7:00 AM | *A windy and chilly start to the week*

6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region

Today

Partly sunny, becoming windy, cold, highs not far from 50 degrees; W-NW winds 10-20 mph; gusts to 35 mph

Tonight

Mainly clear, cold, still quite breezy through the evening hours, lows in the lower 30’s           

Tuesday

Mainly sunny, still quite chilly, but with little wind, near 50 degrees for afternoon highs           

Tuesday Night             

Mainly clear, cold, upper 30’s for late night lows           

Wednesday

Mainly sunny, noticeably milder, near 65 degrees

Thursday

Partly sunny, mild, chance of PM showers, upper 60’s            

Friday

Mainly sunny, breezy, colder, upper 40’s           

Saturday

Mainly sunny, chilly, near 50 degrees

Discussion              

A “clipper-type” system will push into northern New England today and high pressure will build into the Mid-Atlantic region and take control of our weather into mid-week.  Winds will become rather strong from a W-NW direction and temperatures will be confined to the mid-to-upper 40’s for afternoon highs. It remains quite chilly on Tuesday, but then becomes noticeably milder on Wednesday and Thursday ahead of the next frontal system.  Showers are possible late in the day on Thursday with the arrival of that next cold front and its passage will usher in colder air for the end of the week.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian