7:00 AM | **Hot, humid through mid-week...chance of showers and storms increases mid and late week...cooler for the weekend**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly sunny, hot, humid, highs in the middle 90’s; S-SW winds at 5-10 mph
Tonight
Mainly clear, mild, muggy, lows in the low-to-mid 70’s
Tuesday
Partly sunny, hot, humid, slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid 90’s for afternoon highs
Tuesday Night
Mainly cloudy, mild, muggy, slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid 70’s for late night lows
Wednesday
Partly sunny, hot, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, any thunderstorm can result in heavy rainfall, mid 90’s
Thursday
Mainly cloudy, very warm and humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy at times, lower 90’s
Friday
Mainly cloudy, not as warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy at times, low-to-mid 80’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, a bit cooler, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 80 degrees
Discussion
The weather for the next few days in the Northeast US will be controlled by strong high pressure over the western Atlantic Ocean - in the familiar “Bermuda-high” position. As a result, the low-level flow of air will be southwesterly on the backside of the high and this will bring hot and humid air into the Mid-Atlantic region. The chance for showers and thunderstorms will increase by mid-week and we’ll have to watch the possibility of some heavy rainfall as we transfer to cooler conditions for the late week and weekend.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Peraton
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