6:00 AM | ****Excessive heat and humidity for the second half of the week and weekend with 100+ degrees on the table****

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

Today

Mainly sunny, quite warm, humid, cannot rule out a late day shower or thunderstorm, highs in the upper 80’s; SW winds around 5-10 mph

Tonight

Partly cloudy, mild, muggy, cannot rule out a shower or thunderstorm, lows near 70 degrees

Wednesday

Mainly sunny, excessive heat and humidity, upper 90’s for afternoon highs

Wednesday Night             

Partly cloudy, balmy, muggy, mid-to-upper 70’s for late night lows

Thursday

Mainly sunny, excessive heat and humidity, near 100 degrees

Friday

Mainly sunny, excessive heat and humidity, maybe a PM shower or thunderstorm, near 100 degrees

4th of July

Mainly sunny, still very hot, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 90’s

Sunday

Mainly sunny, quite hot, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, low-to-mid 90’s

Discussion

The turn of the calendar on Wednesday from June to July will come with the arrival of the hottest weather of the year so far and it’ll persist into the upcoming holiday weekend. In fact, temperatures can reach or even slightly surpass the 100 degree mark for afternoon highs during the second half of the week and humidity will be at very uncomfortable levels as well. Intense upper-level ridging of high pressure will be a key player during this upcoming heat wave as it becomes centered over the northeastern states for a several day period and influences the entire DC-to-Boston I-95 corridor.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather