6:30 AM | ***Snow showers possible this morning far northeastern suburbs...heavy rain/strong winds late Sunday into Sunday night and the precipitation could end as snow or ice N/W***

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

Today

Mainly cloudy, cold, snow showers are possible this morning across the far northeastern suburbs, highs in the mid 40’s; W-SW winds around 5-10 mph

Tonight

Partly cloudy, cold, lows near the freezing mark

Friday

Partly sunny, milder, near 55 degrees for afternoon highs

Friday Night             

Partly cloudy, cold, mid 30’s for late night lows

Saturday

Partly sunny, mild, mid 50’s

Sunday

Mainly cloudy, becoming windy and much milder, periods of rain and some of it will be heavy, maybe a strong thunderstorm, low-to-mid 60’s for highs, but temperatures could tumble on Sunday night and there can be a brief changeover to snow/ice just to the north and west of I-95

Monday

Partly sunny, colder, windy, mid 40’s

Tuesday

Mainly sunny, chilly, mid-to-upper 40’s

Discussion              

There were snowflakes in the air in parts of the Mid-Atlantic region on Wednesday and another system is going to produce snow today across southern sections of Pennsylvania and likely as far south as northern Maryland. It turns noticeably milder on Friday and the mild conditions will continue through much of the day on Sunday.

The weekend will end with some wild weather conditions as a strong cold front slides slowly from west-to-east and towards the eastern seaboard. Strong low pressure will form along the frontal boundary zone and the result here will likely be heavy rain and possible strong thunderstorms. In addition to the rain, winds will become a big factor with potentially damaging gusts from later Sunday into Sunday night. After the passage of the cold front, temperatures are likely to tumble on Sunday night and the rain can transition to snow/ice for a brief time in areas just to the north and west of the I-95 corridor.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather