6:00 AM | ***Accumulating snow as low pressure heads toward the coastal waters of New Jersey...mid-day start time for the snow***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy, cold, snow or a mix of rain and snow likely to develop during the mid-day hours, if the precipitation begins as a mixture, it would likely change to all snow shortly thereafter, watch for slick roads late today, highs not far from 40 degrees
Tonight
Mainly cloudy with evening snow still possible, watch for slick spots, total snow accumulations of 1-3 inches are on the table, clearing late and becoming quite breezy, lows near 30 degrees
Wednesday
Partly sunny, windy, cold, good chance for scattered snow showers, maybe even a heavier snow squall, lower 40’s for afternoon highs
Wednesday Night
Mainly clear, quite cold, low-to-mid 20’s for late night lows
Thursday
Mainly sunny, still cold, but little to no wind, upper 30’s
Friday
Mainly cloudy, milder, chance of showers, mid 50’s
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, even warmer, chance of rain, mid 60’s
Sunday
Partly sunny, breezy, cooler, chance of showers early, mid 50’s
Discussion
Low pressure will pull out of the Tennessee Valley early today and head towards the coastal waters of New Jersey by early tonight. Snow or a mix of rain and snow is likely to develop here around the mid-day hours. If the precipitation begins as a mixture, it would likely change to all snow shortly thereafter and should stay as snow in the early evening hours. Total snow accumulations of 1-3 inches are on the table for the DC metro region and surrounding suburbs with isolated 4 inch amounts possible west of the District. The low will push away from the Mid-Atlantic coastline later tonight and another cold air mass will follow on Wednesday riding in on strong NW winds. Snow shower activity is likely on Wednesday in the Mid-Atlantic and there can even be heavier snow squalls. It stays cold on Thursday, but the winds die down and then a warm up begins at the end of the week. In fact, temperatures could reach the middle 60’s on Saturday and it’s likely to rain for awhile before cooler, drier air returns late in the weekend.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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