7:00 AM | *Turns warmer for the weekend with plenty of sunshine Saturday, but a bit unsettled for Sunday* — Arcfield Weather

6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region

Today

Partly-to-mostly sunny, a bit milder, but still on the cool side of normal, highs in the upper 60’s (normal high at DCA is now 74 degrees); N-NW winds around 5 mph

Tonight

Partly cloudy, chilly, lows in the upper 40’s

Saturday

Mostly sunny, warmer, low-to-mid 70’s for afternoon highs

Saturday Night             

Partly cloudy, cool, lower 50’s for late night lows

Sunday

Mainly sunny, warm, cannot rule out PM showers and a possible thunderstorm, mid-to-upper 70’s

Monday

Partly sunny, warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 80 degrees

Tuesday

Mainly cloudy, warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 80 degrees

Wednesday

Partly sunny, cooler, chance of showers, lower 70’s

Discussion              

An upper-level low pressure system continues to push slowly away from the coast and high pressure will build into the region for the weekend.  As a result, today will be a bit on the cool side of normal and Saturday is likely to be the nicest day in quite awhile across the Mid-Atlantic region. The weather for Sunday and Monday should feature comfortably warm conditions, but a couple of disturbances can bring scattered showers to the region on both days, maybe even a thunderstorm or two. Showers and thunderstorms are even more likely on Tuesday with the approach of a frontal system and it should turn cooler again by the middle of next week.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather