7:00 AM | *Not as warm today and slightly drier air arrives to start the weekend...an active tropical scene*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy, not as warm, but still quite humid, chance of additional showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain be breifly heavy, highs in the upper 80's
Tonight
Partly cloudy with the chance of an evening shower or thunderstorm, mild, becoming more comfortable, lows in the lower 70’s towards daybreak
Saturday
Mainly sunny, still very warm, but more moderate humidity levels, cannot rule out an isolated shower or thunderstorm, near 90 degrees for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Mainly clear, mild, lower 70’s for overnight lows
Sunday
Mainly sunny, becoming breezy and rather hot, low-to-mid 90’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, hot, more humid, mid 90’s
Tuesday
Partly sunny, hot, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, low-to-mid 90’s
Wednesday
Partly sunny, very warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 90 degrees
Discussion
A cool frontal system will stall out for awhile today along the I-95 corridor and this can lead to the formation of a few more showers and thunderstorms. The front will slip to the southeast by later tonight and this will allow for drier air to move into the Mid-Atlantic region resulting in more comfortable conditions to start the weekend. It will, however, get quite warm on Saturday afternoon with highs near 90 degrees and then after high pressure pushes off the east coast later in the weekend, temperatures will likely climb into the 90’s for highs on Sunday and Monday. Meanwhile, the Atlantic Basin tropical scene remains quite active with Tropical Storm Hannah over the western Gulf of Mexico closing in on the Texas east coast and Tropical Storm Gonzalo churning to the west over the central Atlantic. This second system will likely end up pushing into the Caribbean Sea this weekend.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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