7:00 AM | **A chilly pattern all week and a coastal low to impact us with soaking rain later tomorrow/tomorrow night**

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

Today

Mainly sunny, cold, highs in the mid-to-upper 40’s (normal high at DCA is now 59 degrees); NW winds around 5-10 mph

Tonight

Mainly clear, cold, lows near 30 degrees

Tuesday

Becoming mainly cloudy, cold, rain likely to develop during the afternoon, highs in the mid 40’s

Tuesday Night             

Mainly cloudy, cold, periods of rain, upper 30’s for late night lows  

Wednesday

Partly sunny, cold, breezy, near 50 degrees

Thursday

Mainly sunny, cold, mid 40’s  

Friday

Mainly sunny, quite cold, low-to-mid 40’s

Saturday

Partly sunny, still quite cold, lower 40’s

Discussion              

At the same time Tropical Storm Nicole was pounding Florida on Friday with rain and wind, a blizzard was raging in the Northern Plains where two feet of snow piled up in such places as Bismarck, North Dakota. That cold air mass in the Northern Plains subsequently made its way into the northeastern US following the departure of Nicole to the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean which set off a change to the overall upper air wind pattern across North America. High pressure builds into the region today, but then a coastal low will bring rain here by late tomorrow/tomorrow night and it could turn out to be a soaking rain event. It’ll be cold enough for snow across eastern West Virginia and far western Virginia with accumulations possible in those higher elevation locations. Cold high pressure will then edge into the region for the second half of the week and temperatures will hold at well below-normal levels.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather