6:00 AM | ****A memorable stretch of cold for the Mid-Atlantic region...monitoring weekend storm threat****
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Sun followed by clouds, breezy, very cold, highs in the middle 20’s with below zero wind chills; W-SW winds around 5-15 mph
Tonight
Partly cloudy, bitter cold, lows in the middle single digits
Wednesday
Sun followed by clouds, breezy, very cold, near 20 degrees for afternoon highs with below zero wind chills
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, frigid cold, low-to-middle single digits for late night lows
Thursday
Mainly sunny, bitter cold, near 20 degrees; near zero at night
Friday
Mainly sunny, breezy, biting cold, upper teens; near zero at night
Saturday
Increasing clouds, very cold, chance of snow late in the day or at night, upper teens
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, very cold, chance of snow, low-to-mid 20’s
Discussion
Our very cold weather pattern will continue right into the weekend in the Mid-Atlantic region and it looks like this stretch of cold will end up being quite memorable both in terms of magnitude and duration. There are going to be flirtations with the zero degree mark for overnight lows through the remainder of the week and likely to be some record low temperatures along the way as well as record low high temperatures. In addition to the prolonged bitter cold, there are strong signals for a powerful western Atlantic storm this weekend…questions remain as to whether this storm would be close enough to the coast to potentially have a big impact around here or just far enough away to minimize its effects…stay tuned.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather