7:00 AM | *****A calm day before the major mid-week winter storm*****
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mostly sunny, unseasonably cold, highs in the upper 30’s
Tonight
Partly cloudy early, mainly cloudy late, very cold, lows in the mid-to-upper 20’s
Wednesday
Mainly cloudy, cold, snow or a mix of snow and sleet is likely to develop during the late morning hours, precipitation is likely to change to sleet and/or freezing rain in the afternoion and fall heavily at times, increasingly strong winds, mid 30’s for afternoon highs
Wednesday Night
Mixed precipitation is likely to change back to all snow and the snow can be heavy at times, an ice-build up is likely before the change back to all snow, windy, cold, upper 20’s for late night lows
Thursday
Mainly cloudy, windy, cold, chance of snow in the morning and snow showers possible in the afternoon, mid 30’s
Friday
Mainly sunny, still quite cold, mid-to-upper 30’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, cold, upper 30’s
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of rain and/or snow showers, lower 40’s
Discussion
A major winter storm is headed to the eastern US for the mid-week with significant ice and snow on the table. High pressure will continue to build into southeastern Canada today and it will result in a dry and very cold day here in the Mid-Atlantic region as we await a significant mid-week storm system. This next storm will likely begin here in the late morning hours on Wednesday with snow or a mix of snow and sleet. There is likely to be a changeover to sleet and/or freezing rain in the afternoon which will continue into the evening hours before a change back to all snow. An ice build-up is likely in many areas before the change back to all snow takes place tomorrow night. Current estimates of snow accumulations by daybreak Thursday are as follows (an it will be compacted by ice): 1-3 inches in the District, 3-6 inches in the N/W suburbs. Snow winds down early Thursday and the rest of the day will feature breezy and very cold conditions and snow showers are possible in the PM hours.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com