7:00 AM | *Active pattern continues...soaking rain later tonight into early Thursday...70's on Friday*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Partly sunny, mild, highs in the upper 50’s
Tonight
Becoming mainly cloudy, chilly, occasional rain developing before midnight, some of the rain can be heavy late, lows in the upper 40’s
Thursday
Mainly cloudy with rain ending early and nothing more than a shower or tow during the remainder of the day, much milder, low-to-mid 70’s for afternoon highs
Thursday Night
Mainly cloudy, mild, chance for a couple of showers, low-to-mid 60’s for late night lows
Friday
Mainly cloudy, turning windy and unseasonably warm, a few showers are likely, maybe even a strong thunderstorm, upper 70’s
Saturday
Mainly sunny, breezy, colder, near 50 degrees
Sunday
Mainly sunny, cold, mid-to-upper 40’s
Monday
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of rain and snow is a threat as well at the onset in some of the N/W suburbs, upper 40’s
Discussion
An active weather pattern continues across the nation and this will lead to more chances of rain in coming days and also quite a topsy-turvy temperature pattern. A weak cold front crossed the region late yesterday and high pressure will dominate the scene today providing mild and rain-free conditions. Low pressure and its attendant warm front will influence us with a soaking rain event from later tonight into early Thursday. A strong cold front is going to arrive here late Friday with additional showers, maybe even a strong thunderstorm. It’ll turn milder on Thursday and then windy and unseasonably warm on Friday ahead of the strong cold front with highs in the upper 70's. The late week frontal passage will pave the way for a colder weekend as strong, cold high pressure expands eastward across the northern US and southern Canada. We’ll have to monitor closely the threat for some snow in the far northern and western suburbs by early next week as moisture pushes northeastward out of the south-central US and towards the Mid-Atlantic region with a cold air mass still in place.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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