7:00 AM | *Heavy rain event Sunday night into Monday*
Paul Dorian
6-Day DC Forecast
Today
Partly sunny, becoming quite breezy and noticeably milder, cannot rule out a shower, highs in the mid 70’s
Tonight
Partly cloudy, breezy, much milder than recent nights, lows in the lower 50’s
Friday
Mainly sunny, breezy, warmer, near 80 degrees for afternoon highs
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, breezy, mild, upper 50’s for overnight lows
Saturday
Mainly sunny, breezy, warm, near 80 degrees
Sunday
Becoming cloudy, breezy and much cooler with the chance of afternoon showers, highs may be confined to the 50’s depending on the movement of a back door cold front; heavy rain and possible strong thunderstorms at night
Monday
Cloudy with heavy rain still possible early in the day, windy and cool, near 60 degrees for highs
Tuesday
Partly sunny, windy, chilly, low-to-mid 50’s
Discussion
A major warm up will begin in earnest today as southwesterly winds pick up and temperatures climb well into the 70’s despite some clouds. Temperatures will climb to the 80 degree mark for highs on Friday and Saturday - perhaps even reaching the lower 80's in some spots. It could turn a lot cooler on Sunday depending on the movement of a back door cold front that will be moving down the Northeast US coastline. A heavy rain event is likely from Sunday night into Monday as a strong cold front pushes in from the west. There can be strong thunderstorms mixed into the picture as well and rainfall could exceed two inches in many I-95 locations by later Monday morning. This same west-to-east moving cold front will likely result in a widespread severe weather outbreak on Friday (southern Plains) and Saturday (Tennessee and Ohio Valleys) and the next month or so could very well be quite active with numerous severe weather events.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
vencoreweather.com