* Air quality alert today: Air pollution unhealthy for sensitive groups *
Today: Warm, sunny and a little more humid. Upper 80s to low 90s.
Tonight: Warm and muggy with increasing clouds. Mid- to upper 60s.
Tomorrow: More clouds than sun, especially in the afternoon. Upper 80s to near 90.
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FORECAST IN DETAIL
Today stands to be the second consecutive day that D.C. hits 90 degrees, and we could set another daily temperature record. I suppose congratulations are in order? After a toasty Friday, a cool-down and accompanying showers come by way of a cold front slowly moving through the region Saturday and Sunday.
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Today (Thursday): Much like Wednesday, it’s warm and sunny from the get-go. The biggest difference today is the step-up in humidity. Highs range from the upper 80s to low 90s. Washington’s record high for May 3 is 91 in 1965, and we should come close to that. Dew point values in the 50s to near 60 are slightly humid but still quite tolerable. Winds are gusty out of the southwest at 10 to 20 mph. Confidence: Medium-High
Tonight: Clouds start to increase, although the first half of the overnight period should be mostly cloud-free. Humidity levels remain somewhat elevated (dew points in the upper 50s to low 60s), which means temperatures won’t fall off very much. Overnight lows settle in the mid- to upper 60s. Confidence: Medium-High
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Tomorrow (Friday): Skies become mostly cloudy in advance of an approaching cold front. We are still under the influence of a southwest wind for most of the day, so temperatures probably rise into the mid- to upper 80s, despite the increase in cloud cover. If sunshine hangs on well into the afternoon, 90 is possible and, again, near record-territory. There’s the slight chance (20 percent) of an afternoon thundershower, especially north and west of the city. Winds are gusty from the southwest again at 10 to 20 mph. Confidence: Medium
Tomorrow night: Mostly cloudy, with an increased chance of showers and isolated thundershowers before midnight. Mostly cloudy otherwise, with spotty showers late. Remaining mild and humid, with lows in the mid-60s. Confidence: Medium
A LOOK AHEAD
“Unsettled” is the word for the weather this weekend. We’ve got a slow-moving cold front that probably stalls out near the region between Saturday and Sunday. Meanwhile, an upper level disturbance inches its way in from the west, creating a general environment of cloudiness with periodic showers Saturday and into at least the first half of Sunday. Temperatures on both weekend days are lower — how much depends on how thick the cloud cover is and how much sunshine materializes. Highs of 70 to 75 seem like a decent approximation, but that may require adjustment. Confidence: Low-Medium
The cold front and its associated showery weather should finally be clear of our region by Monday of next week. And we are left with nearly ideal weather as a trade-off. Mostly sunny both Monday and Tuesday next week, with temperatures in the low to mid-70s and not a hint of humidity. Confidence: Medium
