Changes In Store For VA Weather As Storms Move In

MARYLAND — Several days of clear weather and summer-like temperatures lie ahead for DC and Northern Virginia once the early start to the weekend works through the potential for thunderstorms and rain, forecasts show.

The National Weather Service said showers move in Friday night, and while Saturday will not be a total washout, there will be scattered showers and storms around throughout the afternoon.

"Mild temps persist through Saturday, with highs rising into the upper 70s to low 80s. This does come with showers and isolated thunderstorms each day," the National Weather Service said on social media. "A cold front moves through on Saturday afternoon, which brings in gusty west winds in the wake. Turning cooler by Sunday."

A round of showers with some rumbles of thunder is expected overnight through Saturday morning, according to forecasters with the NWS Baltimore-DC office. Scattered showers and storms will linger into Saturday afternoon.

Behind the sporadic showers, Saturday night should be clear, and sunny skies are expected through Tuesday.

Here's the National Weather Service forecast for the Baltimore-DC region:

Friday: Scattered showers, mainly after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: Scattered showers before 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11pm and 5am, then scattered showers after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: Scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 9 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.

Wednesday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 40%.