7:00 AM | ***Unusually cold to start the week with strong NW winds and possible snow showers/squalls...the chill sticks around until mid-week***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Unusually cold today despite partly sunny skies, windy, snow showers are possible during the mid-day and afternoon and perhaps a heavier snow squall, highs in the mid-to-upper 30’s; NW winds at 10-20 mph; gusts to 30 mph (normal high at DCA is 60 degrees)
Tonight
Flurries possible early then becoming mainly clear, very cold, lows in the lower 20’s
Tuesday
Mainly sunny, breezy, cold, mid-to-upper 40’s
Tuesday Night
Becoming mainly cloudy, quite cold, chance of a bit of rain, sleet and/or snow late, lower 30’s for late night lows
Wednesday
Mainly cloudy, chilly early, milder late, chance of rain or sleet early and a rain shower late, mid-to-upper 50’s by late in the day
Thursday
Mainly cloudy, much warmer, windy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, lower 70’s
Friday
Partly sunny, windy, cooler, mid 50’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, mild, upper 50’s
Discussion
The week will start off with temperatures far below-normal for the latter stages of March and afternoon highs confined to the mid-to-upper 30’s. In addition to the cold, the winds will remain quite strong producing even lower wind chills and snow showers are likely to become numerous in the Mid-Atlantic region during the mid-day and afternoon hours. The atmosphere will become quite unstable after a couple hours of “spring-strength” sunshine combined with the winter-like cold conditions aloft. Any snow shower or heavier snow squall can put down a quick minor accumulation during the mid-day or afternoon hours. Warmer air to our south and west will make an advance in this direction at mid-week and the initial overrunning of the cold air may result in a bit of rain, sleet or snow on late Tuesday night and early Wednesday. Dramatically warmer air will win out by Thursday and there will be a chance of showers and thunderstorms as a strong cold front approaches from the west.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather