7:00 AM | A one-day spike in temperatures to be followed by a return of winter-like cold and possible snow showers
Paul Dorian
6-Day DC Forecast
Today
Changeable skies today including some sunshine, becoming quite mild and breezy, occasional showers, but much of the time will be rain-free, maybe a thunderstorm late, highs in the low 70's
Tonight
Occasional showers with a possible strong thunderstorm with downpours and gusty winds, breezy, turning colder late, lows by morning in the lower 40’s
Friday
Mainly cloudy, much cooler and still quite breezy, chance for rain showers in the morning, rain or snow shower possible in the afternoon, near 50 degrees early in the day
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, cold, chance for a rain or snow shower, near 30 degrees
Saturday
Lots of clouds, breezy, much colder, snow showers likely, near 40 degrees
Sunday
Mainly sunny, cold, upper 40’s
Monday
Partly sunny, milder, maybe a shower, upper 50’s
Tuesday
Partly sunny, mild, near 60 degrees
Discussion
A warm front passed through the region late yesterday and temperatures today will spike in the I-95 corridor; but this warm up will be rather short-lived. A strong cold front arrives this evening with showers and scattered strong thunderstorms and it will put an end to the quick burst of milder weather. Temperatures will begin a downward trend on Friday and that trend will continue into the weekend which will end up being well below normal for late March. In fact, this winter-like cold is likely to be accompanied by snow shower activity anytime from later tomorrow into Saturday as there will be lots of energy in the upper part of the atmosphere generating unstable conditions at the same time the colder air pours into the Mid-Atlantic region.
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