7:00 AM | **Powerful wind gusts to 60 mph possible as intense storm rages near northern New England coastline**
Paul Dorian
6-Day DC Forecast
Today
Mainly sunny, extremely windy with gusts to 60 mph possible this morning and to 50 mph possible this afternoon, cannot rule out a snow shower, cold, highs in the low-to-mid 40’s
Tonight
Partly cloudy, diminishing winds, cold, lows in the upper 20’s
Tuesday
Mainly sunny, milder, low 50's
Tuesday Night
Mainly cloudy, chilly, mid 30's
Wednesday
Mainly cloudy, cool, chance for rain or snow showers, mid-to-upper 40’s
Thursday
Mainly sunny, breezy, cold, low 40’s
Friday
Partly sunny, chilly, near 45 degrees
Saturday
Partly sunny, milder, mid 50’s
Discussion
Intense low pressure off the Maine coastline is producing a very tight pressure gradient in the Northeast US and the result will be the continuation of intense winds as we begin the new work week. The highest wind gust so far during this event is 66 mph at Reagan National Airport at around 11pm. Gusts can reach 60 mph this morning and up to 50 mph this afternoon and there is the concern for more in the way of downed limbs and power outages. The cold frontal passage of last night has ushered in a colder air mass and it’ll feel even worse due to the strong winds. At mid-week, a “clipper” system will drop into the area from our northwest and it could generate rain or snow showers in the region.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
vencoreweather.com