Washington is heading into another hot stretch, with mostly sunny skies Friday and a high near 83 degrees before temperatures climb again this weekend. A stray shower is possible Friday, but forecasters say it will not provide meaningful rainfall.
Friday morning starts in the upper 60s to low 70s, then the heat rebuilds Saturday with highs in the upper 80s to near 90 degrees. A cold front is expected to arrive late Saturday into early Sunday, and that is when the best chance for rain moves in.
Showers are expected to pass through Sunday morning and clear by midday, leaving the region cooler and breezy by the afternoon. Sunday highs are expected in the upper 60s, a sharp change after a stretch of heat that pushed temperatures into the 90s all week.
Thursday’s heat was strong enough to set records at two major airports. Dulles hit 92 degrees, and BWI reached 91. Reagan National climbed to 90, just shy of its record.
The pattern changes quickly after the front passes. Monday morning lows are expected in the 40s, daytime temperatures should stay in the 50s, and highs are projected to return to the mid-70s by midweek, according to the FOX 5 Weather Team and the National Weather Service.
Taylor Grenda said the shower threat Friday won’t provide meaningful rainfall, underscoring how little relief the region gets before the stronger front arrives. The real cooldown comes later, after the weekend rain clears and the air behind the front settles in.
