7:00 AM | ***Primarily a rain event for the DC metro region...some icing possible tonight well to the N/W...second storm could feature some accumulating snow, sleet at the onset on Thursday***

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

Today

Mostly cloudy, cold, chance of some rain or drizzle through mid-afternoon then rain or drizzle likely in the late afternoon, highs in the mid 30’s; NE winds at 5-10 mph

Tonight

Mainly cloudy, cold, good chance of rain that can freeze on some surface well to the north and west of the District, lows in the lower 30’s

Tuesday

Mainly cloudy, chilly, chance for rain early, mid 40’s for afternoon highs

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, cold, lower 20’s for late night lows

Wednesday

Mainly sunny, cold, near 35 degrees

Thursday

Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow and sleet early in the day with some accumulations possible, rain and/or freezing rain likely late in the day and at night, mid-to-upper 30's

Friday

Mainly cloudy, chilly, chance of rain early, low-to-md 40’s

Saturday

Partly sunny, cold, mid 30’s

Discussion

A very active weather pattern will continue this week with two separate storms to deal with in the Mid-Atlantic region. The first system will pull out of the southern states later today and push a lot of moisture into the region and rain will be the dominant precipitation type. There can be some icing early tonight in some of the far northwestern suburbs (e.g., Gaithersburg, MD), but for the most part, the DC metro region will be above freezing during this event. A second storm later this week will have more cold air out ahead of it than the initial system; consequently, there can be a period of accumulating snow and sleet late Wednesday night/early Thursday before an eventual changeover to freezing rain/rain.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com