6:00 AM | **Howling winds for our Halloween Day with gusts to 45 mph...dry, cool weekend...turn the clocks back an hour early Sunday**

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

Today

Very windy today with partly sunny skies, cool, highs in the mid-to-upper 50’s; W-NW winds around 15-25 mph; gusts possible to 45 mph

Tonight

Mainly clear, windy with gusts to 35 mph, chilly, lows near 40 degrees

Saturday

A mix of sun and clouds, quite breezy, cool, near 60 degrees for afternoon highs

Saturday Night             

Mainly cloudy, brisk, chilly, near 40 degrees for late night lows

Sunday

Partly sunny, cool, near 60 degrees

Monday

Mainly sunny, a bit milder, lower 60’s

Tuesday

Mainly sunny, mild, lower 60’s

Wednesday

Partly sunny, mild, low-to-mid 60’s

Discussion

The powerful storm system that brought heavy rain and strong winds to the area on Thursday has pushed off to our northeast and there should be some sunshine today in its wake today. But the bigger story will be the howling winds on our Halloween Day which can gust to 45 mph from a west-to-northwest direction…power outages are on the table. A very tight pressure gradient is now developing between the powerful departing storm system and an incoming high pressure system over the Northern Plains. High pressure will be in control of the weather this weekend resulting in cool, dry conditions, but winds will still be somewhat of a factor on Saturday.

One final note...it is time once again to turn the clocks back an hour...early Sunday morning.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather