Forecast: That Summer Feel & Sound (Thunder!)
It will be hot and stormy over the next few days. Strong to severe storms are possible Saturday and Sunday along with heat indices around 100 Saturday. Notice how we are approaching mid-summer and mid 90s don't seem to stir up media attention? It will be hot but I bet fewer people are "buzzing" about it around town... Do you agree that the much dreaded "Dog Days of Summer" may be here?
Mostly sunny. Mid 90s. With only a slight 20% chance of afternoon thunderstorms, it may not be worth taking the umbrella to work. Overall today will be bright. And sure a few of you may still be working on that lunch-hour tan. So go enjoy your (small, controlled!) dose of Vitamin D. Southwesterly winds will be breezy at times, pumping in that muggy feeling. Yeah, oh, casually I can mention...It will be a tad hot.
Skies will be kinda cloudy overnight. If we have some thunderstorm activity near us, cloud debris will stick around. Low temperatures will hover near 70 for spots like Reston and Woodbridge. Downtown? You will bottom out at room temperature, around 72 degrees.
Keep reading to see how strong might these storms be this weekend...? Check out NatCast if you're headed to Nationals Park tonight.
TOMORROW (SATURDAY)
Partly cloudy. P.M. Storms. Mid 90s. There's a higher chance (50%) of afternoon thunderstorms tomorrow. And a few of these could pack a wallop. It will depend on how much sun actually shines through the clouds and begins stirring up the atmosphere. HEAT INDEX could be high, above 100, too. Drink plenty of water. Even minus the mugginess, temperatures will rise into the mid 90s.
Showers and storms could continue Saturday evening, diminishing before midnight. Low temperatures may not get below the middle 70s in several spots, especially if you weren't lucky enough to get some cooling rain. Rain chances are still at 50%, and clouds will stick around like last night. Mehh, not the best evening.
Humid. Good chance of storms. Near 90. With a 60% chance of rain on Sunday and mostly cloudy skies, I hope you can watch radar and dodge some of the heavier showers and storms -- most likely in the late afternoon and evening. We shouldn't have a washout though and there should be some windows for outdoor activities. Check in later this weekend to see if/how severe these storms may get though. While it won't be as hot, you will notice the continued humidity.
Mostly cloudy overnight with lows barely ducking below the 70-degree mark. Showers & storms may still affect the area through mid evening, with mostly cloudy skies thereafter.
A LOOK AHEAD
Partly sunny conditions on Monday with average warmth. Expect high temperatures in the mid 80s and a small chance of afternoon showers or thunderstorms (30%). Confidence: Medium
On Tuesday, we can hopefully escape dry -- without thundershowers. At least that's how it appears now. Temperatures will reach the middle 80s with noticeably lower humidity. Confidence: Medium
By Camden Walker |
June 27, 2008; 5:00 AM ET
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Posted by: Murre | June 27, 2008 5:46 AM
Murre: no kidding, right? I agree :)
Posted by: Camden, Capital Weather Gang | June 27, 2008 8:26 AM
I'm gonna be one of those annoying people I always criticize and ask . . . Beachcast? :)
Posted by: Southside FFX | June 27, 2008 8:58 AM
Looks like the SPC put us in their slight risk category for today, tomorrow, and Sunday. I'm starting to think it's more noteworthy when we're *not* in the slight risk zone.
Posted by: 10th&M | June 27, 2008 9:40 AM
Bring in the thunder, Camden!
Posted by: Dave | June 27, 2008 9:55 AM
Do people go to Nats games anymore? I hope it rains on Lerner and only on Lerner all day, every day. He has a scarlet A on his chest, and it doesn't stand for adulterer, if you know what I mean.
Posted by: Dan Plesak | June 27, 2008 10:12 AM
No "washout" is an excellent forecast. If the sky will just water the plants without flooding my basement, and I'll be a happy indoor camper.
Posted by: jhbyer | June 27, 2008 10:51 AM
Southside-- We haven't decided whether it's worth our time and effort to do a Beachcast every week. We'll certainly do it for holiday weekends, but given all of the other content we can and should produce (which has broader reach than a targeted forecast that applies to just a small segment of readers) -- not sure we should do it. If we do it, it will have to take the place of a fun non-forecast post.
Having said that, if a lot of readers want it on a weekly basis, let us know.
Posted by: Capital Weather Gang | June 27, 2008 10:58 AM
Looks like a severe thunderstorm watch may be coming this afternoon.
Posted by: Ian, Capital Weather Gang | June 27, 2008 12:28 PM
Beach forecast:
MARYLAND BEACHES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OCEAN CITY
831 AM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008
.TODAY...PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN
20 PERCENT.
.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN
20 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. HUMID WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
(Scroll down for Va. Beach and Outer Banks)
Capital Climate, Re-inventing the Wheel Dept.
Posted by: Capital Climate | June 27, 2008 12:40 PM
Severe t-storm watch issued till 8pm.
Posted by: Ian, Capital Weather Gang | June 27, 2008 12:46 PM
Little bit of rain near the convention center now. No thunder yet.
Posted by: 10th&M | June 27, 2008 1:48 PM
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Mid 80s, what a relief that will be.