6:15 AM | **Very windy today with gusts to 50 mph and becoming much milder...colder tomorrow...a rarity for this month on Friday...rain**

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

Today

Mainly sunny, very windy and quite mild, chance for an isolated rain shower in the afternoon, highs near 60 degrees; W-NW winds increasing to around 15-25 mph; gusts to 50 mph

Tonight

Partly cloudy, windy, colder, lows in the upper 20’s

Thursday

Partly sunny, brisk, chilly, mid-to-upper 40’s for afternoon highs

Thursday Night             

Becoming mainly cloudy, cold, chance of rain late at night, lows in the upper 30’s

Friday

Mainly cloudy, breezy, mild, occasional rain, middle 50’s for afternoon highs

Saturday

Mainly sunny, colder, middle 40’s

Sunday

Partly sunny, chilly, mid-to-upper 40’s

Monday

Partly sunny, becoming much milder, mid-to-upper 50’s

Discussion

A strong cold front will approach from the northwest today – the second such system in two days – and winds will pick up in intensity possibly gusting to 50 mph or so. There is the chance for an isolated afternoon rain shower, but most of the precipitation will stay to the north of here and it’ll become quite mild with afternoon highs not far from 60 degrees. However, it turns colder on Thursday and clouds will increase later in the day as low pressure intensifies over the Upper Midwest. A warm front will extend well to the east of the low pressure system and spread rain into the area late Thursday night and on Friday. Temperatures should climb well up into the 50’s on Friday to go along with the occasional rainfall, and then it turns moderately cold again this weekend.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather