7:00 AM | *Cooler today with PM showers possible...quite cool with occasional rain on Friday...cool and unsettled weekend*

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

Today

Cooler today with mainly cloudy skies and possible PM showers, maybe a late day thunderstorm, highs in the lower 70’s (normal high at DCA is 75 degrees); E winds around 5-10 mph

Tonight

Mostly cloudy with occasional showers, maybe a thunderstorm, cool, lows in the mid-to-upper 50’s

Friday

Mainly cloudy, quite cool, occasional rain, maybe a thunderstorm, lower 60’s for afternoon highs

Friday Night             

Mainly cloudy, chilly, occasional showers, maybe a thunderstorm, upper 40’s for late night lows

Saturday

Partly sunny, cool, chance of PM showers, middle 60’s

Sunday

Partly sunny, cool, chance of showers, maybe a thunderstorm, mid-to-upper 60’s

Monday

Mainly sunny, nice, low-to-mid 70’s

Tuesday

Partly sunny, warm, chance of showers, mid-to-upper 70’s

Discussion

A complex and unsettled weather pattern is in store for the Mid-Atlantic region during the next couple of days that will include some rain, noticeably cooler conditions, and maybe a thunderstorm or two along the way. An upper-level trough will push east from the Midwest into the Mid-Atlantic region and help to generate these unsettled conditions with an initial shower threat increasing for us during today’s mid-day and afternoon hours. It has turned cooler compared to recent days and will become even cooler on Friday to go along with periods of rain as we close out the work week. It stays on the cool and unsettled side this weekend with temperatures likely confined to the 60’s for highs on both days and the threat of showers from time-to-time.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather