7:00 AM | ***Significant storm brings a cold, soaking rain to the region...snow not too far to the north and west***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy, unusually chilly, chance of rain by later in the afternoon, maybe a thunderstorm, highs in the upper 40’s (normal high at DCA is now 69 degrees); E-SE winds increasing to 10-20 mph
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, cold, windy, periods of rain, maybe a thunderstorm, some of the rain can be heavy, lows in the mid-to-upper 30’s
Tuesday
Becoming partly sunny, windy, still unusually chilly, cannot rule out a shower, lower 50’s for afternoon highs
Tuesday Night
Mainly clear, cold, windy, mid-to-upper 30’s for late night lows
Wednesday
Partly sunny, milder, lower 60’s
Thursday
Partly sunny, warmer, upper 60’s
Friday
Mainly sunny, nice, low-to-mid 70’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, nice, lower 70’s
Discussion
Here we are in the second half of April and significant accumulating snow is on the table for later today and tonight across interior sections of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast US. Around here, a soaking cold rain is coming from later today into late tonight as a strong storm pushes to the northeast near and along the east coast. Snow will actually fall during this storm as close to us as the western parts of Virginia and Maryland with accumulations quite likely. It remains unusually chilly on Tuesday with partial sunshine and windy conditions. High pressure will return for the mid-week and it’ll turn milder with 75 degree highs returning late in the week.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather