7:00 AM | **Hurricane Dorian to accelerate and slide by well to the east of the Mid-Atlantic region later today**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the DC metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy, quite breezy, occasional showers are possible, highs in the mid 70’s
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, cool, breezy, still the chance of showers, lows in the lower 60’s
Saturday
Mainly sunny, breezy, comfortably warm, near 80 degrees for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, cool, near 60 degrees for overnight lows
Sunday
Mainly sunny, still comfortably warm, near 80 degrees
Monday
Partly sunny, warm, near 80 degrees
Tuesday
Partly sunny, warm, near 80 degrees
Wednesday
Partly sunny, warmer, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 85 degrees
Discussion
An approaching upper-level trough of low pressure now crossing the Great Lakes will cause Hurricane Dorian to accelerate to the northeast later today and well to the east of the Mid-Atlantic region. The storm is now near the Outer Banks of North Carolina and has weakened in the overnight hours to category 1 status with max sustained winds at 90 mph. Some rain and wind can extend back to the I-95 corridor later today, but the bigger impacts will take place along coastal sections of the Delmarva Peninsula where heavier rain bands will take place along with 40-50 mph wind gusts from a northeasterly direction. Coastal flooding is a threat at time of high tide later this afternoon. The weekend is shaping up to be quite nice throughout the Mid-Atlantic region with very comfortable temperatures and humidity levels for the early part of September and plenty of sunshine each day.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com