7:00 AM | ***An Arctic front arrives late in the day...very windy tonight with sharply dropping temperatures***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly cloudy this morning with lingering showers or some drizzle, gradual clearing this afternoon and becoming windy, highs in the low-to-mid 50’s, NW winds 5-10 mph this morning increasing to 15-25 mph this afternoon; gusts to 35 mph
Tonight
Very windy and turning sharply colder with mostly clear skies, gusts possible to 50 mph, lows in the mid-to-upper 20’s
Tuesday
Mainly sunny, windy, cold, lower 40's for afternoon highs
Tuesday Night
Mainly clear, cold, near 30 degrees for late night lows
Wednesday
Mainly sunny, not as cold, lower 50's
Thursday
Mainly sunny, cooler, mid-to-upper 40’s
Friday
Mainly sunny, breezy, colder lower 40’s
Saturday
Mainly sunny, cold, lower 40’s
Discussion
The rain that we have experienced since early yesterday will wind down this morning and an Arctic front will blast through the region late in the day. As a result, winds will kick up noticeably later today and they will be very strong tonight with gusts possible to 50 mph or so. In addition, temperatures will drop sharply in the overnight hours bottoming out in the mid-to-upper 20’s and wind chills will be considerably lower. After a cold and sunny day on Tuesday, temperatures will moderate at mid-week under continuing mostly sunny skies.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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