7:00 AM | **An Arctic blast arrives today with the coldest air of the season...overnight lows in the teens**

6-Day DC Forecast

Today

Partly sunny, windy, quite cold, scattered flurries likely - perhaps even a quick dusting, highs in the low-to-mid 30’s with even lower wind chills

Tonight

Partly cloudy this evening with flurries still possible, mainly clear late, quite breezy with lows in the mid-to-upper teens and wind chills near zero

Tuesday

Mainly sunny, brisk, still very cold, low 30’s

Tuesday Night

Mainly clear, very cold, mid-to-upper teens

Wednesday

Mainly sunny, not quite as cold, low-to-mid 40’s

Thursday

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

Friday

Mainly cloudy, chilly, chance for some rain, upper 40’s

Saturday

Mainly cloudy, cool, chance for more rain, upper 40’s

Discussion

What a difference a new year makes! The overall weather pattern has undergone an important change in the Mid-Atlantic region during the past several days and the warm temperatures of December will soon be missed. An Arctic blast arrives today from the northwest and it will bring the coldest air mass of the season into the region for the next couple of days with temperatures well below-normal for early January and overnight lows way down into the teens in many areas. The Arctic chill eases later this week and moisture will likely head in our direction from the Deep South by the end of the week. Elsewhere, a train of El Nino enhanced storms will slam into California this week alleviating somewhat their drought conditions and some of this activity could play a role in our weather here next week which is full of potential for storminess.