7:00 AM | ***A soaking rain event today, tonight and Saturday...becomes cool and windy as well***

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

Today

Mainly cloudy, breezy, cooler, periods of rain, heavy at times, maybe a thunderstorm, highs in the low-to-mid 60’s; E-SE winds increasing to 10-20 mph

Tonight

Mainly cloudy, chilly, windy, periods of rain, heavy at times, maybe a thunderstorm, lows in the low-to-mid 50’s  

Saturday

Mainly cloudy, chilly, windy, periods of rain, maybe a thunderstorm, mid-to-upper 50’s for afternoon highs

Saturday Night             

Mainly cloudy, chilly, windy, periods of rain, maybe a thunderstorm, mid 40’s for late night lows

Sunday

Mainly cloudy, breezy, cool, showers are still possible; especially, in eastern sections, low-to-mid 50’s

Monday

Mainly sunny, a bit milder, lower 60’s

Tuesday

Mainly sunny, mild, mid 60’s

Wednesday

Partly sunny, comfortable, near 70 degrees

Discussion              

A soaking rain event is coming to the Mid-Atlantic region for today, tonight, and tomorrow and it’ll become quite cool and windy as well.  Intensifying low pressure will cross over the Ohio Valley later today and then as it reaches the east coast, it will begin to become influenced by building high pressure over southeastern Canada. As such, the low pressure will slow down in its advance to the east and ultimately will stall-out over the western Atlantic Ocean.  The “blocking” type upper air weather pattern that sets up could prolong the chilly, damp weather in parts of the Mid-Atlantic region on early Sunday, Mother’s Day; especially, along coastal sections.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather