7:00 AM | *Cooler and rain-free today...cool, unsettled Friday, Saturday and Sunday*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly sunny, breezy, cooler than recent days, highs in the mid 60’s; NW winds at 10-15 mph; gusts to 20 mph
Tonight
Partly cloudy, chilly, lows in the upper 40’s
Friday
Partly sunny-to-mostly cloudy, cool, chance of showers in the mid-day and afternoon, maybe a PM thunderstorm, low-to-mid 60’s for afternoon highs
Friday Night
Mainly cloudy, chilly, chance of showers, maybe a thunderstorm, low-to-mid 40’s for late night lows
Saturday
Partly sunny-to-mostly cloudy, breezy, cool, chance of showers, lower 60’s for afternoon highs
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, cool, chance of showers, lower 60’s
Monday
Mainly cloudy, still cool and on the unsettled side with the chance of showers, mid 60’s
Tuesday
Partly sunny, cool, mid 60’s
Discussion
Our unsettled weather pattern will take a break today as high pressure takes control, but it will be breezy and on the cool side. An upper-level wave of energy will spin over the northeastern quadrant of the nation on Friday and this will result in unstable conditions with unusually chilly air aloft for the early part of May. Any kind of low-level daytime heating early in the day on Friday, Saturday and Sunday will act to destabilize the atmosphere and the result is likely to be scattered mid-day and PM showers. Looking ahead, this unfolding cool and unsettled weather pattern will likely last for the next ten days or so across much of the northern US.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com