...heavy rain and strong storms a threat; especially, for later tomorrow and Friday*
Paul Dorian
6-Day DC Forecast
Today
Partly sunny, high heat and humidity, isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms are possible, highs in the mid-to-upper 90's
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms, lows in the upper 70’s
Thursday
Oppressive heat and humidity with partly sunny, chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the day, upper 90’s for afternoon highs
Thursday Night
Occasional showers and thunderstorms possible, some of the rain can be heavy and some of the storms can be strong-to-severe, near 75 degrees for overnight lows
Friday
Occasional showers and thunderstorms likely, hot, humid, some of the rain can be heavy at times and some of the storms can be strong, near 90 degrees
Saturday
Mainly sunny, warm, mid-to-upper 80’s
Sunday
Mainly sunny, quite warm, near 90 degrees
Monday
Mainly sunny, quite warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 80’s
Discussion
Over the next three days, there will be oppressive heat and humidity for the I-95 corridor, heavy rainfall at times, and possible strong-to-severe thunderstorm activity. High pressure will continue to influence our weather today and Thursday and it’ll produce some sunshine each day along with high heat and humidity. In fact, some locations could reach record high levels on either afternoon. There will be enough instability in the atmosphere later today for some scattered showers and thunderstorms in the Mid-Atlantic region; however, most of the activity will stay north of the PA/MD border. As a frontal system slowly approaches the region later tomorrow night, our chances for showers and thunderstorms will increase and we are likely to see some heavy rainfall at times from later tomorrow into Friday night. In addition, there can be some strong-to-severe thunderstorms to deal with from later tomorrow into Friday night. Looking ahead, the weekend will feature much improvement with sunshine and more comfortable conditions.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
vencoreweather.com