7:00 AM | *Heavy downpours/strong storms on the table for Thursday/Thursday night*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mostly cloudy, warm, slight chance of a shower late in the day, highs near 80 degrees; S winds of 5-10 mph
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of showers and thunderstorms late, lows in the mid 60’s
Thursday
Mainly cloudy, warm, good chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy and some of the storms can be strong, near 80 degrees for afternoon highs
Thursday Night
Mainly cloudy, mild, good chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy and some of the storms can be strong, mid 60’s for late night lows
Friday
Partly sunny, warm, good chance of showers, maybe a thunderstorm, lower 80's
Saturday
Mainly sunny, warmer, mid-to-upper 80’s
Sunday
Mainly sunny, very warm, near 90 degrees
Monday
Mainly sunny, very warm, lower 90's
Discussion
A surface frontal system will combine with increasingly moist air and a slow-moving upper-level trough to bring us more rainfall on Thursday and Thursday night. The potential does exist for downpours in this type of pattern and strong-to-severe thunderstorm activity is on the table as well. Looking ahead, it looks like it’ll get very warm later this weekend and early next week with highs likely at or above 90 degrees on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday as high-pressure ridging takes over in the eastern states.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Peraton
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