6:15 AM | **One of the coldest days so far this season as Arctic air grips the Mid-Atlantic region...a warm up by early next week**

6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region

Today

Mainly sunny, windy, very cold, highs in the middle 30’s with much lower wind chill values; NW winds around 10-20 mph; gusts to 30 mph

Tonight

Mainly clear, brisk, very cold, lows in the low-to-mid 20’s  

Saturday

Mainly sunny, breezy, cold, near 40 degrees for afternoon highs

Saturday Night             

Mainly cloudy, breezy, quite cold, mid-to-upper 20’s for late night lows

Sunday

Mainly sunny, breezy, milder, lower 50’s

Monday

Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of rain, low-to-mid 50’s

Tuesday

Mainly cloudy, quite mild, chance of rain, lower 60’s

Wednesday

Mainly cloudy, cooler, chance of showers, lower 50’s

Discussion

A strong Arctic cold front pushed through the area on Thursday morning and today will turn out to be one of the coldest days so far this season with high temperatures likely confined to the middle 30’s. In addition, stiff NW winds will produce much lower wind chill values making it feel even colder than those well below-normal ambient temperatures. Moderation begins this weekend and it’ll turn noticeably milder for the early part of next week to go along with the chance of rain.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather