7:00 AM | *Back to the 90's today and Thursday remains quite warm...an increasing chance for showers and thunderstorms*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the DC metro region
Today
Mainly sunny, hot, humid, chance of mid-to-late afternoon showers and thunderstorms, some of the storms can be strong, highs in the lower 90’s
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, mild, muggy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the storms can be strong, lows in the low-to-mid 70’s
Thursday
Partly sunny, very warm, humid, chance of PM showers and thunderstorms, near 90 degrees for afternoon highs
Thursday Night
Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 60’s for overnight lows
Friday
Mainly cloudy, noticeably cooler, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid 70’s
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, warmer, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid 80’s
Sunday
Mainly sunny, quite warm, mid 80’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, very warm, upper 80’s
Discussion
High pressure has moved offshore and this will allow for a warmup that will bring high temperatures into the 90’s this afternoon and to near 90 degrees on Thursday. A cool front will drift towards the region over the next day or so raising the chance for showers and thunderstorms; especially, during the PM hours It’ll turn cooler on Friday following the frontal passage and then the weekend turns warmer again with somewhat unsettled conditions. On the tropical scene, there are three different waves lined up in the Atlantic right now as we arrive at the climatological peak of the tropical season. The first system should head to the Gulf of Mexico by late this weekend and will have to be monitored, the second wave has little chance of survival, and the third wave may very well become an important issue for the SE US/Gulf of Mexico region in about ten days or so...stay tuned.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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