7:00 AM | **Next storm arrives on Wednesday...snow or a wintry mix possible at the onset for a brief time in some of the far northern and western suburbs before a changeover to rain**

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

Today

Becoming mainly sunny, breezy, chilly, highs in the mid-to-upper 40’s; W-NW winds around 5-15 mph

Tonight

Increasing clouds, breezy, cold, lows near 30 degrees

Wednesday

Mainly cloudy, breezy, chilly, precipitation likely arrives in the early morning hours and there can be a brief period of snow or a wintry mix before a changeover to plain rain in all areas, small grassy accumulations are possible before the changeover in some of the far northern and western suburbs, low-to-mid 40’s for afternoon highs

Wednesday Night             

Occasional rain in the evening, breezy, cold, mid-to-upper 30’s for late night lows

Thursday

Partly sunny, windy, chilly, mid 40’s

Friday

Partly sunny, breezy, cold, lower 40’s

Saturday

Mainly sunny, cool, upper 40’s

Sunday

Mainly cloudy, cool, upper 40’s

Discussion              

The active weather pattern will bring us another storm system to deal with on Wednesday and this one may feature some snow or a wintry mix at the onset.  Low pressure will develop today over Texas and abundant moisture will feed into the system from the Gulf of Mexico.  On Wednesday, this surface low pressure system will push northeastward with its large moisture field advancing to the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. Another key player in the upcoming mid-week event will be strong high pressure that forms over southeastern Canada. This high will anchor an air mass that will be cold enough for widespread accumulating snow across the Midwest, interior Mid-Atlantic and much of the Northeast US. In the local area, there can be a brief period of snow or a wintry mix at the onset in some of the far northern and western suburbs before a changeover to rain takes place in all areas.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather