7:00 AM | *Bitter cold to start the new work week...much milder Wednesday through Friday*
Paul Dorian
6-Day DC Forecast
Today
Brutal cold to start the day, partial sunshine will boost temperatures to the upper 20’s this afternoon
Tonight
Becoming cloudy, quite cold, lows near 20 degrees
Tuesday
Mainly cloudy, cold, highs in the upper 30’s late in the day
Tuesday Night
Mainly cloudy, breezy, chilly, some plain rain is likely, temperatures hold nearly steady in the mid-to-upper 30’s
Wednesday
Mainly cloudy, milder, chance of showers, low 50’s
Thursday
Mainly cloudy, breezy, warm, chance of showers, near 60 degrees
Friday
Mainly cloudy, quite mild, chance of showers, mid-to-upper 50’s
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, colder, chance for showers, low 40’s
Discussion
Brutal cold greets the new work week this morning and the good news is that it will retreat over the next couple of days, but the bad news is there will be precipitation as we transition to milder conditions. Arctic high pressure will push of the coast over the day or so and a series low pressure systems will track across the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes. Precipitation could arrive here from one such system late tomorrow and then more showers are likely during each day of the Wednesday through Friday time period. It will also become quite mild during the second half of the week with 60 degrees possible on Thursday. Looking back at Saturday’s snowfall, Reagan Airport officially reported 0.4 inches and there was a general range in the metro region of a coating to a couple of inches. Looking ahead to the weekend, building Arctic high to our north could present problems for us in terms of increasing the chances for some icing issues.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
vencoreweather.com