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D.C.-area forecast: A dry chill yields to late-week rain before an Arctic blast

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D.C.-area forecast: A dry chill yields to late-week rain before an Arctic blast
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Expect freezing temperatures and a biting wind Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

It’s not unlike today, but there’s very little wind. So it doesn’t feel quite as cold, even as highs — yet again — have a hard time topping 40. Confidence: HighAnother cold night with just a few clouds.

Lows range from near 20 in our coldest spots to the upper 20s downtown. Confidence: Highisn’t a bad day, with light winds and seasonably temperatures. As some high clouds increase, high temperatures reach the low to mid-40s. Clouds lower and thicken at night, with a chance of a little snow, sleet or rain by morning. The best chance of any frozen precipitation is in our colder areas to the west and northwest. Lows Wednesday night range from the upper 20s to around freezing. Confidence: Medium-Highcould start off with a little mixed precipitation, especially in our colder areas. Along and east of Interstate 95, mainly rain is most likely. But we expect few problems even in areas that see a bit of wet snow and/or sleet as temperatures quickly rise above freezing. Any frozen precipitation should rather quickly change to rain. Highs range from 45 to 50. More rain is likely Thursday night, with lows 40 to 45. Confidence: Mediumwith temperatures possibly climbing well into the 50s. But, on Friday night, an Arctic front charges into the region, causing temperatures to plummet. In fact, it could drop into the teens by Saturday morning, with wind chills in the single digits. A few snow flurries or snow showers can’t be rule out as the cold air rushes in. It will turn very windy as Friday wears on, especially late in the day and at night. Confidence: Mediumare partly sunny but very cold. Highs both days struggle to reach 30, with lows Saturday night in the teens. Both days are also rather windy, especially Saturday, making it feel even colder. Confidence: Medium-HighA daily assessment of the potential for at least 1 inch of snow in the next week, on a 0-10 scale.The storm on Thursday and Friday brings mostly rain, but we still can’t rule out a few flakes as it moves in and when it exits.

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