6:00 AM | *Snow early this morning can accumulate a coating to an inch primarily south and east*
Paul Dorian
6-Day Forecast
Today
Mostly cloudy and cold with snow likely early today primarily on the south and east side of the metro region, accumulations of a coating to an inch possible highs near 30 degrees
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, quite cold, lows in the low-to-mid 20’s
Thursday
Partly sunny, cold, mid-to-upper 30’s
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, cold, mid 20’s
Friday
Partly sunny, not as cold, low 40’s
Saturday
Mostly sunny, chilly, low 40’s
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, milder, chance for rain, upper 40’s
Monday
Partly sunny, chilly, mid 40’s
Discussion
An area of moisture near the Mid-Atlantic coastline is combining with upper level energy to produce some snow in parts of the Mid-Atlantic region this morning and there is likely to be accumulations on the order of a coating to an inch in the District and on the south and east side of the metro region and also across the Delmarva Peninsula and southern New Jersey. Sleet can mix in at times today just to the south and east of DC and especially near coastal sections of the Delmarva Peninsula, but whatever falls in and around the District should primarily be in the form of snow.
Looking ahead, after a couple of cold and tranquil days to close out the work week it'll turn (briefly) milder late this weekend. A coastal storm threatens for later Sunday which would likely generate rain in the I-95 corridor and this would then be followed by colder air for the early part of next week. There is no long-term or dramatic warmup coming anytime soon to the Northeast US despite some rumors to the contrary. By the middle of next week, we may have to deal with a "clipper" type of system dropping southeastward across the northern Plains and Upper Midwest.
Video
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