7:00 AM | *A strong cold frontal passage in the overnight hours to usher in very cool air mass for Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy, a bit warmer, maybe a couple of showers late, highs in the mid 70’s
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, cool, good chance of showers with the heaviest and steadiest rain to the south and east of the District, lows near 60 degrees
Friday
Mainly cloudy early with a chance of showers then becoming partly sunny, cooler, breezy, upper 60’s for afternoon highs
Friday Night
Mainly cloudy, chilly, upper 40’s for overnight lows
Saturday
Mainly sunny, breezy, quite cool and fall-like, mid 60’s
Sunday
Mainly sunny, still quite fall-like, mid-to-upper 60’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, quite cool, mid-to-upper 60’s
Tuesday
Mainly sunny, pleasantly cool, near 70 degrees
Discussion
The rains associated with the remains of Hurricane Sally now extend from Georgia to central Virginia at the same time a strong cold front is pushing southeastward across the Great Lakes. Showers are possible here from later today into early Friday with the heaviest and steadiest rain to the south and east of the District. The passage of this cold front in the overnight hours will usher in a very cool Canadian air mass for this time of year and we'll experience our lowest temperatures so far in coming nights. Highs are likely to be confined to the 60's in much of the DC-to-Philly-to-NYC corridor from Friday through Monday and overnight lows can drop to the middle 40's in some suburban locations to the north and west of the District.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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