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D.C.-area forecast: Showers and storms again later today, then a few spectacular days

Tomorrow through Saturday feature plenty of sunshine, low humidity and comfortably warm temperatures. What about Sunday?

May 29, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. EDT
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Today’s daily digit

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

5/10: Showers and storms, which are likely again during the midafternoon into early evening, are getting tiresome. Good news is we’re about to get a nice break from them.

Express forecast

  • Today: Mostly sunny early. Scattered p.m. showers/storms. Highs: Mid-70s to near 80.
  • Tonight: A few evening showers possible. Lows: Mid- to upper 50s.
  • Tomorrow: Mostly sunny and pleasant with low humidity. Highs: Mid-70s.

Forecast in detail

One more day with a good chance of showers and thunderstorms today before we break out of this pattern. Tomorrow through Saturday feature plenty of sunshine, low humidity and comfortably warm temperatures. We may keep the nice weather going into Sunday, too, but can’t rule out a shower chance returning by later in the day.

Today (Wednesday): Mostly sunny morning skies give way to increasing afternoon clouds. We should warm into the mid-70s to near 80 by early afternoon, before dropping to the 60s to near 70 as scattered showers and thunderstorms move through during the mid- to late afternoon due to a pulse of energy passing overhead. Not expecting any severe storms. Confidence: Medium-High

Tonight: A few showers could linger into the evening. Otherwise we should see clearing skies overnight with lows in the mid- to upper 50s. Confidence: Medium

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Tomorrow (Thursday): We’re mostly sunny with delightfully dry air. Afternoon highs reach the mid-70s as a breeze blows in from the north and northwest at around 10 mph. Confidence: High

Tomorrow night: Mostly clear and, with that dry air in place, cooling off nicely toward overnight lows in the upper 40s to mid-50s. Confidence: High

A look ahead

We’ve got high confidence in dry weather Friday and Saturday. Skies should be bright and blue with low humidity and highs in the mid- to upper 70s Friday, and near 80 on Saturday. Confidence: High

High pressure most likely maintains enough control to keep us partly sunny and dry for much of Sunday. But there is some possibility a shower chance creeps in by the afternoon or night. Confidence: Medium