7:00 AM | ****Accumulating snow and ice from Thursday into Friday with several inches on the table****
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mostly sunny, breezy, cold, highs not far from 35 degrees; NW winds at 10-15 mph
Tonight
Thickening clouds, cold, good chance of snow towards daybreak, lows in the mid-to-upper 20’s
Thursday
Snow in the morning and it can come down hard at times, snow may mix with sleet later in the day, several inches of accumulation are likely before any changeover, near 30 degrees for highs
Thursday Night
Sleet possibly mixed with snow, additional accumulations are possible, cold, upper 20’s for late night lows
Friday
Mainly cloudy, cold, still the chance of occasional snow or a wintry mix, mid-to-upper 30’s
Saturday
Mainly sunny, windy, cold, lower 30’s
Sunday
Mainly sunny, cold, mid 30’s
Monday
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow, near 40 degrees
Discussion
Attention now turns to the next storm system and this one is likely to generate significant accumulating snow in the DC metro region and some ice as well. Snow likely breaks out early tomorrow during the 3-7AM time period and it can come down hard for awhile before mixing with or changing to sleet later in the day. Accumulations of 3-6 are likely before any changeover to sleet and there can be isolated higher amounts. Sleet or a mix of sleet and snow will continue tomorrow night and there can even be occasional snow, sleet and/or rain well into the day on Friday as this will likely turn out to be a long duration event. This low pressure system will take a track farther to the east compared to Monday’s storm and this track will help to keep a cold air mass in place with temperatures generally at or below the freezing mark.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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