7:00 AM | *An unsettled start to the week...another comfortable air mass arrives by mid-week*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Partly sunny, warm, chance of PM showers and thunderstorms, some of the storms can be strong, highs not far from 85 degrees; SW winds at 5-10 mph
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the storms can be strong, lows in the low-to-mid 60’s
Tuesday
Partly sunny, warm, still the chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 80 degrees for afternoon highs
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, a bit cooler, breezy, near 60 degrees for late night lows
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, breezy, comfortable, mid-to-upper 70’s
Thursday
Mainly sunny, nice, mid-to-upper 70’s
Friday
Mainly sunny, warmer, low-to-mid 80’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, warmer, chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 80’s
Discussion
The week will start off with comfortably warm temperatures in the Mid-Atlantic region, but an approaching cold front will likely result in scattered showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and/or evening hours...some of the storms can be on the strong side. Another cold front will pass through at mid-week ushering in more comfortable air for the northeastern part of the nation. At the same time the Northeast US/Great Lakes enjoys comfortable weather conditions, much of the western US will experience excessive heat as upper-level high pressure ridging expands and intensifies over that part of the nation. Elsewhere, it looks like the Gulf of Mexico will feature a tropical system by late this week or early this weekend and it may ultimately head towards Louisiana.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Peraton
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