DC Area Weather Forecast: Heat Returns This Weekend, Temperatures Around 100 Degrees Early in the Week

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Today’s Daily Figure

A somewhat subjective assessment of the day’s weather, on a scale of 0 to 10.

5/10: It feels like July again. A tame July — for now.

Fast prediction

  • Today: Morning showers ending. Partly sunny. Highs: Upper 80s to lower 90s.
  • This evening: Mostly clear. Lows: 70s.
  • Tomorrow: Mostly sunny. Highs: Mid to upper 90s.

Detailed forecast

Many seasons have a tone — this is performative heat. Locations in the area have already reached and exceeded 100 several times in the summer, and another round of that is about to happen. Before we get too far into the details, it should be said that this heat wave will be shorter than the last.

Today (Saturday): Clouds and any remaining showers will taper off in the morning, leaving us with partly cloudy skies in the afternoon. Rain may linger for a while in southern Maryland. It will be humid and seasonably warm with temperatures mostly in the upper 90s. Winds should be light and variable, but shifting from the south over time. Confidence: Medium-High

This evening: Hot and muggy conditions settle in. Temperatures will range from around 73 to 78 for lows. Maybe a few patches of fog late at night, but otherwise mostly clear. Confidence: Medium-High

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Tomorrow (Sunday): Sunnier and warmer to end the weekend. Clouds will be relatively light as afternoon temperatures climb into the mid to high 90s. Winds are likely to be light from the southwest. Confidence: Medium-High

Tomorrow evening: More stars than clouds. We should see temperatures drop to the low to mid 70s in the cooler areas, with upper 70s to near 80s in the warm areas. Confidence: Medium

A look ahead

Let’s keep it short for Monday And Tuesday because you’ll probably want to spend both days indoors if you can. Lots of sun and very warm. Actual highs should be a few degrees either side of 100, depending on where you are. Humidity will also likely be high enough to send heat indices — or what it feels like — into the 110s. Confidence: Average

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