7:00 AM | *A bit of a break today, but more rain comes for later today into Thursday...impressive cold shot arrives for Friday and Saturday*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Lowering and thickening clouds this morning, slight chance for rain by late afternoon, chilly, highs in the upper 40’s
Tonight
Occasional rain, there is an outside for ice pellets to be mixed in at the start, cold, lows not far from 40 degrees
Thursday
Mainly cloudy with occasional rain mainly before noon, becoming windy and milder, near 60 degrees for afternoon highs
Thursday Night
Mainly cloudy, cold, breezy, lower 30’s for overnight lows
Friday
Partly sunny, windy, much colder, mid-to-upper 30’s
Saturday
Mainly sunny, still quite cold, mid-to-upper 30’s
Sunday
Partly sunny, not as cold, upper 40’s
Monday
Partly sunny, milder, low-to-mid 50’s
Discussion
There will be a break today in the recent active weather pattern as high pressure takes control for a short period of time. Another low pressure system, however, will move in this direction from the Tennessee Valley and impact us with more rainfall from late today into Thursday afternoon. Following this next system, an impressive cold air outbreak will arrive on Thursday night and it'll stay quite cold into the first part of the upcoming weekend. Temperatures on Friday and Saturday will struggle to reach the mid or upper 30’s for afternoon highs and there will be a stiff NW wind at times to make it feel even worse.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com