Steamy Saturday brings showers, thunderstorm chances to the DC area

Keep the umbrella handy Saturday: A steamy day across the D.C. area could bring showers and thunderstorms before another storm chance arrives in the evening.

“It is going to be a steamy day overall” said Mattew Rinde, AccuWeather senior meteorologist.

The forecast calls for mostly cloudy and humid conditions, with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm possible from late morning on. The high is expected to reach 88.

Nice weather returns on Sunday. The best day of the weekend, with sunshine a few clouds and a high near 84.

The pleasant weather continues Monday, with sunny to partly cloudy skies and a high of 85. Tuesday stays mostly sunny as temperatures climb to 91.

“The heat turns more serious on Wednesday” said Rinde.

The forecast calls for partly sunny skies and a high near 98, with a danger of dehydration and heatstroke for anyone outside for extended periods of time.

 



Forecast
SATURDAY:
Mostly cloudy and humid with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm from late morning on.
Temps: High 88

SATURDAY NIGHT:
Temps: Low 73

SUNDAY:
Nice with times of sun and clouds.
Temps: High 84

MONDAY:
Sunny to partly cloudy and pleasant.
Temps: High 85

TUESDAY:
Mostly sunny.
Temps: High 91

WEDNESDAY:
Partly sunny and quite hot.
Temps: High 98

Current Conditions

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LaDawn Black

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