7:00 AM | *Rain later tonight/early tomorrow...more rain as we begin the weekend...energetic pattern into next week*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly sunny, chilly, highs not far from 50 degrees
Tonight
Becoming mainly cloudy with rain likely to develop before midnight and continue through the wee hours of the morning, cold, lows in the low-to-mid 40’s
Friday
Rain likely early in the day then mainly cloudy skies remain for the rest of the day with an occasional shower possible, a bit milder, near 55 degrees for afternoon highs
Friday Night
Mainly cloudy, chilly, chance for more rain, mid 40’s for late night lows
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, cool, breezy, occasional rain likely, near 55 degrees; rain could change to snow late at night
Sunday
Chance of snow early in the day then becoming mainly sunny, windy, cold, possible snow shower late in the day or at night, lower 40’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, breezy, cold, mid 40’s
Tuesday
Mainly cloudy, chilly, chance of some snow or rain, mid 40’s
Discussion
An energetic weather pattern is evolving and we’ll have to deal with multiple storm systems over the next several days and cold air outbreaks. The next system of significance will bring rain here later tonight into early tomorrow as a warm front pushes northward through the region and there can be residual showers later in the day on Friday and also tomorrow night. On Saturday, low pressure will form nearby and a cold front will advance towards the region resulting in more rain around here as we begin the first weekend of January. That cold front will usher in strong winds and colder air for Saturday night and Sunday and as the low pressure intensifies to our northeast, there is an outside chance that the rain changes to snow briefly by early Sunday. A “clipper” low pressure system will follow closely and it could spread some snow shower activity into the Mid-Atlantic region late Sunday into early Monday and then another storm will have to be watched for later Tuesday as it pulls out of the south-central US and towards the Ohio Valley. That system will usher in another cold air mass for the Mid-Atlantic by the middle of next week.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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