Residents in the nation's capital should bundle up this morning as temperatures are starting off chilly at 30°F, with a wind chill of 22°F. The humidity sits at 72%, and the day is expected to see increasing clouds with a high near 50, as light and variable winds transition to a southwest direction at 5 to 7 mph later in the morning, according to the National Weather Service.
The forecast for tonight predicts partly cloudy skies with a low around 30 and calm winds while looking ahead, Thursday could bring a noticeable shift with a 30% chance of rain after 1 pm, the clouds will continue to increase and shifting winds from southeast at 5 to 7 mph could entice those not ready for the dampness to stay indoors. Rain seems inevitable for Thursday night with a low around 44—south wind becoming more pronounced at 6 to 15 mph, and occasional gusts could be as high as 26 mph; the chance of precipitation skyrockets to 100%, with new rainfall amounts ranging between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Those eager for the weekend's promise might endure a final spatter of rain before Friday afternoon as the prediction holds a 30% chance of rain before 1 pm, cleared then by partly sunny skies and a brisk high near 53, while the west winds at 14 to 18 mph will have gusts potentially reaching 33 mph. Moving into Friday night, the weather is set to clear up, leaving mostly clear skies and a low around 29, as detailed by the NWS.
As the weekend advances, temperature highs will teeter in the mid-forties, and Saturday night skews cloudier the low near 38 as Sunday warms up to near 52 under partly sunny heavens, dropping down afterward to a low around 29 Sunday night, as the next week starts off mostly sunny with a high close to 42 on Monday; moving forward, the pattern of partly sunny days and crisp lows around 29 is echoed into Tuesday, the temperature is expected to peak at nearly 47 degrees.
