Paddlers make their way past the National War College Wednesday. (Rex Block/Flickr) | Today's daily digit A somewhat subjective rating of the day's weather, on a scale of 0 to 10. 10/10: Warm and dry feels great, sultry summer will have to wait for today's weather is first rate. Express forecast - Today: Sunny, very low humidity, light breezes. Highs: 77-81
- Tonight: Clear and calm. Lows: 53-59
- Tomorrow: Mainly sunny, low humidity, light winds. Highs: 84-88
Forecast in detail Today is a get out and enjoy kind of day! Summer resurges over the weekend with building heat and humidity just in time for the longest day of the year Sunday. Showers and storms should not be too pesky, popping up only sporadically starting Friday night. Get our daily forecasts on your Amazon Alexa device.  | Nice Day! | Today (Thursday): Abundant sunshine and very low humidity make today a delight. Light winds from the north keep highs in the upper 70s to low 80s comfortable. Confidence: High Tonight: Cloudless skies, calm winds and low humidity allow temperatures to drop off quickly. Lows range through the 50s. Confidence: High Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for the latest weather updates. Keep reading for the forecast through the weekend... Tomorrow (Friday): Sunshine dominates but clouds do begin to sneak back into the area later in the afternoon. Humidity remains comfortably low but highs ratchet back up to more typical levels, in the mid- to upper 80s. Winds are light from the southwest. Confidence: High Tomorrow night: Clouds continue to build during the evening, and a few scattered showers may develop after midnight. Light southwest breezes persist. Lows hover in the mid- to upper 60s. Confidence: Medium-High A look ahead Scattered showers and an isolated thunderstorm are possible anytime Saturday but are likely to be brief. Sunshine breaks through with frequency and highs climb to the mid- to upper 80s. Humidity is back to being a nuisance but is still moderate (dew points in mid-60s). Overnight lows hold in the upper 60s to low 70s. Confidence: Medium While Sunday is technically the summer solstice, since it happens late at night it shares the honor for the longest day of the year with Monday. Skies are partly cloudy, with plenty of humidity and a late-day isolated shower or storm can't be ruled out. Highs peak in the upper 80s to low 90s and overnight lows remain in the upper 60s to low 70s. Confidence: Medium If Tropical Storm Claudette comes into existence in the Gulf tomorrow, some of its clouds and tropical showers could arrive by late Monday. In any event, it will be uncomfortably humid, with highs mainly in the upper 80s but low 90s if the storm is a flop. Confidence: Low-Medium Read more about Capital Weather Gang's confidence rating. |