Storm Team4 Forecast: Crisp, fall day in the cool mid-60s in DC area
4 things to know about the weather:
- Nothing but sunshine
- On the cool side Tuesday, Tuesday night
- Mild into the weekend
- Next rain Sunday or Monday
Let’s start with the easy part of the forecast. There is a 0% chance for anyone in our area to see a drop of rain until Sunday afternoon at the earliest.
Rain chances for Sunday night going into Monday, as of now, are dependent upon a tropical storm forming in the southern Gulf of Mexico, making landfall near New Orleans Saturday night and then racing northward into the mid-Atlantic.
All that is possible, but let’s get the storm named and tracked before we worry about that. So sunny days it is until further notice.
You’ll notice a much, much cooler start when you step outside Tuesday morning. Most areas are 10-15° cooler than Monday morning. Starting in the 40s and low 50s, we’ll end up mostly in the mid-60s Tuesday afternoon.
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Tuesday night into Wednesday morning has a chance to be even a bit cooler. There’s likely to be many areas north and west of Dulles Airport that drop into the upper 30s.
Even Reagan National, which hasn’t been below 53° since May 12, has a chance to drop into the 40s. For comparison, DCA dropped into the 40s for the first time last fall on October 16.
Without a cloud in the sky, highs on Wednesday should return to the mid-70s. Plan for near 80° on Thursday. A weak cold front will pass through Thursday night changing out winds from southwest back to the northwest. This will lead to some additional high clouds and a slight drop in temperatures.
Highs on Friday will be in the low to mid-70s. Saturday will be another few degrees cooler than that. Sunday will start out cool and dry. As mentioned above, we’ll be tracking the tropics to see if/when rain chances return. Until then, relax and enjoy what will be some of the best weather of the fall season.
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QuickCast
TUESDAY:
Sunny skies
Crisp and cool
Light breeze
Wind: North/west 5-10 mph
Chance of rain: 0%
HIGHS: 62° to 67°
TUESDAY NIGHT:
Clear, very chilly
Coldest along, west of I-81
Mildest in city centers, near Bay
Wind: south <5 mph
Chance of rain: 0%
LOWS: 38° to 48°
WEDNESDAY:
100% sunshine
Seasonably mild
Light breeze
Wind: southwest 8-12 mph
Chance of rain: 0%
HIGHS: 72° to 77°
THURSDAY:
Mostly sunny
Nice and warm
Light breeze
Wind: west/northwest 10 mph
Chance of rain: 0%
HIGHS: 77° to 82°
FRIDAY:
Mostly sunny
A bit cooler
Very low humidity
Wind: northwest 5-10 mph
Chance of rain: 0%
HIGHS: 70° to 75°
Sunrise: 7:09 Sunset: 6:43
Average High: 73° Average Low: 56°
