D.C. flirts with triple digits on first day of August
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This Afternoon: Mostly to Partly Sunny, Scattered Thunderstorms
Highs: 95°-100° | Air Quality: Code Orange
Overnight: Isolated Thunderstorms Early, Warm and Humid
Lows: 70s | Wind: WNW 5-10 mph
Tuesday: Mostly Sunny, Hot
Highs: 92°-97° | Wind: NW 10-15 mph
CURRENT RECORDS:
Reagan National Airport: 99° set in 2002
Dulles International Airport: 100° set in 1980
BWI Marshall: 100° set in 2006
August has arrived and the Dog Days of Summer continue. Temperatures this morning will quickly jump from the 70s to the upper 80s. Afternoon highs will around 95 to 100 degrees. As the atmosphere becomes more unstable, showers and thunderstorms will develop by late afternoon. The chance for storms will be about 30 percent.
A few leftover showers and storms will stick around overnight as lows fall into the 70s. Tuesday will be dry with highs in the lower to middle 90s.
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