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Through Tonight: Isolated thunderstorms may persist through about sunset. Most spots should miss out, but some folks could see brief heavy rain and frequent lightning. Otherwise, a toasty evening should give way to a warm and muggy overnight. Clouds should increase with time, and we may be mostly cloudy by morning. Low temperatures should end up mainly in the low and mid-70s.
View the current weather at The Washington Post.
Tomorrow (Tuesday): It should be a good deal cloudier than Monday, which helps keep temperatures somewhat subdued. Highs are expected to be mainly in the mid-80s to near 90. Showers and thunderstorms — some could be strong — will become probable in the afternoon and evening. Winds should blow from the south at around 10 mph.
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Waning summer? D.C.’s average high is down to 89 degrees after being at 90 most of the month. On Tuesday, the average low is expected to dip to 72 from its summer maximum of 73. While we are way above average for days reaching 90 degrees or higher to date, there is an average of about 15 more such days from now through the end of the warm season.
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