As Washington D.C. wakes up to an overcast sky and a dense blanket of humidity registering at 83%, the morning fog is expected to lift to reveal a sunny day ahead. According to the National Weather Service, the temperatures could rise to a high near 62 degrees, with a soft southwest wind shifting northwest throughout the afternoon. Residents can enjoy the break in precipitation today before a rainy Wednesday.
The clarity of tonight's sky is set to concede to rain starting tomorrow morning after 9 a.m., with the NWS promising a 100% chance of rain, setting the city for a wet day with high temperatures lingering near 54 degrees, as the calm wind turns to southeast at 6 mph in the afternoon, offering little relief to those navigating the dampened streets. Despite the hopeful reprieve that a mostly clear night offers, tomorrow is set to pull the city back into the grips of rainfall primarily before 1 a.m., with winds gusting up to 18 mph as the southwest wind turns northwest.
Clearer skies will herald the arrival of Thursday with the mercury pegged to peak at a cooler 45 degrees, providing a respite after the previous days' downpours; Northwest winds will continue their dutiful rush across the landscape at speeds of 6 to 10 mph. The city should prepare for a plunge into colder nights as temperatures are expected to drop to around 30 degrees amidst a backdrop of mostly cloudy skies.
Looking forward to the weekend, a chilly but sunny forecast anticipates greeting the residents of the capital, with Friday and Saturday showing partial clouds but otherwise generous sunshine, and high temperatures progressively falling—a stark reminder of the winter's embrace, with a high around 38 on Saturday and plunging further to a frigid 34 degrees by Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. As for the nights, Washingtonians should brace for colder temperatures that could drop as low as 19 degrees come Sunday night, and while Monday promises sunshine, the high near 35 degrees barely nudges the scale of warmth.
