The National Weather Service calls for a light jacket in D.C.; the forecast suggests partly sunny skies today with a high nudging 60 degrees and a gentle northeast breeze making its presence known. According to the latest weather update from NWS, residents should brace for a chilling dip tonight as temperatures hover around a cool 42, eased by a mild east wind.
Come Friday, the sun claims the sky with a high of 64 degrees, trailed by an evening that's partly a cloudy affair, temps not straying far from 47 degrees, the southeast wind could carry a warmer Saturday, though it too will be hidden behind cloud cover—vagabond clouds seem to be weekend guests, and a Saturday night low is expected to land softly at 52 degrees.
The National Weather Service also released a hazardous weather outlook, its sights set on coastal Maryland. "Coastal Flood Watches go into effect for Anne Arundel and St. Mary`s Counties late tonight," they warned, urging coastal dwellers to keep an eye on rising tides and prepare for the possibility of flooding waters.
The alert stretches its cautionary hand into Friday morning, while the rest of the city's weather drama unspools under an increasingly hot sun, by Sunday the mercury plans a dramatic ascension, peaking near 83 degrees and initiating a proverbial heatwave that crescendos Monday with an 88-degree high, nights during this period are set for mostly clear skies and lows in the comfortable 60s, but come Tuesday, thunderstorms may roll the dice with a 40% chance to unsettle the early-summer-like atmosphere.
