6:00 AM | **Scattered heavy showers/strong storms early today and then possible again late this evening...shaping up for a great weekend**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Scattered showers and thunderstorms early today; otherwise, partly sunny skies, quite warm, cannot rule out an afternoon shower or thunderstorm, highs in the upper 80’s; S winds around 5-10 mph
Tonight
Chance of late evening showers and thunderstorms, some of the storms can be strong, becoming partly cloudy after midnight, lows in the lower 70’s
Friday
Partly-to-mostly sunny, still quite warm, chance of a shower or thunderstorm, near 90 degrees for afternoon highs
Friday Night
Mainly clear, breezy, mild, mid 60’s for late night lows
Saturday
Mainly sunny, windy, very comfortable temperatures and humidity levels, upper 70’s
Sunday
Mainly sunny, breezy, still very comfortable temperatures and humidity levels, upper 70’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, comfortably warm, lower 80’s
Tuesday
Partly sunny, hotter, more humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, low-to-mid 90’s
Discussion
A couple of cold fronts will usher in a spectacular air mass for this time of year to the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast US/Great Lakes just in time for the upcoming Father’s Day weekend. There will be some active weather, however, before we get to that point with scattered showers and strong thunderstorms early today and likely again this evening associated with an initial cold front. There can be another shower or thunderstorm on Friday associated with the arrival of a secondary cold front. Strong high pressure will then take control of the weather for the weekend…a system that had its origins way up in northern Canada. Elsewhere, intense heat will continue to affect the region from the south-central states-to-the Midwest-to-the Southeast US over the next several days and some of this hot air will try to make an advance into the Mid-Atlantic region by the middle of next week.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather