6:00 AM | *Big changes coming next week to the overall pattern*
Paul Dorian
6-Day DC Forecast
Today
Mainly sunny, chilly highs in the low 50’s
Tonight
Mainly clear, cold, lows near the freezing mark
Saturday
Mainly sunny, chilly, near 50 degrees for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, cold, lows near 35 degrees by morning
Sunday
Mainly sunny, not quite as chilly, near 55 degrees
Monday
Mainly sunny, cool, low-to-mid 50’s
Tuesday
Mainly cloudy, breezy, milder, showers likely later in the day and at night, near 60 degrees
Wednesday
Mainly cloudy, breezy, turning colder late, showers still likely, near 50 degrees early then dropping temperatures
Discussion
A major pattern change is going to take place next week in the Mid-Atlantic region that will result in a sustained period of colder-than-normal temperatures. This change to sustained cold in the Mid-Atlantic region will be the result of a combination of strong high-latitude blocking (i.e., nearly stationary strong high pressure over Greenland and northern Canada), 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. The strong cold front that will begin the pattern change to cold will arrive with showers on Tuesday night and Wednesday and then colder air will pour into the region later Wednesday into Thursday.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
vencoreweather.com