WASHINGTON — Keep an umbrella handy over the next several days.
Quick Forecast:
Tonight: Increasing clouds and warm. Low: 61.
Tuesday: Cloudy and cooler with showers developing. High: 72.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy and mild with more showers. Low: 63.
Wednesday: Cloudy and remaining cool with showers ending in the afternoon. High: 70.
Clouds will begin to increase this evening ahead of showers back in the forecast Tuesday. Overnight clouds will keep temperatures a bit milder, so dress for the 50s and low 60s when you step outside Tuesday morning.
Showers tomorrow will be fairly light and scattered at the onset before more widespread shower activity picks up Tuesday afternoon and evening. There may be an isolated moderate to heavy downpour and only a low risk of a rumble of thunder.
The wet weather will continue overnight into Wednesday morning. Plan on a slow morning drive with periods of light to moderate rain. Showers will slowly start to taper off Wednesday afternoon and we should be mainly dry by dinner time. The clouds and showers over the next couple of days will keep temperatures a little unseasonably cool in the upper 60s and low 70s.
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Detailed Forecast:
Tonight: Increasing clouds and warm. Lows: 54 - 62. Winds: SSW 10.
Tuesday: Cloudy and cooler with showers developing. Highs: 69 - 74. Winds: SE 10.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy and mild with more showers. Lows: 56 - 64. Winds: SSE 10.
Wednesday: Cloudy and remaining cool with showers ending in the afternoon. Highs: 67 - 72. Winds: ENE 10.
Aside from early morning clouds, Thursday looks very nice with clearing skies leading to plenty of sunshine and milder temperatures in the mid to upper 70s. Friday will feature plenty of sunshine as well with temperatures near 80 and only a low chance for an isolated shower.
Showers and storms are back for the start off the weekend. Plan on an overcast day Saturday with periods of showers, rain and embedded thunderstorms. Sunday is looking drier, but still not completely rain free with a few showers possible.
Extended Forecast:
Thursday: Morning clouds giving way to p.m. sunshine and warmer. Highs: 73 - 78.
Friday: Partly cloudy and warm with a stray shower or thunderstorm. Highs: 76 - 81.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy, breezy and cooler with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs: 72 - 77.
Sunday: Breezy and warm with isolated showers. Highs: 75 - 80.
Monday: Partly cloudy and warmer. Highs: 80 - 85.
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