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FORECAST: Tracking showers, strong winds and a big temperature drop

Temperatures remain mild through Wednesday before the coldest air of the season rolls into the DMV with the potential of flurries.

WASHINGTON — Get ready for the coldest air of the season Friday!

Forecast:
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and warm with p.m. showers. High: 68.
Wednesday Night: Showers ending late. Windy and colder. Low: 45.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy, windy and chilly. Stray showers and flurries. High: 53.

Wednesday will be unseasonably mild again with high temperatures in the mid to upper 60s. Once again it will be mostly cloudy through much of the day before showers and even a few downpours arrive late in the afternoon and last well into the evening.

Cold air and gusty wind will rush in behind a cold front Wednesday night leaving us with a very blustery stretch of weather. Mountain snow will persist in the Alleghenies through Saturday, with parts of Garrett and Mineral County potentially receiving up to (and even over) a foot of snow! We may even see a few wet flakes for a few areas just north and west of DC  on Friday.

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Detailed Forecast:
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and warm with p.m. showers. Highs: 65 - 70. Winds: SE 10.
Wednesday Night: Showers ending late. Windy and colder. Lows: 38 - 46. Winds: WNW 15 - 25 +.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy, windy and chilly. Stray showers and flurries. Highs: 49 - 54. Winds: WNW 15 - 25+.

Friday will be the coldest day we've experienced so far this season with high temperatures struggling to make it into the upper 40s. It will also be very blustery with wind gusting from the northwest up to 25 mph. 

The weekend looks very nice with plenty of sunshine! It will still be on the cooler side with temperatures in the low to mid 50s. 

Extended Forecast:
Friday:  Mostly cloudy and chilly with scattered showers. The rain could be mixed with wet snow at times, especially north and west of the Beltway. Blustery. Highs: 44 - 49.
Saturday: Mostly sunny. Blustery and unseasonably cool. Highs: 49 - 54.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, chilly and breezy. Highs: 50 - 55.
Monday: Partly sunny. Highs: 54 - 59.
Tuesday: Increasing clouds. Some p.m. showers. Highs: 59 - 64.

Credit: WUSA9 Weather
Credit: WUSA9 Weather

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