7:00 AM | ***March gets underway with accumulating snow and a messy early morning commute...threat continues for a late weekend wintry event***
Paul Dorian
6-Day DC Forecast
Today
Becoming mainly sunny, quite breezy, cold, highs in the mid 40’s
Tonight
Becoming cloudy, cold, chance for a mix of rain, sleet and snow before midnight, snow likely late tonight mixed with sleet at times, lows near 30 degrees
Friday
Chance of snow in the morning possibly mixed with sleet and/or freezing rain, mainly cloudy in the afternoon with a couple of rain or snow showers possible, cold, near 40 degrees for afternoon highs
Friday Night
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of light rain, sleet and/or snow, low-to-mid 30’s for overnight lows
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, chilly, chance of some rain, upper 40’s
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of rain, sleet and/or snow late in the day and at night, lower 40’s
Monday
Mainly cloudy, quite cold, chance of rain, sleet and/or snow in the morning, mid 30’s
Tuesday
Mainly sunny, quite cold, mid 30’s
Discussion
March looks like it will get underway with accumulating snow in the DC metro region as an active weather pattern continues across the nation. Low pressure will pull out of the Midwest later today and slide across our area late tonight and likely bring accumulating snow that can be mixed with sleet and/or freezing rain at times. Average accumulations of 1-3 inches are on the table by early Friday with the higher amounts on the north side of the District and there can be some impact on the AM commute. It stays unsettled later tomorrow, tomorrow night and Saturday with another couple of waves possibly generating some chilly rain for the area and snow or sleet can be mixed in at times. A cold front slides towards the Mid-Atlantic region on Sunday and this could set the stage for a messy late weekend wintry event, but it is too early to say if it will feature rain, sleet or snow or some combination of the three.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com