7:00 AM | *Cold, dry today with much less wind than Monday...a touch of snow possible on Wednesday*

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

Today

Partly sunny, cold, much less windy than yesterday, highs near 40 degrees; NW winds at 5-10 mph

Tonight

Becoming mainly cloudy, cold, lows in the lower 30’s

Wednesday

Mainly cloudy, cold, a touch of snow is possible, upper 30’s for afternoon highs           

Wednesday Night             

Becoming partly cloudy, quite cold, mid-to-upper 20’s for late night lows           

Thursday

Partly sunny, cold, near 40 degrees

Friday

Mainly cloudy, milder, lower 50’s

Saturday

Mainly cloudy, becoming windy and much milder, chance of showers, maybe a late day thunderstorm, upper 60’s

Sunday

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

Discussion              

A strong cold front passed through the region in the overnight hours with scattered showers and some very gusty winds. After a cold, dry and much less windy day on Tuesday, weak low pressure will push to a position off the Mid-Atlantic coastline by early tomorrow morning. This system has little support aloft, limited moisture, and should only be able to produce a touch of snow in portions of the Mid-Atlantic region on Wednesday. It remains cold on Thursday, but will turn much milder again by the beginning of the weekend.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian