6:00 AM | **Cool and becoming breezy today following the passage of a cold front...cool pattern to last well into May**

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

Today

Mainly cloudy early today with a lingering shower possible then becoming partly sunny and quite breezy, cool, an afternoon shower is possible, highs in the low-to-mid 60’s; NW winds increasing to 15-25 mph

Tonight

Mainly clear, brisk, cold, lows near 40 degrees

Friday

Mainly sunny, breezy, cool, cannot rule out a shower, lower 60’s for afternoon highs

Friday Night             

Mainly cloudy, chilly, maybe a shower, lower 40’s for late night lows

Saturday

Mainly cloudy, cool, chance of rain, upper 50’s

Sunday

Mainly sunny, breezy, cool, lower 60’s

Monday

Partly sunny, milder, chance of showers, near 70 degrees

Tuesday

Partly sunny, warm, chance of showers, lower 70’s

Discussion

A strong cold front will push through the region early today paving the way for breezy and cool conditions in the Mid-Atlantic and temperatures late tonight can drop to near 40 degrees in some suburban locations. High pressure will take control on Friday, but its impact will be rather short-lived as an intensifying low pressure system heads to a position just off the Mid-Atlantic coastline on Saturday. The precipitation shield of the coastal low will come quite close to the DC-to-PHL-to-NYC corridor, but it still has a chance of missing just to the south and east. Whether this area of rain makes it into the region, the weekend will turn out to be on the cool side of normal and the overall cooler weather pattern looks likely to continue well into the month of May.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather