7:00 AM | Much warmer today and Wednesday; heavy rain event late Wednesday into Thursday

6-Day Forecast

Today

Becoming partly sunny and turning much warmer, breezy, highs in the upper 70’s

Tonight

Mostly cloudy and mild, drizzle and patchy fog possible late, lows in the middle 60’s

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, breezy, warm, showers and thunderstorms possible at the end of the day, mid-to-upper 70’s

Wednesday Night

Showers and thunderstorms likely, some of the rain will be heavy at times, mild, low 60’s

Thursday

Cloudy, not quite as warm, showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, some of the rain will be heavy, near 70

Friday

Partly sunny, seasonably cool, near 70

Saturday

Mostly sunny, cool, mid-to-upper 60’s

Sunday

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

Discussion

A warm front passed through the region late yesterday and it’ll turn much warmer for today and Wednesday with some I-95 corridor spots flirting with the 80 degree mark for highs during both afternoons. An active cold frontal system supported by vigorous upper-level energy will generate a heavy rain event in the Mid-Atlantic region from later tomorrow into early Thursday. Heavy rain on the order of an inch to an inch and a half has the potential to create some localized flooding problems tomorrow night into early Thursday and strong thunderstorms are possible during this upcoming heavy rain event. Clearing will hold off until Friday at which time high pressure will build back into the region and bring improvement to close out the work week and begin the weekend.

Video

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