Today (Tuesday): Morning fog is possible before the sky turns to a mostly sunny day with just a touch of smoky haze. Highs should reach the mid 80s to near 90 with moderate to high humidity (dew point in the mid to upper 60s) and light winds from the south. A line of storms may move from west to east by mid-afternoon. Some storms will produce strong winds and hail, especially from DC/Interstate 95 and eastward. Confidence: Medium
Tonight: A few showers and thunderstorms remain possible during the night, followed by partly cloudy skies overnight as lows fall into the mid-60s in the outer suburbs to near 70 downtown. The weather was partly cloudy with light winds. Confidence: Medium-High
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Tomorrow (Wednesday): Mostly sunny with some smoky patches continuing as warmer highs hit the low to mid 90s in the afternoon. Humidity will be moderate to high with lows in the mid to upper 60s (making it feel like the upper 90s). Light winds from the northwest at 5 to 10 mph. Confidence: High
Tomorrow night: Partly cloudy with lows in the 70s. Confidence: High
Thursday will move into warmer conditions as part of the mostly sunny skies will yield highs in the mid to possibly high 90s, with moderate to high humidity pushing the heat index to near or above 100 degrees. Scattered afternoon to evening thunderstorms are possible, with possible strong to severe. Thursday night’s low just dropped into the muggy mid-to-upper 70s. Confidence: Medium
Friday and Saturday We should have our hottest days (perhaps the hottest this summer!) with part to mostly sunny skies, highs in the mid 90s to near 100, and heat indexes as high as around 105. No chance of an afternoon or evening shower or storm Friday, with a better chance of showers and storms Saturday afternoon into night. Friday and Saturday night should be partly cloudy and cloudy with lows in the 70s. Confidence: Medium
Unless something changes in the expected timing of a cold front, we should cool down to above average July heat levels Sunday, with highs in the upper 80s to 90s, though the chance of showers and storms will likely continue. Confidence: Low-Medium
