7:00 AM | *Warmer today, but still somewhat unsettled...strong cold frontal passage on Thursday...powerful winds later tomorrow into Friday*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
A mix of clouds and sun, warmer, scattered showers and thunderstorms are likely, but much of the time will be rain-free, any storm that does form can be on the strong side, highs in the upper 70’s
Tonight
Some clearing, cooler, lows in the lower 50's
Thursday
Mainly cloudy in the AM and mid-day with showers likely, maybe even a strong thunderstorm, becoming windy, some clearing later in the day, mid 60’s for afternoon highs
Thursday Night
Becoming partly cloudy, windy, turning colder, upper 30’s for late night lows
Friday
Mainly sunny, windy, colder, near 55 degrees
Saturday
Mainly sunny, still on the cool side, upper 50’s
Sunday
Increasing clouds, milder, chance of rain late in the day and especially at night, some of the late day or nighttime rain can be heavy at times, mid 60’s
Monday
Mainly cloudy, warm, chance of AM rain and some can be heavy at times, near 70 degrees
Discussion
A very active weather pattern is going to continue 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 increasingly warm and humid air across the southern US to make it quite unstable on many days going forward in many parts of the nation and severe weather outbreaks are likely. In the short-term, a nearby frontal boundary zone will continue to keep it somewhat unsettled around here today with scattered showers and thunderstorms. On Thursday, a strong cold front will cross the region and it will be accompanied by showers, perhaps even a strong thunderstorm. Winds will increase dramatically later tomorrow and they'll continue at strong levels tomorrow night and Friday - perhaps even with damaging wind gusts. Another storm system could impact the Mid-Atlantic region on Sunday night and Monday and there is the potential for some heavy rainfall in the Mid-Atlantic region.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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