Storm Team4 Forecast: Rainy Easter Sunday with cooler week to come

4 things to know about the weather:

1. Showers Easter Sunday
2. Breezy conditions tomorrow
3. Cold front bringing dropping temperatures
4. Cooler temperatures next week

Easter Sunday will be a day of transition as a cold front approaches and passes through the DMV. You will notice more clouds in the morning. Sunrise services are expected to be dry. Showers will move east with the cold front, providing showers for D.C. and the surrounding areas late morning into the early afternoon. Drier conditions return late in the afternoon and early in the evening.

The cold front will bring cooler air, with temperatures falling through the afternoon and evening. Winds will also be strong at times, gusting around 20-30 mph.

Cooler air will be felt in the first half of the workweek, especially in the morning, with lows falling into the 30s and 40s.

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QuickCast

SUNDAY:
Showers
Temperatures dropping
Wind: W 10-15 mph
Gusts at 20-30 mph
HIGH: Low 70s

MONDAY:
Mostly sunny
Wind: W 5-10 mph
HIGH: Low 60s

TUESDAY:
Mostly sunny
Wind: NW 10-15 mph
Gusts @ 20-25 mph
HIGH: Low to mid 50s

SUNRISE: 6:46 a.m.   SUNSET: 7:35 p.m.
AVERAGE HIGH: 64°   AVERAGE LOW: 45°

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