7:00 AM | *More scattered showers this morning and again late tomorrow/early tomorrow night...major warm up next week begins on Tuesday*
Paul Dorian
6-Day DC Forecast
Today
Mainly cloudy and cool with scattered showers still likely during the morning and mid-day hours, highs in the low-to-mid 60’s late in the day (normal high is now 70 degrees at DCA)
Tonight
Becoming partly cloudy, chilly, lows in the upper 40’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, mild, a few late day showers are likely, maybe even a thunderstorm, upper 60’s for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Mainly cloudy with evening showers still possible, becoming breezy and turning colder, lower 40’s for overnight lows
Sunday
Mainly sunny, breezy, quite cool for late April, upper 50’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, milder, mid 60’s
Tuesday
Mainly sunny, noticeably warmer as a major warm up begins, mid-to-upper 70’s
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, quite warm, low-to-mid 80’s
Discussion
Fast-moving low pressure is generating more rain in the Mid-Atlantic region, but it will be replaced by high pressure as we begin the last weekend of April. Unfortunately, that high pressure system will also be a quick-mover and a strong cold front will arrive later in the day on Saturday and late day/early evening showers are likely, maybe even an isolated thunderstorm. Much cooler-than-normal air will push into the region for late Saturday night and Sunday with highs confined to the 50’s as we close out the weekend. A major warm up will begin in earnest on Tuesday as temperatures climb well up into the 70’s and this warmer-than-normal stretch of weather should continue through the end of the work week. In fact, temperatures later next week should easily reach the 80’s for highs and some spots may see a flirtation with the 90 degree.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
vencoreweather.com