7:00 AM | **A wild weather day (and night) with a dramatic change from warmth to winter-like cold; could even see a bit of sleet or snow tonight**

6-Day Forecast

Today

Periods of rain today with the steadiest and heaviest rain during the mid-day and afternoon hours, maybe a thunderstorm or two mixed in, windy, highs in the 60’s this morning, but temperatures will begin to drop this afternoon

Tonight

Cloudy, windy and becoming sharply colder, lingering rain showers could even mix with or change to sleet and/or snow before ending, lows by morning in the mid-to-upper 20’s

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, windy and very chilly for this time of year, upper 40’s

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, cold, patchy frost towards morning, near 30

Thursday

Patchy early morning frost; otherwise, mainly sunny, chilly, low-to-mid 50’s

Friday

Partly sunny, a bit milder after a cold start, mid-to-upper 50’s

Saturday

Mostly cloudy, breezy, mild, chance of showers, near 60

Sunday

Partly sunny, cool, 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. Temperatures by tomorrow morning will be below freezing in the local metro region 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.