7:00 AM | **"Fred" makes landfall...tropical moisture field to push northward into the Mid-Atlantic**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy, warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy, highs in the mid 80’s; SE winds at 5-10 mph
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, mild, muggy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy, lows in the lower 70’s
Wednesday
Mainly cloudy, warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy and some of the thunderstorms can be strong-to-severe, low-to-mid 80’s for afternoon highs
Wednesday Night
Mainly cloudy with the chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy and some of the thunderstorms can be strong-to-severe, mild, muggy, lower 70’s for late night lows
Thursday
Partly sunny, warm, still the chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 80’s
Friday
Partly sunny, warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, low-to-mid 80's
Saturday
Partly sunny, warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 80’s
Sunday
Partly sunny, warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 80’s
Discussion
Tropical Storm “Fred” came ashore last evening in the western part of Florida and has since weakened into a tropical depression. This system will, however, continue to produce significant rainfall as it pushes northward along the Appalachian Mountains during the next 24-48 hours. The biggest impact in the Mid-Atlantic region will come later tomorrow into Thursday when significant rain can fall in some spots; especially, on the western side of Route I-95. In addition to the threat of some significant rain, there is the chance that thunderstorms at mid-week reach strong-to-severe levels with isolated tornadoes on the table in the Mid-Atlantic region. By later Thursday, the remnants of "Fred" will have passed by to the north, but the weather will remain somewhat unsettled going into the weekend. Elsewhere in the Atlantic Basin, Tropical Storm "Grace" is likely headed west towards the Yucatan Peninsula region of Mexico and Tropical Storm "Henri" will meander over the Atlantic Ocean in coming days not too far from the island of Bermuda.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Peraton
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