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DC-area forecast: A sticky week with stubborn storm chances

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Waves and gulls of the Navy and Marine Memorial on a cloudy morning. (Brian Paeth/Flickr)
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Happening now: Humidity is briefly down tonight behind a front. Lows in the mid-60s to near 70.

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What’s next? Less humid Tuesday with what may be the week's only break from rain chances. Humidity returns Wednesday, with daily chances for afternoon and evening showers and storms through the rest of the workweek.

Forecast in detail

Tonight: Party cloudy as humidity eases a bit overnight, with lows from the mid-60s to near 70. Confidence: Medium-High

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Tomorrow (Tuesday): This should be the week's nicest day, with partly sunny skies, moderate humidity (dew points in the mid-60s) and highs in the mid-80s. Light winds from the east. Confidence: Medium-High

Tomorrow night: Humidity begins creeping back up overnight. There's a chance of a passing shower or storm; otherwise, expect partly cloudy skies with lows near 70. Confidence: Medium-High

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A look ahead

Wednesday through Sunday: The overall pattern changes little. Expect partly sunny, increasingly humid days with highs in the upper 80s and low 90s and about a 40 percent chance of late-day showers and thunderstorms each day. Nights remain partly to mostly cloudy and muggy, with lows from 70 to 75. Confidence: Medium

Photo of the view of the Washington Monument Sunday.
The view from the Washington Monument Sunday. (angela n./Flickr)

On this day

DC weather history for August 3

Intense heat in 2006 sent temperatures to 101 degrees with record-warm nights, part of a prolonged stretch of 90-degree days that proved deadly across the region.

Sunrise6:12 a.m.Sunset8:19 p.m.
Avg High89°Avg Low72°
Rec High101° 2006Rec Low56° 1920Rec Rain1.62" 1971
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Today’s daily digit — 4/10: Less stormy than yesterday, but the humidity is just as oppressive — if not worse.| 🤚 Your call?
The digit is a somewhat subjective rating of the day’s weather, on a 0-to-10 scale.

Jason Samenow

Jason Samenow

Chief meteorologist, journalist, and Capital Weather founder. AMS Certified Digital Meteorologist and DC-area native.

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