Forecast Last Updated at Sunday, May 26, 2019 at 11:17AM

Warmer; Unsettled PM

Much like Saturday, we expect another warm day with widely scattered showers and thunderstorms for the afternoon and early evening hours. A weak front sweeps through the Ohio Valley and stalls over Va Monday. This will keep similar shower/storm activity in play Monday with warm temperatures. A resurgence of high pressure through the region Tuesday brings more warmth and drops our shower/storms chances to almost nil. This holds until Thursday. More widespread shower activity is expected overnight Thursday with an incoming front.

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Sunday Hi: 87 Lo: 65 Partly to mostly cloudy; Warm; Widely scattered showers & t-showers in the PM; West wind 5-10 mph

Monday Hi: 86 Lo: 65 Partly to mostly cloudy; Warm; Widely scattered showers & t-showers in the PM; West wind 5-10 mph

Tuesday Hi: 88 Lo: 66 Partly cloudy; Warm; Can't rule out a stray PM shower or t-shower; West wind 5-10 mph

Wednesday Hi: 89 Lo: 66 Partly cloudy; Can't rule out a stray PM shower or t-shower

Thursday Hi: 86 Lo: 63 Mostly cloudy; Widely scattered showers & thunderstorms dvlp Thurs night

Further Out

Friday - Mostly cloudy; Isolated showers & thunderstorms; Tad cooler; High in the lower 80s; Low near 60 degrees
Saturday - Partly cloudy; Cooler; High near 80 degrees; Low near 60 degrees

Forecast Discussion

High pressure is entrenched over the Southeastern U.S. promoting warmer than usual conditions into our neck of the woods. A cold front moves out of the Great Lakes into the Ohio Valley this afternoon that will bring widely scattered showers and thunderstorms to western Va. The front slows and lingers over the Mid-Atlantic Monday keeping mostly PM showers and storms in play.

High pressure builds across the Southeast back into the Mid-Atlantic Tuesday helping to push the lingering front along the coast. The returning high brings more warmth and helps to reduce chances for shower/storm development. The high holds in place through the midweek promoting even warmer temperatures with only “cannot rule out” mentions of PM showers.

A cold front moves through the Midwest Thursday and into the Ohio Valley Thursday night. This brings showers and storms into the forecast Thursday night into early Friday. There will be less coverage of showers and storms Friday as the front passes with a noticeable drop in temperatures.

This front stalls and washes out along the coast Saturday as high pressure builds from the Southeast back into the Mid-Atlantic. This should set us up for a mostly dry and cooler weekend with slight chances for late-day build ups or isolated showers.

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