7:00 AM | *Zero degrees possible this weekend with "slap-in-the-face" Arctic cold...more accumulating snow likely early next week*

6-Day DC Forecast

Today

Mainly cloudy, breezy, cold, snow shower or two possible, highs in the mid-to-upper 30’s

Tonight

Mainly cloudy, breezy, cold, snow shower or two possible, lows not far from 20 degrees

Thursday

Partly sunny, windy, quite cold, maybe a snow shower, upper 20’s

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, very cold, lows not far from 15 degrees

Friday

Partly sunny, quite cold, near 30 degrees; snow showers or snow squalls possible at night

Saturday

Brutally cold with partial sunshine, windy, snow showers possible early, highs at best reaching the low 20’s

Sunday

Brutally cold with mostly sunny skies, brisk, near 20 degrees

Monday

Increasing clouds, cold, chance for snow late, low-to-mid 30’s

Discussion

One Mid-Atlantic snow event is now winding down, but this wild 7-to-10 day period has a lot further to go in terms of cold and snow. Two big weather stories for the Mid-Atlantic region over the next several days include the arrival of a news-making, bitter cold air mass this weekend that will reach its low point near the zero degree mark by early Sunday morning and then there is a threat for more accumulating snow early next week. Low pressure will slowly pull away from the region today and high pressure will build in for the next couple of days. An Arctic front will blast through the region late Friday night/early Saturday – possibly accompanied by snow showers – and then both weekend days will be absolutely frigid and a strong wind will generate “slap-in-the-face” wind chills for much of the time.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian

Vencore, Inc.