7:00 AM | *High heat and humidity next couple of days...relief waits until early next week*

6-Day DC Forecast

Today

Partly sunny, very hot, humid, nothing more than an isolated afternoon shower or thunderstorm, highs in the mid-to-upper 90’s

Tonight

Partly cloudy, mild, muggy, an isolated shower or thunderstorm possible, lows in the mid-to-upper 70’s

Friday

Mainly sunny, very hot, humid, nothing more than an isolated shower or thunderstorm, mid-to-upper 90’s for afternoon highs

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, mild, muggy, slight chance of an evening shower or thunderstorm, mid-to-upper 70’s for overnight lows

Saturday

Partly sunny, quite hot, humid, chance for late day or nighttime showers and thunderstorms, near 95 degrees

Sunday

Mainly cloudy, quite hot, humid, chance for showers and thunderstorms, middle 90’s

Monday

Partly sunny, not quite as hot, humid, showers and thunderstorms likely, low 90's

Tuesday

Partly sunny, more comfortable, mid 80’s

Discussion

This latest stretch of heat and humidity looks like it will peak in intensity during the next couple of days with highs in the mid-to-upper 90's and heat indices closer to 100 degrees (i.e., how it feels given the high humidity). It'll stay hot this weekend as well, but likely not quite as bad as today and Friday with more clouds and multiple chances of showers and storms. In terms of potential relief, one cold front will approach the region today; however, it’ll tend to weaken and stall out and not provide any relief to the I-95 corridor. Another cold front is likely to drop through the area early next week and it looks like that one should bring noticeable relief to the region by Tuesday.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Vencore, Inc.
vencoreweather.com