6:15 AM | ****A burst of snow possible later today...accumulating snow from late Sunday night into late Monday with several inches on the table...sleet/freezing rain potential factors as well****
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy, breezy, cold, chance for afternoon snow showers possibly mixed with rain, there can even be a brief period of steadier snow later in the day, highs near 40 degrees; W-NW winds around to 5-15 mph
Tonight
Chance of a snow shower or two early; otherwise, partly cloudy, breezy, cold, lows in the middle 20’s
Saturday
Mainly sunny, windy, cold, lower 30’s for afternoon highs with lower wind chills
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, quite cold, lower 20’s for late night lows
Sunday
Sun followed by clouds, quite cold, lower 30’s; snow likely late at night
Monday
Mainly cloudy, cold, good chance of accumulating snow, sleet and/or freezing rain can mix into the picture, near 30 degrees
Tuesday
Mainly sunny cold, lower 30’s
Wednesday
Mainly sunny cold, near 30 degrees
Discussion
An Arctic cold front will approach the region later today and likely bring with it some snow shower activity and perhaps even a brief period of steadier snow that could result in accumulations of a coating to an inch or so. The time period of concern for this quick burst of snow is roughly 2-6 pm…watch for slick spots, rain can also mix in at times. The weekend will be quite cold with Arctic high pressure in control limiting our temperatures to the lower 30’s for afternoon highs on both days.
By the latter part of the weekend, low pressure will begin to intensify over the middle of the nation and it’ll have quite a bit of cold air to work with resulting in plenty of accumulating snow on its north side. This system will slide from west-to-east producing a significant snowfall along the way across the Midwest later Sunday and then likely reach the DC region with accumulating snow by late Sunday night. Precipitation from this storm system can last all the way into Monday night with several inches of snowfall on the table. One complicating factor with respect to the potential snow accumulation amounts will be the likelihood for some sleet and/or freezing rain to mix into the picture; especially, in the southern half of the metro region. This low pressure will then slide off the east coast on Tuesday and more Arctic air will follow encompassing a wide part of the nation.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather