7:00 AM | **Dangerous Hurricane Irma continues on a track towards the Florida Straits**
Paul Dorian
6-Day DC Forecast
Today
Becoming mainly sunny, nice, highs in the low-to-mid 70’s
Tonight
Partly cloudy, quite cool, lows in the lower 50’s
Friday
Mainly sunny, nice, near 75 degrees for afternoon highs
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, cool, lows in the lower 50’s by morning
Saturday
Mainly sunny, cool, low 70’s
Sunday
Mainly sunny, cool, near 70 degrees
Monday
Mainly sunny, cool, low 70’s
Tuesday
Mainly cloudy, cool, chance of rain, low 70’s
Discussion
High pressure will build into the region later today and we’ll have another stretch of nice weather in the Mid-Atlantic region. Meanwhile, Hurricane Irma continues on a WNW track as a category 5 “major” hurricane. The hurricane is being steered by a subtropical ridge to the north and this motion should continue for the next 48 hours or so. After that, an upper-level trough will dig into the eastern US and allow Irma to turn northward. There is still some uncertainty about the timing of this turn northward, but major impact is very likely across southern Florida over the weekend as it makes its turn. There may be some impact around here around Tuesday of next week from a much weakened tropical system.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
vencoreweather.com