7:00 AM | **Increasingly windy today with passage of strong cold front...coldest air mass yet on Tuesday/Tuesday night**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Increasingly windy today with partly sunny skies, chilly, highs in the mid-to-upper 40’s; W-NW winds increasing to 10-20 mph; gusts to 30 mph
Tonight
Mainly clear, cold, breezy, lows in the mid-to-upper 20’s
Tuesday
Mainly sunny, cold, windy, cannot rule out a couple of snow showers, mid-to-upper 30’s for afternoon highs with even lower wind chills
Tuesday Night
Mainly clear, quite cold, breezy, lower 20’s for late night lows with even lower wind chills
Wednesday
Partly sunny, still breezy and cold, near 40 degrees
Thursday
Mainly sunny, not as cold, lower 50’s
Friday
Becoming mainly cloudy, chilly, chance of rain, lower 50’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, chilly, lower 50’s
Discussion
Winds will increase markedly today with the arrival of a strong cold frontal system from our northwest. That front will usher in an Arctic air mass for Tuesday and Tuesday night with some of the lowest temperatures so far this season and snow showers cannot be ruled out across the northern and western suburbs. In fact, this cold air outbreak that pushes across the Great Lakes will result in significant lake effect snows in places just downstream of the still relatively warm lake waters. Temperatures will moderate later this week and another rain event is possible in the Mid-Atlantic region at the end of the week.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather