6:00 AM | **Watch for slick spots late tonight/early tomorrow...rapidly falling temperatures...rain could change to snow for a brief time...much colder tomorrow and teens tomorrow night**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of rain during the mid-day and afternoon hours, highs in the lower 50’s; S-SW winds around 5-10 mph
Tonight
Mainly cloudy, becoming breezy, evening rain can mix with or change briefly to snow late, turning much colder, watch out for late night slick spots, lows in the mid-to-upper 20’s
Thursday
Partly sunny, windy, quite cold, chance for a snow shower or two, lower 30’s for afternoon highs
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, breezy, very cold, upper teens for late night lows
Friday
Mainly sunny, breezy, quite cold, near 35 degrees
Saturday
Partly sunny, breezy, cold, chance of snow or a mix of rain and snow, lower 40’s
Sunday
Partly sunny, breezy, quite cold, maybe a couple of snow showers, lower 30’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, very cold, lower 30’s
Discussion
It’ll be relatively mild for another day on the front side of a cold front with afternoon temperatures likely climbing to the lower 50’s. As the cold front approaches, low pressure will form along its boundary zone and there will be some rain from later today into the overnight hours. As the colder air rushes in later tonight, the rain can mix with or change to snow for a brief time during the wee hours of Thursday morning. Watch out for slick spots late tonight/early Thursday given the combination of a brief period of snow and the rapidly falling temperatures. Temperatures on Thursday will struggle to climb above freezing and the teens are likely for overnight lows going into early Friday morning.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather