7:00 AM | ***Arctic blast brings two days of severe cold and painfully low wind chill values to the Mid-Atlantic*** — Arcfield Weather

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

Today

Mainly sunny, becoming windy and very cold, can be a snow shower early, temperatures near 40 degrees early in the day will drop into the 20’s by afternoon, much lower wind chill values; NW winds increasing to 15-25 mph; gusts to 40 mph  

Tonight

Brutally cold with strong winds and mostly clear skies, temperatures bottom out in the lower teens, much lower wind chill values

Saturday

Mainly sunny, very cold, brisk, near 30 degrees for highs, much lower wind chill values

Saturday Night             

Mainly clear, very cold, mid-to-upper 20’s for lows

Sunday

Partly sunny, not nearly as harsh, breezy, near 50 degrees for highs

Monday

Mainly sunny, chilly, lower 50’s for highs

Tuesday

Mainly cloudy, milder, mid-to-upper 50’s

Wednesday

Mainly sunny, milder, upper 50’s

Discussion              

An Arctic front will sweep through the region early today and this will usher in severe cold for the region for the next 48 hours.  The winds will pick up noticeably as well leading to painfully low wind chill values in this two-day Arctic blast.  Temperatures should bottom out in the lower teens later tonight and persistent stiff NW winds will make it feel much colder than the actual air temperatures. Temperatures will moderate noticeably by Sunday afternoon as high pressure pushes offshore and a low-level southwesterly flow of air develops in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather