6:15 AM | *Another round of rain from later today into late Friday as a new upper-level low forms overhead...weather shaping up nicely for weekend and early part of next week...more rain by mid-week*

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

Today

Partly sunny, warm, showers likely this by late afternoon and possibly a late day thunderstorm, highs in the mid-to-upper 70’s; W winds around 5-10 mph

Tonight

Mainly cloudy, mild, occasional showers, maybe a thunderstorm, could even be a period of steadier rain, lows in the middle 50’s

Friday

Mainly cloudy, cooler, occasional showers likely, maybe a thunderstorm, middle 60’s for afternoon highs

Friday Night             

Partly cloudy, chilly, maybe a shower, upper 40’s for late night lows

Saturday

Becoming mainly sunny, quite breezy, comfortable, near 70 degrees

Sunday

Mainly sunny, nice, mid-to-upper 70’s

Monday

Mainly sunny, warm, mid-to-upper 70’s

Tuesday

Increasing clouds, warm, chance of showers later in the day and at night, middle 70’s

Discussion

A day after a stubborn upper-level low pressure system finally departed the Mid-Atlantic region, another one will begin to intensify overhead. At the same time, a cold front will slide slowly southeastward from the Great Lakes and surface low pressure is likely to form along this incoming frontal boundary zone. The end result here will be more showers and thunderstorms from later today into late Friday and there can even be a period of steadier rain.

The weather for the weekend and early part of next week is shaping up quite nicely with increasing amounts of sunshine expected on Saturday and mostly sunny skies likely on Sunday and Monday along with comfortably warm conditions. Beyond that, another unsettled weather period develops in the Mid-Atlantic region as as a Gulf system likely rides up along the Atlantic seaboard by later Tuesday and Wednesday.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather