7:00 AM | *Major warm up begins on Thursday and peaks on Friday and Saturday...much cooler on Sunday followed by a heavy rain event late Sunday into early Monday*
Paul Dorian
6-Day DC Forecast
Today
Mainly cloudy early today, some sun in the afternoon, a bit of a breeze and still on the cool side, highs in the mid-to-upper 50’s
Tonight
Partly cloudy, chilly, lows near 40 degrees
Thursday
Partly sunny, becoming windy and noticeably warmer, lower 70’s for afternoon highs
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, breezy, much milder than recent nights, lower 50’s for overnight lows
Friday
Mainly sunny, breezy, quite warm, near 80 degrees
Saturday
Mainly sunny, quite warm, near 80 degrees
Sunday
Becoming cloudy, breezy and cooler with the chance of afternoon showers, highs likely confined to the 60’s for highs depending on the movement of a back door cold front; soaking rain likely at night with possible thunderstorms
Monday
Mainly cloudy, breezy, chilly, heavy rain possible early, showers possible in the PM, upper 50’s
Discussion
Today will be another day on the cool side around here, but a major warm up will begin in earnest on Thursday as southwesterly winds pick up and temperatures climb to the 70’s. Temperatures will climb to the 80 degree mark for highs on Friday and Saturday - perhaps even reaching the lower 80’s on Saturday afternoon in some spots. It could turn a lot cooler on Sunday depending on the movement of a back door cold front and then soaking rain is likely from Sunday night into Monday as colder air pushes in from the west. That soaking rain on Sunday night/Monday may be accompanied by some thunderstorm activity as well as the overall pattern transitions back to colder-than-normal from the late week surge of warm air.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
vencoreweather.com