7:00 AM | *Turns hot on Wednesday ahead of next cool front which likely brings PM showers and thunderstorms...some of the storms can be strong-to-severe*

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

Today

Mainly sunny, quite warm, moderate humidity levels, highs near 90 degrees; W-SW winds around 5-10 mph

Tonight

Partly cloudy, mild, lows in the middle 70’s

Wednesday

Partly sunny, hot, more humid, chance of PM showers and thunderstorms, some of the storms can be strong-to-severe, mid-to-upper 90’s for afternoon highs

Wednesday Night             

Chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, some of the storms can be strong-to-severe, mostly cloudy, mild, near 70 degrees for late night lows

Thursday

Mainly sunny, warm, becoming less humid, cannot rule out an AM shower, mid-to-upper 80’s

Friday

Mainly sunny, quite warm, mid-to-upper 80’s

Saturday

Partly sunny, quite warm, more humid, chance of PM showers and thunderstorms, near 90 degrees

Sunday

Partly sunny, quite warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, lower 90’s

Discussion

A cool front passed through the Mid-Atlantic region early Monday and ushered in a comfortable air mass featuring noticeably lower humidity levels than recent days and they’ll stay in the moderate zone today. It’ll turn hotter and more humid on Wednesday ahead of the next cool frontal system and that front is likely to produce afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms in the Mid-Atlantic region. Some of the PM thunderstorms on Wednesday can reach strong-to-severe levels. More comfortable air returns to the region on Thursday following the passage of the mid-week front and it stays comfortable into the weekend. Another front is likely to bring another round of showers and thunderstorms to the Mid-Atlantic region on Saturday night and Sunday.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather