7:00 AM | *Tropical flow of air continues to ride northward up the east coast...turns hotter for Sunday, Monday, Tuesday*
Paul Dorian
6-Day DC Forecast
Today
Mainly cloudy, warm, humid, good chance for afternoon showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy and some of the storms can be strong, highs in the mid 80’s
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, mild, muggy, good chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy and some of the storms can be strong, lows in the low-to-mid 70’s
Friday
Mainly cloudy, warm, humid, good chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy and some of the storms can be strong, low-to-mid 80’s for afternoon highs
Friday Night
Mainly cloudy, mild, muggy, good chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy and some of the storms can be strong, lower 70’s for overnight lows
Saturday
Chance of morning showers and thunderstorms then becoming partly sunny, warm, humid, mid-to-upper 80’s
Sunday
Mainly sunny, very warm, near 90 degrees
Monday
Partly sunny, very warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 90 degrees
Tuesday
Partly sunny, very warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 90 degrees
Discussion
Strong upper-level low pressure is situated over the south-central US and it is combining with a Bermuda high pressure system to persistently pump moist air from the tropical Atlantic to the Mid-Atlantic. The threat for showers and thunderstorms will continue right into the early part of the weekend and, given the well-saturated grounds, flash flooding will remain a concern over the next few days. The threat for showers and thunderstorms will diminish for the bulk of the weekend and it'll turn hotter early next week with temperatures climbing back to the 90 degree mark for highs.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com