Skies will be mainly sunny today in the Mid-Atlantic region, but the sun will be dimmed somewhat by smoke-filled skies that is coming from wildfire activity up in Canada and the sunset tonight could be quite “orange” if it isn't cloudy. A frontal system will arrive later tomorrow and it will raise the chance for showers and thunderstorms. Following the passage of the frontal system, high pressure from the Great Lakes region will slide towards the Mid-Atlantic and comfortably warm air will push in for the Thursday/Friday/Saturday time period.
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All in all, the coming week will feature comfortably warm temperatures and plenty of sunshine on a daily basis. High pressure is in control as we begin the week and a frontal system will push through at mid-week. Following that mid-week frontal passage, another high pressure system will take control in the latter part of the week and likely stick around into the upcoming weekend resulting in more comfortable weather for the Mid-Atlantic region.
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A slow-moving frontal system to our northwest will inch its way into the Mid-Atlantic region this weekend and then grind to a halt. Low pressure will form along the stalled-out frontal boundary zone enhancing the chance here for showers and thunderstorms and some of the rain this weekend can be heavy at times. High pressure off the coast will resume control early next week and it'll stay on the warm, humid and unsettled side. Looking ahead, there are some favorable signs for a refreshing air mass to move into the northeastern part of the country by the end of next week or during the following weekend.
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High pressure off the east coast that has been in control of the overall weather pattern around here for several days will begin to break down as we head to the weekend. A slow-moving frontal system to our northwest will inch its way into the Mid-Atlantic region this weekend and then stall out. Low pressure will form along the stalled-out frontal boundary zone over the weekend enhancing the chance for showers and thunderstorms and some of the rain can be heavy. High pressure off the coast will resume control early next week and it'll stay on the warm, humid and unsettled side. Looking ahead, there are some favorable signs for a refreshing air mass to move into the northeastern part of the country by the end of next week or following weekend.
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High pressure remains anchored off the east coast and will continue to push warm and humid air into the Mid-Atlantic region. A frontal system will approach the area later today and the result will be yet another chance of late day and evening showers and thunderstorm and any storm that forms can produce heavy rainfall. The high pressure system over the western Atlantic will tend to breakdown later this week and another disturbance is likely to increase the chance for rain at week’s end and going into the weekend. There is a chance that some of the rain that falls this weekend can be on the heavy side.
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The rest of the week looks very warm, humid and quite unsettled in the eastern half of the nation which will contain additional chances of showers and storms for the Mid-Atlantic region. There will be a couple of frontal systems to deal with over the next few days, but the main player will be strong high pressure over the western Atlantic which will pump in very warm and humid air to the region on a continuous basis. Temperatures will climb to near the 90 degree mark each day this week and high dew points will continue to make for quite uncomfortable conditions.
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We have certainly heard this warning multiple times this spring and summer…”the potential exists for strong-to-severe thunderstorm activity in the DC-to-Philly-to-NYC corridor and any storm can produce heavy rainfall, frequent lightning and damaging wind gusts”. In fact, the overall weather pattern will remain on the wet side through the remainder of the week across the eastern half of the nation including in the DC, Philly and NYC metro regions with multiple chances of additional showers and thunderstorms.
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This will be quite an unsettled week in much of the eastern half of the nation which will include a daily shot of showers and thunderstorms in the Mid-Atlantic region. Any storm that forms later today into tonight can produce some heavy rainfall in the area. There will be a couple of frontal systems to deal with this week, but the main player will be high pressure off the east coast which will continuously pump in very warm and humid air to the region. Temperatures will climb towards the 90 degree mark each day this week for afternoon highs and high dew points will make for quite uncomfortable conditions.
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Tropical Storm Elsa is situated near the coast of New Jersey this morning and continues to accelerate to the northeast. Heavy rain pushing through upstate New Jersey and the NYC metro region will wind down later this morning, but an advancing cold front will bring scattered afternoon thunderstorms to the Mid-Atlantic region. The weekend begins with a comfortably warm and likely rain-free day, but a stalling frontal system will bring an unsettled weather pattern here for the first half of next week.
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“Elsa” has maintained its status at mid-day as a tropical storm while pushing northeastward over the Carolinas and on the way to the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast US. It should reach a position over the Delmarva Peninsula by later tonight and then move to over southern New Jersey by the wee hours of Friday morning. This storm will bring heavy rainfall to the Mid-Atlantic region along with possible strong-to-severe thunderstorms; especially, along coastal sections where isolated tornadoes are possible. Highest wind gusts in the overnight hours will be along coastal sections from the Delmarva Peninsula-to-New Jersey-to-Long Island.
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