6:30 AM | ***Rainy, windy, unseasonably mild through mid-day...turning sharply colder later today and tonight following the passage of a strong cold front***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy, windy and unseasonably mild through the mid-day hours, rain, heavy at times, there can be a thunderstorm or two, highs in the lower 60’s early in the day, temperatures fall this afternoon; S winds around 10-20 mph this morning; NW winds later this afternoon around 15-25 mph with gusts to 35 mph
Tonight
Mainly cloudy in the evening with the chance for some rain and/or snow shower activity then gradual clearing late, windy, sharply colder, late night lows near 30 degrees
Thursday
Mainly sunny, windy, quite cold, upper 30’s for afternoon highs with much lower wind chills
Thursday Night
Mainly clear, very cold, lower 20’s for late night lows
Friday
Mainly sunny, cold, near 40 degrees
Saturday
Partly sunny, not as cold, low-to-mid 40’s
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, a bit milder, chance of rain, upper 40’s
Monday
Partly sunny, cool, chance of rain, lower 50’s
Discussion
The combination of an intensifying surface low pressure system, a strong cold front, and a deepening upper-level trough will result in additional heavy rainfall across the area and there can be a thunderstorm mixed into the picture. The passage of a cold front later today will reverse temperatures from the early day highs in the 60’s to the middle 40’s by day’s end. Much colder-than-normal air will ride in on strong NW winds during the overnight hours and temperatures on Thursday and Friday will be well below-normal for this time of year. One final note, as the initial burst of cold air pours into the late today/early tonight, there can be a brief period of snow or snow showers and small accumulations cannot be ruled out in some of the far N/W suburbs.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather