7:00 AM | The hottest day of the week will be followed by some relief for Wednesday and Thursday

6-Day Forecast

Today

Mainly sunny skies this morning and then a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon, hot and humid, chance for showers and thunderstorms late in the day, highs in the low-to-mid 90’s

Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms possible this evening; otherwise, mostly cloudy skies and mild, lows by morning near 70 degrees

Wednesday

Mostly sunny skies, warm, less humid, upper 80’s

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, mild, some fog possible late, upper 60’s

Thursday

Mostly sunny, quite warm, slight chance for a shower or thunderstorm, upper 80’s

Friday

Mostly sunny, very warm, more humid, near 90

Saturday

Partly sunny, quite warm and humid, chance for showers and thunderstorms, near 90

Sunday

Partly sunny, noticeably cooler, near 80

Discussion

The month of August ended with below normal temperatures in much of the Mid-Atlantic region which continued the trend begun in July; however, the first week of September will generally feature warmer-than-normal conditions. In fact, today could turn out to be the warmest day of the week with high temperatures this afternoon likely surpassing the 90 degree mark in most DC metro locations. There is relief on the way however. A weak cool front will pass through the area tonight and the result will be a pretty decent chance for early evening showers and thunderstorms. High pressure will build back into the area for Wednesday and Thursday providing us with warm temperatures and noticeably lower humidity levels. The heat and humidity will build up again on Friday and then, as another cool front approaches by the early weekend, the threat for showers and thunderstorms will increase for Friday night and Saturday. Once that next cool front passes through, noticeably cooler conditions will take hold in the Mid-Atlantic region on Sunday and Monday.

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