7:00 AM | *Overall cold weather pattern to continue for the eastern two-thirds of the nation*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Thickening clouds, mild, good chance for PM rain showers, highs not far from 60 degrees
Tonight
Mainly cloudy with evening rain showers, becoming breezy and turning sharply colder late with lows towards morning in the low-to-mid 30's
Friday
Mainly sunny, windy, cold, lower 40’s for afternoon highs
Friday Night
Mainly clear, very cold, mid 20’s for late night lows
Saturday
Mainly sunny, still quite cold, mid 40’s
Sunday
Partly sunny, breezy, milder, mid 50’s
Monday
Increasing clouds, mild, upper 50’s; chance of rain at night
Tuesday
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of rain, sleet and/or snow, low-to-mid 40’s
Discussion
One cold shot is headed this way from northern Canada and another one is coming for the early and middle parts of next week. As the cold air pushes to the southeast later today, moisture will push northeast along the advancing frontal boundary zone and rain is likely here late in the day and early tonight. The rain could mix with some flakes before ending tonight across the far northern and western suburbs as the colder air pours into the region and the next two days will feature highs confined to the 40's. Next week's cold blast could feature a rain-changing-to-snow scenario at the onset in the Mid-Atlantic region and northeastern US.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com