6:15 AM | ***Intense heat and humidity next few days with 100 degrees on the table...strong ridge breaks down later in the week***

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

Today

Mainly sunny, very hot, humid, highs near 100 degrees; NW winds around 5 mph

Tonight

Mainly clear, balmy with little relief, lows in the upper 70’s

Tuesday

Mainly sunny, very hot, humid, near 100 degrees for afternoon highs

Tuesday Night             

Mainly clear, balmy with little relief, mid-to-upper 70’s for late night lows

Wednesday

Mainly sunny, quite hot, humid, chance of PM showers and thunderstorms, upper 90’s

Thursday

Mainly sunny, quite hot, humid, chance of PM showers and thunderstorms, middle 90’s

Friday

Partly sunny, not quite as hot, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 90 degrees

Saturday

Partly sunny, quite warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 90 degrees

Discussion

High heat and humidity will be the rule for the next few days in the Mid-Atlantic region with very strong high pressure ridging in control. Temperatures will climb right through the 90’s on Monday and Tuesday and likely reach the 100-degree mark in many locations. The strong ridge tends to weaken later in the weak - beginning on its northern perimeter - and this should lead to scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms around here beginning at mid-week and that threat of PM rain likely lasts through the weekend. There will be a reduction in temperatures later in the week as the ridge breaks down such that we’ll likely be back to near the 90-degree mark for highs by week’s end.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather