7:00 AM | *A soaking rain event here from late tonight into tomorrow morning...maybe a thunderstorm*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Thickening clouds, chilly, chance of rain late in the day, highs not far from 50 degrees
Tonight
Periods of rain and some of the rain will become heavy at times in the hours after midnight, chilly, a possible thunderstorm towards daybreak, lows in the lower 40’s
Saturday
Periods of rain until mid-to-late morning with a thunderstorm possible then mainly cloudy skies remaining through the afternoon with a residual shower or two possible, breezy, cool, near 50 degrees for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Becoming partly cloudy, cold, low-to-mid 30’s for overnight lows
Sunday
Partly sunny, windy, cold, mid 40’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, chilly, mid 40’s
Tuesday
Partly sunny, chilly, mid 40’s
Wednesday
Partly sunny, chilly, mid 40’s
Discussion
A soaking rain event is on the way for the first part of the weekend. Strong high pressure has pushed off the east coast and this will open the door for moisture to head this way from the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys. A strong upper-level wave of energy will help to generate surface low pressure over the Ohio Valley later today and then a second system will form nearby on Saturday. This second system will become the focus area for significant rainfall and heavy rain is possible here from late tonight into tomorrow morning. A thunderstorm is also possible during this soaking rain event. On Sunday, some sunshine will return to the Mid-Atlantic region, but it'll be rather chilly with strong NW winds.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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