7:00 AM | ***Very unsettled pattern continues with the threat for more heavy rainfall and strong storms...Cristobal to turn north this weekend and heads towards the north-central Gulf coast***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy, warm, humid, isolated showers possible through mid-day, showers and thunderstorms likely this afternoon, rain is likely to be heavy at times with localized flash flooding possible and any storm can be strong with gusty winds, highs in the mid-to-upper 80’s
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, mild, breezy, showers and thunderstorms likely, rain is likely to be heavy at times with localized flash flooding possible and any storm can be strong with gusty winds, lows in the upper 60’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, quite warm, humid, still the chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 80’s for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Mainly cloudy early with the chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, clearing late, near 60 degrees for late night lows
Sunday
Mainly sunny, much more comfortable, upper 70’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, comfortably warm, near 80 degrees
Tuesday
Mainly sunny, even warmer, mid 80’s
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, quite warm, mid-to-upper 80’s
Discussion
The very unsettled weather pattern continues today, tonight and tomorrow as a stalled out frontal system remains the focus area for showers and thunderstorms in the Mid-Atlantic region. Any rain that falls over the next 24-36 hours is likely to be heavy at times with the potential of localized flash flooding and any storm that forms can be strong with gusty winds. A strong cold front will finally push completely through the area on Saturday night and this will set the stage for much nicer weather on Sunday and Monday. Elsewhere, tropical depression Cristobal remains parked just inland over Mexico this morning, but it should head out over the open warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico by tonight and then move generally in a northward direction over the next couple of days. This kind of a track would bring Cristobal in the vicinity of southern Louisiana by late in the weekend likely as a strong tropical storm, but there is the chance that it reaches minimal hurricane status - all should closely monitor the situation from the Panhandle of Florida-to-Texas.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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