There will not be a drought anytime soon in the Mid-Atlantic region or even in much of the eastern third of the nation as a very wet pattern is unfolding for the next week or so that will likely result in excessive amounts of rainfall. There will be multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms during the next several days and some of the storms that occur can be on the strong-to-severe side. In fact, there is a threat late today/early tonight for strong-to-severe thunderstorm activity in the DC-to-Philly corridor and then another threat exists for late tomorrow. The main weather threat from today's expected thunderstorm activity will be damaging wind gusts; especially, in areas south of the PA/MD border. The frontal system that is contributing to a lot of the instability in this overall weather pattern will remain in close proximity through the upcoming weekend and into the early part of next week and, to add fuel to the fire, tropical moisture from the Southeast US will get involved.
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Drought does not look like it will a concern anytime soon here in the Mid-Atlantic region. In fact, there very well may be serious concerns around here during the next week or so for flash flooding as multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms are coming our way. One northward-moving frontal system will pass through our area by tomorrow as a warm front and then a southward-moving cold front will slide through tomorrow night. As a result, Tuesday will likely become summer-like with very humid conditions and temperatures in the 80’s and then a round of strong-to-severe thunderstorms may affect us late tomorrow/tomorrow night as the cold front arrives. That cold front will remain in close proximity for the rest of the week and upcoming weekend leading to additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms. To add to the threat of excessive rainfall around here, tropical moisture from the Southeast US will push northward over the next few days and get intertwined with the overall weather pattern.
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Earlier this year, we experienced a dramatic weekend temperature drop here in the I-95 corridor following the passage of a strong back door cold front that brought temperatures down from the 70’s to the 30’s in just a several hour period. Though perhaps not quite as dramatic, this upcoming weekend could very well feature a big change in temperatures between Saturday afternoon and Sunday following the passage of another back door cool front. In addition, the arrival of this back door cool front could result in severe thunderstorm activity late tomorrow into tomorrow night in the I-95 corridor region from DC-to-Philly-to-NYC.
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It looks like quite an unsettled weather pattern around here for the next 7 days or so with multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms. The cool frontal system that passed through the region on Thursday will stall out just to our south later today and return north as a warm front by early tomorrow. As a result, clouds will thicken up tonight and showers are possible after midnight along with the threat of a thunderstorm as the warm front approaches. On Saturday, showers can fall at just about any time as the warm front tries to push through the region and there can be a late day thunderstorm. This same front will then turn around tomorrow night and drop southward as a cool front bringing much cooler air back into the region for Sunday and the threat for showers will continue. In fact, there will be chances for showers and thunderstorms for much of next week as the unsettled pattern takes hold.
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A cool front will close in on the area today and it will be preceded by showers and maybe a thunderstorm or two – some of which can be on the strong-to-severe side in the Mid-Atlantic region. This same front will then stall to our south late tomorrow and likely generate unsettled conditions around here this weekend as it meanders back-and-forth. First, the front will return as a warm front on Saturday pushing from south-to-north and then it will turn around again and try to drop southward a second time as a cool front later Sunday. The proximity of this meandering frontal boundary zone this weekend will raise chances here for showers and thunderstorms on both Saturday and Sunday and there can be some heavy rain at times in this type of pattern.
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High pressure will continue to control our weather today and it’ll be another day with warm conditions and plenty of sunshine. A cool front will arrive in the region on Thursday night and it should be preceded by a round of showers and isolated thunderstorms. High pressure will then return for the end of the week and the beginning of the weekend following the passage of the cold frontal system; however, the same cool front will stall out in the area and that may result in some unsettled conditions around here later in the weekend.
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High pressure will edge into the region today and take control our weather into late Thursday. A cold front will arrive in the region on Thursday night and it should be preceded by a round of showers and isolated thunderstorms. High pressure will return for the end of the week and weekend following the passage of the cold frontal system.
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A cool front passed through the region last night and it’ll be a bit on the cool side as we begin the new work week. High pressure will edge into the region on Tuesday and control our weather into Thursday. A cold front will approach the region by Thursday night raising our chances again for occasional showers and perhaps a thunderstorm.
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A cool front is moving slowly towards the region today and it will grudgingly slide through in the overnight hours. Showers and thunderstorms are likely ahead of the front; primarily, holding off until the evening hours. This front will stall just to our south this weekend and a wave of low pressure will ride along the boundary zone giving us an increasing chance for showers and it'll be noticeably cooler than the past few days. Another cool front will push to the east coast on Sunday night and it’ll turn even cooler as we begin the new work week. Low pressure could ride up the coast at mid-week with some impact on the area.
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Our major warm up will continue through tomorrow and highs on both days should reach the upper 80’s – perhaps even to 90 degrees in some spots this afternoon. There is a chance for a shower or thunderstorm later today and early tonight and scattered showers and thunderstorms are likely later tomorrow as a weak cool front grudgingly slides through the region. This front will stall just to our south this weekend and keep us quite unsettled with a good chance of showers, maybe even a thunderstorm. It'll also turn cooler this weekend following the frontal passage and given the expected cloudy skies with highs closer to normal for early May.
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