CWG Live updates: Heating up today; storm chances return late Friday and Saturday

Washington Post

04-06-2025

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Happening now: We'll climb through the 60s and 70s this morning. There should be less smoke in the sky than yesterday, but perhaps still a thin haze. Heating up to around 85 to 90 this afternoon.
What's next? Highs are mainly in the 80s through the weekend, with shower and storm chances returning late Friday and Saturday.
Today's daily digit — 7/10: We're almost full-on summer with highs well into the 80s, maybe near 90. But only a bit humid compared with midsummer levels. | 🤚 Your call?
The digit is a somewhat subjective rating of the day's weather, on a 0-to-10 scale.
Forecast in detail
Today (Wednesday): Mostly sunny skies, perhaps still tinted by a thin smoky haze, have temperatures climbing steadily through the 60s and 70s this morning. Feeling a bit humid today with afternoon highs around 85 to 90. A steady breeze comes from the south around 10 mph. Confidence: Medium-High
Tonight: Evening readings fall back through the 80s into the 70s. Becoming partly cloudy overnight with lows in the 60s. Confidence: High
Tomorrow (Thursday): Temperatures head for highs in the mid-80s under partly sunny skies. It's somewhat humid, and we may still have some of that smoky haze. Can't rule out an afternoon shower, especially south and west of D.C., if an area of low pressure to our south makes it far enough north. Confidence: Low-Medium
Tomorrow night: Partly cloudy and kind of muggy with lows in the mid-60s to near 70. Again, can't rule out an evening or overnight shower, especially south and southeast of D.C. Confidence: Low-Medium
A look ahead
Partly sunny Friday and again somewhat humid with highs in the mid- to upper 80s. A few showers or thunderstorms are possible by late afternoon or evening. Partly to mostly cloudy Friday night with lows in the 60s. Confidence: Low-Medium
Weekend highs are probably in the low to mid-80s. Saturday has a pretty good chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms, with more of an isolated chance on Sunday. Nighttime lows continue in the 60s. Confidence: Low-Medium
Next week looks to start with Monday and Tuesday highs still in the low to mid-80s and more chances for showers and storms, then a potentially drier mid- to late week.
Today's daily digit — 7/10: We're almost full-on summer with highs well into the 80s, maybe near 90. But only a bit humid compared with midsummer levels. | 🤚 Your call?
The digit is a somewhat subjective rating of the day's weather, on a 0-to-10 scale.
Forecast in detail
Today (Wednesday): Mostly sunny skies, perhaps still tinted by a thin smoky haze, have temperatures climbing steadily through the 60s and 70s this morning. Feeling a bit humid today with afternoon highs around 85 to 90. A steady breeze comes from the south around 10 mph. Confidence: Medium-High
Tonight: Evening readings fall back through the 80s into the 70s. Becoming partly cloudy overnight with lows in the 60s. Confidence: High
Tomorrow (Thursday): Temperatures head for highs in the mid-80s under partly sunny skies. It's somewhat humid, and we may still have some of that smoky haze. Can't rule out an afternoon shower, especially south and west of D.C., if an area of low pressure to our south makes it far enough north. Confidence: Low-Medium
Tomorrow night: Partly cloudy and kind of muggy with lows in the mid-60s to near 70. Again, can't rule out an evening or overnight shower, especially south and southeast of D.C. Confidence: Low-Medium
A look ahead
Partly sunny Friday and again somewhat humid with highs in the mid- to upper 80s. A few showers or thunderstorms are possible by late afternoon or evening. Partly to mostly cloudy Friday night with lows in the 60s. Confidence: Low-Medium
Weekend highs are probably in the low to mid-80s. Saturday has a pretty good chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms, with more of an isolated chance on Sunday. Nighttime lows continue in the 60s. Confidence: Low-Medium
Next week looks to start with Monday and Tuesday highs still in the low to mid-80s and more chances for showers and storms, then a potentially drier mid- to late week.