7:00 AM | *Another unseasonably warm day to close out the work week...much cooler this weekend and it'll be time once again to turn the clocks ahead*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Clouds this morning with nothing more than a passing light shower, becoming quite breezy and still unseasonably warm, highs not far from 70 degrees; W winds increasing to 10-15 mph; gusts to 25 mph
Tonight
Partly cloudy, quite breezy, turning noticeably colder, lows in the upper 30’s
Saturday
Mainly sunny, breezy, much cooler, low-to-mid 50’s for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Mainly clear, cold, upper 30’s for late night lows
Sunday
Partly sunny, windy, milder, near 60 degrees
Monday
Partly sunny, cold, mid-to-upper 40’s; chance for a bit of a wintry mix at night
Tuesday
Mainly cloudy, chilly, chance for a bit of a wintry mix, upper 40’s
Wednesday
Partly sunny, cool, upper 50’s
Discussion
The warm up that began here on Tuesday reached its peak yesterday with temperatures reaching well into the 70’s and today will remain unseasonably warm, but colder air is on the way for the DC metro region. Low pressure will track northeast across the Great Lakes today and will drag a cold front through the region paving the way for a much cooler weekend. In fact, temperatures later tonight will drop into the upper 30's to go along with a stiff NW wind and they'll hold in the middle 50's for afternoon highs on Saturday. Another low pressure system could produce a bit of precipitation around here early next week and it could be just cold enough for a bit of a wintry mix. One final note, clocks will need to be turned ahead early Sunday morning as we switch back to daylight savings time.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com