6:15 AM | *Windy and cooler today with gusts to 50 mph possible...big-time warmup next week can bring us 75 degree highs by Wednesday*

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

Today

Mainly cloudy, very windy, cooler, highs near 50 degrees; W-NW winds increasing to 15-25 mph; gusts to 50 mph

Tonight

Partly-to-mostly cloudy, very windy with gusts to 50 mph, cold, lows in the lower 30’s

Friday

Mainly sunny, still windy and on the cool side, near 55 degrees for afternoon highs

Friday Night             

Mainly cloudy, cold, chance for a rain and/or snow shower, lows in the upper 30’s

Saturday

Mainly sunny, breezy, cool, near 50 degrees

Sunday

Mainly sunny, mild, low-to-mid 50’s

Monday

Partly sunny, warmer, lower 60’s

Tuesday

Mainly sunny, warm, lower 70’s

Discussion

A strong cold front passed through the region last night and it has ushered in a noticeably cooler air mass to the Mid-Atlantic region. Winds will become very strong later today from a west-to-northwest direction as a secondary cold front crosses the region….gusts to 50 mph are possible. A weak system will push into the area on Friday night with a rain and/or snow shower possible and the weekend looks to be on the chilly side for early March.

Looking ahead, a big-time warmup is on the way for next week which can feature high temperatures near 75 degrees by Wednesday (not quite done with the cold shots though). One final note, this weekend is that time once again to push clocks forward an hour as we flip back to Daylight Savings Time.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather