Forecast: Storms, Heat Take Time Out
Mother Nature is finally fed up with the heat and severe weather antics, so we will be seeing a "time out" from that sort of bad weather behavior at least for a short time. Today we benefit with cooler temperatures and lower humidities. Wednesday and Thursday though, we'll have to watch out for some pop-up showers and by the weekend, a touch of humidity and warming may sneak back here as well.
Much better. Cooler, drier, sunny. Low 80s. Winds from the northwest at 10-20 mph will dry us out and promote a noticeable cool down. Skies will be mostly sunny with highs in the low 80s. You'll really enjoy the low humidity with dew points in the 50s.
A few clouds may pass through overnight with temperatures dipping into the lower 60s in the city and crisp mid to upper 50s in the surrounding suburbs.
Confidence: High
Keep reading for the forecast through the weekend.
TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY)
A few clouds and even cooler. Upper 70s. A dip in the jet stream and continued flow from the northwest will hold temperatures below average. Most spots will peak in the upper 70s although a few locations to the south could break 80. Low humidity levels will persist although an isolated shower or thunderstorm could develop during the late afternoon or evening, especially in the northern suburbs, due to an energetic wave rippling by and generating some instability.
Aside from any isolated thundershowers, Wednesday night will be partly cloudy. Lows should dip into 50s (suburbs) and some 60s (city).
On Thursday, high temperatures range from the mid to upper 70s and drop into the 50s and lower 60s overnight. An isolated shower or two can't be ruled out. We should have similar temperatures Friday (maybe a few degrees warmer) with dry conditions likely prevailing. Confidence: Medium-High
The weekend shows just a slight hint of emerging trouble with the encroachment of humidity, some warmer temperatures (middle to upper 80s), and the possibility of a few thunderstorms. Let's hope Mother Nature decides to keep the bad weather grounded through the weekend though. Keep checking back here for more updates as the week progresses. Confidence: Medium
By Matt Rogers |
June 17, 2008; 5:00 AM ET
Forecasts
Previous: One Last Batch of Storminess |
Next: Freedman: Explaining an Extreme Spring
Posted by: weather girl | June 17, 2008 7:56 AM
Share This: E-Mail | Technorati
| Tag in Del.icio.us | Digg This
Weatherdude, thanks for the extra "u" shout out...anyway, we had 1.05 in the gauge in the LoCo bootheel after yesterday's brilliant storm. My home area may be in the bullseye this spring for the heaviest rain, but thank the storm gods that I havent seen even one hail stone yet...I was up on the 8th floor in Foggy Bottom with a west facing window during the event yesterday - that was violent. Trees along E and Virginia were barely visible down below and were blowing sideways; the sound of the wind and rain was extremely and unusually loud, even in a modern/new 10 story building like mine...for those of you who love T-Storms, you have nothing to complain about this spring. And our typical 4th of July gullywasher is only a few weeks away.
Posted by: Dulles ARC | June 17, 2008 8:56 AM
Share This: E-Mail | Technorati
| Tag in Del.icio.us | Digg This
Dulles ARC: No problem ;) I also see News Channel 8 make the "Loudon" mistake a lot too. There must be other places/counties in the US that are spelled without the extra U.
The weather radio did go off one more time last night, and I flipped out (lol), and I shut it off and set it only to go off for PWC. I have it set for the counties around us so I know ahead of time if something is coming our way. And I have family members that work/live in Fairfax County.
I can't wait for the next few days, seems like we're being teased a bit before it reaches 110 and stays there until October ;). I think I might open the windows and get some air circulating through this place.
Posted by: weatherdudeVA (Lake Ridge) | June 17, 2008 12:59 PM
Share This: E-Mail | Technorati
| Tag in Del.icio.us | Digg This
Lights went out yesterday at 4 p.m. and have just come back on at 3:30 p.m. -- the next day. What made it more irksome was finding out everyone AROUND us had power and our little block didn't. The storm didn't seem as severe as the one on the 4th either. At least not here in our part of Arlington. But we're still going to get hammered with higher electric bills soon. Lovely!
Posted by: weatherwomanwannabe | June 17, 2008 3:41 PM
Share This: E-Mail | Technorati
| Tag in Del.icio.us | Digg This
The comments to this entry are closed.
I lost power last night. The funny thing was that the power snapped out after the storm had passed.