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DC-area forecast: After a top-notch July day, staying nice into the weekend

Clouds and pastel skies over the Capitol this morning. A bird is also flying by.
Colorful skies this morning. (Jeanne Stuart McVey/Flickr)
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Happening now: Mostly clear with blissful 70s this evening on the way to seasonably cool lows in the upper 50s to mid-60s.

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What’s next? Pretty similar tomorrow and seemingly through Saturday. Eventually, summer comes back, with more July-like conditions by Monday and Tuesday.

Forecast in detail

Tonight: Comfortable this evening as temperatures fall through the 70s, and it's almost cool overnight. Lows mainly upper 50s to mid-60s under partly to mostly clear skies. Confidence: High

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Tomorrow (Friday): Partly sunny with below-average highs near 80 to the mid-80s. Winds should be light out of the east. Confidence: Medium-High 😎 Nice Day!

Tomorrow night: Partly to mostly clear skies continue. Lows range across the 60s. Confidence: Medium-High

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A look ahead

At one point, Saturday looked cloudier with some shower chances. That activity increasingly looks to stay south. With partial sun, we should again see highs in a near 80 to mid-80s zone. Confidence: Medium

Somewhat warmer and muggier Sunday. With that, a slight chance of afternoon showers or storms. Highs mainly in the mid-80s. Confidence: Medium

Feeling more like July usually does by Monday and Tuesday. Both feature highs in the upper 80s to around 90 and increased odds of afternoon showers or storms, especially on Tuesday. Confidence: Medium

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A sunny street lined with colorful trees in bloom and there are cars lining the street as well as townhomes.
R St NW on a sunny day. (angela n./Flickr)

On this day

DC weather history for July 23

A day of extremes, from destructive 1940 storms with flooding and wind damage to oppressive triple-digit heat in 2011.

Sunrise6:02 a.m.Sunset8:29 p.m.
Avg High90°Avg Low73°
Rec High102° 2011Rec Low56° 1890Rec Rain2.6" 1940
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Today’s daily digit — 10/10: Cough, cough. May need the day off. | 🤚 Your call?
The digit is a somewhat subjective rating of the day’s weather, on a 0-to-10 scale.

Ian Livingston

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