TODAY’S DAILY DIGIT A somewhat subjective rating of the day’s weather, on a scale of 0 to 10.  7/10: Temperatures may be a notch higher than recent days, and humidity is up too. Classic mid-summer!  Today: Partly to mostly sunny. Highs: 87-93. Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows: 65-73. Tomorrow: Partly sunny. Evening shower? Highs: Upper 80s to low 90s.  It’s been almost two months since our last fully dry weekend. Could this finally be the one? It just might be (or it’s just been heavily jinxed, this is summer 2015)! Even if it’s not totally dry, it does seem highly probable that most or all of the daylight period of the weekend will be. That increasing humidity though.  Today (Saturday): Much like the last several days, we’ve got fairly typical July temperatures on tap today. Couple that with only low-to-moderate levels of humidity. The mugginess is up a little, so it may be more noticeable as temperatures also head up another notch, toward the upper 80s and lower 90s for highs. Skies are mostly sunny overall, though a cloudier period can’t be totally dismissed particularly early in the day. Winds are from the south around 10 mph. Confidence: Medium-High  Tonight: Another in a string of great evenings for outdoor plans, whether they include a dinner or a long walk in the park. Yeah, humidity is up a bit, but temperatures nearing 80 after sunset should feel pretty kind. The higher moisture content in the air helps keep lows a tad warmer than recently, mainly reaching the mid-60s to low 70s across the area. Winds are light from the south. Confidence: Medium-High  For related traffic news, check out Dr. Gridlock. Keep reading for the forecast through the weekend…  Tomorrow (Sunday): We’ve got more sunshine ahead, which is always a present on the weekends these days. While increased humidity — dew points to the mid-60s — is likely to make temperatures reaching the upper 80s to low 90s feel a little hotter than prior days, it could certainly be much worse. A steady breeze from the south and southwest keeps the air moving enough to allow lowered risk of overheating at least. Confidence: Medium-High  Tomorrow night: With dew points approaching and hovering around 70 degrees, we’re certainly back to “muggyville” around here. This humidity level should help promote more cloudiness, and we could even see some showers in the evening or early overnight, particularly over western parts of the area. Temperatures are held up by additional moisture and clouds, with lows mainly in the near 70 to mid-70s range. Confidence: Medium-High  Back to work on Monday, with more in the way of cloudiness plus a risk of rain or storms as the day progresses. It’s not a given that it will rain, but the chance of a complex of showers and storms dropping in from the northwest is there, especially midday into afternoon. Stuff could form locally as well. Given the likelihood of additional cloud cover compared to recent days, highs may get held back in the mid-80s to near 90 zone. It remains solidly humid as well. Confidence: Medium  Tuesday seems poised to deliver a good deal of sunshine, and more 90+ weather. For now it appears to be drier than Monday, with only the outside risk of a shower or storm late day. Thanks to less in the way of cloud cover and a very minimal rain risk, highs near 90 or into the low 90s are a decent bet. The “sweat index” remains high with plentiful humidity around. Confidence: Medium  Ian Livingston is a forecaster/photographer and information lead for the Capital Weather Gang. By day, Ian is a defense and national security researcher at a D.C. think tank.
We might pile on some 90-degree days in the time ahead. Nothing scorching just yet, but it's feeling like July for sure.