7:00 AM | **Some accumulating snow today...watch for slick spots...warming trend begins this weekend**
Paul Dorian
6-Day DC Forecast
Today
Cloudy, cold, snow is likely to develop early this morning with accumulations possible on the order of a coating to an inch or two by later in the day, watch for slick spots, highs in the upper 20’s
Tonight
Mainly cloudy skies will give way to some clearing, cold, lows in the lower 20’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, milder, low-to-mid 40’s for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, cold, lower 30’s for late night lows
Sunday
Becoming mainly sunny, even milder, lower 50’s
Monday
Partly sunny, mild, near 55 degrees
Tuesday
Partly sunny, mild, chance of showers, near 60 degrees
Wednesday
Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of showers late in the day or at night, mid-to-upper 50’s
Discussion
Fast-moving low pressure will spread some accumulating snow into the Mid-Atlantic region today as part of a transition in the overall weather pattern from the recent bitter cold to milder conditions that’ll begin here this weekend. The snow should start by early-to-mid-morning in the DC metro region and then wind down during the afternoon with a coating to an inch or two. One word of caution, watch for slick spots on untreated and treated surface today as ground-level temperatures are very cold and salt is less effective. We’ll gradually step up in temperatures this weekend and then the real break in the cold will be experienced in the Monday-to-Wednesday time period of next week. Cold air, however, is likely to return at the end of next week following our temporary break in the cold.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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