7:00 AM | Very cold to start the day, but some welcome modification in temperatures this afternoon; a burst of snow/ice possible early Friday then noticeably milder on Saturday

6-Day Forecast

Today

Still quite cold today, but not as harsh as yesterday with far less wind, mostly cloudy skies, highs in the upper 20’s

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, cold, low 20’s

Thursday

More clouds than sun, cold, near 40

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, cold, snow/ice possible towards morning, upper 20’s

Friday

A burst of snow and/or ice in the morning then light rain during the afternoon possibly mixed with ice for awhile well north and west of the District, near 40 late in the day

Saturday

Mostly cloudy, mild, some rain likely, near 55

Sunday

Partly sunny, windy, mild early with temperatures in the low-to-mid 50's and dropping late

Monday

Partly sunny, mild, mid 50’s

Discussion

One of the coldest air masses in years is causing a very cold start to the day, but we’ll get some slight modification in temperatures this afternoon and that trend will try to accelerate on Thursday and Friday. The transition from the cold to much milder conditions for Saturday is likely to bring a burst of snow and/or ice early Friday from DC-to-Philly-to-NYC before the milder air takes full control. In fact, it could get nasty early Friday with this burst of snow/ice as it'll likely arrive just before or during the morning rush hour. Temperatures on Saturday should climb to 55 degrees, but there will be periods of rain with the milder weather and the rain can get heavy during the afternoon and nighttime hours. Clearing skies on Sunday will be accompanied by very windy conditions and temperatures dropping during the afternoon hours.

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