7:00 AM | **Becoming quite windy this afternoon with possible up to 45 mph...70+ degrees on the table for Thursday**

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

Today

Partly sunny, mild, increasingly windy, chance for a few PM showers, maybe even an isolated thunderstorm, highs in the middle 60’s; E winds around 5-10 mph in the morning; W winds increase to 15-25 mph in the afternoon with gusts to 45 mph

Tonight

Partly cloudy, colder, breezy, lows in the mid-to-upper 30’s

Wednesday

Becoming mainly cloudy, colder, chance of rain, near 50 degrees for afternoon highs

Wednesday Night             

Mainly cloudy, chilly, chance of rain, mid 40’s for late night lows

Thursday

Partly sunny, becoming windy and much warmer - perhaps into record-breaking territory, mid-to-upper 70’s

Friday

Partly sunny, windy, colder, near 50 degrees

Saturday

Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow and/or rain showers, upper 30’s

Sunday

Mainly cloudy, milder, chance of rain showers, mid-to-upper 50’s

Discussion              

Low pressure will track northwest of the region today producing a few showers; primarily, in the afternoon hours. In addition, the winds will pick up noticeably this afternoon with gusts possible to 45 mph. It’ll turn colder later tonight on the heels of a cold frontal passage and skies will clear after midnight.  On Wednesday, it’ll be a colder day and there will be the chance of rain as a warm front approaches from our southwest. After the passage of the warm front, temperatures could shoot up well up into the 70’s on Thursday - perhaps record-breaking territory - and then another cold shot will arrive at week’s end.  Low pressure could produce some rain and/or snow shower activity around here sometime during the upcoming weekend.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather