6:15 AM | **Threat of showers and thunderstorms continues through tomorrow...after a brief lull in the action, a renewed threat of showers/storms comes later Friday into Saturday**

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

Today

Mainly cloudy, warm, occasional showers, maybe a PM thunderstorm, highs not far from 75 degrees; E-SE winds around 5-10 mph

Tonight

Mainly cloudy, mild, occasional showers, maybe a thunderstorm, lows near 65 degrees

Thursday

Clouds and limited sun, a bit warmer, chance of showers, maybe a PM thunderstorm, near 80 degrees for afternoon highs

Thursday Night             

Partly cloudy, mild, only a slight chance for a shower or thunderstorm, near 65 degrees for late night lows

Friday

Partly sunny, even warmer, chance of PM showers, maybe a thunderstorm, near 85 degrees

Saturday

Partly sunny, quite warm, still the chance of showers, maybe a thunderstorm, near 85 degrees

Sunday

Mainly sunny, warm, near 80 degrees

Monday

Mainly sunny, warm, mid-to-upper 70’s

Discussion

Tropical moisture continues to flow up along the eastern seaboard and it is accompanied by a slow-moving upper-level low pressure system. The result here will be another couple of days with occasional showers and thunderstorms can get into the mix as well. After this upper-level low finally “opens up” and exits off to the north and east later in the week, there can be a lull in the action for a brief time. However, another low pressure system will head towards the Great Lakes by the end of the week and it will throw a couple of fronts our way between later Friday and Saturday night. As a result, there will be a renewed threat of showers and thunderstorms from later Friday into Saturday and then drier air should finally return to the region for Sunday and Monday.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather