DC, NoVA Weather: Rainstorm Followed By Beautiful Spring Skies Later In Week

VIRGINIA/DC — A powerful storm front sweeping across the country could reach the Washington, D.C., area on Tuesday, but sunny skies are to follow as beautiful spring weather takes hold for the remainder of the week.

While the storm front heading from the Gulf of Mexico and across the Midwest will scatter rain, hail and heavy winds on several states, D.C. and Northern Virginia are likely to just see rain.

"The week begins with showers and thunderstorms continuing eastward along a frontal system moving through the East and South," the National Weather Service said.

In the D.C. area, some showers are possible after 1 a.m. Monday night into Tuesday, with drizzle continuing into the morning. Steady rainfall is then likely between midday and late afternoon on Tuesday. The total accumulation of the storm to this point is expected to be less than a tenth of an inch.

Some intermittent showers could continue until 8 p.m. Tuesday night, with another tenth of an inch potentially falling. The storm system will move out by the end of the evening.

"Showers may linger in the evening, but then skies should gradually clear," The Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang said in its forecast for Tuesday. "It turns noticeably cooler with lows in the 40s as winds come in from the northwest around 10 mph with some higher gusts."

Most of the rest of the week will be sunny and clear, with highs in the upper 50s and low 60s. Temperatures on Wednesday night and Thursday night could drop into the high 30s in the western suburbs.

Here's the NWS forecast for the close-in suburbs of D.C. for the next few days:

Monday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.

Tuesday: A chance of showers, mainly after 11 a.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

Tuesday night: A slight chance of showers before 2 a.m. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 48. Northwest wind around 9 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Wednesday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

Thursday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 65.