7:00 AM | *80+ degrees this afternoon and it stays very warm on Thursday...colder weather on Easter Sunday*

6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region

Today

A mix of clouds and sun, warmer, becoming breezy, highs in the lower 80’s; S-SW winds increasing to 10-20 mph by afternoon

Tonight

Mainly cloudy, mild, can be a shower or isolated thunderstorm, lows not far from 65 degrees

Thursday

Partly sunny, quite warm, breezy, chance of afternoon showers, maybe a strong late day thunderstorm, near 80 degrees for afternoon highs

Thursday Night             

Mainly cloudy with the chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, breezy, turning colder late, upper 40’s for late night lows

Friday

Mainly sunny, not as warm, but still pretty nice, upper 60’s

Saturday

Partly sunny, mild, chance of showers, lower 70’s

Sunday

Mainly sunny, colder, mid-to-upper 50’s  

Monday

Partly sunny, still on the cool side, chance of showers, upper 50’s

Discussion              

Temperatures reached the 75 degree mark on Tuesday and will climb into the 80’s later today and likely reach 80 degrees again on Thursday afternoon just ahead of the next cool frontal system.  There can be a shower or thunderstorm on occasion during the next couple of days, but much of the time will be rain-free. In fact, any late day or evening thunderstorms on Thursday can be on the strong side. A cool front passes through on Thursday night and the work week will end on a slightly cooler note and then colder air will follow for Easter Sunday following the passage of a another cold front on Saturday night. 

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather