6:15 AM | *Summer-like temperatures during the next few days...reddish/orange sunrises and sunsets*

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

Today

Mainly sunny skies although there will be some haze around dimming the sunshine, quite warm, more humid, highs in the mid-to-upper 80’s; S winds around 5-10 mph

Tonight

Partly cloudy with haze, mild, muggy, lows not far from 65 degrees

Thursday

Mainly cloudy, very warm, more humid, mid-to-upper 80’s for afternoon highs

Thursday Night             

Mainly cloudy, mild, middle 60’s for late night lows

Friday

Partly sunny, breezy, warm, chance of showers, maybe a thunderstorm, middle 80’s

Saturday

Mainly cloudy, not as warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 80 degrees

Sunday

Mainly sunny, warm, near 80 degrees

Monday

Partly sunny, warm, maybe a few showers, near 80 degrees

Discussion

Strong high pressure has shifted to a position off the east coast and the result will be an influx of summer-like air in the Mid-Atlantic region and temperatures climbing well up into the 80’s during the next few days. While there will be some sunshine in the near-term, it will be dimmed at times from haze being caused by Canadian wildfires up north and this will make for redder-than-normal sunrises and sunsets as well. The weather turns more unsettled for the late week and early part of the weekend with an approaching frontal system and an increasing chance of showers and thunderstorms.  

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather