7:00 AM | **Rain headed this way and the threat remains through tomorrow night...cold blast arrives this weekend and temperatures could drop to freezing late Sunday night**

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

Today

Mainly cloudy, cooler, quite breezy, periods of rain likely develops by early afternoon, highs near 60 degrees; E winds increasing to 10-20 mph

Tonight

Periods of rain, maybe a strong thunderstorm, quite breezy, mild, lows in the mid 50’s

Thursday

Mainly cloudy, milder, breezy, additional rain is likely, maybe a strong thunderstorm, near 70 degrees for afternoon highs

Thursday Night             

Mainly cloudy, breezy, turning colder late, occasional showers likely in the evening, upper 40’s for late night lows

Friday

Becoming mainly sunny, breezy, mild, near 60 degrees

Saturday

Partly sunny, breezy, cooler, could be a few rain showers…sleet and/or snow can actually be mixed in with the rain, mid 50’s

Sunday

Partly sunny, windy, cold, upper 40’s; temperatures could drop to freezing late at night in suburban locations

Monday

Mainly sunny, still quite chilly, lower 50’s; temperatures could drop to freezing late at night in suburban locations

Discussion              

One low pressure system will push to our northwest during the next 24-36 hours and a second one will form off the Mid-Atlantic coastline. The result around here will be periods of rain from this afternoon into early Friday and a strong thunderstorm or two can be mixed into the picture. Looking ahead, an impressive cold blast will arrive in the Mid-Atlantic region this weekend and highs on Sunday threaten to stay in the upper 40’s raising the possibility of near or slightly below-freezing readings by early Monday morning in many suburban locations and again early Tuesday morning (i.e., watch out for sensitive outdoor plants).

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather