7:00 AM | *Occasional light rain today becomes steadier and heavier from tonight into early Saturday...highest amounts on the southeast side...chance of some snow on Monday*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy, cool, occasional light rain, highs in the lower 50's
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, becoming breezy, chilly, periods of rain and some of it can be heavy at times, lows near 40 degrees
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, becoming windy, colder, periods of rain in the morning and some of it can be heavy at times, there is a slight chance that the rain mixes with or changes to sleet and/or snow on the back end in some of the far western and northern suburbs, mid-to-upper 40’s for highs
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, breezy, cold, chance for a rain and/or snow shower, near 30 degrees for late night lows
Sunday
Mostly sunny, breezy, cold, lower 40's
Monday
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow, lower 40’s
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, cold, mid 40’s
Wednesday
Partly sunny, cold, mid-to-upper 40’s
Discussion
Low pressure will pull out of the southern states today and intensify as it heads to a position just off the Mid-Atlantic coastline by early tomorrow. There can be occasional light rain here today and steadier and heavier rain from tonight into early Saturday with the highest amounts in areas south and east of the District. There is an outside chance that it gets cold enough around here later tomorrow for the rain to briefly mix with or change to sleet and/or snow in some of the far western and northern suburbs as the storm intensifies off the Mid-Atlantic coastline and pushes to the northeast. Cold and dry weather should follow the storm around here to close out the weekend and then we'll have to watch another system on Monday that will push out of the Gulf of Mexico and towards the east coast.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com