WASHINGTON — Plan on scattered showers Sunday, mainly in the afternoon. This means a Yellow Weather Alert for Sunday with possible interruptions for your outside plans. Still, most of the day will end up dry.
Summer temperatures move into our region for the upcoming week.
Quick Forecast:
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy and cool. Low: 54.
Sunday: Midday and afternoon scattered showers. High: 74.
Monday: An isolated shower, mainly SW of D.C. High: 72.
Forecast Discussion:
Yellow Weather Alert Sunday for showers and maybe a late afternoon thunderstorm. Most of the showers will arrive in the afternoon and will clear by early evening. With more cloud cover and some rain expect the high temperatures to hold in the upper 60s to low 70s in the D.C. region.
A few more showers are forecast for Monday, especially south and west of metro Washington, D.C.
Detailed Forecast:
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with more clouds after midnight. Lows: 46-54. Winds: SSE 5.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy, scattered showers, mainly midday and afternoon. Highs: 68-74. Winds: SSW 5-10.
Sunday Night: Showers ending early, partly cloudy. Lows: 47-55. Winds: SE 5-10.
Monday: Mostly cloudy, an isolated showers, especially south and west of D.C. Highs: 70-74. Winds: SSE 5-10.
Extended Forecast:
Get ready for a summer-like feel to our weather this week. A mild Tuesday is forecast with a return to some sunshine. Highs will be in the 70s. We rise up to the 80s for Wednesday and the rest of the week. In fact, highs soar to the upper 80s Thursday and we flirt with 90 degrees on Friday and Saturday.
Tuesday: Partly cloudy and warm. Highs 75-79.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very warm. Highs 81-84.
Thursday: Very warm. Highs 86-89.
Friday: Partly cloudy, hot. Highs 88-91.
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