6:00 AM | **Strong storm system to bring a soaking rain to the Mid-Atlantic region...a windy Halloween Day**

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

Today

Becoming mainly cloudy, breezy, cool, chance of PM showers, highs in the mid-to-upper 50’s; E-NE winds around 5-15 mph  

Tonight

Mainly cloudy, windy, chilly, periods of rain, maybe a thunderstorm, some of the rain can be heavy, lows in the lower 50’s

Thursday

Mainly cloudy, windy with gusts possible to 40 mph, a bit milder, periods of rain, maybe a thunderstorm, some of the rain can be heavy, middle 60’s for afternoon highs

Thursday Night             

Mainly cloudy, windy, chilly, maybe a lingering shower, mid-to-upper 40’s for late night lows

Friday

Partly-to-mostly sunny skies, windy with gusts possible to 40 mph, cool, upper 50’s

Saturday

Mainly sunny, cool, upper 50’s

Sunday

Mainly sunny, cool, upper 50’s

Monday

Partly sunny, mild, lower 60’s

Discussion

An active weather pattern is setting up over the continental US featuring a deepening upper-level trough over the Tennessee Valley. This deepening low in the upper atmosphere will help to spawn a strong low pressure system at the surface-level which will then move in a northeasterly direction resulting in a soaking event for much of the Mid-Atlantic region from later today into later Thursday …1-3 inches on the table. The rain may linger for a bit on Friday morning in the northern Mid-Atlantic region, but the bulk of the day on Friday (Halloween Day) should feature cool and very windy conditions with gusts possible to 40 mph or so to go along with partly sunny skies. The weekend is looking dry and cool with sunshine on each day and highs likely in the upper 50’s.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather