7:00 AM | **A cold rain today and a bit of sleet or snow could even mix in tonight well to the north and west...late week Arctic cold blast**
Paul Dorian
6-Day DC Forecast
Today
Mainly cloudy, noticeably colder than yesterday, occasional rain during the mid-day and afternoon hours, highs only reaching the mid-to-upper 40's (normal high is now 62 degrees at DCA)
Tonight
Mainly cloudy with occasional rain and an outside chance for a bit of sleet or snow to mix in before the precipitation ends in the far northern and western suburbs, cold, lows near 35 degrees
Wednesday
Mainly cloudy, chilly, additional showers possible, near 50 degrees for afternoon highs
Wednesday Night
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of showers, lows near 40 degrees by morning
Thursday
Partly sunny, cool, cannot rule out a shower or two, low-to-mid 50’s
Friday
Mainly sunny, breezy, cold, near 45 degrees
Saturday
Mainly sunny, still cold, low-to-mid 40’s
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, still on the cold side, but not quite as harsh, chance of rain, near 50 degrees
Discussion
A cold frontal system passed through the region late yesterday and has stalled out in the southern part of the Mid-Atlantic. Low pressure will form along the frontal boundary zone over the Tennessee Valley this morning and head towards the Mid-Atlantic coastline producing rain in the I-95 corridor. It could be just cold enough in some of the higher elevation regions well to the north and west of here for a bit of sleet or snow to mix in with the rain later today or tonight. An even stronger cold front will arrive here on Thursday night with gusty winds and it'll usher in the coldest air mass of the season so far for Friday and Saturday. In fact, temperatures are likely to drop down into the 20's by early Saturday morning and highs on Friday and Saturday will be confined to the 40's. There will be some modification in temperatures early next week.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
vencoreweather.com