6:00 AM | ***Mixed precipitation transitions to plain rain...watch for slick spots on some roadways during the AM hours***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy, cold, mixed precipitation of rain, snow, sleet, freezing rain transitions to plain rain, watch for slick spots during the morning hours in suburban areas, highs later today in the upper 30’s; E-NE winds winds around 5-15 mph
Tonight
Clearing skies, cold, lows in the mid-to-upper 20’s
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, cold, near 40 degrees for afternoon highs
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, cold, mid-to-upper 20’s for late night lows
Thursday
Partly sunny, breezy, cold, lower 40’s; coldest night yet with overnight lows near 20 degrees
Friday
Partly sunny, quite cold, middle 30’s; chance of snow at night
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow or a mix of snow and rain, lower 40’s
Sunday
Partly sunny, cold, lower 40’s
Discussion
Low pressure will head to a position off the Mid-Atlantic coastline by later today at the same high pressure to our north retreats into the northwestern Atlantic. It’ll be cold enough for awhile longer this morning for mixed precipitation across some suburban locations, but the influx of slightly milder ocean air will cause a transition to plain rain throughout the area by the late morning/mid-day hours…watch for slick spots on some suburban roadways during the morning hours.
High pressure takes control of the weather for the mid-week and then a cold frontal passage on Thursday night will usher in the coldest air so far this season. As a result, temperatures are likely to bottom out near 20 degrees across most suburban locations by early Friday morning. After that, we’ll have to monitor the movement of low pressure across the southeastern states. There is a chance that this system pushes far enough to the north by Friday night/ Saturday to produce some snow in the Mid-Atlantic region...we’ll closely monitor this threat during the next few days.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather