6:00 AM | **Heat lasts through the weekend with an increase in humidity and the chance for showers and thunderstorms**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly sunny, hot, more humid, slight chance for a late day shower or thunderstorm, highs in the low-to-mid 90’s; S-SW winds around 5 mph
Tonight
Partly cloudy, mild, muggy, slight chance of an evening shower or thunderstorm, lows near 75 degrees
Saturday
Mainly sunny, quite hot, humid, chance of PM showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 90’s for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, mild, muggy, chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, upper 70’s for late night lows
Sunday
Partly sunny, quite hot, humid, chance of PM showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 90’s
Monday
Partly sunny, hot, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, lower 90’s
Tuesday
Mainly sunny, hot, lower 90’s
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, hot, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 90’s
Discussion
The most uncomfortable part of this current heat spell will come today, tomorrow and Sunday as there will be an increase in overall humidity levels and the heat as well. In addition, the chance of showers and thunderstorms will begin to increase this weekend and that threat will last into the early part of next week. The increasing potential for rain over the weekend will come about with the increase in overall humidity levels and the interaction with a couple of frontal systems. One such back door front will enter the picture later today from our northeast and then a second cool front will approach from the northwest late on Sunday. Any thunderstorm that forms over the weekend can bring heavy rainfall and produce locally damaging wind gusts. Looking ahead, little in the way of relief is expected next week with temperatures likely back to near 90 degrees on Monday and Tuesday for afternoon highs and then into the 90’s by the middle of next week.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather