7:00 AM | ***"Wraparound" rain showers return later tonight...can mix with snow and/or ice pellets late tonight and perhaps changes to all snow for awhile on Friday***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy, windy, colder, highs near 50 degrees; W-NW winds around 15-25 mph
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, windy, cold, chance of rain showers late possibly mixed with snow and/or ice pellets, lows in the middle 30’s
Friday
Mainly cloudy, windy, cold, chance of snow and/or rain showers, lower 40’s for afternoon highs
Friday Night
Mainly cloudy, windy, cold, chance of rain and/or snow showers, mid-to-upper 30’s for late night lows
Saturday
Partly sunny, windy, chilly, lower 50’s
Sunday
Mainly sunny, breezy, a bit milder, mid-to-upper 50’s
Monday
Partly sunny, mild, upper 50’s
Tuesday
Partly sunny, mild, near 60 degrees
Discussion
With a deepening upper-level trough sliding overhead and an intensifying surface low pressure system off to our northeast, we’re not quite done with this storm system just yet. There can be “wraparound” rain showers returning to the area later tonight and precipitation is likely on Friday as the surface low is “forced” to rotate around for a period of time as it becomes increasingly influenced by the strong blocking high pressure system stationed to the north of here over northeastern Canada.
As colder air wraps into the system, the rain can mix with snow and/or ice pellets late tonight and can change to all snow for awhile on Friday with small accumulations possible on grassy surface across some N/W suburbs. Significant (heavy, wet) snow of 6-12 inches is possible across some of the higher elevation locations of western Maryland (Garrett County) and central/eastern West Virginia where some early season skiing looks quite possible.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather