The National Weather Service in Washington, D.C. has provided a detailed forecast for the area, indicating a shift in weather conditions over the coming days. Today promises partly sunny skies, with a high hovering close to 79 degrees and a slight southwestern breeze kicking up in the afternoon. However, this relative calm is not set to last, with a 40% chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms rolling in later tonight, primarily before the strike of 1 a.m., and patchy fog creeping in after 3 a.m.
As reported by NWS, Friday will bring showers post 2 p.m., accompanied by persistent patchy fog lifting only by mid-morning. Southbound winds will gradually become palpable, with an 80% likelihood of precipitation, and new rainfall predicted to measure between half and three quarters of an inch. Calm before the storm, the evening is to trail off with more persistent showers and possibly a thunderstorm before the early hours of 2 a.m., then a slackening chance of showers and low around 59 degrees.
Rolling into the weekend, Saturday's forecast anticipates a 70% chance of showers, and thunderstorms could potentially join the fray after 11 a.m. Although partly sunny conditions are on the docket, winds from the west will whip up—6 to 10 mph with gusts hitting as high as 20 mph. The thunderstorm threat seems to wane by Saturday evening, making way for more assured clarity in the skies with just a 30% chance of thunderstorms before 8 p.m. and a dip in the temperature to a cooler 52 degrees overnight, as detailed by the National Weather Service.
Sunday's outlook offers respite with mostly sunny skies and a comfortable high near 73 degrees. The trend of clearer nights continues with Sunday's partly cloudy veil and a modest low around 55 degrees. As the new week beckons, a pattern of sun-drenched days sets in, starting with Monday’s sunny forecast accompanying a high near 77 degrees. This bright spell seems relentless, extending into Tuesday and Wednesday, with temperatures gradually cresting—a high of 81 on Tuesday and peaking at 85 by midweek.
