7:00 AM | **A flirtation later today with the 80 degree mark...progressively colder this weekend...cannot rule out a chance for snow or a mix early next week in parts of the region**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
More clouds than sun, becoming windy and unseasonably warm, occasional showers are likely; especially, during the mid and late afternoon hours, maybe a strong-to-severe late day thunderstorm, highs not far from the 80 degree mark (record high is 83 at DCA, 77 at IAD)
Tonight
Mainly cloudy with evening showers and thunderstorms possible, windy, mild early tonight and then turning colder late, lows in the mid 40’s
Saturday
Mainly sunny, breezy, colder, near 50 degrees for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Mainly clear, cold, low-to-mid 30’s for late night lows
Sunday
Sunshine followed by increasing clouds, cold, upper 40’s; chance of rain late at night which could be mixed with snow far north and west
Monday
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of rain that can be mixed with snow early in the day across some of the far northern and western suburbs, mid-to-upper 40’s
Tuesday
Partly sunny, milder, mid 50’s
Wednesday
Mainly cloudy, mild, more rain likely, upper 50's
Discussion
A warm front pushed through the Mid-Atlantic region late yesterday and its passage along with an advancing strong cold front will set the stage for an unseasonably warm end to the work week. Ahead of the strong cold front, winds will pick up noticeably and temperatures will surge through the 70’s. The record high today at Reagan Airport is 83 degrees and it is 77 degrees at Dulles Airport which is well within reach. In addition, showers are likely; especially, during the afternoon and evening hours and there can be a strong-to-severe thunderstorm mixed in as well. Following the cold frontal passage, it’ll turn progressively colder this weekend as strong high pressure builds to our north across southeastern Canada. By the end of the weekend, we’ll have to monitor the progression of moisture from the south-central US. Given the entrenched cold air mass that will be reluctant to retreat, any precipitation that arrives late Sunday night or early Monday could be in the form of snow or a mix of rain and snow in the far northern and western suburbs.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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