POSTED Tuesday May15, 2012 7:OO AM
A frontal boundary will stall over the forecast area through Tuesday as a weak area of low pressure tracks along it. The front and low will then move away from the mid Atlantic Tuesday night, and a secondary cold front will move through later on Wednesday. High pressure is forecast to build into the region Thursday and Friday, then shift into New England and the Canadian maritimes on Sunday and Monday. A low pressure system is forecast to develop off the southeastern United States coast during the weekend and then drift slowly offshore through Monday.
Today: Occasional showers, with thunderstorms also possible. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 71. Calm wind becoming south between 4 and 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 3 inches possible.
Tuesday Night: Occasional showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 53. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday: Partly sunny a chance of showers and a thunderstorm, high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Thursday: Sunny, and very pleasant with a high near 75.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
