7:00 AM | **A daily shot at showers and thunderstorms into next week...any rain can be heavy, any storm can be strong-to-severe...Lee strengthens all the way into "cat 5" hurricane status**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly sunny, very warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, any rain can be heavy and any thunderstorm can be severe, near 90 degrees; S-SE winds around 5-10 mph
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, mild, muggy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, any rain can be heavy and any thunderstorm can be severe, mild, lows near 70 degrees
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, not quite as warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid 80’s for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 70 degrees for late night lows
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, lower 80’s
Monday
Partly sunny, warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, lower 80’s
Tuesday
Mainly sunny, warm, lower 80’s
Wednesday
Mainly cloudy, not as warm, chance of showers, mid-to-upper 70’s
Discussion
A frontal system will stall out in the nearby vicinity today and the result will be a continuing threat of showers and thunderstorms that’ll last through the upcoming weekend and into early next week. Any rain that falls in this unsettled weather pattern can be heavy at times and any thunderstorm can be severe. In terms of temperatures, they’ll gradually drop off during the next few days with highs in the lower 80’s likely by Sunday and Monday. On the tropical scene, Hurricane Lee strengthened rapidly late yesterday all the way into a “category 5” classification…will continue to be closely monitored over the next several days.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather