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Washington DC Weekend Weather: A Mild Friday Gives Way to a Cooler, Dry Weekend

After a high of 76.6 degrees on Friday, the capital region cools into the mid-60s for Saturday and Sunday with almost no chance of rain, before warming again early next week.

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Washington DC Weekend Weather: A Mild Friday Gives Way to a Cooler, Dry Weekend (Washington Sentinel News)

Washington's Friday was the warm day of the week, with a high of 76.6 degrees and a low of 51.2, according to the station's live Open-Meteo feed. By late evening the temperature had fallen to 56.9 degrees, feeling like 50.4, under clear skies, with only a 1 percent precipitation chance recorded for the day.

The weekend turns cooler but stays dry. Saturday tops out at 64.8 degrees with a low of 47.3 and a 1 percent precipitation chance, and Sunday is similar at 64.6 degrees with a low of 45.4 and a 3 percent chance. Monday holds at 64.2 degrees for a high, with a warmer low of 51.8 and a 1 percent precipitation chance.

Temperatures climb again early next week: Tuesday reaches 71.2 degrees with a low of 53 and no precipitation expected, and Wednesday reaches 72.7 degrees with a low of 55.3, though the precipitation chance rises to 22 percent.

The next real chance of rain in the current outlook arrives Thursday, when the feed shows drizzle conditions, a high of 67.6 degrees, a low of 58.6 and a 46 percent precipitation chance. No severe weather is indicated in the current outlook for the District or the capital region suburbs.

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