7:00 AM | *A nice day in the Mid-Atlantic region with plenty of sunshine and a pleasant afternoon...cooler on Wednesday following the passage of a "back door" cold front*

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

Today

Mainly sunny, becoming very mild after a chilly start to the day, highs in the lower 70’s; SW winds around 5-15 mph

Tonight

Mainly clear, chilly, lows in the lower 40’s

Wednesday

Partly sunny, cooler lower 60’s for afternoon highs

Wednesday Night             

Partly cloudy, chilly, lows in the lower 40’s

Thursday

Partly sunny, quite mild, mid-to-upper 60’s

Friday

Partly sunny, mild, middle 60’s

Saturday

Becoming mainly cloudy, very mild, chance of showers late in the day or at night, lower 70’s

Sunday

Mainly cloudy, windy, mild, showers likely, maybe a thunderstorm, some of the rain can be heavy at times, lower 70’s

Discussion

Today will be a nice day throughout the Mid-Atlantic region with plenty of sunshine and afternoon high temperatures well above normal for this time of year. A “back door” cold front will bring cooler air back to the region for tomorrow as low-level winds switch to a north-northeast direction. (I refer to this kind of cold front as a “back door” since it “sneaks in” from our northeast instead of the more conventional approach from the west). Temperatures will surge to milder levels at the end of the week and it’ll stay quite mild through the upcoming weekend. The weekend becomes wet, however, with showers possible from late Saturday through the day on Sunday and some of that rain can be heavy at times.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather