7:00 AM | **Coastal storm to impact the region tomorrow night and Wednesday with a mixed bag of precipitation likely...another storm threatens for Sunday/Monday**
Paul Dorian
6-Day DC Forecast
Today
Mainly sunny, chilly, highs in the mid 40’s
Tonight
Mainly clear, cold, lows in the mid-to-upper 20’s
Tuesday
Increasing clouds, chilly, rain possible by the end of the day, low-to-mid 40’s for afternoon highs
Tuesday Night
Cloudy, cold, rain mixes with snow at times, late night lows near freezing
Wednesday
A mix of rain and snow, cold, breezy, lower 40’s
Thursday
Partly sunny, cold, breezy, lower 40’s
Friday
Mainly sunny, cold, lower 40’s
Saturday
Mainly sunny, chilly, mid 40’s
Discussion
Strong high-latitude blocking remains in place to our north and there will be two more storms to deal with in the Mid-Atlantic region over the next week or so. One storm will push towards the North Carolina coastline on Tuesday night and then intensify as it rides up along the coastline on Wednesday. Precipitation is likely to begin as rain in the DC metro region from this next coastal storm late in the day on Tuesday, but then as colder air gets wrapped into the system and “dynamical cooling” develops, the precipitation is likely to mix with snow at times overnight and continue into the day on Wednesday. With mixed precipitation expected for much of the storm, snowfall accumulations should be limited to in the DC metro region to an inch or less in most areas. Looking ahead, yet another storm is likely to impact the region in the Sunday/Monday time frame and this could be a real big one; however, it is way too early to say if this will feature rain or snow.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
vencoreweather.com