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Washington DC Sunday Afternoon Weather: Overcast Skies Reach the Day's High of 65, and Monday Brings the Week's Coldest Night

Sunday afternoon read 65 degrees under overcast skies, right at the day's high, on the first afternoon of standard time. Monday night drops to 43.9, the coldest night of the week, before Election Day fog gives way to warmth.

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Washington DC Sunday Afternoon Weather: Overcast Skies Reach the Day's High of 65, and Monday Brings the Week's Coldest Night (Washington Sentinel News)

Washington's first afternoon on standard time stayed grey and mild. The station's live weather feed read 65 degrees and overcast on Sunday afternoon, feeling like 59.8, right at the day's expected high of 65, with an overnight low of 45.8 and a precipitation chance of just 1 percent.

Monday is a near-repeat by day - overcast with a high of 65 and a 5 percent precipitation chance - but Monday night is now the coldest night of the week in the feed, dropping to 43.9 degrees. Election Day keeps its two-part shape: Tuesday carries a fog code for the morning with a small 2 percent precipitation chance, then warms to a high of 71.2 with a low of 45.8. Wednesday stays dry and mild at 70.9 degrees, with rain chances still only 4 percent.

The unsettled end of the week is unchanged from the morning outlook. Thursday carries a moderate-rain code, with a high of 68.8, a mild low of 61.8 and a precipitation chance of 46 percent, and Friday keeps the rain while cooling to a high of 62.3, with a low of 58.2 and a 48 percent chance. Saturday recovers to 67.8 degrees with rain chances easing back to 18 percent.

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