7:00 AM | ***Heavy rain, strong winds on Friday night...accumulating snow threat early next week***

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

Today

Mainly sunny, chilly, highs near 50 degrees; S-SW winds around 5-15 mph

Tonight

Mainly clear, cold, lows in the lower 30’s

Friday

Becoming mainly cloudy and breezy, chilly, rain possible later in the afternoon, mid-to-upper 40’s for afternoon highs

Friday Night             

Periods of rain, heavy at times, maybe a thunderstorm, watch for localized flooding, becoming very windy with gusts to 45 mph, middle 40’s for late night lows

Saturday

Becoming mainly sunny, windy with gusts to 40 mph, chilly, mid-to-upper 40’s

Sunday

Mainly sunny, breezy, much colder, upper 30’s

Monday

Increasing clouds, cold, chance of snow late in the day or at night, mid-to-upper 30’s

Tuesday

Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow, lower 30’s

Discussion              

Another powerful storm system can bring heavy rain and strong winds to the Mid-Atlantic region on Friday night and this next system will usher in much colder air for the second half of the upcoming weekend and it looks rather cold for much of next week as well. There are signs that a storm may intensify just off the east coast early-to-middle next week and with the expected late weekend influx of much colder air, accumulating snow may be on the table for the DC-to-Philly-to-NYC corridor. Indeed, there may be a second threat for snow in the I-95 corridor at the end of week with the possible influx of another Arctic air mass for the weekend of the 20th/21st.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather