7:00 AM | *Painful cold on Tuesday after a nasty, wet start to the week*

6-Day Forecast

Today

Periods of rain today and milder, highs not far from 50 degrees

Tonight

Rain ending early then becoming partly cloudy and quite breezy, turning sharply colder by morning with lows in the mid-to-upper 20’s

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, windy, painfully cold for this time of year, highs not far from 30 degrees

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, brutal cold for mid-November, mid-to-upper teens

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, continued very cold for this time of year, but not nearly as windy, low-to-mid 30’s

Thursday

Mostly sunny, not as cold, mid 40’s

Friday

Partly sunny, breezy, cold, low 40’s

Saturday

Mostly cloudy, low-to-mid 40’s

Discussion

A storm is moving out of the Deep South this morning and is headed towards the Northeast US. It’ll bring us periods of rain today as we start the new work week with the steadiest and heaviest rain likely to fall from late morning through the afternoon when there can be some ponding on roadways. At the same time, Arctic air will be plunging into the Upper Midwest from southern Canada and this air mass will follow the storm here on Tuesday riding in on stiff NW winds. Temperatures tomorrow will struggle to pass the 30 degree mark in the DC metro region - way below normal for this time of year - and the wind chills will indeed make it a painful day for any outdoor activities. The very cold conditions will continue on Wednesday with high temperatures confined to the low-to-mid 30's and then we'll see a bit of a rebound on Thursday, but it'll still be well below normal for this time of year. Some noticeable moderation in temperatures will take place later this weekend and into the early part of Thanksgiving week, but it may be accompanied by more rainfall.