A somewhat subjective rating of the day’s weather, on a scale of 0 to 10.
Washington, D.C
D.C.-area forecast: Sunny with a breeze today. Warmer by midweek before next rain chance.
Today (Sunday): It’s a mostly sunny and somewhat chilly end to the weekend, although we should warm enough to melt any snow still left from yesterday by day’s end. From the frosty 20s to near 30 early this morning, afternoon highs top out in the mid-to upper 40s. It will feel a few degrees cooler than that, with winds from the southwest around 10 to 15 mph, gusting near 25 mph at times. Confidence: High
Tonight: With mostly clear skies and lighter winds, we can expect lows to dip into the mid-20s to near 30. Confidence: High
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Tomorrow (Presidents’ Day): High pressure remains in control, providing plenty of sunshine and light winds. Highs should reach the mid- to upper 40s once again. Confidence: High
Tomorrow night: Mostly clear skies continue overnight with lows in the mid to upper 20s. Confidence: Medium-High
Sunny skies stick around Tuesday with temperatures trending a few degrees warmer. Afternoon highs top out in the upper 40s to near 50. Partly cloudy Tuesday night with lows in the upper 20s to low 30s. Confidence: Medium-High
Wednesday looks mostly sunny and quite pleasant with highs near 50 to the mid-50s. Hopefully you can plan to get outside and enjoy the slightly warmer-than-average conditions. Confidence: Medium
Thursday should be even warmer with highs in the 50s to near 60. As of now the daytime looks dry, with increasing rain chances by evening, and periods of rain possible Thursday night into Friday.
A daily assessment of the potential for at least 1 inch of snow in the next week, on a 0-10 scale.
1/10: Thursday night-Friday system looks like a mostly mild rain. But with cold air trying to move in Friday at the tail end of the storm, it’s worth keeping the SPI alive for now.