6:15 AM | **Windy and quite cold conditions to close out the work week...NW winds gust past 35 mph or so on the backside of departing low pressure**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly sunny, windy, very cold, highs in the upper 30’s and much lower wind chills; NW winds around 10-20 mph; gusts to 35 mph
Tonight
Partly cloudy, brisk, quite cold, lows not far from 20 degrees
Saturday
Mainly sunny, cold, lower 40’s for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Mainly clear, cold, lows in the upper 20’s
Sunday
Mainly sunny, not as cold, near 50 degrees
Monday
Partly sunny, milder, low-to-mid 50’s
Tuesday
Partly sunny, mild, mid-to-upper 50’s
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, mild, middle 50’s
Discussion
Today will be another cold and windy day in the Mid-Atlantic region with well below-normal temperatures and gusts up to 35 mph or so. The combination of departing strong low pressure out over the Atlantic Ocean and an incoming high pressure system in the middle of the country is resulting in a tight pressure gradient across the region; hence, winds will be strong throughout the day from a northwesterly direction. Temperatures moderate this weekend with afternoon highs back to near 50 degrees by Sunday and it’ll turn even milder during the first half of next week.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather