6:15 AM | *Summer-like temperatures on the way for the mid and late week*

6-Day forecast for the Washington, D.C. metro region

Today

Mainly sunny skies although there will be some smoke and haze from Canadian wildfires, warmer, highs in the lower 80’s; Light and variable winds

Tonight

Mainly clear, mild, lows in the lower 60’s

Wednesday

Mainly sunny skies with some smoke and haze around, very warm, upper 80’s for afternoon highs

Wednesday Night             

Mainly clear, mild, mid-to-upper 60’s for late night lows

Thursday

Mainly sunny, breezy, very warm, upper 80’s

Friday

Partly sunny, quite warm, chance of PM showers, maybe a thunderstorm, mid-to-upper 80’s

Saturday

Clouds and limited sun, not quite as warm, chance of showers, maybe a thunderstorm, lower 80’s

Sunday

Mainly sunny, comfortably warm, near 80 degrees

Discussion

Strong high pressure shifts offshore today and this will result in a warming trend for the area. Temperatures can climb into the lower 80’s today to go along with plenty of sunshine and then soar to the middle and upper 80’s on Wednesday and Thursday...a few spots should top out at 90 degrees. The weather turns more unsettled again for the end of the week and the early part of the weekend with an approaching frontal system and an increasing chance of showers and thunderstorms.  

One final note, the first official 90-degree day is possible on Wednesday or Thursday and should this take place, it would be about three weeks behind the average and the latest first 90-degree day since 2016.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather