7:00 AM | *Unusual cold shot reaches its bottom on Wednesday*
Paul Dorian
6-Day DC Forecast
Today
Mainly sunny, quite cold, highs in the mid 30’s (normal high now at DCA is 50 degrees)
Tonight
Some clouds early then mainly clear late, quite breezy, very cold, lows in the upper teens
Wednesday
A mix of sun and clouds, windy, very cold for early March, upper 20’s for afternoon highs with painful wind chills
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, very cold, mid-to-upper teens for overnight lows
Thursday
Mainly sunny, still breezy, very cold, mid 30’s
Friday
Mainly cloudy, still quite cold, chance of snow perhaps mixed with rain south and east of DC, near 40 degrees
Saturday
Partly sunny, a bit milder, chance of a rain or snow shower, near 45 degrees
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, milder, good chance of rain, low-to-mid 50's
Discussion
An Arctic air mass has flooded the eastern half of the nation and the coldest air temperatures and strongest winds will take place on Wednesday. The next low pressure system to monitor will arrive in the Mid-Atlantic region on Friday on the back end of this unusual cold spell and it could result in some snow or perhaps a rain/snow mix south and east of DC. It’ll turn milder this weekend and an area of rain is likely to move into the eastern states on Sunday ahead of another cold frontal system.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com