7:00 AM | *Arctic air in retreat...mild, moist Pacific air on the advance*

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

Today

Mainly sunny, cold, but not as harsh as recent days, highs in the upper 30’s; W winds around 5 mph

Tonight

Partly cloudy, cold, lows near 25 degrees

Wednesday

Mainly sunny, chilly, mid 40’s for afternoon highs  

Wednesday Night             

Partly cloudy, cold, lows in the upper 20’s

Thursday

Mainly sunny, milder, upper 40’s

Friday

Partly sunny, mild, near 55 degrees

Saturday

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

Sunday

Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of showers, near 60 degrees

Discussion              

The Arctic air mass that brought frigid temperatures to the region the past few days will retreat and milder air from the Pacific Ocean is headed in this direction.  In fact, the warm up intensifies by the weekend so that temperatures around here on Friday, Saturday and Sunday should climb well into the 50’s for highs. The warm up will become increasingly moist as well and rain is likely this weekend in much of the eastern US.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather