7:00 AM | *Not nearly as harsh today as winds die down*

6-Day DC Forecast

Today

Mainly sunny, cold, but not nearly as harsh as Monday with much calmer winds, highs in the lower 30’s

Tonight

Becoming mainly cloudy, cold, lows in the mid 20’s

Wednesday

Mainly cloudy, becoming milder, chance for PM rain, upper 40’s for afternoon highs

Wednesday Night

Mainly cloudy, chilly, periods of rain, near 45 degrees for late night lows

Thursday

Mainly cloudy, becoming windy, chilly, chance of more rain, there is a slight chance for a changeover from rain-to-snow before the precipitation ends as it turns colder late, upper 40’s early in the day, temperatures drop in the afternoon

Friday

Mainly sunny, colder, mid 30’s

Saturday

Mainly sunny, even colder, upper 20’s

Sunday

Increasing clouds, cold, upper 30’s

Discussion

Strong high pressure will drift over the Mid-Atlantic region today and this will result in a much calmer day compared to Monday as the overall pressure gradient relaxes in the area. While still colder-than-normal, the cold weather today will be much easier to take as wind chills will no longer be a factor. Low pressure will push towards the Great Lakes on Wednesday and with this track to our west, milder air should push northward along the eastern seaboard. As a result, rain is likely to arrive here later tomorrow, but a few ice pellets cannot be ruled out at the onset across the far northern and western suburbs. The rain continues into Thursday and then colder air arrives at the end of the storm. In fact, there is a slight chance for a changeover late Thursday from rain-to-snow as the colder air mass arrives.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com