7:00 AM | Warm front brings threat for showers to the region on Tuesday; turns colder by Thursday following cold frontal passage; weekend storm threat

6-Day Forecast

Today

Mostly cloudy this morning, partly sunny this afternoon chilly, highs in the mid 40’s

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, chilly, patchy fog possible late, lows in the low-to-mid 30’s

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy, chilly, chance for showers, mid-to-upper 40’s

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, chilly, chance for showers early, upper 30’s

Wednesday

Partly sunny, chilly, mid-to-upper 40’s

Thursday

Mostly sunny, colder, upper 30’s

Friday

Mostly sunny, cold, upper 30’s

Saturday

Mostly cloudy, cold, chance for rain or snow, mid-to-upper 30’s

Discussion

A stubborn deck of stratocumulus clouds persists this morning in much of the Mid-Atlantic region and it won't allow for much sunshine until possibly later this afternoon (heard that before). The combination of an inversion in the atmosphere (increasing temperatures with height) and the low sun angle this time of year will continue to keep it cloudy - for at least part of the day - in much the same way as the same atmospheric conditions did last week over the Grand Canyon in Arizona. A warm front is likely to spread showers into the region on Tuesday and temperatures will climb a bit compared to today and then that will be quickly followed by a cold frontal passage early on Wednesday.

Looking ahead, the relatively calm conditions over the next five days look like they’ll give way to a stormier weather pattern beginning this weekend and perhaps continuing right through the rest of December. One storm may threaten the Mid-Atlantic region this weekend with rain or snow and then there may be another one to deal with by Wednesday or Thursday of next week and then another one a few days after that.

Video

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