6:00 AM | ***A mild weekend and then an Arctic blast for the early part of next week***

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

Today

A mix of clouds and sun, quite breezy, a bit milder, highs in the lower 60’s; S-SW winds increase to around 10-20 mph; gusts possible to 30 mph

Tonight

Mainly cloudy, cool, good chance of showers, lows in the lower 50’s

Saturday

Mainly sunny, breezy, quite mild, near 70 degrees for afternoon highs

Saturday Night             

Mainly cloudy, cool, near 50 degrees for late night lows

Sunday

Mainly cloudy, breezy, mild, chance of rain, upper 60’s

Monday

Partly sunny, windy, cold, chance of rain and/or snow showers, mid-to-upper 40’s; snow showers possible at night

Tuesday

Mainly sunny, still breezy and quite cold, mid-to-upper 40’s

Wednesday

Partly sunny, not as chilly, mid-to-upper 50’s

Discussion

A cold front crosses the region later tonight and it will bring some shower activity to the DC-to-Philly-to-NYC corridor. Temperatures behind the cold frontal passage will not drop with highs on both days likely in the 60’s with some sun and Saturday and clouds on Sunday with the chance for rain. An Arctic cold front arrives on Sunday night and it’ll usher in the coldest air yet this season for the early part of next week and many areas will experience their first hard freeze on Monday night. The atmosphere will be quite unstable by later Monday with a vigorous low pressure system nearby in the upper part of the atmosphere. This setup could lead to some snow shower activity around here late Monday and accumulating snow is likely just downstream from the Great Lakes (e.g., western PA, western NY) and also in the higher elevations of the western Mid-Atlantic (e.g., western MD, western VA, West Virginia). Temperatures relax by mid-week, but there will be a shot of chilly air by late next week.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather