7:00 AM | ***Wintry mix of snow, ice and rain on the way for later today, tonight and tomorrow morning…storm threat continues for later in the week*** — Perspecta Weather

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

Today

Becoming mainly cloudy, cold, snow, sleet and/or rain likely to develop during the mid or late afternoon, highs in the mid-to-upper 30’s; E-NE winds at 5-10 mph

Tonight

Mainly cloudy with occasional snow, sleet and/or freezing rain at varying rates, slick spots possible by morning with small accumulations, cold, lows near 30 degrees

Tuesday

Mainly cloudy, cold, chance of freezing rain and then plain rain during the morning and mid-day hours, mid-to-upper 30’s for afternoon highs

Tuesday Night

Mainly cloudy, cold, lower 30’s for late night lows

Wednesday

Partly sunny, cold, near 40 degrees

Thursday

Mainly cloudy, breezy, cold, some snow is possible, mid 30’s

Friday

Partly sunny, breezy, cold, mid 30’s

Saturday

Partly sunny, cold, mid-to-upper 30’s

Discussion

A cold, dry air mass is in place across the region as we begin a new work week, but there is plenty of moisture headed in this direction from low pressure moving towards the Ohio Valley. A mix of snow, ice and/or rain is likely to push into the area during the mid or late afternoon hours and it’ll continue at varying rates into Tuesday morning. Accumulations of anywhere from a coating to a couple of inches are possible during this event and, given the cold ground conditions, there can be some slick spots on untreated surfaces from late today through tomorrow morning. There is the threat of another storm later in the week as low pressure will head towards the Carolina coastline. Its northward extent is still in question, but some accumulating snow is possible here by Thursday.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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