7:00 AM | ***Very windy today with gusts to 50 mph possible...accumulating snow this weekend***
Paul Dorian
6-Day DC Forecast
Today
Partly sunny, continued very windy and cold, gusts possible to 50 mph, scattered flurries possible, highs in the mid-to-upper 30’s
Tonight
Mainly clear, quite breezy, very cold, lows in the low-to-mid 20’s
Friday
Mainly sunny, brisk, quite cold, mid 30’s for afternoon highs
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, very cold, lower 20’s for late night lows
Saturday
Becoming cloudy, cold, snow likely during the afternoon and at night, lower 30’s
Sunday
Cloudy, cold, still a good chance for snow, lower 30’s
Monday
Partly sunny, cold, maybe a few snow showers, mid 30’s
Tuesday
Mainly sunny, cold, near 40 degrees
Discussion
The pressure gradient will remain rather tight today between strong low pressure over the Canadian Maritimes and strong high pressure over southern Canada and this will result in continued strong winds around here in the Mid-Atlantic region with gusts possible to 50 mph. Winds will slacken off tonight and Friday, but the chill will continue with overnight lows way down in the 20’s and highs struggling to reach the mid 30's Friday afternoon. By the early part of the weekend, low pressure will pull out of the south-central US and heads towards the northeast at the same time strong high pressure will build into southeastern Canada with a reinforcing very cold air mass. While still a couple days away, accumulating snow is a good bet in the DC metro region from Saturday afternoon through Sunday with several inches on the table in parts of Virginia and Maryland...stay tuned.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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