7:00 AM | ***Severe weather a threat later today/early tonight...more comfortable conditions arrive on Friday...much of next week pretty comfortable as well***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Partly sunny, warm, chance of a morning shower or thunderstorm, afternoon showers and thunderstorms likely, some of the PM storms can be severe with the threat of hail, heavy rain and even isolated tornadoes, highs in the mid-to-upper 80’s; S-SW winds at 5-10 mph
Tonight
Evening showers and thunderstorms likely, some of the storms can be severe with the threat of hail, heavy rain and even isolated tornadoes,, mainly cloudy skies early, partly cloudy late, lows near 70 degrees
Friday
Mainly sunny, breezy with gusts past 20 mph, more comfortable temperatures and lowering humidity levels, low-to-mid 80’s for afternoon highs
Friday Night
Mainly clear and becoming downright cool after midnight and on the last day of July, near 60 degrees for late night lows
Saturday
Mainly sunny, nice, lower 80’s
Sunday
Partly sunny, warm, maybe a shower or thunderstorm, low-to-mid 80’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, nice, lower 80’s
Tuesday
Partly sunny, still pretty comfortable, chance of showers and thunderstorms, low-to-mid 80’s
Discussion
The overall weather pattern is evolving to one that will bring comfortable air to the DC metro region as we end the month of July and begin the month of August, but it may a rough time getting to that point with severe weather a threat later today and early tonight. A complex of severe thunderstorms blasted through Wisconsin in the overnight hours from northwest-to-southeast and this line will play a key role later today in the Mid-Atlantic region. Indeed, there is the potential for severe weather to include all the parameters from hail-to-heavy rain-to-tornadoes. Following the passage of a strong cold frontal system, very comfortable air will push in on Friday and the comfortable weather pattern will last through much of next week as well – the first full week of August.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Peraton
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