7:00 AM | *Mild today ahead of strong cold front with highs at or slightly above 60 degrees*
Paul Dorian
6-Day DC Forecast
Today
Mainly cloudy, breezy, milder, showers likely later in the day, highs in the lower 60’s
Tonight
Occasional showers, maybe even a period of steady rain early, breezy, turning colder late, lows near 40 degrees
Wednesday
Partly sunny, windy, colder, mid-to-upper 40’s for afternoon hours
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, cold, lows near 30 degrees by morning
Thursday
Mainly sunny, cold, near 45 degrees
Friday
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of snow or rain showers late, near 40 degrees
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, cold, chance for some snow shower activity late, near 40 degrees
Sunday
Mainly sunny, cold, mid-to-upper 30’s
Discussion
A major pattern change is going to take place around here over the next couple of days and it will lead to a sustained period of colder-than-normal temperatures. The strong cold front that will usher in the initial cold shot in this unfolding pattern change will produce showers around here from later today through tonight and there can be a period of steadier rain early this evening. On Wednesday, the wind will pick up out of the northwest and the colder air mass will push into the Mid-Atlantic region and actually end up extending all the way down into the Deep South. An intensifying upper-level trough in the eastern US will have lots of energy rotating around it late this week and this weekend and there is the potential for low pressure to form near the east coast which could result in some snow shower activity for the I-95 corridor. Another cold air outbreak is destined to arrive next week and it looks to be even colder than this initial blast and way below-normal for this time of year.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
vencoreweather.com