7:00 AM | *Big change in temperatures for the weekend...all eyes on the remains of Gordon and Tropical Storm Florence*
Paul Dorian
6-Day DC Forecast
Today
Mainly cloudy and not quite as warm as recent days with late day isolated showers and maybe a thunderstorm, highs in the upper 80’s
Tonight
Mainly cloudy and cooler with showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, some of the rain can be heavy, lows in the mid-to-upper 60’s
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, quite cool, good chance of showers and maybe a thunderstorm, some of the rain can be heavy, low-to-mid 70’s for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Mainly cloudy, quite cool, good chance of showers and maybe a thunderstorm, some of the rain can be heavy, lower 60’s for overnight lows
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, still quite cool, good chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy, lower 70’s
Monday
Mainly cloudy, a bit warmer, chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy, lower 80's
Tuesday
Mainly cloudy, warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid 80’s
Wednesday
Partly sunny, warm, humid, becoming breezy, mid 80’s
Discussion
Hurricane Florence has been downgraded in the overnight hours to "tropical storm" status, but it is still lurking as a serious threat for the US east coast with potential impact during the latter part of next week. In the meantime, the remains of what was once Tropical Storm Gordon will interact with a cool frontal boundary zone in coming days and help to generate significant rainfall in the Mid-Atlantic region through the early part of next week. More rainfall like this on top of already well-saturated grounds - and potentially before a big impact by Florence - is not a good thing. The weekend will turn out much, much cooler than recent days as strong high pressure to the north will keep us in an east-to-northeast flow of air.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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