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DC-area forecast: A totally terrific Tuesday before late week heat

DC-area forecast: A totally terrific Tuesday before late week heat
Colorful dawn sky on Monday over the Capitol. (Jeanne Stuart McVey/Flickr)

Always a human at the helm: Updated around-the-clock by Capital Weather meteorologists.

Happening now: Partly to mostly sunny with pleasant highs in the 70s. Very low humidity and light breezes.

What’s next? Sunshine and near 80 Wednesday, but we heat up to near 90 by Friday.

Today’s daily digit — 10/10: A tasty spring day, with subtle notes of low humidity and light breezes. | 🤚 Your call?
The digit is a somewhat subjective rating of the day’s weather, on a 0-to-10 scale.

Forecast in detail

Today (Tuesday): High-quality late spring weather continues with highs in the mid-70s as skies are sunny to mostly sunny. The light breezes from the northeast and very low humidity (dew points in the 40s!) are the icing on the cake. Confidence: High 😎 Nice Day!

Tonight: Mostly clear and comfortably cool with lows mainly in the low to mid-50s. Light winds shift to calm. Confidence: High

Tomorrow (Wednesday): Sunny skies stick around for another day as temperatures move closer to 80 degrees for a high. Light winds come from the north at 5 mph. Humidity stays low with dew points lifting to about 50 degrees. Confidence: High 😎 Nice Day!

Tomorrow night: Mostly clear again with lows a bit warmer from the mid-50s to low 60s. Light winds keep it comfortable. Confidence: High

A look ahead

Thursday takes another step warmer, while sunny skies continue as highs reach the mid- to upper 80s. Humidity stays relatively comfortable, at least, with dew points in the 50s. Thursday night should be mostly clear with lows in the low to mid-60s. Confidence: Medium-High

Friday brings hotter than normal weather as skies remain mostly sunny. Highs get into the low 90s with a few spots reaching the mid-90s. Humidity is not high, at least, with dew points around 60. Friday night could see a few clouds as temperatures are warmer than normal in the mid- to upper 60s. Confidence: Medium-High

The first weekend of June kicks off with stronger heat, with highs near 90 to the low 90s for highs (mid-90s still possible) on Saturday combined with mostly sunny skies. Humidity jumps a bit toward the moderate side. Partly cloudy and muggier Saturday night with mid-60s to low 70s for lows.

Sunday isn't as toasty with mid- to upper 80s, partly sunny skies, and a shot for late day showers and thunderstorms, especially for northern to western areas. Confidence: Medium

Early next week brings more needed rain chances with clouds and cooler weather as winds shift to come from the Atlantic again.

On this day

DC weather history for June 2

A powerful F4 tornado tore through western Maryland in 1998, causing major destruction but no fatalities thanks to timely warnings.

Sunrise5:45 AMSunset8:29 PM
Avg High81°Avg Low63°
Rec High97° 1925Rec Low43° 1897Rec Rain3.48" 1900
Read full June 2 weather history →

Matt Rogers

Matt Rogers

Meteorologist and president and co-founder of the Commodity Weather Group. Specializes in long-range prediction.

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