7:00 AM | **A dramatic change to cold comes with significant rainfall on the front end**
Paul Dorian
6-Day Forecast
Today
Periods of rain today with the steadiest and heaviest occurring during the PM hours, maybe a thunderstorm mixed in, windy, highs in the 60’s this morning, but temperatures will be dropping by the end of the day
Tonight
Cloudy, windy and becoming much colder, lingering rain showers could even mix with or change to sleet and/or snow before ending, lows by morning near 30 degrees
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, windy and very chilly for this time of year, upper 40's
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, cold, patchy frost towards morning in suburban locations, low-to-mid 30's
Thursday
Mainly sunny, still quite chilly, low 50’s
Friday
Mostly cloudy, a bit milder after a cold start, mid 50’s
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, breezy, cool, chance of showers, mid-to-upper 50's
Sunday
Mostly sunny, cool, mid-to-upper 50's
Discussion
After the two warmest days of the spring so far on Sunday and Monday, big changes are on the way for the eastern part of the country. An impressive cold front is moving west-to-east this morning towards the east coast and it will bring a significant rainfall to the Mid-Atlantic region along with persistently strong winds and isolated thunderstorms. The front will usher in much colder air to region by early tonight and there is a chance that it will get cold enough for lingering rain showers to mix with or change to sleet and/or snow between about 7pm and midnight - the greatest chance for this possible changeover will be in the western and northern suburbs of the metro region. Temperatures by tomorrow morning will be at or below freezing in many Mid-Atlantic locations and patchy frost is likely early Thursday morning. This late season cold shot will be quite widespread with well below normal temperatures by tomorrow extending from Canada all the way down to the Deep South.