7:00 AM | Milder on Thursday with showers and possible thunderstorms...more cold air for Friday and the weekend
Paul Dorian
7 am record or near record temperatures in the Mid-Atlantic region and Northeast US indicated by light and dark blue circles; map courtesy coolwx.com
6-Day DC Forecast
Today
Mainly sunny, becoming breezy and noticeably milder after a cold start, highs in the mid 50’s
Tonight
Becoming mainly cloudy, not nearly as cold as recent nights, chance for showers after midnight, mid-to-upper 40’s for lows
Thursday
Mainly cloudy, quite breezy, even milder, showers likely, chance for a thunderstorm or two, near 60 degrees
Thursday Night
Evening showers still possible, maybe a thunderstorm; otherwise, mainly cloudy skies, turning colder late, lows near 40 degrees
Friday
Cloudy, breezy, colder, chance for rain showers, low 50's
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, brisk, cold, chance for snow or snow showers, low-to-mid 40’s
Sunday
Mainly sunny, still quite cold, near 50 degrees
Monday
Partly sunny, much milder, chance for showers, low 60's
Discussion
Widespread record or near record cold this morning in much of the Mid-Atlantic region and Northeast US with, for example, lows of 20 degrees in Allentown, PA, 24 degrees at BWI and Dulles Airports (both records), and the upper teens in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey. After a very cold start to the day, there will be some modification in temperatures this afternoon, but that will not be the end of the cold weather. Even though it turns even milder on Thursday to go along with occasional showers and a possible thunderstorm or two, more Arctic air will arrive by Friday and the end of the week and weekend will be well below normal for this time of year. In fact, low temperatures on Sunday morning could be as cold as they were this morning across the Mid-Atlantic region. In addition to the late week and weekend cold, there will be lots of upper level energy hanging back in the cold air mass and we’ll have to watch for the possibility of some snow or snow shower activity on Saturday.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
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