7:00 AM | **Hottest weather so far comes on Thursday and Friday with highs well up in the 90's...another threat of showers and storms later tomorrow...relief in the heat arrives this weekend**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
A few clouds around early today; otherwise, mainly sunny skies, quite warm, humid, highs near 90 degrees (normal high at DCA is 90 degrees); Calm conditions this morning; S-SW winds around 5-10 mph in the afternoon
Tonight
Mainly clear, balmy, muggy, lows in the mid 70’s
Thursday
Mainly sunny, quite hot, humid, chance of PM showers and thunderstorms, some of the late day storms can be strong, mid-to-upper 90’s
Thursday Night
Evening showers and thunderstorms are possible; otherwise, partly cloudy, balmy, muggy, mid 70’s for late night lows
Friday
Mainly sunny, hot, humid, chance of late day or nighttime showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 90’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, still hot, humid, chance of PM showers and thunderstorms, mid 90’s
Sunday
Mainly sunny, much more comfortable, maybe a shower or thunderstorm, low-to-mid 80’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, comfortable, low-to-mid 80’s
Discussion
After another pounding late yesterday in some spots in terms of strong thunderstorm activity and heavy rainfall, today should feature rain-free and very warm conditions as high pressure pushes off the east coast. The repositioning of the high pressure to the east of here will allow for the advance to the north and east of a hotter air mass that will impact us tomorrow and Friday. In fact, the next two days are likely to feature high temperatures well up in the 90’s - the hottest weather so far this summer season. There is a chance that tomorrow and Friday indeed turn out to be the hottest days of the year…we’ll know more about that in coming days and weeks.
In addition to the heat on Thursday, there will be yet another wave of energy dropping to the south and east across the Great Lakes and, yes, this system will again enhance the chance for strong thunderstorms and heavy rainfall in the I-95 corridor…most probable during the afternoon/evening hours. Looking ahead, its stays hot on Saturday ahead of an incoming cool front and the passage of the front will usher in much more comfortable air to the Mid-Atlantic region for Sunday and Monday.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather