6:00 AM | ****In the wake of the storm, one of the coldest weeks you ever get around here....and yes, a weekend storm threat****
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy this morning then becoming partly sunny, windy, quite cold, maybe a snow shower or two, highs in the mid-to-upper 20’s; W-NW winds increasing to 10-20 mph; gusts to 30 mph
Tonight
Partly cloudy, windy with wind chills below zero, bitter cold, lows in the lower single digits
Tuesday
Mainly sunny, very cold, low-to-mid 20’s for afternoon highs
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, brutal cold, low-to-mid single digits for late night lows
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, very cold, near 20 degrees
Thursday
Partly sunny, breezy, very cold, near 20 degrees
Friday
Mainly sunny, very cold, upper teens
Saturday
Increasing clouds, very cold, lower 20’s
Discussion
In the wake of the major winter storm, this week will be one of the coldest ever seen in these parts with overnight lows flirting with the 0-degree mark on multiple occasions. This will be quite a memorable stretch of cold weather both in terms of magnitude and duration. Note - the last time DC recorded a temperature below zero was in January 1994…the winter full of ice storms. A long wave trough of low pressure has settled across the eastern US and this will allow several reinforcing shots of Arctic air. Looking ahead, there is the chance for another big weekend storm…something to monitor in coming days.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather