7:00 AM | ****Potentially damaging wind gusts today in the 50-60 mph range****
Paul Dorian
6-Day DC Forecast
Today
Very windy with potentially damaging gusts today in the 50 mph range, mainly sunny, cold, highs in the low-to-mid 40’s
Tonight
Mainly clear, still quite windy, cold, lows in the upper 20’s
Tuesday
Partly sunny, calmer winds, cold, mid-to-upper 40’s for afternoon highs
Tuesday Night
Becoming mainly cloudy, cold, mid-to-upper 20’s for overnight lows
Wednesday
Partly sunny, cold, chance of snow or rain showers, lower 40’s
Thursday
Partly sunny, chilly, upper 40's
Friday
Mainly cloudy, chilly, chance of rain or snow showers, mid-to-upper 40’s
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, milder, good chance of rain, mid 50’s
Discussion
A powerful storm over southeastern Canada is combining with strong high pressure over the Upper Midwest to create a very tight pressure gradient field today and this is leading to high winds gusts across the Mid-Atlantic region. Winds can gust into the 50-60 mph range and scattered power outages are possible given the well saturated grounds which can weaken root systems of trees. The air mass is quite chilly as we begin the new work week and it’ll feel much colder with the strong winds. After a calmer and sunny day on Tuesday, a couple of disturbances have to be watched for the mid-to-late week as they can throw some snow or rain our way.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com