7:00 AM | **Another significant rain event arrives later tomorrow and continues into Friday**
Paul Dorian
6-Day DC Forecast
Today
Mainly sunny, cold, highs in the mid-to-upper 40’s
Tonight
Mainly clear early, some clouds late, cold, lows in the lower 30’s
Thursday
Mainly cloudy, milder, chance for rain in the afternoon, mid-to-upper 40’s for afternoon highs
Thursday Night
Periods of rain, some of it can be heavy at times, maybe a thunderstorm, cool, breezy, mid 40’s for lows before temperatures rise into the 50's late
Friday
A spring-like feel with mainly cloudy skies, windy and warmer, occasional showers, maybe a thunderstorm, some of the rain can be briefly heavy, low-to-mid 60's
Saturday
Partly sunny, colder, windy, mid-to-upper 40’s
Sunday
Mainly sunny, cold, mid 40’s
Monday
Partly sunny, cold, maybe a snow shower, mid 40’s
Discussion
High pressure will continue to control our weather today, but clouds will increase late tonight and early Thursday as yet another strong storm system develops in the southeastern states. Moisture will spread northeastward on Thursday and rain is likely to develop here during the afternoon hours and it’ll be heavy at times on Thursday night and Friday and there can be a few thunderstorms mixed into the picture. Given the already well-saturated grounds, localized flooding will likely become a concern during this latest in a series of soaking rain events. Rain totals for the year at Reagan National Airport (DCA) and BWI (Marshall Airport) have already broken records for the year with 64.22 and 68.82 inches respectively - more than 25 inches above normal at DCA and 28+ inches above normal at BWI. Colder and drier air will pour into the region on Saturday following the storm and winds will become quite strong out of the northwest.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com