7:00 AM | ***A strong cold front brings showers to the region, strong-to-severe thunderstorm an afternoon threat...much colder air returns late tonight***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Partly sunny, breezy, mild, occasional showers are likely during the mid-day and afternoon hours and there can be a strong-to-severe PM thunderstorm with damaging wind gusts and hail a threat, highs not far from 65 degrees
Tonight
Becoming mainly clear, windy and turning very cold and way below-normal for this time of year, lows in the low-to-mid 30’s
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, windy, chilly, well below normal for this time of year, mid-to-upper 50’s
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, cold, lower 40's for late night lows
Thursday
Becoming cloudy with occasional rain likely, mild, lower 60’s
Friday
Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of rain primarily in the morning hours, lower 60's
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of more rain later in the day or at night, lower 60’s
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of showers, lower 60's
Discussion
The overall active weather pattern will continue for at least another week or so with multiple chances of rain and there will be additional cold air outbreaks in the central and eastern US. A strong cold front will approach the region today causing shower activity and there can be a strong-to-severe thunderstorm with damaging winds and hail a threat. Following the passage of the cold front, much colder air will return late tonight on stiff NW winds and temperatures will once again drop way down into the low-to-mid 30’s for overnight lows which is way below-normal for this time of year. Another low pressure system is likely to impact the region with more rain later Thursday and Thursday night and yet another storm could follow over the upcoming weekend. The weekend storm will be followed by another cold air outbreak for the early part of next week.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com