7:00 AM | ***Current heat wave peaks this afternoon with high temperatures of 100 degree...strong-to-severe storm possible late today/tonight and even more likely on Wednesday***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly sunny, very hot, humid, slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, any storm can produce heavy rainfall, highs near 100 degrees; W-SW winds around 5-15 mph
Tonight
Partly cloudy, mild, muggy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, any storm can produce heavy rainfall, lows in the mid-to-upper 70’s
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, hot, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, any storm can produce heavy rainfall, mid-to-upper 90’s for afternoon highs
Wednesday Night
Mainly cloudy, mild, muggy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, any storm can produce heavy rainfall, lower 70’s for late night lows
Thursday
Partly sunny, not as warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, middle 80’s
Friday
Mainly sunny, warm, middle 80’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, warm, middle 80’s
Sunday
Mainly sunny, quite warm, upper 80’s
Discussion
This latest hot spell in the Mid-Atlantic region began in earnest on Sunday and will continue through tomorrow and it likely reaches a peak this afternoon with many spots in the DC metro area reaching the 100 degree mark for afternoon highs. There is the chance of showers and thunderstorms late today, tonight and especially during the PM hours on Wednesday when a cold front approaches the region from the northwest. Any storm that develops during the next 36 hours can be strong-to-severe and produce some heavy rainfall in a short period of time. The passage of the cold front on Wednesday night will usher in a cooler air mass for Thursday and Friday and high temperatures should be confined to the 80’s.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather