6:15 AM | *Chance of PM showers and thunderstorms...beneficial rainfall likely on Monday*

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

Today

Partly sunny skies still featuring some haze/smoke, comfortable temperatures, chance of scattered PM showers and thunderstorms, highs in the mid 70’s; NW winds around 5-10 mph  

Tonight

Chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening; otherwise, partly cloudy skies, cool, lows near 55 degrees

Saturday

Mainly sunny, warm, lower 80’s for afternoon highs

Saturday Night             

Partly cloudy, cool, near 60 degrees for late night lows

Sunday

Sun to give way to increasing clouds, very warm, upper 80’s

Monday

Mainly cloudy, warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, lower 80’s

Tuesday

Partly sunny, warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 80 degrees

Wednesday

Partly sunny, warm, chance of showers, lower 80’s

Discussion              

An upper-level low meandering over the northeastern states during the past several days will finally scoot out-to-sea this weekend, but not before another wave of energy rotates through our area later today raising the chance for scattered PM showers and thunderstorms. The rain later today is certainly no guarantee, but any would be welcomed as it has been virtually rain-free around here for the past few weeks. An even better chance for some beneficial rain is likely on Monday with the combination of yet another slow-moving upper-level low pressure system that will head to the Great Lakes and a frontal system that will inch its ways eastward early next week towards the eastern seaboard. The overall weather pattern continues to look like there should be no extended heat and humidity anytime too soon.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather