7:00 AM | *60's for highs on Thursday...weekend threat for snow, ice and/or rain*
Paul Dorian
6-Day DC Forecast
Today
Mainly cloudy skies today with the chance of showers by the end of the afternoon, turning milder, highs in the mid-to-upper 40’s
Tonight
Cloudy with rain likely, temperatures dropping only slightly to the low-to-mid 40’s for lows
Thursday
More clouds than sun, windy, warmer, slight chance for a shower or two, low-to-mid 60’s
Thursday Night
Mainly cloudy, cool, showers are possible, mid 40’s
Friday
Mainly cloudy, breezy, mild early, turning colder late, low 50’s early in the day
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, colder, chance of snow, ice or rain, mid-to-upper 30’s
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow, ice or rain, near 40 degrees
Monday
Mainly cloudy, chilly, mid-to-upper 40’s
Discussion
Much milder weather is in store for the region during the next couple of days, but strong Arctic high pressure will build to our north this weekend and bring us a return to much colder weather conditions and there could be a period of snow, ice and/or rain on both days. Temperatures today should climb to the 50 degree mark for highs and then a warm front will arrive by early tonight bringing us more rain from the end of the day well into tonight. Behind the warm front, temperatures on Thursday will soar to the 60's, but then a cold front slides through early Friday as Arctic high pressure begins to expand eastward to our north from the Great Lakes region. As a result, the weekend will turn out much colder and there is likely to be some snow, ice and/or rain on both days of the weekend as a frontal system stalls nearby allowing multiple disturbances to ride along its boundary zone. Looking ahead, it looks like it'll turn much warmer again here next week, but that will be a temporary "January thaw". Elsewhere, much of Europe has already experienced severe cold this winter and the next few weeks are likely to feature newsmaking cold and snow.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
vencoreweather.com