7:00 AM | *Not as warm as the weekend, but still above-normal for mid-January...snow and/or ice possible on Friday night and Saturday before a changeover to rain**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy, not quite as warm as Sunday, but still above-normal for mid-January, highs in the low-to-mid 50’s
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, chilly, maybe a shower, lows in the lower 40’s
Tuesday
Mainly cloudy, cool, a few showers likely, low-to-mid 50’s for afternoon highs
Tuesday Night
Mainly cloudy, chilly, chance of a shower or two, lower 40’s for late night lows
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, mild, upper 50’s
Thursday
Partly sunny, breezy, cool, chance of a shower or two, lower 50’s
Friday
Sun followed by increasing clouds, colder, breezy, near 40 degrees; chance of snow, ice and/or rain at night
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of rain possibly mixed with snow and/or ice early, low-to-mid 40’s
Discussion
High pressure will build to our north today and it’ll turn cooler than Sunday, but still above-normal for the middle of January. Weak low pressure will head in this direction on Tuesday and increase the chance for showers, but should be nothing significant. Another low pressure system and its associated cold front can throw another shower our way on Thursday before ushering in an Arctic air mass at week’s end (and an overall colder weather pattern will get underway). This cold air outbreak is likely to set the stage for some snow and/or ice on Friday night and Saturday before a changeover to rain and accumulations are on the table.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com