7:00 AM | *Hot today with record-challenging temperatures...much cooler by week's end*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the DC metro region
Today
Partly sunny, breezy, becoming quite hot with record-challenging high temperatures, highs in the lower 90’s
Tonight
Mainly cloudy with an evening shower possible, mild lows in the upper 60’s
Thursday
Mainly cloudy, not as warm, chance of showers, upper 70’s for afternoon highs
Thursday Night
Mainly cloudy, cooler, chance of showers, low-to-mid 60’s for late night lows
Friday
Partly sunny, windy, cooler, chance of showers, near 70 degrees
Saturday
Mainly sunny, cool, mid 60’s
Sunday
Partly sunny, warmer, mid 70’s; chance of showers and thunderstorms at night
Monday
Mainly cloudy, breezy, warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid 70’s
Discussion
Today will be the hottest day of the week and quite unusually warm for the early part of October. In fact, record highs are possible in some spots later today as temperatures make a run into the low-to-middle 90's. It’ll turn cooler on Thursday following the passage of a back door cool frontal system in the overnight hours and then a secondary cool front will usher in even cooler air for Friday and Saturday. It’ll turn warmer again early next week and there may even be a decent rain event along the I-95 corridor during the Sunday night/Monday time period - a rarity in recent weeks.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com