7:00 AM | *Much warmer by Friday and Saturday ahead of a powerful cold front*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy, breezy, cool, cannot rule out a shower, highs in the mid 50’s; N-NW winds around 5-15 mph
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, cold, maybe a shower or two, lows in the upper 30’s
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, breezy, cool, upper 50’s for afternoon highs
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, cold, mid-to-upper 30’s for late night lows
Thursday
Mainly sunny, breezy, quite chilly, low-to-mid 50’s
Friday
Becoming mainly cloudy, breezy, much milder, chance of PM showers, upper 60’s
Saturday
Windy and warm with occasional showers, maybe a strong thunderstorm, there is the potential for some damaging wind gusts, near 75 degrees
Sunday
Mainly sunny, windy, noticeably cooler, mid 50’s
Discussion
High pressure will edge into the Mid-Atlantic region from later today into Wednesday and then a cold front will slide through on Wednesday night. Following the frontal passage, it’ll be quite chilly on Thursday, but then it turns milder on Friday with the chance of PM showers. The weekend will feature the passage of a strong cold front on Saturday night and there will be big temperature differences between Saturday and Sunday. Windy and warm conditions are likely on Saturday ahead of a strong cold front with highs near 70 degrees and there are likely to be occasional showers…maybe even a strong thunderstorm. There is the potential on Saturday for damaging wind gusts as the strong cold front first approaches and then passes through the region. Despite some sunshine on Sunday, it’ll be noticeably cooler following the frontal passage with temperatures some 15-20 degrees lower than on Saturday and there will likely be a stiff NW breeze as well.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather