7:00 AM | *Stays very warm today, but gets unsettled with a chance of PM showers/storms...next front brings additional threat of rain/strong-to-severe storms on Thursday/Thursday night*

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

Today

Partly-to-mostly sunny, quite warm, chance of PM showers and thunderstorms, highs in the lower 90’s; NW winds around 5 mph

Tonight

Partly cloudy, mild, chance of showers and thunderstorms, lows near 70 degrees

Thursday

Partly sunny, quite warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms; especially, during the afternoon hours, some of the storms can be strong-to-severe and some of the rain can be heavy, near 90 degrees for afternoon highs

Thursday Night             

Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of showers and thunderstorms, lower 60’s for late night lows

Friday

Mainly sunny, breezy, more comfortable temperatures, upper 70’s

Saturday

Mainly sunny, nice, near 80 degrees

Sunday

Mainly sunny, comfortable, near 80 degrees

Monday

Mainly sunny, warm, near 80 degrees

Discussion              

Another period of unsettled weather is coming to the Mid-Atlantic region from later today through tomorrow night and it can include some heavy rainfall and strong thunderstorm activity. A weak frontal boundary zone will stall out in the Mid-Atlantic region today and a strong cold front approaches later Thursday. The stalled-out boundary zone will be the focus of any shower or thunderstorm activity that forms later today and tonight and then low pressure will develop nearby on Thursday enhancing the chance of showers and potentially strong-to-severe thunderstorms. High pressure will take back control by the time we get to the weekend which is shaping up to be quite nice in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather