7:00 AM | ***A significant rain and wind event on Friday/Friday night as tropical storm rides up the Appalachians...a change to a much colder pattern follows the storm***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly sunny, cool, highs in the upper 50’s; E-NE winds around 5 mph
Tonight
Increasing clouds, chilly, lows in the mid 40’s
Thursday
Becoming mainly cloudy, a bit milder, mid 60’s for afternoon highs
Thursday Night
Mainly cloudy, not as cool, chance of showers late, mid 50’s for late night lows
Friday
Mainly cloudy, mild, becoming windy, good chance of rain, some of the rain can be heavy at times, a strong thunderstorm is also possible, mid-to-upper 60’s; heavy rain and gusty winds on Friday night with a strong thunderstorm possible
Saturday
Becoming mainly sunny, breezy, mild early in the day with highs near 60 degrees, but temperatures will drop during the PM hours and it’ll turn colder at night
Sunday
Mainly sunny, cold, mid 40’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, still quite cold, low-to-mid 40’s
Discussion
Nicole remains a tropical storm early Wednesday, but it has a good chance of attaining hurricane status later today as it heads for a landfall early Thursday in east-central Florida. The tropical moisture associated with Nicole will then push northeastward through the eastern states resulting in a heavy rain event all the way from Florida-to-Maine with 1-3 inches possible in the Mid-Atlantic region. Winds will become quite gusty on Friday and especially during Friday night and strong-to-severe thunderstorms are also possible given the likely storm track of Nicole that puts the coastal plain in an unstable atmosphere. 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 low temperatures by late Sunday night/early Monday morning should be below freezing in most spots.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather