7:00 AM | *All eyes on Tropical Storm Nate...likely hurricane strike in Louisiana by Sunday and then significant rain here from remains of Nate*

6-Day DC Forecast

Today

Partly sunny, warm, highs in the low-to-mid 80’s

Tonight

Mainly cloudy, mild, an isolated shower possible, patchy fog late, lows in the low 60’s

Saturday

Partly sunny, warm, low-to-mid 80’s for afternoon highs

Saturday Night

Mainly cloudy, mild, maybe a couple of showers late, lows in the upper 60’s by morning

Sunday

Mainly cloudy, warm, chance of showers later in the day and likely at night, near 80 degrees

Monday

Mainly cloudy, warm, muggy, periods of rain likely, upper 70’s

Tuesday

Partly sunny, warm, showers still possible, low 80's

Wednesday

Partly sunny, warm, upper 70’s

Discussion

Tropical Storm Nate is headed north-northwest today towards the eastern Yucatan Peninsula and then will move into the central Gulf of Mexico on Saturday. Nate could very well intensify into hurricane status by late Saturday over the warm waters of the central Gulf of Mexico and then continue northward right towards the Louisiana/Mississippi border region by very early Sunday. After that, Nate is likely to take a turn to the northeast and move through the Tennessee Valley on Monday and into the interior part of the Mid-Atlantic. This potential path will likely bring some significant rainfall to the Mid-Atlantic region later Sunday night and Monday - which is welcome news for the area considering the very dry weather of the past few weeks.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
vencoreweather.com