7:00 AM | *Strong-to-severe storm threat late today...decent weekend...wet pattern returns next week in the eastern US*
Paul Dorian
6-Day DC Forecast
Today
Early clouds will give way to partial sunshine, quite warm, humid, good chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the day, some of the rain can be heavy and some of the storms can be strong-to-severe, highs in the upper 80’s
Tonight
Evening showers and thunderstorms likely, some of the rain can be heavy and some of the storms can be strong-to-severe, mild, lows near 70 degrees
Saturday
Partly sunny, warm, mid 80’s for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, mild, near 70 degrees for overnight lows
Sunday
Partly sunny, warm, cannot rule out a PM shower or thunderstorm, mid 80’s
Monday
Mainly cloudy, warm, humid, chance of PM showers and thunderstorms, low-to-mid 80’s
Tuesday
Mainly cloudy, warm, humid, showers and thunderstorms likely, low-to-mid 80’s
Wednesday
Mainly cloudy, warm, humid, showers and thunderstorms likely, mid 80’s
Discussion
A strong cool front will approach the region later today and there can be a band of strong-to-severe thunderstorms that develop just ahead of this system with a possible impact here late in the day or early tonight. The best chance for brief downpours and potential strong-to-severe thunderstorm activity will likely come somewhere in the 2-10PM time period. Following the frontal passage, the weekend should turn out to be pretty decent around here with some sunshine expected each day, but the overall weather pattern shaping up for next week has a rather familiar and wet look to it. In fact, there is likely to be more soaking rainfall next week in the already well-saturated eastern US as a persistent south-to-north flow of moist air develops along the eastern seaboard – in much the same fashion as it did earlier this week.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com