7:00 AM | *Chance for some freezing rain late tonight far N/W suburbs...wet and milder second half of the week with a surge in temperatures on Friday*

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

Today

Mainly cloudy, chilly, highs in the low-to-mid 40’s; W winds around 5 mph

Tonight

Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of rain late and it can freeze on some surfaces across the far northern suburbs, lows in the low-to-mid 30’s

Wednesday

Mainly cloudy, chilly, occasional rain, maybe some fog as well, mid-to-upper 40’s for afternoon highs with even lower wind chills

Wednesday Night             

Mainly cloudy, cold, occasional rain, maybe some fog as well, near 40 degrees for late night lows

Thursday

Mainly cloudy, milder, occasional rain, near 60 degrees

Friday

Partly sunny, very mild, chance of rain early, mid 60’s

Saturday

Mainly cloudy, a bit colder, chance of rain, lower 50’s

Sunday

Mainly cloudy, chilly, chance of rain, mid 40’s

Discussion

Strong high pressure system will push off the eastern seaboard today opening the door for moisture to push northeastward from the Gulf of Mexico and into the northern Ohio Valley. From there, the moisture will slide eastward later tonight bringing us the chance for late night rain and it could freeze on some surfaces across the far northern and western suburbs. On Wednesday - and also during the days on Thursday and Friday - it should be warm enough for just plain rain to fall throughout the metro region. Indeed, the warmest day of the week is likely to be on Friday at which time afternoon temperatures might peak near the 65 degree mark. The weekend begins on a mild note, but it turns colder by Sunday and low pressure is likely to bring us some rain to close out the weekend.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather