4 things to know about the weather:
- Weather alert: terrible air quality
- Still hot but less humid
- Plan for a stormy Saturday PM
- Cooler next week
We’ll stay dry Friday night, but it will be very mild and muggy by Saturday morning.
Southwest winds will increase Saturday ahead of developing thunderstorms. Change in wind direction will improve the air quality but bring high humidity along with it.
Highs will get back into the low 90s with a heat index topping 100° before storms finally arrive.
Will the air quality in the D.C. area get any better this weekend? Storm Team4 Chief Meteorologist Doug Kammerer has the forecast as Aimee Cho tells how people are coping.
Locally strong to severe storms will be capable of producing very heavy rain and the risk of urban and flash flooding. Rain chances will remain low for the morning hours, but all bets are off after 2-3 p.m. and storms will be widespread from 4- 5 p.m. onward.
Storms will linger into late Saturday night before tapering off around sunrise Sunday morning. Sunday afternoon and Monday will turn out to be quite nice, followed by a humid and stormy Tuesday.
Weather radar
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10-day forecast
QuickCast
TONIGHT:
Thick smoke remains
Increasing clouds
Turning much more humid
Wind: south 5 mph
Chance of rain: 0%
LOWS: 70° to 76°
SATURDAY:
Mostly cloudy, very humid
Heat index over 100°
PM: Heavy rain/thunder likely
Wind: southwest 10-20 mph
Chance of rain: 90%
HIGHS: 87° to 93°
SUNDAY:
AM cloudiness
Becoming mostly sunny
Turning less humid
Wind: northwest 5-15 mph
Chance of rain: 20% (early)
HIGHS: 84° to 89°
MONDAY:
Sun and clouds
Cooler than average
Not too humid
Wind: southeast 5-10 mph
Chance of rain: 20%
HIGHS: 84° to 89°
Sunrise: 5:57 Sunset: 8:31
Average High: 90° Average Low: 73°
