D.C.-area forecast: Still mild with sunshine today, gusty showers and storms tomorrow

Today’s daily digit
A somewhat subjective rating of the day’s weather, on a scale of 0 to 10.

8/10: More sun and warmer than we should be to close out a Thanksgiving weekend.

Express forecast
Today: Mostly sunny and pleasant. Highs: Around 55-60.
Tonight: Showers developing overnight. Lows: Mid-40s to near 50.
Tomorrow: Showers and storms, breezy. Highs: Mid- to upper 60s.

Forecast in detail
The weekend closes out nicely with another mostly sunny and relatively mild day. Might I recommend using it to get those Christmas decorations up? (Although they may blow around a bit tomorrow.) The weather takes a turn for the worse late tonight, with an energetic storm system bringing some warmer yet wet weather to start the workweek. We could even see a few strong to severe storms tomorrow. Following that we’re rather cool and breezy into midweek.

Today (Sunday): Not bad eh? Another sunny and pleasant day is in store as we close out the long weekend. Mostly sunny skies may try to cloud over late in the day as the sun starts to go down, but we’re nice and bright for most of the hours that count. Morning temperatures rising into and through the 40s might end up a degree or two cooler than yesterday, but are fairly nice nonetheless, topping out around 55 to 60. Winds are light from the south. Confidence: High

Tonight: A storm system approaching from the south sends increasing clouds our way during the evening, with showers moving in after midnight. By dawn the rain is probably widespread and heavy at times. Light winds from the southeast keep temperatures from falling too far, with overnight lows in the mid-40s to near 50. Confidence: Medium-High

Tomorrow (Monday): Showers continue heavy at times during the morning as winds kick up from the southeast, gusting near 30 mph, and helping temperatures rise through the 50s into the low to mid-60s. Showers should become more scattered after 11 a.m. or so. But warm temperatures climbing toward afternoon highs in the mid- to upper 60s could fuel a few early- to mid-afternoon thunderstorms with the potential for damaging winds. Can’t rule out an isolated tornado as well. Confidence: Medium

Tomorrow night: A few isolated showers may linger into the early evening. Otherwise skies could partially clear with lows falling to the low to mid-40s, as colder air moves in via light winds from the west-northwest. Confidence: Medium

A look ahead
By Tuesday the core of the storm system is well off to our north, but some trailing energy could give us a few rain or even snow showers. It’s the first day of meteorological winter, and it feels like it. The midday breeze is a bit gusty from the west as temperatures hold in the mid- to upper 40s under partly cloudy skies. Skies continue partly cloudy Tuesday night as temperatures continue to cool, dropping to lows in the low to mid-30s. Confidence: Medium

Winds from the southwest on Wednesday remain on the breezy side with the colder air still in place. The good news is, we should see partly to mostly sunny skies as high pressure develops to our south. Look for temperatures to top out in the mid-40s to near 50. Confidence: Medium

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/11/29/dc-area-forecast-still-mild-with-sunshine-today-gusty-showers-storms-tomorrow/?

((Sadly, we may miss Full Beaver Moon. https://www.almanac.com/content/full-moon-november?fbclid=IwAR32tADOqNX8R9gaqlTsfC5KMjWw0Mrx2husuQGXUrV690i_osI92O2DWVM ))