7:00 AM | **Soaking rain event from later today into early Friday...strong NW wind gusts on Friday...weekend system looking rather weak**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy with occasional light rain this morning, the rain will become steadier and heavier this afternoon, it’ll be rather chilly to start the day, but then it’ll turn milder this afternoon, highs in the lower 50’s
Tonight
Periods of rain and some of it can be heavy at times, breezy, chilly, lows in the mid 40’s
Friday
Mainly cloudy with occasional showers mainly before noon, becoming quite windy with possible gusts past 40 mph, lower 50’s for highs early in the day
Friday Night
Becoming partly cloudy, cold, windy, upper 20’s for overnight lows
Saturday
Mainly sunny with late day clouds, cold, lower 40's; chance for a bit of snow at night
Sunday
Partly sunny, cold, chance for a bit of snow early possibly mixed with rain, mid 40’s
Monday
Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of showers, mid 50's
Tuesday
Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of showers, mid 50’s
Discussion
The cold front that pushed through the region in the early morning hours on Wednesday will turn around today and move to the north as a warm front. As a result, the cold conditions that start the day will give way to milder weather this afternoon as low pressure starts to pull in this direction from the Tennessee Valley. This low pressure system will have lots of support in the upper atmosphere resulting in a soaking rain event around here from later today into early Friday. A strong cold front will push across the region on Friday and the winds should increase noticeably with gusts past 40 mph possible out of the northwest. Over the weekend, a weak wave of energy will head into the eastern states and it may produce a bit of snow in the region on Saturday night or Sunday.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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