7:00 AM | ***Powerful winds late tonight into early Friday with arrival and passage of strong cold frontal system***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy, becoming windy and noticeably milder, chance of late day showers, highs in the mid 60’s; S-SW winds increasing to 15-25 mph; gusts to 35 mph
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, mild, occasional showers and the rain can be briefly heavy, maybe a strong thunderstorm, very windy with the potential of gusts of 50+ mph after midnight, lows near 45 degrees
Friday
Very windy in the morning with gusts to 50+ mph possible, clouds in the morning and a lingering shower, increasing amounts of sunshine for the mid-day and afternoon, temperatures drop through the day after early morning highs
Friday Night
Mainly clear, cold, winds die down, late night lows in the mid-to-upper 20’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, becoming very windy with gusts past 40 mph, cold, cannot rule out a snow shower or two, mid 40’s
Sunday
Mainly sunny, chilly, mid 40’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, much milder, lower 60’s
Tuesday
Mainly cloudy, quite mild, chance of showers, near 60 degrees
Discussion
Temperatures will surge today ahead of a strong cold frontal system and showers will become numerous later this evening. Some of the rain later tonight can fall briefly on the heavy side and there can be a strong thunderstorm or two mixed into the picture. Of more concern, however, is the likelihood for powerful winds later tonight into tomorrow morning and there can be potentially damaging wind gusts with scattered power outages certainly on the table. The time period of greatest concern will be in the hour or two immediately following the passage of the surface cold front associated with an expected surge in pressure and a shift in wind direction. The frontal passage is most likely going to take place somewhere between about 1 AM and 6 AM. Moderately chilly air will follow the frontal passage and then a reinforcing shot of cold arrives on Saturday supported by a strong wave aloft that can result in some snow shower activity across the northeastern states and more very windy conditions.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather