7:00 AM | Quite cold as we end the work week and possible record cold as we begin the weekend...wintry mix likely later Sunday into Monday

6-Day DC Forecast

Today

Scattered early morning snow showers; otherwise, partly sunny skies, quite cold, highs not far from 30 degrees

Tonight

Mainly clear and very cold, lows not far from 10 degrees

Saturday

Mainly sunny, still quite cold, upper 20’s

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, very cold, lows in the middle teens

Sunday

Becoming mostly cloudy, cold, chance for a wintry mix of precipitation late in the day and at night, mid 30’s

Monday

Becoming partly sunny, not as cold, low-to-mid 40’s

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy, colder, chance for a wintry mix that becomes plain rain, upper 30’s

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, much milder, rain likely, upper 50’s

Discussion

Cold weather will close out the work week and the weekend will remain well-below normal for this time of year. In fact, record cold is possible early Saturday as temperatures overnight will plunge towards the 10 degree mark in most areas which can break some local records. February ends on Saturday and it will end up being one of the coldest February's ever in the area - Dulles Airport has had an amazing 9 mornings this month with single digit low temperature readings. As March begins on Sunday, a cold front will approach the Mid-Atlantic region. This front will likely generate a wintry mix in the region from later Sunday into early Monday. The 50's are likely for highs by the middle of next week, but it'll be accompanied by rainfall, perhaps heavy at times, and then another batch of Arctic air should return on Thursday.

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