7:00 AM | More comfortable conditions today through Friday, but heat and humidity build noticeably this weekend

6-Day Forecast

Today

Partly-to-mostly sunny, more comfortable, highs near 80 degrees

Tonight

Mostly clear, cool, lows in the upper 50’s

Thursday

Mostly sunny, pleasantly warm, low 80's

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, cool, near 60

Friday

Mostly sunny, pleasantly warm, low 80’s

Saturday

Mostly sunny, very warm, more humid, mid-to-upper 80’s

Sunday

Partly sunny, very warm, humid, chance for showers and thunderstorms, near 90

Monday

Partly sunny, very warm, humid, chance for showers and thunderstorms, near 90

Discussion

A cool frontal system passed through the region late yesterday with heavy showers and embedded thunderstorms and high pressure will gradually build into the Mid-Atlantic region from the Great Lakes over the next couple of days. Temperatures and humidity levels will be on the comfortable side from today through Friday as the Canadian high pressure system settles right over the Mid-Atlantic region. Once the high shifts off the east coast at the end of the week, our low-level winds will become southwesterly and this will help to increase heat and humidity in the region during the upcoming weekend. High temperatures by late in the weekend and early next week will approach 90 degrees and the increase in humidity will likely help in the formation of pop-up showers and thunderstorms.

Elsewhere, there was a tornado yesterday afternoon that touched down for a brief time right near Denver International Airport. Winds were clocked at 97 mph at the airport, but little damage was reported as it stayed on the ground for only a very short time.

Video

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