7:00 AM | ***A surge of high heat and humidity today...showers/storms a threat from this evening right into the weekend...some of the rain can be heavy***

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

Today

Mainly sunny skies with high heat and humidity, chance for a late day shower or thunderstorm, any shower or thunderstorm can produce heavy rainfall, highs in the mid-to-upper 90’s

Tonight

Partly cloudy, mild, muggy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, any shower or thunderstorm can produce heavy rainfall, lows in the mid 70’s

Friday

Partly sunny, very warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, any shower or thunderstorm can produce heavy rainfall, lower 90’s for afternoon highs

Friday Night             

Mainly cloudy, mild, muggy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, any shower or thunderstorm can produce heavy rainfall, low-to-mid 70’s for late night lows

Saturday

Partly sunny, quite warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, any shower or thunderstorm can produce heavy rainfall, near 90 degrees

Sunday

Partly-to-mostly sunny, quite warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 90 degrees

Monday

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

Tuesday

Mainly cloudy, quite warm, good chance of PM showers and thunderstorms, near 90 degrees

Discussion              

There will be a surge of high heat and humidity today into the Mid-Atlantic region and temperatures will climb to the middle and upper 90’s. There can be a late day and nighttime shower and thunderstorm and those chances form rain will increase on Friday as a frontal system stalls out nearby.  The threat for showers and thunderstorms will likely continue through the upcoming weekend as the front meanders in the Mid-Atlantic region, but much of the time will be rain-free.  Any shower or thunderstorm that does form over the next few days can produce heavy rainfall amounts in a short period of time.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather