Always a human at the helm: Updated around-the-clock by Capital Weather meteorologists.
Happening now: A few scattered showers and a storm remain possible through the evening and overnight. Evening temperatures fall through the 80s into the 70s.
What’s next? An isolated shower or storm is possible on a hot Sunday. Briefly more seasonable temperatures early next week before a renewed heat surge.
Forecast in detail
Tonight: A few scattered showers and a storm remain possible through the evening and overnight. Otherwise partly to mostly cloudy and somewhat humid with lows in the mid-60s to low 70s. Confidence: Medium
Tomorrow (Sunday): A couple of showers are still possible in the morning through about 9 a.m. Highs head for the upper 80s to near 90 with just the chance of an isolated shower or storm south and east of DC in the afternoon. A cool front kicks up an afternoon breeze from the northwest, eventually decreasing the humidity. Confidence: Medium-High
Tomorrow night: Partly to mostly clear. Lows bottom out in the 60s for most of us. Generally light breezes from the northwest shift to blow from the northeast late night. Confidence: Medium-High
A look ahead
Sunshine is in control as we kick off the workweek Monday and Tuesday. Both days should see high temperatures in a near 80 to mid-80s range. Confidence: Medium
Temperatures should begin their next rise by Wednesday. Highs are near 90 in D.C. and mid- to upper 80s elsewhere. We could see a handful of days well into the 90s later in the week and into the weekend. Confidence: Medium
Today’s daily digit — 5/10: Not great, but I'll be in AC or at the pool. | 🤚 Your call?
The digit is a somewhat subjective rating of the day’s weather, on a 0-to-10 scale.
