7:00 AM | *Much milder by mid-week and a slow-moving cold front will bring rain here...rain could end up changing to ice and/or snow*

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

Today

More clouds than sun, cold, highs in the mid-to-upper 30’s; NE winds around 5 mph

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, cold, lows in the mid 20’s

Tuesday

Mainly sunny, cold, near 40 degrees for afternoon highs

Tuesday Night             

Mainly cloudy, cold, watch for slick spots late, upper 20’s for late night lows           

Wednesday

Mainly cloudy, milder, upper 40’s

Thursday

Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of rain, low-to-mid 50’s

Friday

Mainly cloudy, turning colder, chance of rain, sleet and/or snow, mid-to-upper 40’s early

Saturday

Partly sunny, much colder, near 35 degrees

Discussion              

High pressure will be in control as we begin a new work week and it’ll drift offshore by mid-week.  As a result, the week starts off quite cold, but turns milder on Wednesday and Thursday. An influx of Arctic air and its associated slow-moving cold front will have a big impact on a wide part of the nation this week and it’ll bring rain here by Thursday.  Colder air will follow the frontal passage and we’ll have to monitor the chance of a changeover from rain to ice and/or snow later this week as the Arctic air filters into the region.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather