7:00 AM | ***Cold blast arrives today on increasingly strong NW winds***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Becoming windy and much colder today with mainly cloudy skies in the morning and a lingering shower, some sun this afternoon, highs in the upper 40’s, NW winds at 15-20 mph; gusts to 35 mph
Tonight
Partly cloudy, windy, cold, lows late in the upper 20’s
Friday
Mainly sunny, windy, cold, mid 40’s for afternoon highs
Friday Night
Mainly clear, breezy, cold, upper 20’s for late night lows
Saturday
Mainly sunny, a bit milder, mid 50’s
Sunday
Mainly sunny, even milder, mid 60’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, mild, mid-to-upper 60’s
Tuesday
Mainly sunny, warmer, near 70 degrees
Discussion
An impressive cold blast for the first day of April will flood the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast US today riding in on increasingly strong NW winds. This cold air outbreak has resulted in some accumulating snow across interior sections from West Virginia to northern New England and a few flakes may even show up around here this morning. Temperatures late tonight and again late tomorrow night are likely to fall to below the freezing mark and this kind of chill can have an impact on some sensitive plants. Looking ahead, the abnormal chill of the next couple of days will ease this weekend with plenty of sunshine expected on both Saturday and Easter Sunday.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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