7:00 AM | *Unsettled weather today and, after a brief break in the action on Thursday, more unsettled weather returns for Friday, Saturday and Sunday...big storm potential by the middle of next week*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy, chilly, occasional rain or drizzle, highs in the upper 40’s
Tonight
Mainly cloudy in the evening with the chance of lingering showers or patchy drizzle, turning partly cloudy late, cold, lows in the upper 30’s
Thursday
Partly sunny, milder, near 60 degrees for afternoon highs
Thursday Night
Becoming mainly cloudy, chilly, chance of showers late, upper 40’s for late night lows
Friday
Mainly cloudy, milder, chance of showers, mid-to-upper 60’s
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, not quite as mild, chance of showers, upper 50's
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, quite mild, chance of showers, near 70 degrees
Monday
Mainly sunny, mild, lower 60's
Discussion
The wet weather pattern of recent days continues today as another low pressure system impacts the region with some rain or drizzle and it'll be quite chilly for this time of year. There will be a brief break in the action on Thursday with a pretty nice day in store as high pressure builds into the region, but then another unsettled period begins on Friday. Low pressure will intensify over the middle of the country over the next few days and a frontal system will extend eastward from this low all the way to the Mid-Atlantic region. This frontal system and its associated low pressure will be the focus area for showers around here from Friday through much of the weekend. Looking ahead, there is the threat for another storm by the middle of next week which could be quite strong and potentially have an impact on much of the eastern third of the nation.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com