7:00 AM | *Weekend looking decent around here...hurricane threat centered on Louisiana*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the DC metro region
Today
Mainly sunny, quite warm, still rather humid, still the chance for a shower or thunderstorm, highs in the upper 80’s
Tonight
Mainly clear, mild, muggy, upper 60’s for overnight lows
Saturday
Mainly sunny, quite warm, near 90 degrees for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, mild, lower 70’s for overnight lows
Sunday
Mainly sunny, quite warm, maybe a shower or thunderstorm late in the day or at night, near 90 degrees
Monday
Mainly sunny, quite warm, a bit less humid, upper 80’s
Tuesday
Mainly sunny, very warm, near 90 degrees
Wednesday
Partly sunny, very warm, humid, chance of a shower or thunderstorm, lower 90’s
Discussion
A strong cold front is sliding through the region this morning and it could help to produce a residual shower or thunderstorm in the area, but the overall trend will be for improving conditions. The weekend should turn out to be pretty decent with plenty of sunshine each day, quite warm conditions and only moderate humidity levels. Meanwhile, the central Gulf coast is bracing for a possible direct hit of a hurricane or strong tropical storm as “Barry” slowly drifts towards the Louisiana coastline. This tropical system will pound the central Gulf coast with tremendous rainfall amounts over the next couple of days as it’ll be a slow mover and the Mississippi River is already at high levels which will only exacerbate the flooding potential. Eventually, the remains of “Barry” may actually have an impact here in the Mid-Atlantic region as it could take a path from the central Gulf to this area during the next several days.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com