7:00 AM | *A major cold shot arrives for the weekend; rain and even snow a threat for the Mid-Atlantic region*

6-Day Forecast

Today

Mostly cloudy, not as warm as yesterday, a couple of showers are likely during the afternoon, highs in the mid 60’s

Tonight

Clouds early then becoming partly cloudy, turning cooler late, lows by morning in the low-to-mid 40’s

Thursday

Mostly sunny, cooler, upper 50's

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, chilly, near 40 degrees

Friday

Partly sunny, cool, mid-to-upper 50’s

Saturday

Considerable clouds, windy and unseasonably cold, rain showers possible that could even mix with snowflakes at times, mid-to-upper 40’s

Sunday

Mostly sunny, breezy, still unseasonably cold, mid-to-upper 40’s

Monday

Mostly sunny, not as chilly, low-to-mid 50’s

Discussion

A cool front is passing through the region today and there can be a couple of afternoon showers associated with it and it’ll turn out a bit cooler than yesterday. Temperatures tomorrow and Friday behind the frontal system will be even cooler with the 50's likely for highs on both days. By Saturday, a deep upper-level trough of low pressure will set up in the northeastern US and the result will be a major shot of cold air into the Mid-Atlantic region along with increasingly strong winds. Low pressure will develop quickly near the coastline on Saturday and this system will produce some precipitation that should be mainly in the form of rain; however, there is the real threat that the rain mixes with or changes to snow in nearby higher elevation locations to the northwest and perhaps even into the big cities along I-95. Warmer weather does return to the region next week following the abnormally cold weekend.

Video

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