6:00 AM | **Very warm next few days...thunderstorm threat later today across northern MD**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly sunny, breezy, quite warm, cannot rule out a late day shower or thunderstorm, highs in the upper 80’s; W-SW winds around 5-15 mph
Tonight
Chance of an evening shower or thunderstorm; otherwise, partly cloudy, mild, lows in the upper 60’s
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, very warm, cannot rule out a PM shower or thunderstorm, lower 90’s for afternoon highs
Wednesday Night
Mainly cloudy, mild, maybe an evening shower or thunderstorm, near 70 degrees for late night lows
Thursday
Partly sunny, breezy, very warm, near 90 degrees
Friday
Partly sunny, quite warm, chance of showers, low-to-mid 80’s
Saturday
Mainly sunny, warm, low-to-mid 80’s
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, not as warm, chance of showers, lower 70’s
Discussion
A significant warmup began in the eastern states on Monday and the next few days will feature unseasonably warm conditions in the Mid-Atlantic region with record high temperatures a possibility in some areas. The warmup will last through the work wee, but then a strong cold front will approach the east coast by Sunday paving the way for a colder-than-normal air mass to reach the northeastern states by the early part of next week. This may not be the end of the chillier air masses as signs point to additional outbreaks from Canada as we progress to the last week of April.
In terms of (much needed) rainfall, a complex of showers and thunderstorms developed in the overnight hours over the Great Lakes and some of this activity will likely re-develop later today in the Mid-Atlantic region. The chance of showers and thunderstorms later today will be primarily to the north of the PA/MD border; however, an impact across our northern suburbs cannot be ruled out.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather