5:00 AM | **Potential tremendous rainfall amounts from Hurricane Florence**
Paul Dorian
6-Day DC Forecast
Today
Mainly cloudy and a bit warmer with occasional showers likely and maybe a thunderstorm or two, some of the rain can be heavy at times, highs near 80 degrees
Tonight
Mainly cloudy and mild with the chance of showers and thunderstorms, lows near 70 degrees
Tuesday
Mainly cloudy, warmer, chance of showers and thunderstorms, lower 80’s for afternoon highs
Tuesday Night
Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 60’s for overnight lows
Wednesday
Partly sunny, warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, low-to-mid 80’s
Thursday
Mainly cloudy, becoming breezy, warm, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, low-to-mid 80’s
Friday
Mainly cloudy, windy, warm, humid, occasional rain and thunderstorms are possible depending on the movement of Florence, near 80 degrees
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, windy, warm, humid, occasional rain and thunderstorms are possible depending on the movement of Florence, near 80 degrees
Discussion
All eyes are focused on Hurricane Florence as it churns slowly towards the US east coast with a possible landfall late Thursday somewhere along the Carolina coastline - perhaps with "major" hurricane status. Very strong high pressure ridging is now building at upper levels of the atmosphere across southeastern Canada and the northwestern Atlantic and this will be a key player in the push of Florence towards the east coast over the next few days. In addition, this very strong high pressure ridge will act as an “atmospheric brick wall” for Florence once it reaches the coast and the brakes will be put on any attempt at a northward advance. This likely slow down in the northward advance of Florence will allow for an extended period of rainfall and the result could be excessive amounts in the Carolinas and much of the Mid-Atlantic region between late this week and early next week.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com