7:00 AM | ***Much cooler today following passage of strong cold front...snow/rain mix on Wednesday***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Partly sunny with plenty of high clouds around, breezy and noticeably colder than yesterday’s record-breaking warmth, highs in the lower 50’s; NW winds at 10-20 mph
Tonight
Becoming mainly cloudy, cold, chance of rain and/or snow towards morning, lows in the mid 30’s
Wednesday
Mainly cloudy, cold, snow and/or rain, small grassy accumulations are possible, lower 40’s for afternoon highs
Wednesday Night
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance for some early evening rain, late night lows in the mid 30’s
Thursday
Partly sunny, chilly, near 50 degrees
Friday
Mainly sunny, breezy, a bit milder, upper 50’s
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, becoming very windy, chance of rain showers early, snow showers possible late, lower 50’s early in the day then temperatures drop
Sunday
Mainly sunny, quite cold, breezy, low-to-mid 40’s
Discussion
An active weather pattern continues…
Following the passage of last night’s strong cold front, winds will remain quite noticeable today from a northwesterly direction and it’ll be much colder than yesterday which featured some record-breaking warmth in the Mid-Atlantic region. High pressure will move overhead later today as it pushes eastward from the Upper Midwest. Clouds will thicken up early tonight as low pressure begins a push from the Tennessee Valley towards the southern Mid-Atlantic coastline. Towards morning, precipitation will break out and it can be cold enough for some snow to be mixed in; especially, to the north and west. As is often the case with daytime snow this time of year, the greatest chances for any snow accumulations will be on grassy surfaces and in the far northern and western suburbs; especially, in any higher elevation location. Looking ahead, another very active frontal passage will take place in the Friday night-Saturday night time period…more on that later.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather