7:00 AM | *Another stretch of stormy weather begins on Sunday and continues for much of next week*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the DC metro region
Today
Windy with a mix of sun and clouds, cooler-than-normal for mid-June with comfortable humidity levels, highs in the mid 70’s (normal high is now 84 degrees at DCA)
Tonight
Mainly clear, cool, winds die down around sunset, lows in the mid-to-upper 50’s
Saturday
Mainly sunny, warmer, breezy, low-to-mid 80’s for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Becoming mainly cloudy, mild, chance of showers late, mid-to-upper 60’s for overnight lows
Sunday
Partly sunny, quite warm, more humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms and some of the storms can be strong-to-severe late in the day or at night, mid 80’s
Monday
Mainly cloudy, quite warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the storms can be strong-to-severe, near 90 degrees
Tuesday
Partly sunny, warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid 80’s
Wednesday
Mainly cloudy, warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, low-to-mid 80’s
Discussion
The pressure gradient between a low pressure system to our north and high pressure to our south will tighten today and this will lead to increasingly strong winds gusting to 35 mph at times. The high pressure to our south will maintain control of the weather on Saturday as it shifts offshore, but then a frontal system will close in on the area during the latter stages of the weekend. This front will stall out in or near the region setting the stage for a stormy period from Sunday to Thursday that will feature quite warm and humid conditions as well.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com