7:00 AM | **Very humid and still hot in the Mid-Atlantic region...enhanced chance of PM showers and storms each of the next few days...high heat again early next week**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
High heat and humidity again today with partly sunny skies, chance of PM showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy at times, becoming breezy, highs in the middle 90’s; S-SW winds increasing to around 10-20 mph
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, mild, muggy, breezy, good chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy at times, lows in the mid-to-upper 70’s
Thursday
Mainly sunny, breezy, very warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy at times, lower 90’s for afternoon highs
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, mild, muggy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy at times, low-to-mid 70’s for late night lows
Friday
Clouds and limited sun, not quite as warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy at times, low-to-mid 80’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, quite warm, humid, still the chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 90 degrees
Sunday
Mainly sunny, hot, near 95 degrees
Monday
Mainly sunny, hot, mid-to-upper 90’s
Discussion
Humidity levels remain very high this morning in the Mid-Atlantic region with dew points - a direct measure of overall humidity - well up in the 70’s along much of the I-95 corridor. The high heat remains as well with temperatures likely to soar well up into the 90’s for afternoon highs making for very uncomfortable conditions indeed. The heat will back off some on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, but is to return in full force by early next week with temperatures likely to soar well up into the 90’s on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.
In terms of rainfall, there will be an enhanced chance of showers and thunderstorms during each of the next few day and any rainfall can be very heavy at times. The combination of tropical moisture and a stalled-out frontal system will keep the atmosphere quite unstable through the second half of the week and when some daytime heating is added into the mix, the result is likely to be the development of numerous showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather