Forecast Last Updated at Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 5:14PM

Unsettled Evening

Showers and thunderstorms linger through the evening, some potentially severe at times with hail. Thursday is drier but not dry--scattered mostly afternoon showers and thundershowers. We break the hold Friday--the pick of the week. The holiday weekend has plenty of dry hours. However, Saturday has widely scattered PM thundershowers, Sunday has more ("scattered thundershowers), and Monday has less ("isolated afternoon thundershowers").

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Wednesday Hi: 59 Lo: 49 Generally cloudy with fog; Evening showers & storms, some could be severe; Wind becoming NW 5-15 mph

Thursday Hi: 60 Lo: 51 Mostly cloudy and cool; Scattered mostly afternoon showers, maybe a t-shower; NW wind 10-20 mph, gusts to 45 mph Thur night

Friday Hi: 70 Lo: 55 Lots of sunshine; Pleasant; NW wind 5-15 mph, gusty early

Saturday Hi: 76 Lo: 58 More PM clouds; Widely scattered afternoon t-showers; Warmer

Sunday Hi: 74 Lo: 59 Mostly cloudy; Warm & humid; Scattered showers and storms, especially in the afternoon

Further Out

Monday - Lots of clouds; Isolated, mostly afternoon showers & t-showers; High in the lower 70s; Low in the lower 50s
Tuesday - Scattered clouds; Pleasant; High in the lower 70s; Low near 50 degrees

Forecast Discussion

It's a tag-team battle royale. Yesterday's low has exited into the Atlantic via Virginia. But another burly low flexes its muscles in the Ohio Valley. They are coached by an over-sized, lumbering upper-level low that moves through the Ohio Valley tonight and Thursday.

Showers and thunderstorms linger through the evening hours. Some storms could become severe with hail possible. Showers and storms diminish late.

A front moves across the region overnight. Thursday has lots of clouds and probably a dry morning. However, with the upper-level low to our north, scattered showers (maybe a thundershower) develop in the afternoon ending early in the evening. Wind increases, becoming very gusty Thursday night.

We promised Friday would be the pick of the week. That promise will not be broken. Enjoy in spite of breezy conditions early.

For the Memorial Day Weekend... Saturday starts great; however, low pressure zipping east reaches Virginia Sunday. It sparks widely scattered thundershowers Saturday afternoon and scattered mostly afternoon showers and storms Sunday. An associated front moves through Monday but with only isolated afternoon thundershower coverage. We'll have plenty of dry hours but be prepared for interruptions, especially Sunday. Our weather dries out Tuesday--a pleasant day.

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