7:00 AM | *Unsettled pattern continues...more showers today...a break on Thursday...more rain from Friday into Saturday*

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

Today

Mainly cloudy today with occasional showers, perhaps even a thunderstorm, warm, highs in the mid-to-upper 70’s; S-SE winds at 5-10 mph in the morning, W winds around 5 mph in the afternoon

Tonight

Mainly cloudy in the evening with a lingering shower or thunderstorm possible, partly cloudy late, breezy, cool, lows in the mid 50’s  

Thursday

Partly sunny, warm, lower 70’s for afternoon highs

Thursday Night             

Becoming mainly cloudy, mild, showers possible towards daybreak, near 55 degrees for late night lows

Friday

Mainly cloudy, cooler, rain is likely, maybe a thunderstorm, lower 60’s

Saturday

Mainly cloudy, chilly, rain is still likely, maybe a thunderstorm, near 60 degrees

Sunday

A mix of clouds and sun, breezy, cool, chance of showers, near 60 degrees

Monday

Mainly sunny, mild, mid-to-upper 60’s

Discussion              

Low pressure will keep it unsettled around here today with occasional showers and there can be a thunderstorm mixed in as well.  High pressure will briefly move back into the region on Thursday, but another low pressure system will bring rain here from Friday into Saturday and it’ll turn cooler as well.  After that, low pressure is likely to stall just off the east coast at the same time strong high pressure builds to our northeast. It is still a bit too early to be certain, but it looks like the high pressure system will be in control of the weather around here on Sunday providing us with cool, breezy, and likely mainly dry conditions for Mother’s Day. Looking ahead, that same high pressure system to our northeast could help to steer the stalled-out low pressure back towards the east coast sometime later next week.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather