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DC-area forecast: Turning hotter Friday and Saturday

DC-area forecast: Turning hotter Friday and Saturday
Dupont Circle Metro Station on Wednesday evening. (Beverly Dyer)
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Always a human at the helm: Updated around-the-clock by Capital Weather meteorologists.

Happening now: A warm evening as temperatures near 70 end up dropping to overnight lows around 60-65 with occasional high clouds.

What’s next? 90s are back tomorrow and Saturday, with a code orange air quality alert tomorrow. A cold front approaching this weekend could spark some showers or storms by Sunday.

Forecast in detail

Tonight: It's a bit summerlike this evening. Clouds remain hard to find through the night. Lows range about 60 to 65. Confidence: Medium-High

Tomorrow (Friday): Partly to mostly sunny conditions persist. Humidity is thankfully still low as temperatures rise again. Highs mainly end up near 90 or into the low 90s. Confidence: Medium-High

Tomorrow night: Partly cloudy and a little muggier. Some added moisture keeps lows from getting below the mid- or upper 60s most spots. Confidence: Medium-High

A look ahead

If anything, it should be a little hotter on Saturday as a cold front closes in on the area. Partial sun helps temperatures to afternoon highs in a 90 to 95 zone. Just a small chance of a late-day shower or storm, with a somewhat higher rain risk after dark. Confidence: Medium

Better odds of showers or a storm on Sunday with a front passing through. We should still see temperatures rise to an 85 to 90 range before any cooling from rain. Confidence: Medium

Briefly back to around 80 for Monday and Tuesday behind the latest cold front. Cooler air won't last long with another heat spike building mid- to late week. Confidence: Medium

More wall-to-wall sun on Wednesday. (Cathy Landry/Flickr)

On this day

DC weather history for June 4

A mix of extremes, from an early-season hurricane in 1825 to intense heat in 1925 and widespread severe storms with tornadoes in 2008.

Sunrise5:45 AMSunset8:30 PM
Avg High82°Avg Low64°
Rec High99° 1925Rec Low46° 1929Rec Rain1.49" 2008
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Today’s daily digit — 7/10: Trending toward too warm but at least humidity is low. | 🤚 Your call?
The digit is a somewhat subjective rating of the day’s weather, on a 0-to-10 scale.

Ian Livingston

Ian Livingston

Information lead with two decades as forecaster. Journalist covering global weather and climate.

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