Always a human at the helm: Updated around-the-clock by Capital Weather meteorologists.
Happening now: Partly to mostly sunny as we rise into the 70s to near 80 during the morning, reaching the upper 80s to low 90s this afternoon. Just the chance of an isolated shower or storm.
What’s next? Nice day tomorrow with plenty of sun, lower humidity, and highs in the upper 70s to mid-80s. Gradually heating up again midweek with our next shower and storm chance arriving Wednesday.
Today’s daily digit — 7/10: Still hot, but a more comfortable feel as we get into the afternoon with a pleasant breeze and decreasing humidity. | 🤚 Your call?
The digit is a somewhat subjective rating of the day’s weather, on a 0-to-10 scale.
Forecast in detail
Today (Sunday): An isolated shower is possible early morning as we rise into and through the 70s to near 80. Partly to mostly sunny skies boost afternoon highs to the upper 80s to low 90s. Could see an isolated shower or storm south and east of DC in the afternoon. A cold front crossing the region lowers the humidity a bit by mid- to late afternoon as winds gust from the northwest near 20 mph. Confidence: Medium-High
Tonight: Falling through the 80s into the 70s this evening as the humidity continues to lower (evening dew points dropping to near 60). A comfortable overnight with lows in the 60s and mainly clear skies. Confidence: High
Tomorrow (Monday): It's a mostly sunny and dry start to the work week with cooler highs in the upper 70s to mid-80s, around average for the time of year. The lower humidity feels nice (dew points in the 50s). Confidence: Medium-High 😎 Nice Day!
Tomorrow night: We should hang on to mostly clear skies with lows cooling off to the mid-50s to low 60s. Confidence: Medium-High
A look ahead
High pressure should keep us mostly sunny and dry again on Tuesday. Highs top out in the mid-80s. Humidity creeps higher Tuesday night with lows in the 60s. Confidence: High
Wednesday and Thursday look to heat up, with Wednesday highs in the mid-80s to low 90s, and Thursday highs in the upper 80s to mid-90s. The humidity ramps up as well. Both days have a shot at isolated to scattered showers and storms during the afternoon into evening. Confidence: Medium
