7:00 AM | *A "clipper" system to produce an increase in clouds today...a touch of rain and/or snow later tonight into Wednesday*

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

Today

Increasing clouds, cold, highs in the mid 40’s; NW winds around 5 mph

Tonight

Mainly cloudy, cold, a bit of rain and/or snow likely, lows in the low-to-mid 30’s

Wednesday

Partly sunny, cold, breezy, a couple of rain or snow showers possible in the morning, low-to-mid 40’s for afternoon highs

Wednesday Night             

Mainly clear, cold, mid-to-upper 20’s for late night lows

Thursday

Partly sunny, cold, low-to-mid 40’s

Friday

Partly sunny, milder, low-to-mid 50’s

Saturday

Partly sunny, breezy, quite mild, upper 50’s

Sunday

Mainly cloudy, quite mild, windy, good chance of rain and it could be a soaker, maybe a strong thunderstorm, near 60 degrees

Discussion              

Clouds will increase today ahead of a weak “clipper” system that drops southeast across the Upper Midwest on its way to a position over the western Atlantic by early Wednesday. This system is limited in its moisture content and, as such, is unlikely to produce anything more than a bit of rain and/or snow around here from later tonight into early Wednesday. It stays on the cold side behind it through the day on Thursday, but then turns noticeably milder for Friday and Saturday. A strong cold front approaches on Sunday and this could lead to a soaking rain event along the eastern seaboard to close out the upcoming weekend with a cold shot likely to follow for the early part of next week.  

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather