7:00 AM | *An active weather pattern is setting up...strong thunderstorms possible later today, tonight and Wednesday*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of PM showers, maybe a strong thunderstorm, highs near 70 degrees
Tonight
Showers likely and perhaps a strong thunderstorm, mainly cloudy skies, cool, lows near 55 degrees
Wednesday
Clouds early then some sun, breezy, warm, chance of showers, maybe a strong thunderstorm, mid-to-upper 70’s for afternoon highs
Wednesday Night
Mainly clear, cool, near 50 degrees for late night lows
Thursday
Mainly cloudy, mild, becoming windy, chance of showers, maybe a strong thunderstorm, mid 60’s
Friday
Mainly sunny, windy, colder, mid 50’s
Saturday
Mainly sunny, cool, upper 50’s
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, milder, chance of rain, mid 60’s
Discussion
A very active weather pattern is setting up for the next week or two partly as a result of continuing cold air outbreaks into the central and eastern US. These cold air outbreaks will combine with increasing warmth and moisture across the southern US to make it quite unstable on many days going forward in many parts of the nation. In the short-term, a warm front will generate showers and thunderstorms in the DC-to-Philly-to-NYC corridor from later today into Wednesday and some of the storms that form can be on the strong-to-severe side. A strong cold front will then drop southeastward across the area later Thursday and it will be accompanied by showers, perhaps a strong thunderstorm, and increasing winds which will remain quite strong on Thursday night and Friday as well. Another storm system could impact the Mid-Atlantic region late in the weekend or by the early part of next and then another system could follow a few days later in this unfolding very active weather pattern.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com