7:00 AM | **Active weather pattern continues into the weekend with multiple chances of rain**

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

Today

Increasing clouds, warm, becoming windy, chance of showers by the latter part of the afternoon, maybe a late day thunderstorm, highs near 80 degrees (normal high now at DCA is 82 degrees); S winds increasing to 10-20 mph

Tonight

Mainly cloudy, mild, breezy, chance of showers, maybe a thunderstorm, lows in the mid-to-upper 60’s

Wednesday

Partly sunny, warm, chance of PM showers, maybe a thunderstorm or two, mid 80’s for afternoon highs

Wednesday Night             

Mainly cloudy, mild, good chance of showers, maybe a thunderstorm or two, upper 60’s for late night lows

Thursday

Showers still possible early then becoming windy and mainly sunny, warm, lower 80’s

Friday

Mainly sunny, seasonably warm, lower 80’s

Saturday

Mainly cloudy, cooler, breezy, showers are likely, maybe a thunderstorm, mid 70’s

Sunday

Showers still possible with a mix of clouds and sun, pleasant temperatures, mid-to-upper 70’s

Discussion              

A cool front will approach the region later today and it is a system that will be slowing down as it reaches the eastern seaboard.  As a result, low pressure is likely to form later tomorrow along the stalling-out frontal boundary zone near the east coast.  Showers are possible later today and tonight associated with the arrival of the frontal system and then more rain is likely later tomorrow and tomorrow night linked with the low pressure.  Some of the rain later tomorrow and tomorrow night can be heavy at times. High pressure builds into the region for the latter part of the work week, but the early part of the weekend could feature another low pressure system in the Mid-Atlantic region. As a result, Saturday could actually turn out to be a rather cool and rainy day for this time of year with some improvement possible on Sunday, but still cooler-than-normal temperatures.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather