7:00 AM | **Small accumulations of snow likely on Friday across the northern and western suburbs...rain late Saturday night and the first half of Sunday**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the DC metro region
Today
Mainly sunny, still quite breezy and cold, flurries possible, highs in the upper 30’s with even lower wind chills
Tonight
Becoming mainly cloudy, quite cold, lows near 25 degrees
Friday
Mainly cloudy, cold, good chance of snow to develop during the late morning or mid-day hours, snow may become mixed with rain at times in the afternoon; primarily, to the south and east of the District, small accumulations of a coating to an inch or so are possible by day’s end in suburban locations to the north and west of the District, upper 30’s for afternoon highs with even lower wind chills
Friday Night
Snow or flurries early, possibly mixed with rain, then remaining mainly cloudy, cold, near 30 degrees for overnight lows
Saturday
Partly sunny, not as cold, mid 40’s
Sunday
Periods of rain mainly before 1PM, becoming breezy and turning milder, upper 50’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, breezy, chilly, near 50 degrees
Tuesday
Mainly sunny, cold, mid-to-upper 40’s
Discussion
Unusually cold conditions will continue today in the Mid-Atlantic region and we’ll experience another day with a noticeable breeze and few flurries are possible. Clouds will tend to increase later tonight and snow is likely to develop on Friday during the late morning or mid-day hours as low pressure pushes towards the North Carolina/Virginia coastline. The upper-level wave of energy that is supporting this next system will get somewhat “stretched out” over the next 24 hours, but it’ll remain potent enough to likely generate small accumulations on Friday of a coating to an inch or so; primarily, to the north and west of the District, lesser amounts to the south and east where rain can mix in at times. A more important system in terms of total available moisture will head towards the Great Lakes this weekend and likely push rain into our area late Saturday night that will continue on Sunday as it turns milder. In fact, temperatures can actually jump into the upper 50’s later Sunday, but it’ll then turn colder early next week following the passage of a strong cold front.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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