7:00 AM | ***Significant storm brings a cold, soaking rain to the region…snow not too far to the north and west*** — Arcfield Weather

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

Today

Mainly cloudy, unusually chilly, chance of rain by later in the afternoon, maybe a thunderstorm, highs in the upper 40’s (normal high at DCA is now 69 degrees); E-SE winds increasing to 10-20 mph

Tonight

Mainly cloudy, cold, windy, periods of rain, maybe a thunderstorm, some of the rain can be heavy, lows in the mid-to-upper 30’s

Tuesday

Becoming partly sunny, windy, still unusually chilly, cannot rule out a shower, lower 50’s for afternoon highs

Tuesday Night             

Mainly clear, cold, windy, mid-to-upper 30’s for late night lows           

Wednesday

Partly sunny, milder, lower 60’s

Thursday

Partly sunny, warmer, upper 60’s

Friday

Mainly sunny, nice, low-to-mid 70’s

Saturday

Partly sunny, nice, lower 70’s

Discussion    

Here we are in the second half of April and significant accumulating snow is on the table for later today and tonight across interior sections of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast US.  Around here, a soaking cold rain is coming from later today into late tonight as a strong storm pushes to the northeast near and along the east coast. Snow will actually fall during this storm as close to us as the western parts of Virginia and Maryland with accumulations quite likely. It remains unusually chilly on Tuesday with partial sunshine and windy conditions. High pressure will return for the mid-week and it’ll turn milder with 75 degree highs returning late in the week.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather