7:00 AM | *Showers and thunderstorms return to the region this weekend and there can be some downpours*

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

Today

Mainly sunny, warm, highs in the mid-to-upper 80’s; N winds around 5 mph

Tonight

Mainly clear, mild, lows in the mid-to-upper 60’s

Friday

Mainly sunny, quite warm, near 90 degrees for afternoon highs

Friday Night             

Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of late night showers and thunderstorms, near 70 degrees for late night lows

Saturday

Mainly cloudy, not quite as warm, more humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 80’s

Sunday

Mainly cloudy, warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, middle 80’s

Monday

Partly sunny, warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, middle 80’s

Tuesday

Mainly sunny, comfortable, lower 80’s

Discussion

High pressure will shift offshore from later tonight into Friday and this repositioning will open the door to influence here this weekend by a low pressure system and its associated frontal systems. As a result, the chance of showers and thunderstorms will increase late tomorrow night and rain will be a threat on both weekend days…some of the weekend rain can be heavy at times. The cold front trailing from the low pressure system will push across the region from Sunday night into Monday likely resulting in additional showers and thunderstorms and, at the same time, Hurricane Ernesto will pass by well to our east producing rough surf/rip tides in the Atlantic. A very comfortable air mass arrives in the Mid-Atlantic region in time for Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather