7:00 AM | *Hot weather to close out the work week, but a fall-like weekend coming to the DC metro region with a refreshing air mass on the way*

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

Today

Partly-to-mostly sunny, hot, becoming breezy, chance for an afternoon shower or thunderstorm, highs in the low-to-mid 90’s; SW winds at 5-15 mph; gusts to 30 mph

Tonight

Mainly clear, breezy, turning cooler and less humid, lows in the low-to-mid 60’s

Saturday

A mix of clouds and sun, refreshing temperatures, quite windy, mid 70’s for afternoon highs

Saturday Night             

Mainly clear, cool, breezy, low-to-mid 50’s for late night lows           

Sunday

Mainly sunny, still very comfortable and breezy, mid-to-upper 70’s

Monday

Mainly sunny, comfortably warm, lower 80’s

Tuesday

Partly sunny, warmer, more humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 80’s

Wednesday

Partly sunny, very warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 90 degrees

Discussion    

A couple of cold fronts will usher in a spectacular air mass for this time of year just in time for the Father’s Day weekend. An initial cold front passed through the area last night and the arrival of a second front later today can spark an isolated shower or thunderstorm. Strong high pressure will then take control of the weather for the weekend…a system that had its origins way up in northern Canada providing us with very comfortable temperatures and humidity levels. There will be a stiff NW wind on both weekend days with gusts to 30 mph possible. Elsewhere, intense heat will continue to affect the region from the south-central states-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