7:00 AM | **Hot and uncomfortably humid today with an afternoon thunderstorm possible...a strong thunderstorm is possible tonight**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly sunny, quite hot, chance of late day showers and thunderstorms, some of the late day storms can be strong, highs in the mid-to-upper 90’s; W-SW winds around 5-10 mph
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, some of the storms can be strong, lows not far from 75 degrees
Thursday
Partly sunny, not as warm, chance of PM showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 80’s for afternoon highs
Thursday Night
Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 60’s for late night lows
Friday
Partly sunny, cooler, chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 70’s
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, warm, chance of PM showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 80’s
Sunday
Partly sunny, warm, chance of late day or nighttime showers, mid-to-upper 80’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, quite comfortable with low humidity, upper 70’s
Discussion
A strong cold front will approach the area later today and it’ll bring with it the chance of isolated thunderstorms during the afternoon and then another round of thunderstorms is possible from this evening into the overnight hours. Any thunderstorm later today or tonight can reach strong-to-severe levels with some heavy rainfall and powerful wind gusts. Ahead of the front, temperatures will soar today with afternoon highs well up in the 90’s and overall humidity levels will be quite uncomfortable; especially, compared to recent days.
It turns cooler on Thursday and Friday following the passage of the cold front, but also remains unsettled as the frontal system stalls out nearby. Looking ahead to the Labor Day weekend, the weather is likely to remain somewhat unsettled with the chance of showers and thunderstorms on Saturday and possibly again later Sunday as we’ll have to deal with a couple of cold frontal systems in the Mid-Atlantic region. A cooler and dry air mass will push into the northeastern states for the early part of next week.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather