Capital Area Forecast: The climate is warming Tuesday forward of a sizzling Wednesday

right this moment is Tuesday): It is principally sunny and somewhat hotter with highs hovering round 90 to mid 90s, however acceptable humidity persists, with dew factors falling into the 50s. Monday’s breezes light with gentle winds primarily from the northwest at about 5 to 10 mph, shifting to return from the southwest late within the day. Confidence: excessive

Tonight: Humidity returns with a couple of clouds round and lows solely drop into the 70s. Mild southerly winds, velocity 5 to 10 knots per hour. Confidence: excessive

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tomorrow is Wednesday): We do not formally have an “common day” counterpart to our “lovely day” score, however today may qualify fairly simply. Largely sunny skies throughout the morning by way of noon assist temperatures rise towards highs within the mid 90s to close 100. With reasonable to excessive humidity (dew factors within the mid 60s and higher), the warmth index ought to attain 100 to 105. Watch out and hydrate if you need to be exterior. D.C.’s all-time file excessive is 101 in 1952.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are doable within the late afternoon or night. Some storms may grow to be robust to extreme with damaging winds and huge hail. Many places ought to see not less than 1 / 4 to a half inch of much-needed rain, however some may choose up heavier totals domestically. Southwest winds 10 to fifteen mph with larger gusts across the storms. Confidence: common

Tomorrow evening: Scattered showers and thunderstorms are nonetheless doable throughout the night and evening, with partly to principally cloudy skies as temperatures drop into the mid 60s to 70s. Confidence: common

Thursday And Friday It is principally sunny days (possibly some lingering cloud cowl early Thursday) with seasonal highs within the higher 80s together with low to reasonable humidity. Only a slight probability of a late day or night rain or thunderstorm every day. Thursday and Friday nights ought to be partly cloudy with lows within the 60s to close 70 Thursday evening, and into the 70s with extra humidity Friday evening. Confidence: common

the weekend It options reasonable humidity returning to the highest with hotter highs within the low 90s on Saturday and mid 90s by Sunday below partly sunny skies. The possibilities of rain and storms will improve once more, particularly on Sunday, because it seems now. Saturday evening ought to be partly cloudy to cloudy and humid with an opportunity of rain and storms as lows hover within the mid to higher 70s. Confidence: common