6:00 AM | *****"Isaias" produces a major rain and wind event for the Mid-Atlantic region*****
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Tropical storm conditions with torrential rainfall, strong sustained winds and potentially damaging wind gusts, isolated tornadoes, flash flooding conditions, highs in the lower 80's
Tonight
Mainly cloudy with the chance of a few residual showers, maybe a thunderstorm, muggy, lows in the upper 60’s
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid 80’s for afternoon highs
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, mild, maybe a shower or thunderstorm, mid-to-upper 60’s for overnight lows
Thursday
Mainly sunny, comfortably warm, maybe a shower or thunderstorm, low-to-mid 80’s
Friday
Partly sunny, warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid 80’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 80’s
Sunday
Partly sunny, warm, mid-to-upper 80’s
Discussion
After re-gaining hurricane status last night (category 1), "Isaias" made landfall in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina and is now accelerating to the northeast. Torrential rainfall will continue into the afternoon hours in the region with powerful wind gusts as well as "Isaias" moves through at a rapid pace (now 33 mph to the NNE). Localized flash flooding will continue for the next several hours and there can be isolated tornadoes and some power outages as well. The tropical system moves into interior New England by later tonight and big-time improvement comes our way on Wednesday.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com