7:00 AM | ***First significant winter weather event of the season gets underway before daybreak***
Paul Dorian
6-Day DC Forecast
Today
Partly sunny, cold, a bit of a breeze, highs in the lower 40’s
Tonight
Becoming mainly cloudy, cold, snow and/or ice arrives towards morning, lows near 30 degrees
Thursday
Snow and/or ice in the morning with a changeover to mainly rain likely in the afternoon, cold, breezy, accumulations of snow and ice are possible before the changeover on the order of a coating to an inch or two in the District and points south and east, 2-4 inches possible in the northern and western suburbs, mid-to-upper 30’s for afternoon highs
Thursday Night
Rain that can mix with sleet and snow at times late, maybe an evening rumble of thunder, gusty winds, cold, low-to-mid 30’s for late night lows
Friday
Clouds give way to partial sun, windy, milder in the afternoon after a cold start, upper 40’s for late day highs
Saturday
Mainly sunny, cold, upper 40’s
Sunday
Mainly sunny, cold, mid-to-upper 40’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, cold, near 45 degrees
Discussion
The first winter weather event of the season for the DC metro region is coming on Thursday and Thursday night as low pressure intensifies along the east coast. This coastal storm may end up impacting the region for an extended period of time from early tomorrow into early Friday as it takes on a “double-barrel” type of structure. The morning commute will be impacted by this system as precipitation is likely to develop by daybreak. Some accumulations of snow and ice are quite likely on Thursday on the order of a coating to an inch or two in the District and points south and east and 2-4 inches are possible in the northern and western suburbs. Much more significant snow can fall from this unfolding coastal storm across interior, higher elevation locations of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast US.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com