7:00 AM | **Unseasonably warm this afternoon and especially on Friday ahead of strong cold front...progressively colder this weekend...snow cannot be ruled out for early next week**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Considerable cloudiness today with nothing more than a shower or two during the remainder of the day, becoming much milder, highs in the low-to-mid 70’s
Tonight
Mainly cloudy and mild with a couple of showers possible late, lows in the lower 60’s
Friday
Mainly cloudy, becoming windy and unseasonably warm, a few showers are likely; especially, during the afternoon hours, maybe a strong PM thunderstorm, upper 70’s for afternoon highs
Friday Night
Mainly cloudy with evening showers and thunderstorms possible, becoming breezy and turning colder, low-to-mid 40’s for late night lows
Saturday
Partly sunny, breezy, colder, near 50 degrees
Sunday
Mainly sunny, cold, mid-to-upper 40’s; chance of rain and/or snow late
Monday
Mainly cloudy, chilly, chance for rain that can be mixed with snow early, upper 40’s
Tuesday
Partly sunny, milder, chance of showers, mid-to-upper 50’s
Discussion
A warm front is pushing northward through the region today and its passage tonight will set the stage for an unseasonably warm weather this afternoon and especially on Friday. A strong cold front is going to arrive here tomorrow night and there are likely to be some showers ahead of it and perhaps a strong thunderstorm or two. In addition, the winds will pick up noticeably on Friday and temperatures should soar through the 70’s following the much milder conditions this afternoon. Following the Friday night cold frontal passage, it’ll turn progressively colder this weekend and we’ll have to closely monitor the threat for precipitation by early next week as strong high pressure builds to our north across southeastern Canada. There is the chance that if the precipitation arrives early enough on Sunday night or early Monday, it could begin as snow or a mix of rain and snow given that the entrenched cold air mass will be slow to retreat.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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