6:00 AM | **Milder today ahead of strong cold front...cold and windy on Thursday and Friday**

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

Today

Mainly cloudy skies this morning with sunny intervals in the afternoon, breezy, much milder, isolated showers are possible, highs in the upper 60’s; SW winds around 5-15 mph

Tonight

Partly cloudy, becoming windy, turning colder, lows in the mid-to-upper 30’s

Thursday

Partly sunny, windy, cold, low-to-mid 40’s for afternoon highs

Thursday Night             

Mainly clear, windy, cold, near 30 degrees for late night lows

Friday

Mainly sunny, windy, cold, maybe a snow shower, near 40 degrees

Saturday

Mainly sunny, not as windy, but still quite cold, lower 40’s

Sunday

Mainly cloudy, chilly, chance of rain late in the day or at night, upper 40’s

Monday

Mainly cloudy, chilly, chance of showers, near 50 degrees

Discussion

A strong cold front will pass through the Mid-Atlantic region later today bringing with it some isolated shower activity. Temperatures will climb to the 60’s ahead of the front, but then tumble during the nighttime hours and the rest of the week will feature colder-than-normal conditions. Winds will become quite a noticeable factor as well strengthening during the day on Thursday and remaining strong during Thursday night and Friday. This late week Arctic air outbreak will set off another round of Great Lakes-effect snows and there can be a few snow showers that make their way across the mountains and into the I-95 corridor.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather