6:15 AM | **A mix of snow and rain from later this morning into late tonight...coldest air yet this season to follow this weekend into early next week**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy, cold, a mix of rain and snow, highs near 40 degrees; NE winds around 5-10 mph
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, cold, a mix of rain and snow likely that can become all snow, lows near 30 degrees
Saturday
Becoming mainly sunny, windy, cold, maybe an early day snow shower, middle 30’s for high temperatures and much lower wind chill values
Saturday Night
Mainly clear, brisk, very cold, upper teens for late night lows
Sunday
Coldest day so far this season...Mainly sunny, brisk, very cold, upper 20’s; lower teens for overnight lows in many spots
Monday
Mainly sunny, still quite cold, lower 30’s
Tuesday
Becoming mainly cloudy, cold, chance of rain and/or snow late in the day or at night; upper 30’s
Wednesday
Mainly cloudy, cold, lower 40’s
Discussion
A “clipper” low pressure system dropping southeast from the Great Lakes will combine with an intensifying oceanic low to produce a mix of snow and rain in the region from later this morning into late tonight and a coating is possible in many areas by early tomorrow. As the oceanic low intensifies on Saturday and pulls off to the northeast of here, the coldest air mass of the season so far will pour into the region this weekend. Temperatures on Sunday will be confined to the mid-to-upper 20’s for afternoon highs – the coldest day so far this season - and the overnight lows by early Monday morning could be in the lower teens across some suburban locations.
One final note, for those planning to attend the college football playoff game at Penn State on Saturday (noon start)…bring blankets…high temperatures in the middle 20’s, windy with much lower wind chill values, and maybe a snow shower or two.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather