7:00 AM | Freezing rain/sleet likely this morning before a changeover to plain rain...very mild and windy on Wednesday (Christmas Eve) with a soaking rainfall
Paul Dorian
6-Day Forecast
Today
Mostly cloudy, cold, freezing rain and sleet likely this morning and then plain rain showers likely this afternoon, highs in the mid-to-upper 30's
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, cold, rain showers likely, lows by morning in the low-to-mid 30’s
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, milder, chance for showers, upper 40's
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, cool, rain likely, mid 40’s
Wednesday
Cloudy, becoming windy and quite mild, periods of rain, heavy at times, near 60 degrees
Thursday
Windy and cooler with partial sunshine, near 50 degrees
Friday
Partly sunny, cool, near 50 degrees
Saturday
Partly sunny, cool, near 50 degrees
Discussion
The overall weather pattern this week looks quite active as the atmosphere over North America undergoes some significant changes. One storm will ride up the east coast today bringing occasional rain to the DC metro region; however, at the onset of this precipitation event this morning there can be sleet mixed in and the rain can freeze on untreated surfaces as morning temperatures hover around the freezing mark. By later today and tonight, the precipitation should fall as plain rain as temperatures climb to levels well above freezing. An even stronger storm will affect the Northeast US and Upper Midwest on Christmas Eve Day (Wednesday) into early Christmas Day. It’ll be turning quite mild ahead of the mid-week storm in the I-95 corridor which will produce rain around here and the rain can be heavy at times. In addition, there may even be some thunderstorm activity associated with this storm on Wednesday; especially, in southern and eastern parts of the Mid-Atlantic region (e.g., Delmarva Peninsula). The winds will be quite strong on Wednesday and those strong winds will continue on the back side of the storm Wednesday night into early Thursday as it turns cooler. While it does turn cooler on Thursday behind the storm, temperatures will generally remain above normal for this time of year during the second half of the week.