March Discobs 2026

[snowfan]

Cold but blooms be blooming

 

[yoda]

Do not want - the temperatures, not the rain. 

Zone Forecast Product
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
456 PM EDT Sat Mar 28 2026

DCZ001-290000-
District of Columbia-
Including the city of Washington
456 PM EDT Sat Mar 28 2026

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds
around 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Rain likely. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.THURSDAY...Rain likely. Much cooler with highs in the mid 50s.
Chance of rain 60 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.FRIDAY...Rain likely. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of rain
70 percent.

[arlwx12]

14 hours ago, LongRanger said:

final freeze of the spring for the airports tonight?

So far at about 0430, the lows so far:

DCA 36

IAD 27

BWI 27

[snowfan]

28 imby w/frost. 

[CAPE]

Low of 26 with frost. It will probably be 8 months until we are this cold again.

[yoda]

*looks at the front*  i don't mind the rain, we need that... I don't need 40s in Aprii... From the morning LWX AFD.

KEY MESSAGE 3...A frontal passage midway through next week will
have potential to bring showers and thunderstorms to the region.

Broad ridging is forecast to start breaking down early this
week allowing an upper-level trough to progress eastward to the
north of the region. Strong high pressure is likely to be
anchored over the north-central Atlantic Ocean acting as a
block to the east and southeast. A front associated with the
trough is forecast to drop into the region from the
north/northwest bringing the potential for showers and
thunderstorms Wednesday into Thursday. Uncertainty remains high
on shower/thunderstorm coverage along with overall rainfall
amounts associated with the boundary. Depending on the position
and strength of the high over the Atlantic Ocean, the front
could become hung up over our region becoming a focus for the
continued development of showers and thunderstorms. This
solution would bring the most rain to the region, especially if
the front stalls over the northern parts of our region. If the
high is further offshore and weaker, the front will be able to
progress further south leading to less precipitation totals and
coverage as well as much cooler temperatures. The large model
spread in frontal position is narrowing at least for Thursday,
with increasing confidence the front will push to the south.
However, it may try to lift back north at some point toward the
end of the week. Temperature spread remains large (between 40
and 85 degrees for highs) by the end of the week. The threat
for strong to severe thunderstorms with the frontal passage
Wednesday may be tempered due to the lack stronger upper-level
lift, but there may be enough instability and shear to allow
for some stronger/organized thunderstorms.

[pazzo83]

pretty much perfect weather at the moment

[Eskimo Joe]

22 hours ago, yoda said:

Do not want - the temperatures, not the rain. 

Zone Forecast Product
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
456 PM EDT Sat Mar 28 2026

DCZ001-290000-
District of Columbia-
Including the city of Washington
456 PM EDT Sat Mar 28 2026

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds
around 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Rain likely. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.THURSDAY...Rain likely. Much cooler with highs in the mid 50s.
Chance of rain 60 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.FRIDAY...Rain likely. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of rain
70 percent.

GEFS, EPS, and Euro all throw us well into the warm sector now. Highs at least 60 degrees for many, even if it rains.

[87storms]

4 hours ago, Eskimo Joe said:

GEFS, EPS, and Euro all throw us well into the warm sector now. Highs at least 60 degrees for many, even if it rains.

That's music to my ears.

[nj2va]

6 hours ago, Eskimo Joe said:

GEFS, EPS, and Euro all throw us well into the warm sector now. Highs at least 60 degrees for many, even if it rains.

Excellent!

[pazzo83]

WUSA has us in the 70s and 80s all week.

[dailylurker]

My point and click sucks. It had today being nice. Radar says enjoy the rainy day lol

[snowfan]

I look at radar and to my surprise....RAIN. But a beautiful morning down here in obx. 

 

[AlexD1990]

is this week one of those backdoor cold front deals? local met says 70s-80s all week, NWS says see-saw warm-cold warm-cold

[kgottwald]

Rainy, dark and dreary.

[stormy]

The NAM 3k sees the current rain........................  The NAM 12 K is blind to the rain.

[Eskimo Joe]

5 hours ago, AlexD1990 said:

is this week one of those backdoor cold front deals? local met says 70s-80s all week, NWS says see-saw warm-cold warm-cold

NWS has been hurt too many times under estimating the CAD/wedge. I get it.

[Kay]

7 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said:

NWS has been hurt too many times under estimating the CAD/wedge. I get it.

Good week for temp gradient weenies 

[Stormchaserchuck1]

5 of the next 6 days forecasted to be 77+ here

[nj2va]

8 hours ago, snowfan said:

I look at radar and to my surprise....RAIN. But a beautiful morning down here in obx. 

 

Great pic!

[CAPE]

Warm is gonna win in this pattern, other than any rainy periods. Upper 70s- low 80s. Too warm too early for my liking. Why cant we just do 'normal' in early Spring sometimes lol. Right to late May/Early June weather. Fuck that shit.

[Stormchaserchuck1]

We are so lucky the indexes were what they were in the middle of Winter. The longer term (last 14 month) index pattern is horrid for cold. 

[Roger Ramjet]

2 hours ago, nj2va said:

Great pic!

That's the kind of photograph I'd frame and hang on my wall.

[87storms]

1 hour ago, CAPE said:

Warm is gonna win in this pattern, other than any rainy periods. Upper 70s- low 80s. Too warm too early for my liking. Why cant we just do 'normal' in early Spring sometimes lol. Right to late May/Early June weather. Fuck that shit.

Why can't we do normal during that 3 weeks from late Jan to mid Feb? lol.  I gained like 10lbs during that time period.  Slowly shedding...though disregard the tacos I'm currently eating.

[87storms]

46 minutes ago, Stormchaserchuck1 said:

We are so lucky the indexes were what they were in the middle of Winter. The longer term (last 14 month) index pattern is horrid for cold. 

That's ok.  The west needs a real winter more than we do.

[87storms]

Today turned out amazing, though I will say it's pretty impressive how we can go from Colorado dewpoints to sort of humid in one day.  We're pretty good at that...along with clouds and wind.

[Stormchaserchuck1]

Can't wait for 80/62 tomorrow on the last day of March.