6:30 AM | *Turns hotter and more humid for the Independence Day holiday with the chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly sunny, quite warm, more humid, highs not far from 90 degrees; S winds around 5-10 mph
Tonight
Partly cloudy, mild, muggy, lows in the lower 70’s
Independence Day
Partly sunny, hot, humid, chance of PM showers and thunderstorms, any thunderstorm can be strong and produce locally heavy rainfall, low-to-mid 90’s for afternoon highs
Thursday Night
Mainly cloudy, mild, muggy, chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, any thunderstorm can be strong and produce locally heavy rainfall, near 75 degrees for late night lows
Friday
Partly sunny, hot, humid, chance of PM showers and thunderstorms, any thunderstorm can be strong and produce locally heavy rainfall, low-to-mid 90’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, hot, humid, chance of PM showers and thunderstorms, low-to-mid 90’s
Sunday
Mainly sunny, quite warm, near 90 degrees
Monday
Mainly sunny, quite warm, maybe a shower or thunderstorm late in the day or at night, lower 90’s
Discussion
High pressure stays in control of the weather around here for another day, but the overall pattern becomes more unsettled on Thursday as the high shifts offshore and an upper-level trough starts to have an influence in this area. Today will feature plenty of sunshine, an increase in humidity and afternoon highs not far from 90 degrees. It turns hotter and more humid for the 4th of July Independence Day holiday and stays hot and sticky through the upcoming weekend. In addition, the atmosphere will become more unstable on Thursday...enough so to increase the chance for afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms and any thunderstorm that forms can be strong and produce locally heavy rainfall. The threat of showers and thunderstorms will continue on Friday and Saturday as well to go along with the very warm and humid conditions as a cool front slowly advances in this direction from our northwest.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather