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DC-area forecast: Mostly dry today; daily storm chances resume tomorrow

Mostly cloudy skies above the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and M Street NW.
A mostly cloudy Sunday morning at Wisconsin Avenue and M Street NW. (Jeanne Stuart McVey/Flickr)

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

Happening now: Just the chance of an isolated shower this afternoon, with highs another step cooler in the upper 70s to low 80s.

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What’s next? Trending warmer Thursday and Friday but no extreme heat in the foreseeable future. Daily storm chances are back tomorrow and probably at least into part of the weekend.

Today’s daily digit — 7/10: Probably not enough sun to look like a '7', but highs only near 80 are a treat after the scorching start to the month. | 🤚 Your call?
The digit is a somewhat subjective rating of the day’s weather, on a 0-to-10 scale.

Forecast in detail

Today (Wednesday): Skies may brighten a bit during the afternoon. Temperatures are down another notch with afternoon highs in the upper 70s to low 80s, but still on the humid side with dew points in the mid-60s to near 70. A few spotty showers may be around, especially this morning, as light winds come from the east and southeast around 5 to 10 mph. Confidence: Medium-High

Tonight: Mostly cloudy and trending more muggy again. Still an isolated shower possible during the evening, then a few showers and a thunderstorm possible overnight with lows in the upper 60s to mid-70s. Confidence: Medium

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Tomorrow (Thursday): Plenty of clouds but warmer and more humid with highs in the mid- to upper 80s. With a warm front in the vicinity, a few showers are possible in the morning, then a good chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms developing during the afternoon. Confidence: Medium

Tomorrow night: Scattered showers and storms may continue into part of the evening. Skies should partially clear overnight with lows again in the upper 60s to mid-70s. Confidence: Medium

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A look ahead

Partly sunny Friday and probably a step hotter with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s. An approaching cold front brings another chance for showers and thunderstorms mid-afternoon into evening. Rain chances diminish late evening and overnight with lows in the upper 60s to low 70s. Confidence: Medium

Partly sunny this weekend with highs in the 80s. Saturday should still be rather humid with a chance for late-day scattered showers and storms. Humidity looks to be somewhat lower Sunday with an isolated late-day shower or storm possible. Saturday night lows dip to the mid-60s to near 70. Confidence: Low-Medium

On this day

DC weather history for July 8

An intense 2019 downpour unleashed record rainfall in about an hour, triggering life-threatening flash flooding and the first-ever flash flood emergency in DC

Sunrise5:51 a.m.Sunset8:37 p.m.
Avg High90°Avg Low72°
Rec High102° 2012Rec Low54° 1892Rec Rain3.44" 2019
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