D.C.-area forecast: Well-above-average warmth to last through the weekend

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At this time (Wednesday): Any morning excessive clouds ought to dissipate earlier than noon. The primarily sunny day helps heat us as much as between 80 and 85 levels. It’s doubtlessly our breeziest day of the workweek, as breezes from the west and northwest might sometimes gust close to 25 mph. Confidence: Excessive

Tonight: Skies are clear and west-northwest breezes slowly die down. Low temperatures ought to vary by means of the 50s within the area, with downtown city areas (and people alongside massive our bodies of water) hovering nearer to the 60-degree mark. Confidence: Excessive

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Tomorrow (Thursday): We might not see a cloud! Sunshine dominates, boosting excessive temperatures doubtlessly towards their warmest of the week, within the mid- to higher 80s. Fortunately, the humidity continues to be low (dew factors within the 40s), however so is the topsoil. The dry floor, on the sunniest of days, permits a bigger every day vary between morning and afternoon temperatures. It’s a key purpose just a few spots might make a run at 90 levels. Confidence: Medium-Excessive

Tomorrow night time: Largely clear skies till nearer daybreak, when just a few clouds might transfer in. We nonetheless are capable of settle down into the mid-50s to low 60s. Breezes most likely can’t totally calm, however that’s not an enormous take care of gentle low temperatures working a minimum of 10 levels above common, proper? Confidence: Medium

Nonetheless feeling like early summer season on Friday, however we must always keep under the 91-degree report at Reagan Nationwide Airport. Proper now, the 82-to-88-degree vary is feasible, particularly if late-day clouds don’t enhance too shortly. Slowly however absolutely, a disturbance is heading our method from the Deep South, and lightweight showers are doable, particularly after midnight. It’s more and more muggy for this time of 12 months — with patchy fog doable if southerly breezes die down. Low temperatures might solely dip into the low to mid-60s. Confidence: Medium-Excessive

Off-and-on clouds are doable this weekend with intermittent bathe and storm possibilities. Sunday afternoon and night supply the best thunderstorm likelihood, however rain quantities are prone to keep underneath a half-inch, because it appears to be like now. Fog is feasible late Saturday night time into early Sunday as low temperatures backside out within the barely muggy zone of higher 50s to mid-60s.

We’ll hold you posted on particulars of how the weekend may conclude because the Sunday night time chilly entrance approaches. Excessive temperatures might vary from the higher 70s to mid-80s, relying on sunshine ranges every day. Confidence: Medium

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