7:00 AM | Noticeably cooler today and a chilly weekend coming...colder pattern begins later next week
Paul Dorian
6-Day DC Forecast
Today
Becoming partly sunny, noticeably cooler than yesterday, highs in the low-to-mid 50’s
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, chilly, showers likely, lows near 40 degrees
Friday
Becoming mainly sunny, breezy, chilly, low 50’s for afternoon highs
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, cold, lows near freezing by morning
Saturday
Mainly sunny, quite chilly, near 50 degrees
Sunday
Mainly sunny, chilly, low 50’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, cool, mid 50’s
Tuesday
Mainly cloudy, breezy, milder, chance of showers, upper 50’s
Discussion
A weak cold front passed through the region late yesterday and while high pressure will build into the area today, temperatures will be some fifteen degrees lower this afternoon compared to Wednesday. Another cold front will arrive on Friday and this will set the stage for a chilly weekend in the DC metro region. Looking ahead, a major pattern change will begin by around the middle of next week with a sustained period of colder-than-normal weather coming to the central and eastern US. This change to sustained cold in the Mid-Atlantic region will be brought about by a combination of strong high-latitude blocking (i.e., nearly stationary strong high pressure over Greenland), an intensifying upper-level trough in the central and eastern US, and strong high pressure ridging along the west coasts of Canada and the US.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
vencoreweather.com