 Radar courtesy MyRadar | © OpenStreetMap contributors | Today's daily digit A somewhat subjective rating of the day's weather, on a scale of 0 to 10. 4/10: High humidity is not pleasant, nor are storm risks ever present. Express forecast - Today: Humid with showers/storms likely. Highs: 80 to 85.
- Tonight: Scattered showers/storms persist. Lows: 67 to 73.
- Tomorrow: Showers/storms and humid. Highs: 82 to 87.
Forecast in detail High humidity fuels showers and storms today through the weekend, but at least they knock the heat down a bit. This is going to be a "whack-a-mole" kind of pattern, never quite knowing who is going to get poured on at any time. There will be plenty of dry intervals between downpours. In fact, it will be dry more often than wet. In the end, most of the area is likely to see at least an inch of rain and substantially more in hardest hit areas. Get our daily forecasts on your Amazon Alexa device. Today (Thursday): Showers and thunderstorms are possible anytime but should be more numerous during the afternoon heat. Locally heavy downpours are likely, and some pockets of flooding cannot be ruled out. Highs should only be in the low to mid-80s given the showers, but a stray reading in the upper 80s is still possible in a storm-free zone. Winds are minimal and humidity is high (dew points in lower 70s). Confidence: Medium-High Tonight: Thunderstorms should quiet as the night progresses, but scattered showers may persist with locally heavy downpours still possible. Winds are mainly calm and lows hold in the upper 60s to lower 70s. Confidence: Medium-High Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for the latest weather updates. Keep reading for the forecast through the weekend... Tomorrow (Friday): Showers and thunderstorms remain active. The risk of heavy downpours remains, but upper-air winds should start to pick up a bit so they are less prone to just sit over any one area. Winds are minimal except in storms. Humidity holds at levels making highs in the mid-80s uncomfortable. Confidence: Medium-High Tomorrow night: Shower activity should taper off later at night. Calm and humid conditions persist. Lows slip to the upper 60s to lower 70s. Confidence: Medium-High  Rain on Wednesday morning on Connecticut Avenue in the District. (Jeanne McVey/Flickr) | A look ahead Predawn risers on Saturday may get a glimpse of the crescent moon nearly touching Venus. For the rest of us, just another day of scattered showers and thunderstorms and high humidity. Highs are only in the low 80s at least. Evening showers should again taper off overnight with lows mainly in the upper 60s. Sunday's weather should be nearly identical. Confidence: Medium Monday still has a risk of showers, but the bulk of them may finally have moved off to the east to leave us on the drier side for a change. Highs creep up to the low to mid-80s. Confidence: Medium Read more about Capital Weather Gang's confidence rating. | 
