7:00 AM | **Strong frontal passage tonight can result in brief heavy downpours and a possible strong thunderstorm...50 mph wind gusts possible on Thursday**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy although there can be some brightening at times, mild, occasional light rain or drizzle possible, patchy fog as well, highs in the low-to-mid 50’s
Tonight
Evening showers and a possible strong thunderstorm, some of the rain can be heavy at times, becoming windy and turning sharply colder late, lows by morning in the mid-to-upper 30’s
Thursday
Mainly sunny, very windy with gusts to 50 mph possible, cold, lower 40’s for highs
Thursday Night
Mainly cloudy, still windy, cold, mid 20’s for late night lows
Friday
Mainly sunny, breezy, cold, low-to-mid 40’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, cold, maybe an isolated snow shower early, upper 30’s
Sunday
Mainly sunny, still on the cold side, low-to-mid 40's
Monday
Partly sunny, not as cold, upper 40’s
Discussion
It’ll be rather mild again today in the Mid-Atlantic region with occasional light rain or drizzle possible and there will be some patchy fog. An energetic weather situation is evolving for tonight as a strong cold front will come barreling through the area with brief heavy downpours, gusty winds and perhaps even a strong thunderstorm or two. It’ll turn much colder late tonight following the frontal passage with stiff NW winds and the winds can gust as high as 50 mph on Thursday. The colder-than-normal conditions that kick in on Thursday will stick around through Sunday following the arrival of a reinforcing shot of cold air early this weekend.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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