CWG Live updates: A few showers today. Trending hotter through midweek with some smoke.
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Happening now: A few scattered showers and a rumble of thunder remain possible early this morning. Heading for highs around 80 to 85 this afternoon with the chance of an isolated shower or storm, mainly south and southeast of D.C.
What's next? Mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday, but a smoky haze returns. Warming to near 90 by Thursday, then shower and storm chances return by the weekend.
Today's daily digit — 6/10: Early clouds and a shower give way to at least partial sunshine and average warmth. Decreasing humidity this afternoon, with just a stray storm. | 🤚 Your call?
The digit is a somewhat subjective rating of the day's weather, on a 0-to-10 scale.
Forecast in detail
Today (Tuesday): Mostly cloudy and rather muggy with a few scattered showers possible, maybe a rumble of thunder, early this morning. Skies turn partly sunny by afternoon with highs around 80 to 85. Decreasing humidity this afternoon, but an isolated gusty shower or storm could still pop up, mainly south and southeast of D.C. Confidence: Medium
Tonight: Smoke from Canadian wildfires builds back into our region this evening. Otherwise partly cloudy evening skies trend mostly clear overnight as humidity continues to decrease. Evening 70s fall back to late-night lows in the 60s with light winds from the west and northwest. Confidence: Medium-High
Tomorrow (Wednesday): The smoke is back, so our mostly sunny skies should have a haze-filtered flavor again as highs range through the mid-80s. Humidity is low with dew points down in the comfortable 50s. Winds are light from the west at around 5 to 10 mph. Confidence: Medium-High
Tomorrow night: After a potentially smoky-red sunset, a haze may continue to persist amid otherwise mostly clear skies. Evening temperatures drop through the 70s on their way to lows in the comfortable 60s. Confidence: Medium-High
A look ahead
Thursday may be our hottest day of the week and of the season so far. Highs have a chance to reach 90 for the first time, perhaps into the low 90s. However, we could stall in the upper 80s if skies are still smoky. Either way, humidity ticks up into the moderate range with dew points in the 60s. Partly cloudy Thursday night with lows in the upper 60s to low 70s. Confidence: Medium
Friday may bring increasing clouds at some point during the day. We could get to near 90 again, or we may pick up some onshore breezes that hold highs back in the mid- to upper 80s. Otherwise it is moderately muggy with a few late-afternoon or evening thunderstorms possible. Partly cloudy Friday night as lows drop to the upper 60s to low 70s. Confidence: Medium
The weekend remains a challenging forecast with mostly cloudy skies and potential for scattered showers and storms both days. It could end up like this past weekend, with a decent amount of dry time mixed with rainier periods. Highs could be anywhere from the 70s to mid-80s depending on the position of a cold front. Moderate humidity helps keep Saturday night lows up in the mid- to upper 60s. Confidence: Low-Medium
Shower and storm chances look to continue into at least early next week. Temperatures look to start on the cooler-than-normal side before possibly making another run near 90 later in the week.
Today's daily digit — 6/10: Early clouds and a shower give way to at least partial sunshine and average warmth. Decreasing humidity this afternoon, with just a stray storm. | 🤚 Your call?
The digit is a somewhat subjective rating of the day's weather, on a 0-to-10 scale.
Forecast in detail
Today (Tuesday): Mostly cloudy and rather muggy with a few scattered showers possible, maybe a rumble of thunder, early this morning. Skies turn partly sunny by afternoon with highs around 80 to 85. Decreasing humidity this afternoon, but an isolated gusty shower or storm could still pop up, mainly south and southeast of D.C. Confidence: Medium
Tonight: Smoke from Canadian wildfires builds back into our region this evening. Otherwise partly cloudy evening skies trend mostly clear overnight as humidity continues to decrease. Evening 70s fall back to late-night lows in the 60s with light winds from the west and northwest. Confidence: Medium-High
Tomorrow (Wednesday): The smoke is back, so our mostly sunny skies should have a haze-filtered flavor again as highs range through the mid-80s. Humidity is low with dew points down in the comfortable 50s. Winds are light from the west at around 5 to 10 mph. Confidence: Medium-High
Tomorrow night: After a potentially smoky-red sunset, a haze may continue to persist amid otherwise mostly clear skies. Evening temperatures drop through the 70s on their way to lows in the comfortable 60s. Confidence: Medium-High
A look ahead
Thursday may be our hottest day of the week and of the season so far. Highs have a chance to reach 90 for the first time, perhaps into the low 90s. However, we could stall in the upper 80s if skies are still smoky. Either way, humidity ticks up into the moderate range with dew points in the 60s. Partly cloudy Thursday night with lows in the upper 60s to low 70s. Confidence: Medium
Friday may bring increasing clouds at some point during the day. We could get to near 90 again, or we may pick up some onshore breezes that hold highs back in the mid- to upper 80s. Otherwise it is moderately muggy with a few late-afternoon or evening thunderstorms possible. Partly cloudy Friday night as lows drop to the upper 60s to low 70s. Confidence: Medium
The weekend remains a challenging forecast with mostly cloudy skies and potential for scattered showers and storms both days. It could end up like this past weekend, with a decent amount of dry time mixed with rainier periods. Highs could be anywhere from the 70s to mid-80s depending on the position of a cold front. Moderate humidity helps keep Saturday night lows up in the mid- to upper 60s. Confidence: Low-Medium
Shower and storm chances look to continue into at least early next week. Temperatures look to start on the cooler-than-normal side before possibly making another run near 90 later in the week.
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