6:00 AM | *Much warmer weather on the way for the late week/weekend*

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

Today

Mainly sunny, comfortable, highs in the middle 70’s (normal high at DCA is 81 degrees); N-NE winds around 5 mph

Tonight

Mainly clear, cool, lows in the mid-to-upper 50’s

Wednesday

Mainly sunny, warm, near 80 degrees

Wednesday Night             

Mainly clear, cool, upper 50’s for late night lows

Thursday

Mainly sunny, quite warm, mid-to-upper 80’s

Friday

Mainly sunny, very warm, lower 90’s

Saturday

Mainly sunny, very warm, lower 90’s  

Sunday

Partly sunny, quite warm, chance of PM showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 80’s

Discussion

High pressure will settle over the Tennessee Valley over the next couple of days and then slide to coastal areas by later in the week. This pattern will open up the door for much warmer weather to push into the Mid-Atlantic region as southwesterly flow develops on the back side of the high pressure system.  Temperatures today should hold in the comfortable middle 70’s for afternoon highs and then approach the 80 degree mark on Wednesday. By the end of the work week and first part of the weekend, high temperatures in the lower 90’s will be likely and then the warmth will slacken off a bit on Sunday as clouds and rain chances increase by later in the day. Low pressure will move in this direction from the Great Lakes late in the weekend and it’ll likely stay unsettled on Monday and Tuesday as well with a continuing chance of showers.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather