6:15 AM | **Hot and humid through mid-week..."transition" day on Thursday will likely feature some heavy rainfall...much cooler on Friday and a very nice weekend is on the way**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly sunny, hot, humid, highs in the middle 90’s; NW winds around 5 mph
Tonight
Mainly clear, mild, muggy, lows in the middle 70’s
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, hot, humid, chance of late day showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 90’s for afternoon highs
Wednesday Night
Mainly cloudy, mild, muggy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, middle 70’s for late night lows
Thursday
Mainly cloudy, not as warm, still humid, good chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy, upper 80’s
Friday
Mainly cloudy, breezy, noticeably cooler with well below-normal temperatures, morning showers are possible, middle 70’s
Saturday
Mainly sunny, pleasant, near 80 degrees
Sunday
Mainly sunny, comfortable, near 80 degrees
Discussion
Today should be another rain-free day in the region with plenty of sunshine, but continued very hot and humid conditions and afternoon highs well up in the 90’s. A slow-moving cold frontal system will approach the region at mid-week and it can result in some scattered late day and/or nighttime shower and thunderstorm activity. Widespread showers and thunderstorms are likely on Thursday in what will be a transition day for the Mid-Atlantic region as the cold front slowly grinds its way through the area…there is the potential for heavy rainfall and flash flooding. Showers can linger on Friday - the first day of August - and the day will be noticeably cooler with well below-normal temperatures. An east-to-northeast breeze will be quite noticeable as well with low pressure pushing slowly away from the east coast. Clearing skies arrive on Friday night and the weekend should turn out to be one of the nicest of the entire summer season with very comfortable temperatures and low humidity values.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather