7:00 AM | An occasional rain shower today can start briefly as a mix with sleet well to the N and W; periods of rain tonight and Saturday; coastal storm threat next week

6-Day Forecast

Today

Mostly cloudy, cold, occasional rain showers are possible at anytime and there can be some sleet mixed in briefly at the onset well to the N and W of the District, highs in the low-to-mid 40’s

Tonight

Cloudy with periods of rain, cold, temperatures holding nearly steady at around 40 degrees

Saturday

Cloudy with periods of rain, chilly, low 50's

Saturday Night

Cloudy with lingering rain in the evening, turning colder late, mid 30’s

Sunday

Partly sunny, windy, cold, mid 40’s

Monday

Increasing clouds, cold, chance for rain late, low-to-mid 40’s

Tuesday

Cloudy, breezy, cold, chance for rain and/or snow, low 40’s

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, breezy, cold, still the chance for rain and/or snow, low 40’s

Discussion

High pressure will slide off the northern New England coastline today and this will allow moisture to advance into our region from the southwest. While there can be a few rain showers early today, the heaviest and steadiest rainfall during this next precipitation event will hold off until late today, tonight and Saturday. Also, as the initial rain showers move into the region this morning, it may be just cold enough at the start for some sleet to mix in at times in suburban locations well to the N and W of the District. Behind the system on Sunday, clearing skies will take place with a chilly wind, and it’ll stay colder-than-normal for this time of year. After that, attention will turn to the coastline for the possibility of a strong storm to form in the "late Monday/Tuesday/early Wednesday" time frame.

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