7:00 AM | Soaking rain event today/early tonight...another Arctic blast by the weekend and even a snow shower threat
Paul Dorian
6-Day DC Forecast
Today
Cloudy this morning, becoming quite breezy and noticeably milder with periods of rain and possibly a strong thunderstorm or two, some of the morning rain can come down hard at times, an occasional shower this afternoon along with variable amounts of clouds, highs around 60 degrees
Tonight
Occasional showers still possible in the evening, an isolated thunderstorm possible, breezy, turning colder late, lows by morning near 40 degrees
Friday
Partly sunny, breezy, colder, low-to-mid 50’s
Friday Night
Becoming cloudy, cold, good chance for some snow shower activity late, possibly mixed with rain, low-to-mid 30's
Saturday
Cloudy, becoming windy, cold, good chance for snow and rain showers, mid 40’s
Sunday
Mainly sunny, still quite cold, upper 40’s
Monday
Mainly cloudy, milder, chance for showers, mid 60’s
Tuesday
Mainly cloudy, mild, chance for showers, mid 60’s
Discussion
It’ll turn noticeably milder today ahead of the next blast of Arctic air, but the mild weather will come at a price. There will be periods of rain today – perhaps a strong thunderstorm or two – and some of the rain can come down hard at times during the morning and mi-day hours. Colder air will push into the Mid-Atlantic region on Friday and the temperatures will remain well below normal this weekend with another widespread freeze possible again by Sunday morning. In addition to upcoming cold, there will be lots of upper level energy hanging back in this next cold air mass and low pressure is likely to form near the Mid-Atlantic coastline on Saturday. Some snow shower activity is likely late Friday night and on Saturday in the DC metro region - likely mixed with rain at times - and small grassy accumulations are possible in higher elevation locations to the north and west of the District.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
vencoreweather.com