7:00 AM | *Much more settled weather today as upper-level low pushes off the coast*

6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region

Today

Mainly sunny, quite warm, highs near 90 degrees

Tonight

Mainly clear, mild, lows in the lower 70’s

Friday

Mainly sunny, hot, chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms, mid 90’s for afternoon highs

Friday Night

Chance of evening showers and thunderstorms then becoming partly cloudy, mild, low-to-mid 70’s for late night lows

Saturday

Partly sunny, very warm, cannot rule out an shower or thunderstorm, near 90 degrees

Sunday

Partly sunny, very warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 90 degrees

Monday

Mainly sunny, very warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 90 degrees

Tuesday

Mainly sunny, very warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 90 degrees

Discussion

Low pressure in the upper part of the atmosphere is shifting off the coast of the Northeast US today and this should result in rain-free conditions in the Mid-Atlantic region. There will be plenty of sun today and afternoon temperatures should peak near the 90 degree mark. It’ll get hotter on Friday with temperatures likely to climb into the middle 90’s and there is the chance for some afternoon/evening shower and thunderstorm activity as a back door cool front approaches the area. The passage of the back door cool front should knock a few degrees off of temperatures for the weekend, but we'll still climb to near the 90 degree mark for afternoon highs on both days. There should be some sunshine on both weekend days, but an afternoon or evening shower or thunderstorm cannot be ruled out on either Saturday or Sunday.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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