7:00 AM | ***Accumulating snow on Friday begins by daybreak...an Arctic blast for the weekend...warmer next week***

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

Today

Mainly cloudy, cold, but not as harsh as yesterday, highs in the mid-to-upper 30’s; S-SW winds around 5-10 mph

Tonight

Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow late, lows in the mid-to-upper 20’s

Friday

Periods of snow, cold, snowfall accumulation estimates of 1-3 inches, low-to-mid 30’s for afternoon highs

Friday Night             

Snow winds down early; otherwise, becoming partly cloudy, breezy, cold, upper teens for late night lows

Saturday

Mainly sunny, very cold, windy, mid 20’s for highs with even lower wind chill values

Sunday

Mainly sunny, cold, blustery, lower 30’s

Monday

Mainly sunny, cold, mid-to-upper 30’s

Tuesday

Partly sunny, milder, mid 40’s

Discussion              

Another round of accumulating snow is headed to the DC metro region on Friday as low pressure intensifies just off the Carolina coastline. The snow should arrive between 2 and 6 AM and snowfall estimates are 1-3 inches across the area. On the heels of the late week snow event, another Arctic air mass will plunge into the eastern states from Canada and lows in the teens will be quite likely again this weekend in most suburban locations. Looking ahead, the Arctic chill will fade away around here early next week and we’ll turn warmer-than-normal for the middle and latter parts of next week with rain likely back in the forecast.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather