7:00 AM | *Powerful cold front arrives late in the week...heavy rain, mild ahead of it on Thursday/Thursday night...windy, cold behind it on Friday*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy with some patchy fog and drizzle, chilly, highs in the mid 40’s
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of evening rain and/or snow showers, lows near 35 degrees
Tuesday
Becoming mainly sunny, chilly, mid 40’s for highs
Tuesday Night
Mainly clear, quite cold, upper 20’s for late night lows
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, cold, mid 40’s
Thursday
Mainly cloudy, becoming windy and milder, rain is likely late and some of it can be heavy at times; especially, at night, mid 50’s
Friday
Windy, colder, partly sunny skies with the chance of a snow shower or two, mid 30’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, very cold, low-to-mid 30’s
Discussion
An active weather pattern will continue this week with a wave of energy in the Mid-Atlantic region coming our way this evening and the arrival of a powerful Arctic cold front on Thursday night. The early week upper-level wave of energy can set off some rain and/or snow shower activity tonight and unfortunately, it'll likely prevent a view of the "great conjunction" of Jupiter and Saturn. The late week Arctic front is likely to feature milder and windy conditions on its front side in this area along with periods of rain, some of which can be heavy at times. Following the passage of the strong cold front, it’ll turn much colder on Friday and there can be a snow shower or two along with stiff NW winds.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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