7:00 AM | ***Beneficial rain from late today into early Thursday...maybe a thunderstorm...windy, colder on Thursday and Friday with instability showers...first snowflakes possible***

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

Today

Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of rain late in the afternoon, highs near 65 degrees; E winds around 5 mph

Tonight

Mainly cloudy, chilly, windy, rain is likely, maybe a thunderstorm, lows in the lower 40’s

Thursday

Mainly cloudy, windy, colder, chance of rain showers late in the day which can be mixed in with some snowflakes north and west, near 50 degrees for afternoon highs

Thursday Night             

Mainly cloudy, windy, cold, chance of rain showers that can be mixed with snowflakes north and west, middle 30’s for late night lows

Friday

Mainly cloudy, windy, cold, chance of rain and/or snow showers, middle 40’s

Saturday

Partly sunny, windy, chilly, lower 50’s

Sunday

Mainly sunny, breezy, chilly, middle 50’s

Monday

Mainly sunny, milder, near 60 degrees

Discussion

A developing storm system will begin to impact the region with beneficial rainfall from late today into early Thursday and there can be a thunderstorm mixed into the picture. This developing storm system will be a slow mover due to strong blocking high pressure to the north and its impacts here will continue from tomorrow afternoon through Friday with “wraparound” showers and persistently strong winds. From late tomorrow through Friday enough cold air could feed into the system for a mixing with or even a changeover to snow all the way down to the northern and western suburbs of DC. Significant snow is likely across western Maryland (Garrett County) during the next couple of days and also in the higher elevation locations of West Virginia.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather