7:00 AM | Record warmth today and likely again on Sunday in a widespread part of the eastern states
Paul Dorian
6-Day DC Forecast
Today
Record warmth today with mostly cloudy skies, breezy, an occasional shower is likely and there can be a thunderstorm or two, windy, highs in the low-to-mid 70’s
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, mild, chance for lingering showers, maybe a thunderstorm, lows in the upper 50’s
Friday
Increasing clouds, still well above normal for this time of year, rain likely during the afternoon, maybe a thunderstorm, some of the rain can be heavy, upper 60’s
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy with periods of rain, maybe a thunderstorm, some of the rain can be heavy, mild, low-to-mid 50’s
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, slightly cooler, chance of showers, low 60’s
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, quite warm and perhaps another record breaker, chance of showers, low 70’s
Monday
Mainly cloudy, much colder, chance for showers, upper 40's
Tuesday
Mainly cloudy, cool, chance for showers, mid 50's
Discussion
The record high for today at Reagan National Airport is 69 degrees set in 1933 (66° at Dulles) and it is certainly in jeopardy. In fact, temperatures are likely to climb well up into the 70’s by later in the afternoon. A cool front will slide through by tomorrow bringing slightly cooler air into the area, but it’ll stay well above normal for this time of year. It also stays quite unsettled as more rain should return to the area by tomorrow night and the rain threat will continue on each weekend day. By Sunday, another significant warm surge will take place in the eastern US and more records could fall. Talk about a nation divided; however, at the same time the eastern states are warm, the western half of the country will be in the deep freeze. Some of that colder air will push across the Great Lakes region and into New York and New England early next week and snow could actually break out in those areas by Monday night or Tuesday. One final note, the moon will be full on Christmas Day which is actually quite a rare event. The last time the full moon fell on December 25th was 1977, and it won't happen again until 2034.