7:00 AM | ***Heavy rain and severe weather threat later today and tonight...an unstable weekend to follow***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the DC metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy, warm, becoming windy, showers likely in the afternoon with possible thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy at times and some of the storms can reach strong-to-severe levels, highs in the mid 70’s
Tonight
Showers and possible thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy at times and some of the storms can reach strong-to-severe levels, windy, mild, lows near 60 degrees
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, breezy, quite mild, good chance of showers, maybe a thunderstorm, near 70 degrees for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Mainly cloudy, cooler, scattered showers possible, upper 40’s for overnight lows
Sunday
Variable clouds, mild, chance of showers, low-to-mid 60’s
Monday
Partly sunny, warm, cannot rule out a shower, mid 70’s
Tuesday
Partly sunny, warm, chance of showers, mid 70’s
Wednesday
Partly sunny, a bit cooler, chance of showers, upper 60’s
Discussion
The threat of heavy rain and severe weather will shift today to the eastern seaboard with severe thunderstorm activity possible all the way from the Mid-Atlantic to Florida. The heaviest and steadiest rain will occur in the overnight hours with up to a few inches possible in spots and localized flooding is a serious concern given the already well-saturated grounds. The main area of rain exits off the east coast early tomorrow morning; however, the rest of the weekend will remain quite unstable as a strong upper-level low painfully grinds its way across the region. As a result, instability showers are quite likely here on Saturday and there can be an isolated thunderstorm or two. By Sunday, the upper-level system will be overhead in the Mid-Atlantic region leading to the possibility of lingering clouds and additional instability showers on Easter Day. On Monday, this wave of energy in the upper atmosphere that has impacted much of the nation in recent days will finally exit off the Mid-Atlantic coastline.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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