7:00 AM | ****An active weather day to close out March with surging temperatures, increasing winds, showers and possible late day/evening severe thunderstorms****

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

Today

Windy and becoming much warmer today with mainly cloudy skies, a couple of showers likely through late morning, more numerous showers developing later this afternoon with a possible severe thunderstorm, any rain later today can be on the heavy side, highs in the lower 70’s; S winds increasing to 10-20 mph with gusts possible to 45 mph  

Tonight

Mainly cloudy and windy with showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain will be heavy and some of the storms can be severe, mild early, turning colder late, overnight lows near 50 degrees

Friday

Mainly cloudy, windy, cooler, chance of showers, mid 50’s for afternoon highs

Friday Night             

Mainly clear, cold, mid 30’s late night lows

Saturday

Mainly sunny, cool, upper 50’s

Sunday

Partly sunny, mild, chance of showers, near 60 degrees 

Monday

Mainly sunny, mild, lower 60’s  

Tuesday

Partly sunny, a bit milder, near 70 degrees

Discussion              

*Strong-to-severe thunderstorms possible later this afternoon into the evening*

A strong cold front will push towards the east coast today and the result here will be a windy and much warmer day with gusts to 45 mph or so and temperatures surging to near 70 degrees.  Showers will be rather scattered in nature through the bulk of the morning, but become more numerous later in the day. Rain later today into tonight can be heavy at times and there can be a severe thunderstorm or two mixed into the picture along with a continuation of the strong winds.  It turns cooler on Friday following the passage of the cold front, but still somewhat unsettled, and more showers are possible by the second half of the weekend.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather