7:00 AM | **Chilly and very windy today with gusts to 50 mph...big warm up coming for Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday**

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

Today

More sun than clouds, very windy, chilly, highs in the lower 50’s with lower wind chills; NW winds around 20-30 mph; gusts possible to 50 mph

Tonight

Mainly clear, quite breezy, cold, lows in the upper 30’s with lower wind chills

Tuesday

Mainly sunny, quite breezy, becoming noticeably milder, mid-to-upper 60’s for afternoon highs

Tuesday Night             

Partly cloudy, chilly, lower 40’s for late night lows

Wednesday

Partly sunny, nice, near 70 degrees

Thursday

Mainly sunny, unseasonably warm, low-to-mid 70’s

Friday

Mainly cloudy, still quite warm, chance of showers, lower 70’s

Saturday

Partly sunny, cooler, chance of showers, lower 60’s

Discussion

The pressure difference between a very strong low pressure system over the Canadian Maritimes and an incoming high pressure remains high today and the result will be a continuation of powerful NW winds in the Mid-Atlantic region. Winds can gust up to 50 mph or so which will make the chilly air mass feel even colder as we begin the new work week.

Big temperature changes are on the way for the next few days. With high pressure pushing over the region on Tuesday, temperatures will surge well up into the 60’s and 70+ degree highs are likely for Wednesday and Thursday. In fact, it’ll remain unseasonably mild into the weekend, but a shower threat is likely to return by Friday and Saturday. 

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather