7:00 AM | **Near 70 degrees today...temperatures tumble overnight...a wintry mess from tomorrow into tomorrow night which can include an ice buildup in some of the outer suburbs**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Unusually mild today with mainly cloudy skies early and then partial sunshine for the mid-day and afternoon, quite breezy, highs not far from 70 degrees; SW winds in the morning at 10-20 mph; NW winds in the afternoon at 10-20 mph
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, turning much colder, breezy, lows in the low-to-mid 30’s
Thursday
Much colder than today with mainly cloudy skies, chance of some rain, ice, and/or snow, mid 30’s for afternoon highs
Thursday Night
Mainly cloudy, cold, freezing rain or rain with an ice buildup possible on untreated surfaces across some of the northern and western suburbs, late night lows near the freezing mark
Friday
Mainly cloudy, chilly, breezy, chance of plain rain in the morning, near 50 degrees later in the day
Saturday
Mainly sunny, cold, near 40 degrees
Sunday
Partly sunny, chilly, mid-to-upper 40’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, breezy, quite cold, lower 30’s
Discussion
The current stretch of mild weather will come to a peak today with a breakout of sunshine and temperatures jumping towards the 70 degree mark. A cold front, however, will push through the region later in the day and this will lead to tumbling temperatures during the overnight hours and set the stage for some wintry precipitation from tomorrow into tomorrow night. During the day on Thursday, there can be some rain, ice and/or snow in the DC metro region and then freezing rain is quite likely tomorrow night for awhile and there can be an ice buildup in some of the far northern and western suburbs. By Friday, temperatures should climb above the freezing mark leading to some residual plain rain for the area.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather