7:00 AM | *Storm potential for the early part of the weekend bears close monitoring*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Some clouds early give way to partly-to-mostly sunny skies, still quite windy and cold, highs in the mid 40’s
Tonight
Mainly clear, cold, winds die down, lows near 30 degrees
Thursday
Mainly sunny, chilly, near 50 degrees for afternoon highs
Thursday Night
Mainly cloudy, cold, upper 30’s for late night lows
Friday
Mostly cloudy, chilly, chance of rain, lower 50's; rain is likely at night and it can be heavy at times
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, cold, rain is likely and it can be heavy at times, there is a chance for the rain to change to sleet and/or snow on the back end, upper 40’s
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, cold, mid-to-upper 40’s
Monday
Partly sunny, cold, breezy, mid 40’s
Discussion
Slow-moving low pressure will pull away from the region today, but it’ll stay quite windy and cold despite plenty of sunshine. High pressure will be in control of the weather for the next couple of days, but then a storm system from the southern states could make a move in our direction at the end of the week. In fact, there is the chance for some significant precipitation from this storm system in the Friday night/Saturday time period and it could be cold enough for a changeover to sleet and/or snow on the back end of the system. Longer term, the overall weather pattern that has evolved should continue to bring more frequent cold air outbreaks into the central and eastern US into at least the middle of the month of December.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com