6:15 AM | ***Some snow likely later tomorrow with small accumulations possible...rain showers on Saturday with a possible mix...some snow possible on Sunday as bitter cold air moves into the region***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region
Today
Mainly sunny, still quite cold and windy, highs near 30 degrees with much lower wind chills; NW winds around 10-20 mph; gusts to 30 mph
Tonight
Partly cloudy, very cold, lows in the mid-to-upper teens
Thursday
Increasing clouds, brisk, cold, chance of PM snow showers, lower 30’s for afternoon highs
Thursday Night
An evening snow shower possible then becoming partly cloudy, cold, low-to-mid 20’s for late night lows
Friday
Mainly sunny, chilly, near 40 degrees
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, not quite as chilly, chance of rain showers, there is a chance that ice and/or snow mixes in early in the day, lower 40’s
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, breezy, colder, chance of PM snow or a mix of rain and snow changing to snow, upper 30’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, very cold, breezy, low-to-mid 20’s with much lower wind chills; single digits possible at night
Discussion
It stays well below-normal during the next couple of days and some snow is likely later tomorrow as a disturbance crosses the Great Lakes….small accumulations are possible on the order of a coating to an inch or so. Temperatures will moderate for Friday and Saturday and there can be some rain shower activity during the first half of the weekend with an outside chance that ice and/or snow mixes in at times early Saturday.
A strong cold front is going to pass through early Sunday and set the stage for bitter cold Arctic air to move into the region for the bulk of next week. A wave of low pressure can form along the Arctic frontal boundary zone potentially producing some snow in the Mid-Atlantic region from later Sunday into Sunday night. The bitter cold will continue into mid-week and there can be another storm threat with its origins likely over the Gulf of Mexico.
Stay tuned…next week is looking quite interesting.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather