7:00 AM | *Milder today and even warmer conditions coming for the second half of the week...warm up comes with the likelihood of occasional showers*

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

Today

Sun will give way to increasing clouds, milder, highs near 60 degrees; Calm this morning; S-SW winds around 5-10 mph in the afternoon

Tonight

Mainly cloudy, chilly, lows in the upper 30’s

Wednesday

Mainly cloudy, breezy, mild, lower 60’s for afternoon highs

Wednesday Night             

Mainly cloudy, cool, chance of showers late, upper 40’s for late night lows

Thursday

Mainly cloudy, breezy, very mild, chance of showers, low-to-mid 70’s

Friday

Mainly cloudy, cooler, chance of showers, lower 60’s

Saturday

Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of showers, mid 60’s

Sunday

Mainly sunny, breezy, mild, near 60 degrees

Discussion              

High pressure over the Mid-Atlantic region will push offshore later today and this will open the door for much milder air to push into the area from the southern states.  As with most recent warm-ups, the milder weather will be accompanied by an increasing chance of showers during the second half of the week.  A warm front will lift north of the area on Wednesday and a residual frontal boundary zone will act as a conduit for additional waves of low pressure later in the week. As a result, it’ll stay unsettled around here with occasional showers from later tomorrow through the day on Saturday at which time a cold front should pass through the area.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather