7:00 AM | ***An occasional shower today and a possible thunderstorm as cold blast arrives...temperatures drop to low-to-mid 30's next couple of nights***

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

Today

A mix of clouds and sun, windy and mild, an occasional shower is likely and a possible thunderstorm, highs in the mid-to-upper 60’s; S-SW winds at 10-15 mph in the morning; NW winds can gusts to 35 mph in the afternoon

Tonight

Becoming mainly clear, windy and turning much colder, lows in the low-to-mid 30’s

Thursday

Windy and unseasonably chilly with plenty of sunshine, low-to-mid 50’s for afternoon highs

Thursday Night

Mainly clear, breezy, cold, low-to-mid 30’s for late night lows

Friday

Mainly sunny, breezy, milder, mid 60’s

Saturday

Increasing clouds, mild, chance of showers late in the day and rain is likely at night, mid-to-upper 60’s

Sunday

Chance of rain early in the morning then partly sunny skies in the mid-day and afternoon, windy, mild, mid 60’s

Monday

Mainly sunny, mild, upper 60’s

Discussion

A strong cold front will slide through the region later today with showers likely and a possible strong thunderstorm during the mid-day or afternoon. A much colder air mass will ride into the area tonight on strong NW winds and temperatures by early tomorrow morning will bottom out in the low-to-mid 30's in many suburban locations. It remains windy and unseasonably chilly on Thursday with a feel of March rather than late April, but moderation in temperatures will take place at the end of the work week. A strong low pressure system is likely to bring more rainfall to the Mid-Atlantic region from Saturday night into Sunday and this could turn out to be a soaking rain event. Looking ahead, it looks like a big warm up is likely later next week in much of the eastern US.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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