7:00 AM | ***Excellent weather today...possible strong-to-severe thunderstorm later tomorrow ahead of cold blast...mid 30's by early Thursday***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly sunny, breezy, warmer, highs in the mid 70’s; SW winds at 5-10 mph; gusts to 20 mph
Tonight
Partly cloudy, cool, lows in the low-to-mid 50’s
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, becoming windy, mild, good chance of showers and a possible afternoon strong-to-severe thunderstorm potentially containing damaging wind gusts, mid-to-upper 60’s for afternoon highs
Wednesday Night
An early shower or thunderstorm then clearing skies and turning much colder, windy, mid 30’s for late night lows
Thursday
Windy and unseasonably chilly with partly sunny skies, low-to-mid 50’s
Friday
Mainly sunny, milder, mid 60’s
Saturday
Increasing clouds, breezy, mild, chance of rain late in the day or at night, mid-to-upper 60’s
Sunday
Chance of rain early; otherwise, partly sunny, mild, mid 60’s
Discussion
It’ll turn out to be a very nice day today in the Mid-Atlantic region as high pressure builds in providing us with plenty of sunshine, breezy and warmer conditions. The nice weather will be rather short-lived however. A strong cold front will approach on Wednesday with a pretty high likelihood of showers and there can even be a late day strong-to-severe thunderstorm potentially containing damaging wind gusts. A much colder air mass will ride into the area tomorrow night on strong NW winds and temperatures by Thursday morning will likely bottom out in the middle 30's in many suburban locations. It remains windy and unseasonably chilly on Thursday with a feel of March rather than late April, but moderation in temperatures will take place by the end of the week. Another strong system could bring more rainfall to the Mid-Atlantic region by the second half of the upcoming weekend.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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