D.C.-area forecast: Trending warmer Tuesday before a wickedly hot Wednesday

A considerably subjective score of the day’s climate, on a scale of 0 to 10.

6/10: Humidity is fortunately low for 2nd day in row. However trending hotter than Monday earlier than Wednesday’s sizzler.

  • At the moment: Largely sunny, not too humid. Highs: 89-95.
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, mugginess returns. Lows: 72-78.
  • Tomorrow: Extraordinarily scorching, p.m. storms seemingly. Highs: 95-100.

Tomorrow’s surge of warmth and humidity appears to be like simply as excessive as this previous weekend, however thunderstorms by late afternoon or night may ship some much-needed rain. The final time D.C. obtained lower than one inch of rain in June was throughout the scorching, parched summer season of 1988. Solely 0.48 inches have fallen thus far this June. Cooler 80s return Thursday and Friday earlier than hotter 90s this weekend with a storm probability.

At the moment (Tuesday): Largely sunny and a bit hotter as highs attain close to 90 to the mid-90s, however tolerable humidity continues, as dew factors maintain again within the 50s. Monday’s breezes have light with primarily gentle winds from the northwest at round 5 to 10 mph, shifting to return from the southwest by late within the day. Confidence: Excessive

Tonight: Mugginess returns with just a few clouds round and lows solely dropping to the 70s. Mild winds from the south at 5 to 10 mph. Confidence: Excessive

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Tomorrow (Wednesday): We don’t formally have a “Imply Day” counterpart to our “Good Day” score, however today would qualify fairly simply. Largely sunny skies throughout the morning into noon assist temperatures climb towards highs within the mid-90s to close 100. With reasonable to excessive humidity (dew factors within the mid- and higher 60s), the warmth index ought to attain 100 to 105. Keep cautious and hydrated if you must be outdoor. The calendar-record excessive in D.C. is 101 again in 1952.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are seemingly by both late afternoon or night. Some storms may develop into robust to extreme with damaging winds and huge hail. Many spots ought to see a minimum of see 1 / 4 to half-inch of a lot wanted rain, however some may choose up regionally heavier totals. Winds are from the southwest at 10 to fifteen mph with larger gusts round storms. Confidence: Medium

Tomorrow evening: Scattered showers and thunderstorms stay attainable throughout the night and in a single day, with partly to principally cloudy skies as lows cool to the mid-60s to low 70s. Confidence: Medium

Thursday and Friday are principally sunny days (perhaps some lingering cloud cowl early Thursday) with extra seasonable highs within the higher 80s together with low to reasonable humidity. Only a slight probability of a late-day or night bathe or thunderstorm every day. Thursday and Friday nights needs to be partly cloudy with lows within the 60s to close 70 Thursday evening, and into the 70s with extra humidity Friday evening. Confidence: Medium

The weekend options the return of reasonable to larger humidity with hotter highs within the low 90s Saturday and mid-90s by Sunday below partly sunny skies. Bathe and storm possibilities improve once more, particularly on Sunday the best way it appears to be like now. Saturday evening needs to be partly to principally cloudy and muggy with a bathe and storm probability as lows hover within the mid- to higher 70s. Confidence: Medium

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