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DC-area forecast: Drying out this evening, then sunny and nice Wednesday

A butterfly lands on pink-purple flowers with greenery all around.
Tiger swallowtail butterfly on purple coneflower in Brookside Gardens in Maryland. (Jeanne Stuart McVey/Flickr)
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Happening now: Evening skies clear with temperatures in the 60s, then overnight lows in the upper 50s to mid-60s.

What’s next? A very nice Wednesday with sunshine and low humidity. Shower and storm chances rise again late week into the weekend.

Forecast in detail

Tonight: Rapidly clearing skies this evening with temperatures near 70 and a diminishing breeze. Humidity continues to decrease as overnight lows cool to the upper 50s to mid-60s. Confidence: Medium-High

Tomorrow (Wednesday): Beautiful day with sunny skies, highs in the low to mid-80s, and low humidity (dew points in the 50s). Light winds from the north. Confidence: High 😎 Nice Day!

Tomorrow night: Mostly clear and still pretty comfortable even as humidity starts to climb a bit. Lows in the low to mid-60s. Confidence: High

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A storm over Manassas, Virginia, Monday.
A storm over Manassas, Va., on Monday, viewed from Gainesville. (Meagan Brooke)

A look ahead

Thursday features partly to mostly sunny skies, highs popping back up to the mid- to upper 80s, and humidity increasing to the moderate range (dew points rising into the 60s). A couple of isolated showers or storms are possible during the afternoon into evening. Muggier Thursday night with lows in the upper 60s to near 70. Confidence: Medium

Friday and Saturday bring partly to mostly cloudy skies, highs in the 80s to near 90, moderate to high humidity, and potentially more widespread afternoon to evening showers and thunderstorms. Friday and Saturday night lows in the 60s to near 70. Confidence: Medium

Sunday closes out the final weekend of June with partly to mostly sunny skies, highs still in the mid-80s to near 90, and humidity in the moderate to high range. A few showers and storms remain possible, but chances are lower than Saturday. Confidence: Medium

Next week trends hotter with highs aiming for near to above 90 most days and moderate to high humidity.

Photo of beautiful skies on June 19 at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Beautiful skies on June 19 at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens. (Jeanne Stuart McVey)

On this day

DC weather history for June 23

Record heat in 1988 coincided with a pivotal moment in climate science, as testimony before Congress underscored a warming world.

Sunrise5:44 AMSunset8:38 PM
Avg High87°Avg Low70°
Rec High99° 2024Rec Low51° 1918Rec Rain1.34" 1989
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Today’s daily digit — 5/10: Dreary, but the drought-weary among us will appreciate the additional rain today. | 🤚 Your call?
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Matt Rogers

Matt Rogers

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