6:00 AM | *Mild on Saturday...much colder early next week...big time warmup begins late next week/weekend with a taste of spring on the way*

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

Today

Clouds and patchy fog early today then becoming mainly sunny, milder, highs in the lower 50’s; S winds around 5 mph

Tonight

Mainly clear, cold, cold, lows in the middle 30’s

Saturday

Mainly sunny, mild, near 60 degrees for afternoon highs

Saturday Night             

Partly cloudy, cold, near 40 degrees for late night lows

Sunday

Partly sunny, breezy, colder, chance of a shower or two, near 50 degrees

Monday

Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow, lower 30’s

Tuesday

Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of rain and/or ice, upper 30’s

Wednesday

Mainly cloudy, chilly, chance of rain, low-to-mid 50’s

Discussion

Low pressure passed by to our south on Thursday and the next couple of days should be dry and increasingly mild. The mild weather on Saturday will come ahead of a strong Arctic cold front which arrives in the area on Sunday potentially bringing a rain shower or two to the area. A weak low pressure system will head towards the Mid-Atlantic region on Monday and with Arctic air fully entrenched, any precipitation with that system should be in the form of snow. A second low pressure system could follow on Monday night and Tuesday with some rain and/or ice possible. Looking ahead, a big-time warmup is likely by the end of the next week and weekend, and it should last well into the second week of March with a real taste of spring on the way.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather