7:00 AM | *Very windy early today..."clipper" snow showers on Friday...cold weekend*
Paul Dorian
6-Day DC Forecast
Today
Mostly sunny today with strong winds this morning gusting up to 50 mph, winds diminish this afternoon, much cooler than yesterday, highs in the low 50's with lower wind chill values
Tonight
Becoming cloudy, breezy, snow showers possible towards morning, cold, lows by morning near freezing
Friday
Snow showers possible which can be mixed with rain at times; windy, cold, low-to-mid 40’s for highs
Friday Night
Becoming mainly clear, quite cold, near 25 degrees for overnight lows
Saturday
Mainly sunny, windy, cold, low 40’s
Sunday
Partly sunny, cold, upper 40's
Monday
Partly sunny, much milder, low 60’s
Tuesday
Partly sunny, warm, chance of showers, mid-to-upper 60’s
Discussion
A strong cold front passed through the region in the overnight hours and ushered in much cooler air for the region as well as powerful winds which can gust up to 50 mph this morning. Winds diminish this afternoon and attention will then turn upstream to a fast-moving (i.e., “clipper”) system. This system will drop southeastward across the Ohio Valley and into the Mid-Atlantic region on Friday and likely generate some snow shower activity in the area. The snow can be mixed with rain at times, but it is also not out of the question that there be some small grassy accumulations. Another shot of quite cold air will follow the “clipper” for the weekend - 20's for lows - and then temperatures will moderate early next week.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
vencoreweather.com