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DC-area forecast: Showers and storms possible through late tonight

Dark cloud over interstate 270 and highway sign near center of the screen
Squall line on I-270, June 12 (Lee Gedansky / CW app)
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Always a human at the helm: Updated around-the-clock by Capital Weather meteorologists.

Happening now: Scattered showers and maybe a thunderstorm exit east of the area by around 2 a.m.

What's next? Monday and Tuesday are refreshing with highs easing back into the upper 70s to low 80s, lower humidity, and plenty of sun. Heat becomes more noticeable starting Wednesday.

Forecast in detail

Tonight: Scattered showers and maybe a thunderstorm exit east of the area by around 2 a.m. Remaining mostly cloudy overnight with lows in the low to mid-60s. Confidence: Medium

Tomorrow (Monday): Noticeably cooler and beautiful with plenty of sun. Highs in the upper 70s to low 80s. A nice, dry breeze from the northwest keeps the humidity low (dew points dip into the 40s!). Confidence: High 😎 Nice Day!

Tomorrow night: Partly to mostly clear and rain-free. Lows fall into the 50s, near 60 in warm spots like downtown. Comfortable again, with low humidity (dew points near 50) riding in on very light breezes from the northwest. Confidence: Medium-High

A look ahead

Tuesday looks like another nice one. Highs should be in the upper 70s to low 80s again with partly to mostly sunny skies. Humidity remains in check with dew points in the 50s. Partly to mostly cloudy Tuesday night with an isolated shower possible and lows around 60 to 65. Confidence: Medium-High

Partly sunny and warmer Wednesday with highs in the mid-80s. Humidity is up a bit but still not bad (dew points near 60). Maybe an isolated shower or thunderstorm. Wednesday night lows fall back to the mid- to upper 60s. Confidence: Low-Medium

The heat surges back on Thursday with highs probably in the 90s. Shower and thunderstorm chances look to be higher, too. Confidence: Low-Medium

Dark trees at bottom of photo and clouds whisping at top with white and orange color - one middle stripe of dark blue evening sky between them near sunset
Post-storm skies over Takoma Park on Friday evening. (Raquel Pichardo/CW app)

Today’s daily digit — 5/10: Turning a bit steamy again as a risk of late-day storms returns. If you'll be outdoors, stay hydrated and weather-aware. | 🤚 Your call?

The digit is a somewhat subjective rating of the day’s weather, on a 0-to-10 scale.

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DC weather history for June 14

A sudden 1989 storm unleashed destructive downburst winds, toppling trees and causing some of the worst damage in local utility history.

Sunrise5:43 AMSunset8:35 PM
Avg High85°Avg Low67°
Rec High98° 1994Rec Low49° 1933Rec Rain2.69" 1917
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