6:00 AM | **Passage of a backdoor cold front paves the way for a cool weekend in the Mid-Atlantic region...rain on Saturday/Saturday night...maybe lingering showers on Sunday**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Partly sunny, warm, chance of late day showers and a possible thunderstorm, highs near 80 degrees (normal high at DCA is 70 degrees); Calm conditions in the morning; E-NE winds around 5 mph in the afternoon
Tonight
Mainly cloudy with the chance of showers, maybe a thunderstorm, turning colder late, lows in the middle 50’s
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, cooler, breezy, some rain is likely; especially, during the PM hours, maybe a thunderstorm, low-to-mid 60’s for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Mainly cloudy, breezy, chilly, showers likely, maybe a thunderstorm, upper 40’s for late night lows
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, quite cool, chance of showers, upper 50’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, milder, mid-to-upper 60’s
Tuesday
Partly sunny, mild, chance of showers, maybe a thunderstorm, upper 60’s
Wednesday
Partly sunny, warm chance of showers, lower 70’s
Discussion
A backdoor cold front will push through the area later today moving in a northeast-to-southwest direction and its passage will pave the way for an unseasonably cool weekend in the Mid-Atlantic region. In addition to the unseasonably cool conditions this weekend, low pressure will bring us rain; primarily, in the Saturday afternoon and nighttime time frame, but a few showers can linger into Sunday. While the weekend looks wet part of the time, it will be a beneficial rainfall for the Mid-Atlantic region. It turns drier and milder on Monday and then another low pressure can bring us some shower activity on Tuesday and/or Wednesday.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather