6:15 AM | ***Tropical moisture adds fuel to the fire...an unsettled week with a daily shot at showers and thunderstorms...some of the rain will be heavy***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy, quite warm and very humid, good chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the storms can be strong and some of the rain can be heavy, highs near 90 degrees; S winds around 5-10 mph
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the storms can be strong and some of the rain can be heavy, lows in the low-to-mid 70’s
Tuesday
Mainly cloudy, very warm, and humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the storms can be strong and some of the rain can be heavy, low-to-mid 90’s for afternoon highs
Tuesday Night
Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the storms can be strong and some of the rain can be heavy, lower 70’s for late night lows
Wednesday
Partly sunny, quite warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms , near 90 degrees
Thursday
Clouds and limited sun, quite warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 80’s
Friday
Clouds and limited sun, quite warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 80’s
Saturday
Clouds and limited sun, quite warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 80’s
Discussion
After a dry and warm holiday weekend, the weather will turn noticeably more humid today with an influx of tropical moisture from the remains of Tropical Storm Chantal which formed during the weekend over the western Atlantic. The week as a whole will be very unsettled with the daily chance of showers and thunderstorms…some of the storms can be strong and some of the rain will be heavy at times. High pressure ridging that has been in control will retreat offshore today as low pressure troughing develops across the Midwest/Great Lakes region and combines with a tropical air mass to influence our weather.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather