7:00 AM | *A warm frontal passage later tonight leads to a surge in temperatures on Thursday with afternoon highs in the upper 70's*

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

Today

Mainly cloudy, breezy, mild, highs not far from 60 degrees; E-SE winds around 5-15 mph

Tonight

Becoming mainly cloudy, mild, chance of a shower or two late, lows in the low-to-mid 50’s

Thursday

Mainly cloudy, windy with gusts to 30 mph, becoming much warmer, chance of showers, maybe a thunderstorm, upper 70’s for afternoon highs

Thursday Night             

Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm, lower 60’s for late night lows

Friday

Mainly cloudy, warm, chance of showers, maybe a thunderstorm, lower 70’s

Saturday

Mainly cloudy, quite mild, breezy, chance of showers, maybe a thunderstorm, near 70 degrees

Sunday

Mainly cloudy, quite warm, chance of showers, near 80 degrees

Monday

Partly sunny, breezy, cooler, maybe a shower, near 60 degrees

Discussion

It starts off chilly this morning, but temperatures should be able to climb back to near 60 degrees this afternoon with plenty of clouds around as a warm front approaches the area. That warm front can produce a shower or two around here later tonight and then temperatures should surge on Thursday following its passage with tomorrow’s highs in the upper 70’s. This front (and additional fronts) will keep it somewhat unsettled around here for the late week and weekend with a daily shot at some shower activity and a few thunderstorms may be mixed into the picture. Looking ahead, a colder-than-normal air mass arrives in the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast US on Monday and it looks like the first half of next week will feature below-normal temperatures for this time of year.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather