Snow, Arctic Air Forecast For VA: See Timing

Temperatures dropped well into the 30s overnight across Northern Virginia, but the D.C. region will warm up with temperatures in the 50s and 60s through the weekend. Enjoy it while you can, because snow is in the forecast for Monday when the next cold front arrives.

The most significant cold weather system since last spring will spread across the eastern United States starting this weekend and lasting into early next week, bringing the first snow of the season to parts of the North, AccuWeather said.

"No accumulating snow is forecast to reach the Interstate 95 corridor of the Northeast. However, there is a chance of a stray snow shower occurring in New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.," Monday into Tuesday, said Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist.

The unusually powerful blast of November cold coming early next week will bring the possibility of snow showers or flurries in the D.C. area, The Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang said.

"When will Washingtonians need to bundle up the most? Tuesday morning! That’s when the National Weather Service is predicting wind chills near 20 along the Interstate 95 corridor in the D.C. area," the Post said. "Once you reach the Interstate 81 corridor, they could dip into the mid-teens."

New record low temperatures might be set across 13 states, from Pennsylvania to Florida, into next week, the Post said.

"Yes, we may already see our first flakes of the season next week Monday night into early Tuesday as a system works its way through the area," the Washingtonian Weather Geeks posted on X.

Snow showers may spread southward into the higher elevations of western Virginia, southern West Virginia, eastern Kentucky, eastern Tennessee, and western North Carolina this weekend, with a coating of snow possible, the weather agency said.

“While most of the snow will melt quickly on area roads, the sudden drop in visibility and temporary slush can create dangerous conditions on the highways," AccuWeather Vice President of Forecast Operations Dan DePodwin said.

Here's the latest Northern Virginia forecast from the National Weather Service:

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 63. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night: Showers likely, mainly between 10pm and 3am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Light southeast wind.

Sunday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.

Monday Night: A chance of snow before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Veterans Day: Sunny, with a high near 46.