6:00 AM | ****Significant coastal storm to impact the Mid-Atlantic region from later Saturday into Monday...heavy rain, strong winds...coastal flooding/beach erosion****

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

Today

Mainly sunny, cool, highs in the middle 60’s; N winds around 5 mph

Tonight

Partly cloudy, chilly, lows in the upper 40’s

Saturday

Becoming mainly cloudy, cool, chance of PM rain, upper 60’s for afternoon highs

Saturday Night             

Mainly cloudy, breezy, cool, occasional rain, maybe a thunderstorm, mid-to-upper 50’s for late night lows

Sunday

Mainly cloudy, windy, cool, occasional rain, low-to-mid 60’s 

Monday

Mainly cloudy, windy, cool, good chance of rain, lower 60’s 

Tuesday

Partly sunny, breezy, cool, upper 60’s 

Wednesday

Mainly sunny, comfortable, near 70 degrees

Discussion

Low pressure is going to intensify significantly this weekend near the Southeast US coastline, induced by a frontal boundary zone that slides into the region, and energized by an upper-level trough that drops southeast across the Great Lakes. It appears likely that this strong coastal storm will then push far enough to the north to have an impact on the Mid-Atlantic region from late Saturday night into Monday with heavy rain and strong winds. The worst impact will be along coastal sections where rain will be heaviest, winds will be strongest, and the threat of coastal flooding/beach erosion will be high due to a prolonged period of onshore flow. In terms of some specifics for the Mid-Atlantic region, estimates are for east-to-northeast wind gusts of 50-60 mph along coastal sections, 30-50 mph inland...3+ inches of rain along coastal sections, and 1-3 inches inland.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather