7:00 AM | ***Late weekend storm threat on the table for Saturday night/Sunday***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly sunny, breezy, not as cold as recent days, highs in the low-to-mid 40’s; NW winds at 10-15 mph; gusts to 20 mph
Tonight
Becoming mainly cloudy, cold, chance for rain showers late that can be mixed with sleet and/or snow, lows in the low-to-mid 30’s
Friday
Mainly cloudy, milder, rain showers possible in the AM, upper 40’s for afternoon highs
Friday Night
Mainly clear, cold, upper 20’s for late night lows
Saturday
Sun followed by clouds, breezy, chilly, low-to-mid 40's
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, cold, chance of snow or a combination of snow and rain, upper 30's
Monday
Mainly sunny, chilly, lower 40's
Tuesday
Partly sunny, chilly, chance of showers, mid 40’s
Discussion
High pressure will be the main player today in the Mid-Atlantic region generating plenty of sunshine which will be quite a change from recent days. Clouds will increase this evening and there can be rain showers towards morning - possibly mixed with sleet and/or snow - as a strong cold front pushes towards the eastern states. It’ll turn milder on Friday ahead of the front and there can be additional rain showers in the AM and temperatures should climb to the upper 40’s. It turns a bit colder this weekend following the passage of the cold frontal system and attention will turn to a storm system over the Southeast US. There continues to be a chance that northern and southern stream energy "phase together" in time for this system to push far enough to the north and east to have an impact on the Mid-Atlantic region.. If so, there would likely be snow or a combination of snow and rain in the Saturday night/Sunday time frame...stay tuned.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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