7:00 AM | ***Winds can gust to 50 mph from later tomorrow into tomorrow night surrounding arrival and passage of a strong cold front***

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

Today

Mainly cloudy, cool, highs in the lower 50’s; Light and variable winds

Tonight

Mainly cloudy, chilly, chance of showers towards daybreak, lows in the lower 40’s

Wednesday

Becoming windy and milder with mainly cloudy skies and a good chance of showers, SW winds can gust to 40-50 mph by later in the day, near 60 degrees for afternoon highs

Wednesday Night             

Chance of early evening showers then becoming mainly clear and turning much colder, windy with gusts possible to 40-50 mph, near freezing for late night lows  

Thursday

Partly sunny, windy with gusts to 40 mph, cold, low-to-mid 40’s

Friday

Mainly sunny, cold, mid-to-upper 40’s

Saturday

Mainly cloudy, milder, chance of showers, mid-to-upper 50’s

Sunday

Partly sunny, colder, near 50 degrees

Discussion              

A strong cold front will push across the Ohio Valley on Wednesday and reach the I-95 corridor region by Wednesday evening.  It’ll turn much milder ahead of the front on Wednesday and SW winds will increase in strength and can gust up to 50 mph.  Following the passage of the strong cold front, winds will shift to a NW direction by early Thursday morning and temperatures will drop sharply. Winds on Thursday can still gust to 40 mph or so and high temperatures will hold in the low-to-mid 40’s compared to tomorrow’s near 60 degrees. It’ll stay quite chilly and dry on Friday and then showers are likely on Saturday with the next frontal system.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather