7:00 AM | *On the cool, damp side again here today...TS Helene to intensify into "major" hurricane before landfall late tomorrow along Florida's "Big Bend" Gulf coastal region*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy, cool, occasional showers, maybe a thunderstorm, highs in the lower 70’s (normal high now at DCA is 78 degrees); E-SE winds around 5-10 mph
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, cool, good chance of showers, maybe a thunderstorm, lows in the mid-to-upper 60’s
Thursday
Mainly cloudy, milder, chance of showers, maybe a thunderstormn, upper 70’s for afternoon highs
Thursday Night
Mainly cloudy, cool, maybe a shower or thunderstorm, upper 60’s for late night lows
Friday
Mainly cloudy, mild, breezy, chance of showers, mid-to-upper 70’s
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of showers, upper 70’s
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of showers, low-to-mid 70’s
Monday
Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of showers, low-to-mid 70’s
Discussion
It stays on the cool side of normal today as high pressure centered over southeastern Canada continues to influence the weather in the Mid-Atlantic region. Low pressure will pass by to our north during the next 24 hours and it’ll help to advance a warm front into our area. As a result, there will be occasional showers today, tonight and on Thursday and a thunderstorm or two can be mixed into the picture.
Elsewhere, Tropical Storm Helene continues to intensify early today as it moves towards the southern Gulf of Mexico. It’ll clip the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula later today and likely reach category 1 hurricane status. As it continues to move over the very warm waters of the eastern Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday night and Thursday, it should climb to “major” hurricane status of at least category 3 classification. Landfall as a “major” hurricane is likely by late Thursday along Florida’s “Big Bend” Gulf coastal region and “Helene” will then continue on a north-northeast track resulting in with big impacts to the state of Georgia as well as Florida.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather