7:00 AM | ***Next storm system should begin here with accumulating snow early Thursday before a changeover to a wintry mix***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mostly cloudy in the morning with some lingering light rain or drizzle, partly sunny skies in the afternoon and turning windy and milder, highs not far from 50 degrees; W winds at 5-15 mph; gusts to 25 mph
Tonight
Mainly clear, breezy, quite cold, lows in the low-to-mid 20's
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, cold, near 35 degrees for afternoon highs
Wednesday Night
Increasing clouds, cold, chance for snow towards daybreak, mid-to-upper 20’s for late night lows
Thursday
Mainly cloudy, cold, snow in the morning with accumulations likely, a mix of snow and sleet is likely in the afternoon, mid 30’s; snow, sleet and/or freezing rain at night
Friday
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow and/or rain early, near 40 degrees
Saturday
Mainly sunny, cold, lower 30's
Sunday
Partly sunny, cold, mid 30's
Discussion
One storm system will push away today and attention will turn to another system that will impact the region from late Wednesday night into early Friday. High pressure will build over New England on Wednesday and act as an anchor for a cold air mass in the Mid-Atlantic region. As a result, the chance of accumulating snow at the onset of the next storm system will be quite high in the DC metro region from late Wednesday night into early Thursday morning. The snow is likely to mix with or change to sleet later in the day on Thursday and to sleet and/or freezing rain at night with some ice buildup possible on any already accumulated snowfall. Stay tuned…something to closely monitor next couple of days.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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