Dreary Saturday leads into cooler, cloudier week with increasing chance of thunderstorms
On-and-off showers will soak the D.C. region Saturday, before turning heavy in the evening.
The National Weather Service said cooler temperatures, rain showers and plenty of clouds are expected across the D.C. area as a frontal boundary remains stalled to the west.
7News First Alert Meteorologist Jordan Evans said Saturday will be “damp and dreary,” with rain chances “staying at 100% throughout the day.”
He expects a quarter-inch of rainfall during the day, with another quarter-inch to a half-inch before Sunday morning.
While the National Weather Service forecasts low chances of a thunderstorm Saturday night, rain is expected to become more intense, with “unsettled weather” continuing Sunday.
The weather service issued a Coastal Flood Advisory for D.C. from 4 p.m. Saturday until 9 a.m. Sunday, with shoreline inundation expected “along portions of the seawall adjacent to Ohio Drive and the Hains Point Loop Road and near the Tidal Basin.”
Tides are expected to be “one to one and a half feet above normal,” according the National Weather Service, while noting next high tide at the Washington Channel is between 5:44 p.m. Saturday and 6:09 a.m. Sunday.
Evans said to expect “a few rumbles of thunder” on Sunday.
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A warm front should lower the risk for severe weather on Monday and clouds will stick around the D.C. region, according to the National Weather Service. But Evans said the chance for more showers and thunderstorms rise later in the day.
He said increased heat and humidity “may bring a few storms, some strong,” to the D.C. area on Tuesday. But added that the “risk for severe weather is low,” for now.
Thunderstorm chances are expected “to increase mid week,” according to the National Weather Service.
7News First Alert Forecast
SATURDAY: Cold showers. Highs in the middle 50s to low 60s.
Winds: East 5-15 mph
SATURDAY NIGHT: Rain continues. Lows in the 50s.
Winds: East 10-15 mph
SUNDAY: Rain, thunder possible. Highs in the low to middle 70s.
Winds: Southeast 5-10 mph
MONDAY: Overcast, evening storms. Highs in the upper 70s to low 80s.
Winds: Southwest 5-10 mph
TUESDAY: Passing clouds, few evening storms. Highs in the low to middle 80s.
Winds: Southwest 5-10 mph