7:00 AM | **Snow or a wintry mix threatens the area for late Thursday night into early Friday...another wintry event possible late in the weekend**
Paul Dorian
6-Day DC Forecast
Today
Partly sunny, cold, highs in the lower 40’s
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, cold, lows in the mid-to-upper 30’s
Thursday
Partly sunny, breezy, cold, mid 40’s for afternoon highs
Thursday Night
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow late or a wintry mix, lower 30’s for overnight lows
Friday
Chance of snow or a wintry mix in the morning, mainly cloudy in the afternoon with a rain or snow shower possible, cold, lower 40’s
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, a bit milder, chance of rain, upper 40’s
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, breezy, colder, chance of snow late in the day or at night or perhaps a wintry mix, upper 30’s
Monday
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow or a wintry mix in the morning, mid-to-upper 30’s
Discussion
Winter is not going to give up without a fight despite what the groundhog predicted a few weeks ago. The calendar turns from February to March this Friday and the new month will begin with an active pattern to include additional cold air outbreaks and some snow threats. The first system of note will drop southeastward across the Great Lakes and its snow shield looks like it will stay north of the PA/MD border. Another system could generate some snow here late Thursday night/early Friday morning possibly mixed with sleet and/or freezing rain and it could even have an impact on the Friday AM commute. A cold air outbreak is likely to arrive in the Mid-Atlantic region on Sunday and low pressure may form near the Southeast US coastline right along the cold frontal boundary zone. This could result in another wintry precipitation event from later Sunday into Monday with the chance of snow or a wintry mix. The first full week of March will be well below-normal in much of the nation including here in the Mid-Atlantic region.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com