6:00 AM | **A cold Turkey Day with increasing NW winds...strong winds on Thursday night and Friday and continued colder-than-normal conditions...a chilly weekend on the way**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Partly sunny, windy, cold, highs in the low-to-mid 40’s and even lower wind chill values; W winds around 10-20 mph; gusts to 30 mph
Tonight
Partly cloudy, windy with gusts to 35 mph, cold, lows near 30 degrees and even lower wind chill values
Friday
Partly sunny, windy with gusts to 35 mph, cold, maybe a snow shower, lower 40’s for afternoon highs and even lower wind chill values
Friday Night
Mainly clear, brisk, cold, mid-to-upper 20’s for late night lows
Saturday
Mainly sunny, not as windy, but still quite cold, near 40 degrees
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, chilly, chance of late day or nighttime rain, mid-to-upper 40’s
Monday
Mainly cloudy, chilly, chance of rain, upper 40’s
Tuesday
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of rain, ice and/or snow, near 40 degrees
Discussion
A strong cold front passed through the region late yesterday and a secondary cold front will pass through later today. Temperatures tumbled in the overnight hours and will be colder-than-normal today, tomorrow and right through the upcoming weekend. Winds will become quite a noticeable factor as well strengthening today and gusting at 35+mph on Thursday night and Friday. This Arctic air outbreak will set off another round of Great Lakes-effect snows and there can be a couple of snow showers that make their way across the mountains and into the immediate I-95 corridor. Looking ahead, low pressure may try to ride up along an Arctic frontal boundary zone early next week and we’ll have to watch for a threat of rain, ice and/or snow in the Mid-Atlantic region during the Tuesday/Wednesday time period.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather