7:00 AM | *More unsettled weather as we end the work week...improvement this weekend*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Considerable clouds and only limited sunshine, comfortably warm, good chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy at times, highs in the low-to-mid 80’s
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, mild, still the chance of showers and thunderstorms, lows in the upper 60’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, warm, cannot rule out a couple of showers, maybe a thunderstorm, mid 80’s for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, mild, an isolated shower or thunderstorm, upper 60’s for overnight lows
Sunday
Mainly sunny, quite warm, upper 80’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, quite warm, near 90 degrees
Tuesday
Partly sunny, very warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, lower 90’s
Wednesday
Partly sunny, quite warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 90 degrees
Discussion
It looks like another 24 hours or so of unsettled weather conditions for the Mid-Atlantic region due to the combination of upper-level energy, a meandering frontal system, and strong winds in the upper part of the atmosphere. There can be additional showers and thunderstorms today and tonight with the chance for some heavy rainfall at times and, given the already well-saturated grounds, this could lead to flash flooding in some spots. High pressure will build into the area this weekend and there will be improving weather conditions although a couple of showers cannot be ruled out for Saturday, maybe a thunderstorm. Elsewhere, the Atlantic Basin tropical scene looks rather quiet and should stay so for the next several days. One final note, the annual Perseid meteor shower will peak next week…best to look for meteors in the pre-dawn hours of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com