7:00 AM | **Independence Day to feature hotter and more humid conditions along with the chance of PM showers and thunderstorms...any storm later today or tonight can be strong**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Partly sunny, becoming hot and humid, chance of PM showers and thunderstorms, any thunderstorm can be strong and produce locally heavy rainfall, highs in the lower 90’s; SW winds around 5 mph
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, mild, muggy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, any thunderstorm can be strong and produce locally heavy rainfall, lows near 75 degrees
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 for afternoon highs
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, mild, muggy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, any thunderstorm can be strong and produce locally heavy rainfall, mid-to-upper 70’s for late night lows
Saturday
Partly sunny, hot, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, lower 90’s
Sunday
Mainly sunny, quite warm, near 90 degrees
Monday
Mainly sunny, quite warm, lower 90’s
Tuesday
Partly sunny, quite warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, lower 90’s
Discussion
High pressure pushes offshore today and this re-positioning will allow hotter and more humid air to flow northeastward into the Mid-Atlantic region for the Independence Day holiday. The atmosphere becomes more unstable as well with the arrival of a surface trough of low pressure raising the chance for afternoon or evening showers and thunderstorms. Any thunderstorm that forms later today or tonight can be strong and produce locally heavy rainfall. Hot and sticky weather will continue on Friday and Saturday as will the threat of showers and thunderstorms; however, much of the time will be rain-free.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather