7:00 AM | ***Still very windy this morning and temperatures will fall during the day following passage of strong cold front...another day of very strong winds on Saturday from new system***

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

Today

Mainly cloudy early in the day and very windy with gusts past 50 mph possible, increasing amounts of sunshine for the mid-day and afternoon hours, temperatures fall during the day from the early morning highs; NW winds 15-25 mph; gusts to 50 mph possible

Tonight

Mainly clear, cold, winds die down, lows in the upper 20’s

Saturday

Partly sunny, cold, becoming very windy with gusts to 45 mph, cannot rule out a snow shower or two, perhaps even a heavier snow squall, mid 40’s for afternoon highs

Saturday Night             

Mainly clear, brisk and quite cold, late night lows in the lower 20’s

Sunday

Mainly sunny, cold, low-to-mid 40’s

Monday

Mainly sunny, much milder, near 60 degrees

Tuesday

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

Wednesday

Mainly cloudy, still quite mild, chance of rain, lower 60’s

Discussion              

A strong cold front has pushed through the region and winds will remain quite strong this morning in the Mid-Atlantic region. Temperatures will drop through the day following the early day highs and clouds will give way to sunshine for the mid-day and afternoon hours.  After a cold and more tranquil night, Saturday will feature a reinforcing shot of cold air and this frontal passage will be supported by a strong wave of energy in the upper part of the atmosphere.  As a result, there will be snow shower activity on Saturday in parts of the Mid-Atlantic/NE US and perhaps even a few isolated snow squalls. In addition, winds will become quite strong gusting past 40 mph in the DC-to-Philly-to-NYC corridor.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather