7:00 AM | ***Hot, humid for another day with torrential rainfall on the table...powerful hurricane threat continues for the northern Gulf coast***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly sunny, very warm, humid, good chance of late day showers and thunderstorms, some of the storms can be on the strong-to-severe side, any shower or storm can produce torrential rainfall, watch out for localized flooding, highs in the lower 90’s; Light and variable winds
Tonight
Good chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, any shower or storm can produce torrential rainfall, watch out for localized flooding, mainly cloudy skies through the night, mild, muggy, patchy fog possible towards daybreak, lows in the lower 70’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, very warm, humid, good chance of showers and thunderstorms, any shower or storm can produce torrential rainfall, watch out for localized flooding, near 90 degrees for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Mainly cloudy, mild, muggy, good chance of showers and thunderstorms, any shower or storm can produce torrential rainfall, watch out for localized flooding, lower 70’s for late night lows
Sunday
Partly sunny, very warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 80's
Monday
Partly sunny, very warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 90 degrees
Tuesday
Partly sunny, quite warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 80’s
Wednesday
Mainly cloudy, breezy, not as warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy at mid-week depending on the movement of "Ida", near 80 degrees
Discussion
A cold front will approach the Mid-Atlantic region later today and then inch its way through, but it’ll stall out right near here by early tomorrow. Its close proximity during the next 48 hours will likely result in numerous showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms that form between later today and late tomorrow can be on the strong-to-severe side and any shower or storm can result in torrential rainfall...watch out for localized flooding. On the tropical scene, there is a serious threat for a powerful hurricane by later Sunday in the northern Gulf coastal region. This tropical system is likely to undergo rapid intensification and could attain “major” hurricane status (i.e., category 3 or higher) before a potential landfall late in the weekend. After landfall, the remnants of "Ida" are likely to turn to the north initially and then to the northeast and could bring significant rainfall to the Mid-Atlantic region around mid-week.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Peraton
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