7:00 AM | ***Storm #1 winds down today...storm #2 arrives tonight...storm #3 arrives later Sunday and continues into early Monday with a lot of potential...all followed by Arctic cold***
Paul Dorian
6-Day DC Forecast
Today
A bit of light snow or freezing drizzle this morning or what I like to call "snizzle" then remaining cloudy this afternoon with a touch of light rain possible, cold, highs in the mid-to-upper 30’s
Tonight
More rain is likely possibly mixed with sleet and/or snow at times to the north and west, cold, lows in the low-to-mid 30’s
Saturday
Mainly cloudy with a touch of rain at times, cold, upper 40’s for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Mainly cloudy, cold, lower 30’s for overnight lows
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of rain, sleet and/or snow in the afternoon which will continue at night, some accumulations are possible on Sunday night well to the north and west of DC, near 40 degrees
Monday
Chance of rain or a wintry mix early then becoming partly sunny late, breezy, cold, mid-to-upper 30’s
Tuesday
Mainly sunny, breezy, very cold, mid 30’s
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, very cold, lower 30’s
Discussion
March is coming in more like a lion than a lamb with some overnight snow and two more systems are on the way. Low pressure is now heading towards the Mid-Atlantic coastline and it brought us round one of an extended precipitation event. That same low pressure system will hang around the Mid-Atlantic coastline during the remainder of today and it’ll get energized by early tonight as upper-level energy passes overhead. As a result, after a break for awhile in the precipitation, more rain can fall from early tonight into early Saturday and it can mix with sleet and/or snow at times; especially, across the northern and western suburbs. Yet another wintry precipitation event is headed to the DC metro region for later Sunday into early Monday. This next system will have plenty of available moisture; consequently, a lot of potential, but it is unclear as to where the all-important rain/snow line may set up. Rain, sleet and/or snow can break out in the region during the afternoon hours on Sunday and then continue Sunday night and into early Monday. Some snow accumulations are possible on Sunday night well to the north and west of the District...stay tuned. All of this will be followed by Arctic cold for the first full week of March.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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