A weak disturbance to our south created some light rain and snow showers across the DMV on Saturday afternoon, with little more than a trace registering in most places. Another batch of showers will move through before sunset, and then we are on the road to improving conditions. And given how blustery and unpleasant the weather has been this past week, Sunday’s supreme conditions will feel extra satisfying. I won’t even mention the mess that awaits us on Monday and Tuesday. Ian and Wes will give you details on that fun.
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Through Tonight: Another batch of scattered and light rain showers will slide through the Washington region over the next few hours, drying out sometime after 6 p.m. It will be mostly cloudy for the remainder of the evening, with temperatures falling into the upper 30s before midnight. There will be gradual clearing overnight, with temperatures falling below freezing for pretty much everyone. Lows will range from 26 to 30 degrees, with a light north wind at 5 mph.
View the current weather conditions at The Washington Post.
Tomorrow (Sunday): Sunday looks like it will be a real winner of a weather day. High pressure will slide in from the northwest and settle overhead during the day on Sunday, providing mostly sunny skies and mild temperatures. Temperatures will easily rise above the 50 degree mark and should generally top out in the mid-50s for everyone. With an increasingly strong sun angle and no cloud cover, I wouldn’t be surprised to see some locations reach the upper 50s. West/northwest winds will blow at 5 mph to 10 mph. It should be mostly clear Sunday night, with low temperatures ranging from 30 to 34 degrees.
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Unsettled weather to close out March: The ECMWF (Euro) extended forecast was released Thursday night, and much like the previous couple of iterations of this model, it spells out an unsettled and cool picture for the Mid-Atlantic during the remainder of March.
The European long-range ensemble suggests that we stay in an active pattern, ripe for precipitation chances through the end of March.
With exactly two weeks left in the month, at the very least we shouldn’t expect any large-scale warm-ups anytime soon. The upper-level pattern depicted above would in general result in wetter, more overcast and cooler weather conditions to close out the month. March of 2018 may actually come in like a lion and leave like a lion.
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