6:15 AM | ***Becoming noticeably milder today...colder by mid-week with good chance for some icing before plain rain***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Becoming partly sunny and noticeably milder, highs not far from 60 degrees; Calm conditions in the morning; S-SW winds around 5-10 mph in the afternoon
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, breezy, chilly, lows in the middle 40’s
Tuesday
Partly sunny, breezy, cool, middle 50’s for afternoon highs
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, breezy, cold, lows in the lower 30’s
Wednesday
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow, sleet and/or rain, middle 30’s; sleet, freezing rain at night
Thursday
Mainly cloudy, becoming milder, chance of rain, upper 50’s
Friday
Partly sunny, cooler, mid-to-upper 40’s
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, chilly, chance of rain late, middle 40’s
Discussion
A warm front lifted through the region last night and today will become milder with afternoon temperatures likely reaching into the upper 50’s for highs. A colder air mass pushes in by mid-week and it’ll be supported by a strong high pressure system situated over New England. This is likely to set the stage for some frozen precipitation around here from later Wednesday into Wednesday night including a period of sleet and freezing rain. On Thursday, temperatures should climb to warm enough levels for plain rain in most of the Mid-Atlantic region. Looking ahead, there may be a somewhat similar scenario to deal with this weekend with the possibility of some frozen precipitation at the onset of a second system with plain rain to follow. Yet another system could threaten us with snow by the middle of next week as the overall pattern looks very active for the month of February.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather