7:00 AM | ***Very hot pattern sets up this weekend and continues into next week...worst two days likely Sunday and Monday***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
More clouds than sun, very warm, slight chance of afternoon showers, maybe even an isolated thunderstorm, highs near the 90 degree mark
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, mild, muggy, scattered showers possible, maybe an isolated thunderstorm, lows in the lower 70’s
Friday
Partly sunny, quite hot, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, low-to-mid 90’s for afternoon highs
Friday Night
Mainly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mild, muggy, near 75 degrees for overnight lows
Saturday
Mainly sunny, quite hot, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid 90’s
Sunday
Mainly sunny, very hot, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 90’s
Monday
Partly sunny, very hot, chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 90’s
Tuesday
Partly sunny, quite hot, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid 90’s
Discussion
High pressure over the Northeast US will stay in control today, but a warm frontal system will arrive tonight increasing the chance for scattered showers and maybe an isolated thunderstorm. That same front will stall out nearby on Friday and the result will be a chance for showers and thunderstorms both tomorrow and tomorrow night. The overall pattern will turn hotter this weekend as a “Bermuda-high” sets up over the western Atlantic Ocean. Temperatures could top out well up in the 90’s later this weekend and early next week with the most oppressive days likely being Sunday and Monday. It’ll be humid as well during this coming hot stretch with the daily chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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