7:00 AM | ***A significant rain and wind event from tomorrow into tomorrow night as remnants of TS Nicole ride up along the Appalachian Mountains***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Increasing clouds milder, highs in the mid 60’s; SE winds around 5 mph
Tonight
Becoming mainly cloudy, not as cool as recent nights, chance of rain towards morning, lows near 55 degrees
Friday
Mainly cloudy, mild, becoming windy, periods of rain, some of the rain can be heavy at times, a strong PM thunderstorm is also possible, near 70 degrees for afternoon highs
Friday Night
Periods of rain, some of the rain can be heavy at times, a strong thunderstorm possible, very gusty winds, mild, mid-to-upper 50’s for late night lows
Saturday
Becoming partly sunny, mild, windy, lower 60’s early in the day, temperatures to fall later in the afternoon; turning colder at night with a shower possible
Sunday
Mainly sunny, cold, mid-to-upper 40’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, cold, mid 40’s
Tuesday
Mainly cloudy, still cold, mid 40’s
Discussion
A significant wind and rain event is in store for the Mid-Atlantic region from tomorrow into tomorrow night as the remains of Tropical Storm Nicole ride up along the spine of the Appalachian Mountains after making landfall overnight near Vero Beach in east-central Florida. Rainfall amounts around here from the tropical storm can end up in the 1-2 inch range by early Saturday with isolated higher amounts possible and winds can gust up to 50 mph as the storm tracks just to our west. Strong thunderstorms are also possible along the I-95 corridor and to the coast with the threat there for isolated tornadoes. After the exit of Nicole early this weekend, a big-time change to the overall temperature pattern will take place across the eastern states. Temperatures will drop noticeably on Saturday night and after a cold, sunny day on Sunday, they are likely to bottom out below freezing by early Monday morning.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather