7:00 AM | ***Mid-Atlantic mess with an ice buildup possible later tonight in some N/W suburbs...an impact possible on Friday AM commute***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Much colder today with mainly cloudy skies, good chance for some rain, snow and/or sleet, highs in the mid 30’s; N-NE winds around 5-10 mph
Tonight
Patchy freezing rain is likely and there can be an ice buildup on untreated surfaces in some of the northern and western suburbs, watch for slippery spots, lows near the freezing mark
Friday
Mainly cloudy with freezing rain still possible in some of the suburbs early in the morning, plain rain likely by later in the morning as temperatures climb above freezing reaching highs of near 50 degrees later in the day
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, windy, quite cold, late night lows in the mid-to-upper 20’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, cold, lower 40’s
Sunday
Mainly sunny, not as cold, upper 40’s
Monday
Partly sunny, quite cold, upper 30’s
Tuesday
Mainly sunny, not as cold, upper 40’s
Discussion
Much colder air has moved into the Mid-Atlantic region following the passage of a cold frontal system and moisture will head this way in two different waves. During today, some mixed precipitation of rain, sleet and/or snow is likely to break out in the DC metro region as an initial wave of low pressure heads this way. There can actually be a bit of a lull in the precipitation at the end of the day and then a second and stronger wave of low pressure will move in our direction. As a result, freezing rain is on the table for the evening hours and there can be an ice buildup of up to a tenth of an inch in some of the northern and western suburbs. The precipitation will become rather spotty and light in the overnight hours as the heaviest precipitation pushes north of the PA/MD border. Temperatures may hover near the freezing mark early tomorrow with freezing rain still possible in some of the suburbs to the north and west (watch for slippery spots), plain rain is likely by later in the morning and ultimately Friday’s temperatures will peak near 50 degrees.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather