Something wicked this way comes: Plunging temps and even snow on deck for DC region

Hope you enjoyed it while it lasted.

After a stretch of warm weather in the D.C. area, Thursday is bringing a sharp reality check.

A powerful cold front sweeping through the region Thursday morning will flip the script quickly — sending temperatures tumbling from the 60s into the 40s before most people even finish their morning coffee.

By afternoon, readings will likely fall into the 30s, according to 7News First Alert Meteorologist Eileen Whelan, as gusty northwest winds push a colder air mass into the region.