6:30 AM | *Easter Sunday looking decent with some sun and relatively mild conditions...threat of rain from Sunday night into Wednesday**

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

Today

Partly-to-mostly sunny, windy, cool, highs in the upper 50’s with lower wind chill values; NW winds around 10-20 mph; gusts to 40 mph

Tonight

Mainly clear, brisk, cold, lows in the upper 30’s

Saturday

Becoming mainly cloudy, cool, chance of showers, lower 60’s for afternoon highs

Saturday Night             

Mainly cloudy, breezy, chilly, chance of evening showers, upper 40’s for late night lows

Sunday

Partly sunny, mild, cannot rule out a late day shower, mid-to-upper 60’s for afternoon highs (sunrise temperatures near 50 degrees); chance of showers late at night

Monday

Mainly cloudy, a bit cooler, chance of rain, upper 50’s

Tuesday

Mainly cloudy, milder, chance of rain, possible late day or nighttime thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 60’s

Wednesday

Mainly cloudy, breezy, chilly, chance of showers, mid-to-upper 50’s

Discussion

Low pressure that has been hanging along the east coast during the past 24 hours or so has pushed out into the open waters of the western Atlantic Ocean and NW winds will kick up here today on its backside. There should be plenty of sunny intervals today with cool conditions and NW winds gusting to 40 mph or so will make it feel even cooler than the actual air temperatures. A disturbance to our west will spread plenty of clouds into the region on Saturday along with some shower activity; however, we should then sneak in a pretty decent Easter Sunday before the weather goes downhill again beginning on Sunday night. Specifically, Easter Sunday is likely to feature partial sunshine and mild conditions with afternoon highs in the mid-to-upper 60’s. By contrast, it’ll turn cooler early next week with the threat of rain from Sunday night into Wednesday.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather