7:00 AM | **Major Hurricane Laura headed towards the TX/LA border**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly sunny, warm, cannot rule out a shower or thunderstorm, highs in the mid-to-upper 80’s
Tonight
Partly cloudy, mild, maybe a shower or thunderstorm, lows near 70 degrees
Thursday
Mainly sunny, becoming breezy and hot, chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, mid 90’s for afternoon highs
Thursday Night
Mainly cloudy, mild, muggy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, low-to-mid 70’s for overnight lows
Friday
Partly sunny, quite warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 80’s
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, warm, humid, windy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy at times depending on the movement of the remains of Hurricane Laura, mid 80’s
Sunday
Mainly sunny, breezy, more comfortable, lower 80’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, nice, near 80 degrees
Discussion
A cold front passed through the region late yesterday and the result today will generally be for some quieter weather in the region although a shower or thunderstorm cannot be completely ruled out. This same front will turn around and push northward as a warm front later on Thursday and our temperatures are likely to spike into the middle 90’s for afternoon highs. After that, we’ll monitor the remains of Hurricane Laura as they could push northward into the south-central US later in the week and then eastward this weekend into the Mid-Atlantic region – potentially resulting in some heavy rainfall around here on Saturday and possible severe weather.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com