As per the latest meteorological updates, Washington D.C. residents can expect a partly sunny day today with the temperature climbing to a comfortable high of nearly 65 degrees, forewarned by a light breeze shaking the last of the winter's chill from the city's shoulders. According to the National Weather Service, the gentle northeast wind in the morning will settle into an eastward draft at 5 to 9 mph, giving a prelude to the inclement weather forecasted for later on.
With nighttime approaching, those venturing outdoors should brace for rain which is set to start after 1 a.m., alongside patchy fog that will appear before midnight, then reassert itself after; the low is expected to hover around 48 degrees with a northeast wind around 9 mph, and they also note that there's a strong 80% chance of precipitation, with potential rainfall accumulating between a quarter to a half-inch.
Looking ahead to Tuesday, the National Weather Service predicts a 50% chance of rain before 1 pm, however, as the patchy morning fog dissolves, the clouds should also disperse, leading to a mostly sunny afternoon with the highs around 60 degrees and winds shifting from the north at 5 to 8 mph to a southwestern drift in the afternoon.
For those wondering about the midweek weather, Wednesday will likely see rain primarily after 1 pm with a high near 60 degrees, the preceding calm will give way to a northeast wind at 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon and, come nightfall, the NWS forecasts more rain, primarily before 1 am, with a persisting 80% chance of precipitation and an expected low around 50 degrees, signaling a stretch of damp days ahead.
The remainder of the week appears to follow suit with a similarly unsettled pattern; Thursday may experience a chance of rain before 1 p.m. under mostly cloudy skies, a high of about 59 degrees is on the cards which should drop to a partly cloudy night with a low around 39. And while Friday promises a break in the wet weather with a partly sunny high near 58, the weekend, as it stands, could bring rain showers starting Friday night and proceeding into the weekend, with likelihoods of precipitation ranging from 60% to 70%.
