4 things to know about the weather:
- Rainy days and Mondays
- Very humid pattern
- Stormy through Thursday
- Scorching hot next week
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WATCH HERERain and thunderstorms have been a big part of the forecast over the last few days and that pattern will continue for much of the week ahead.
There have been some pockets of heavy rain overnight that have led to isolated flash flooding. Charles County, Maryland, and Prince William County, Virginia, are both under a flood warning. If you encounter flooded roads, turn around, don’t drown.
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Thick clouds and scattered showers will hold afternoon highs in the low 70s just like Sunday. Rain chances will remain in the forecast through Thursday. Most of Monday’s rain will come in the first half of the day, though an occasional shower will remain possible into the evening.
Rain chances Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday will come mainly in the late afternoon and evening as is more typical in the summer. Our winds will still be mostly out of the east again Tuesday and that will help to keep temperatures a few degrees below average.
Weather radar
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Temps to heat back up later this week
Most of the D.C. metro area will get just above 80° on Tuesday. Southwest winds return on Wednesday and a full-on summer pattern will begin. Highs will get back to around 90° Wednesday afternoon but the high humidity will bring the heat index above 95° and lead to late-afternoon storms.
Thursday will be much the same but should be a few degrees warmer. Our first 100° heat index of the summer is possible Thursday afternoon before the storms get going. A “cold” front will come through Thursday evening leading to a slightly cooler, but far less humid stretch for Friday and Saturday.
Highs will stay in the 80s on Friday but will get back around 90° Saturday. There’s increasing confidence that our first heat wave of the summer will begin on Sunday and could last into the middle of next week.
Afternoon highs of 95° or higher (not including the heat index) look likely and, with very little rain, our air quality could turn quite poor once again.
10-day forecast
Quickcast
MONDAY:
Cloudy, Cool & Wet
Steadiest Rain Before 2pm
Locally Heavy Rain Possible
Wind: Northeast 5-15 mph
Chance Of Rain: 80%
HIGHS: 68° - 74°
MONDAY NIGHT:
Cloudy And Humid
Occasional Showers
No Heavy Rain
Wind: East 5 mph
Chance Of Rain: 40%
LOWS: 65° - 70°
TUESDAY:
Mostly Cloudy, Very Humid
Mainly Dry Before 2pm
Rain, Thunder Likely After 2pm
Wind: Southeast 5-15 mph
Chance Of Rain: 60%
HIGHS: 78° - 84°
WEDNESDAY:
Sun & Clouds, Very Humid
Heat Index Near 95°+
Scattered PM Thunderstorms
Wind: Southwest 5-15 mph
Chance Of Rain: 40%
HIGHS: 84° - 90°
THURSDAY:
Sun & Clouds, Very Humid
Heat Index Near 100°
Scattered PM Thunderstorms
Wind: Southwest/West 10-18 mph
Chance Of Rain: 40%
HIGHS: 88° - 94°
Sunrise: 5:42 Sunset: 8:35
Average High: 86° Average Low: 68°
