WASHINGTON — The workweek’s weather will be mostly dry and uneventful. The week is already off to a very pleasant start, thanks to the cold front that passed through early Sunday morning, breaking last week’s heat wave.
The weather looks perfect for the Washington Redskins’ home and season opener Monday evening. A sprawling area of high pressure dominating the better part of the eastern half of the country will provide dry, comfortable weather before sliding out to sea, allowing some warmer and more humid air to return.
But it won’t be another heat wave.
This pattern will be fairly progressive, and another strong, fall-like cold front will pass through in the Wednesday/Thursday time frame. It’s unclear at this point if that front will have any precipitation with its passage. But it will definitely be followed by some actual cooler-than-average temperatures and much less humidity for Thursday and Friday.
Daily weather highlights
Monday
• Cool, comfortable start with abundant sun
• Low humidity; high temperatures right near our averages
• Very pleasant weather at FedEx Field for Redskins game
Tuesday
• Still a lot of sun
• Warmer
• Starting to feel sticky again
Wednesday
• Sun fading behind increasing cloud cover
• Feeling somewhat hot and humid
• Keeping an eye on a chance for a few showers toward evening or overnight
Thursday
• Morning clouds with clearing skies
• Dropping humidity
• High temperatures likely a little below average
Friday
• Still dry and comfortable
• Seasonably warm
Editor’s Note: The WTOP Workweek Weather Blog is intended as an in-depth yet plain language summary of the business week’s weather potential in the D.C. area along with an explanation of the contingencies and uncertainties that exist at the time of publication. For the latest actual Storm Team 4 forecast, check out the main WTOP Weather Page.