7:00 AM | *Sunshine today dimmed by smoke-filled skies...frontal passage at mid-week to bring with it a renewed chance of showers and storms*

6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region

Today

Mainly sunny today, but the sunshine will be dimmed somewhat by smoke-filled skies, a bit warmer than yesterday, highs near 90 degrees; W-NW winds at 5-10 mph

Tonight

Partly cloudy, mild, lows in the lower 70’s

Wednesday

Mainly sunny, quite warm and more humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, lower 90’s for afternoon highs

Wednesday Night

Mainly cloudy in the evening with a possible shower or thunderstorm then becoming partly cloudy and turning a bit cooler after midnight, mid 60’s for late night lows

Thursday

Mainly sunny, warm, mid-to-upper 80’s

Friday

Mainly sunny, quite warm, chance of a shower or thunderstorm, upper 80's

Saturday

Mainly sunny, quite warm, upper 80’s

Sunday

Partly sunny, quite warm, chance of late day or nighttime showers and thunderstorms, near 90 degrees

Discussion

Skies will be mainly sunny today in the Mid-Atlantic region, but the sun will be dimmed somewhat by smoke-filled skies that is coming from wildfire activity up in Canada and the sunset tonight could be quite "orange" if it isn't cloudy. A frontal system will arrive later tomorrow and it will raise the chance for showers and thunderstorms. Following the passage of the frontal system, high pressure from the Great Lakes region will slide towards the Mid-Atlantic and pretty comfortably warm air for late July will push in for the Thursday/Friday/Saturday time period.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Peraton
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