7:00 AM | A taste of summer for today as 80 degrees is likely; showers and thunderstorms threaten by tonight and that threat continues on Saturday; much cooler Sunday/Monday/Tuesday

6-Day Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, warm, chance for a shower or thunderstorm at the end of the afternoon, highs near 80 degrees

Tonight

Cloudy, mild, showers and thunderstorms likely, some of the rain can be heavy, lows in the low 60's

Saturday

Mostly cloudy, mild, more showers and thunderstorms are likely, but much of the time will be rain-free, some of the rain can be heavy, low 70’s

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, mild, still the chance for showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy, low 50’s

Sunday

Partly sunny, breezy, cooler, mid 60’s

Monday

Partly sunny, breezy, chilly, an afternoon sprinkle cannot be ruled out, upper 50’s

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, still cool, low-to-mid 60’s

Wednesday

Partly sunny, milder, low 70’s

Discussion

There will be a taste of summer today as sunshine will help to boost afternoon temperatures to 80 degrees, but the threat for showers and thunderstorms will return by the end of the day or early tonight as our unsettled weather pattern continues. The threat for showers and thunderstorms will continue on Saturday as well as a strong cold front moves towards the eastern states from the Upper Midwest. While much of the time between this evening and tomorrow night will be rain-free, it can rain at just about any time and any of the rain that falls can be briefly heavy. This strong cold front will sweep off the east coast on Sunday and much cooler air will follow for the Sunday/Monday/Tuesday time period. In fact, temperatures could drop into the 30’s in some of the northern and western suburbs early Monday and Tuesday mornings. Milder air returns to the Mid-Atlantic region by the middle part of next week.

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