6:00 AM | ***First snow of the season in many suburbs along the I-95 corridor...significant mountains snows***

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

Today

Mainly cloudy, breezy, cold, chance of snow during the morning hours and then rain showers in the afternoon, small accumulations are possible; especially, on grassy surfaces across the northern and western suburbs, highs near 40 degrees; W winds around 10-15 mph

Tonight

Mainly cloudy, breezy, cold, chance of rain and/or snow showers, lows in the middle 30’s

Saturday

Becoming mainly sunny, windy, chilly, near 50 degrees for afternoon highs

Saturday Night             

Partly cloudy, windy, cold, near 40 degrees for late night lows

Sunday

Mainly sunny, windy, cool, low-to-mid 50’s

Monday

Partly sunny, breezy, milder, near 60 degrees

Tuesday

Mainly sunny, cool, middle 50’s

Wednesday

Mainly cloudy, colder, mid-to-upper 40’s

Discussion

Colder air has wrapped into our slow-moving storm system and there will be plenty of moisture to deal with today throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. As a result, snow is likely later this morning across many of the northern and western suburbs and there can be small grassy accumulations. Any snow that falls later this morning is likely to change back to rain this afternoon as the overall upward motion in the atmosphere weakens. Significant snowfall is falling across the the higher elevation locations of western Maryland (Garrett County) and across central and eastern West Virginia where early season skiing conditions should be quite good. Any snow that falls will be of the “wet” variety as low-level temperatures will be “borderline” throughout this event.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather