7:00 AM | *Next strong thunderstorm threat comes late Thursday...possible heat wave next week*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the DC metro region
Today
Mainly sunny, quite warm, highs in the mid-to-upper 80’s
Tonight
Mainly clear, mild, lows in the upper 60’s
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, very warm, a bit more humid, near 90 degrees for afternoon highs
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, mild, muggy, upper 60’s for overnight lows
Thursday
Partly sunny, breezy, quite warm, humid, chance of PM showers and thunderstorms, some of the storms can be strong-to-severe, upper 80’s
Friday
Mainly sunny, breezy, quite warm, still a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 80’s
Saturday
Mainly sunny, quite warm, upper 80’s
Sunday
Mainly sunny, hot, near 90 degrees
Discussion
High pressure will control the weather around here for the next couple of days before shifting off the east coast later in the week. It’ll be quite warm with plenty of sunshine today and tomorrow and then overall humidity will become more noticeable on Thursday ahead of the next frontal system. That front may result in some strong-to-severe thunderstorm activity here late Thursday or Thursday night before clearing the coast at the end of the work week. Elsewhere, a tropical system could intensify into a named tropical storm (Barry) over the Gulf of Mexico by later in the week and we’ll closely monitor the situation. Looking ahead, signs point to a heat wave next week in much of the Midwest, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com