7:00 AM | Much colder today...more sustained change to colder pattern begins by the New Year

6-Day DC Forecast

Today

Mostly cloudy, much colder, chance for showers later in the day, highs in the mid-to-upper 40’s

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, cold, periods of rain, could even be a few ice pellets mixing in well to the N and W of the District, lows near 40 degrees

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy, periods of rain likely before noon, much milder, upper 50’s

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, chilly, mid 40’s

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, mild, chance of showers, upper 50’s

Thursday

Mostly cloudy, mild, chance of showers, mid 50’s

Friday

Mainly sunny, colder, low-to-mid 40’s

Saturday

Partly sunny, even colder, low 40’s

Discussion

A cold frontal system passed through the region last night and a large low pressure system will lift out of the southern Plains and into the Great Lakes region later today into Tuesday. The result here will be more rainfall from later today into early Tuesday and it’ll be just cold enough well to the N and W of the District for a few ice pellets to mix in at times. Another low pressure system will pass northwest of our area late in the week and it will sweep another cold front to the east coast bringing a more sustained colder pattern change for the beginning of 2016.