7:00 AM | *An unusually warm New Year's Day on Saturday with highs in the 60's*

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

Today

Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of some rain and patchy fog early in the day, highs near 55 degrees; E-NE winds around 5 mph

Tonight

Mainly cloudy, chilly, a little rain is possible at times, lows in the mid 40’s

Friday

Mainly cloudy, milder, patchy fog and a bit of rain are possible, upper 50’s for afternoon highs

Friday Night             

Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of rain late, near 50 degrees for late night lows           

Saturday

Mostly cloudy, unseasonably warm, good chance of rain, mid-to-upper 60’s

Sunday

Mostly cloudy, still quite mild, occasional showers possible, near 60 degrees

Monday

Becoming mainly sunny, windy, sharply colder, upper 30’s

Tuesday

Mainly sunny, cold, lower 40’s

Discussion              

Low pressure will track nearby today along a nearly stationary frontal boundary zone bringing us more clouds and perhaps a touch of rain and fog at times.  Weak high pressure will try to bring some drying on Friday, but more rain will follow later Friday night and Saturday from strong low pressure that will push to our northwest.  In addition to the rain on Saturday, New Year’s Day, it’ll be unseasonably warm for the 1st day of January and afternoon highs could be in the mid-to-upper 60’s. After another mild and damp day on Sunday, sharply colder air will push into the region by Monday following the passage of a strong cold frontal system. This cold blast may arrive with a low pressure system on Sunday night and Monday which could produce some snow in the Mid-Atlantic region…something to monitor in coming days.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather