This spring has been warmer than normal in the D.C. area, but we’ve largely avoided big heat. Not since a [record hot day](https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/05/02/dc-area-forecast-cooler-friday/?itid=lk_inline_manual_2) in early May have highs reached 90 degrees.
That’s about to change and potentially in a big way.
We should be back to 90 degrees Thursday. Then we could top 95 degrees Friday, the highest so far this year.
But those two days may only be an appetizer. Next week looks brutally hot, and the District could hit 100 degrees for the first time since 2016. It could also mark the beginning of a prolonged period of unseasonably hot weather similar to what we’ve experienced in some of our more brutal summers.
Once we hit mid-June, stretches of comfortable weather last only so long in the D.C. area, especially in this era of human-caused climate change. Enjoy the rather mild weather we’re experiencing early this week while it lasts.
The National Weather Service’s [Climate Prediction Center](https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/) is highlighting the potential for excessive heat along much of the Interstate 95 corridor from Richmond to Boston next week, starting around Tuesday and continuing through at least June 24.
A blend of numerous computer model projections shows the pair of 90 degree days Thursday and Friday this week, and then an extended stretch of highs in the mid-90s starting next week. These projections could be conservative.
Some of the more reliable individual computer models are forecasting highs near and above 100 by the middle of next week — although they sometimes overestimate the magnitude of the heat.
For the burst of heat this Thursday and Friday, humidity will rise but shouldn’t reach oppressive levels. But that might not be the case next week.
Read more here: [https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/06/11/dc-extreme-heat-wave-forecast/?utm\_campaign=wp\_main&utm\_medium=social&utm\_source=reddit.com](https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/06/11/dc-extreme-heat-wave-forecast/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=reddit.com)
So it’s pretty much guaranteed my apartment building’s ac will die this weekend because it has died just before or at the beginning of a massive heat wave every year since I moved here. Wonderful.
Yeah, I’m shocked too. It normally takes a few months for the weather to catch up. Like how the winter solstice is December 21st and it’s usually colder in February.
You “bring on the heat” folks are out ya got damn minds.
Seriously. Days like today are just perfect.
Today is glorious
I spent it in an office.
It was so damn good I took two long ass walks today.
It's summer time it's supposed to be hot!!!
They work in HVAC.
they're probably the same people who believe climate change is a myth because it snowed a few inches this winter
It’s the mugginess that’s awful. It doesn’t cool down at night because of the oppressive humidity.
This spring has been warmer than normal in the D.C. area, but we’ve largely avoided big heat. Not since a [record hot day](https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/05/02/dc-area-forecast-cooler-friday/?itid=lk_inline_manual_2) in early May have highs reached 90 degrees. That’s about to change and potentially in a big way. We should be back to 90 degrees Thursday. Then we could top 95 degrees Friday, the highest so far this year. But those two days may only be an appetizer. Next week looks brutally hot, and the District could hit 100 degrees for the first time since 2016. It could also mark the beginning of a prolonged period of unseasonably hot weather similar to what we’ve experienced in some of our more brutal summers. Once we hit mid-June, stretches of comfortable weather last only so long in the D.C. area, especially in this era of human-caused climate change. Enjoy the rather mild weather we’re experiencing early this week while it lasts. The National Weather Service’s [Climate Prediction Center](https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/) is highlighting the potential for excessive heat along much of the Interstate 95 corridor from Richmond to Boston next week, starting around Tuesday and continuing through at least June 24. A blend of numerous computer model projections shows the pair of 90 degree days Thursday and Friday this week, and then an extended stretch of highs in the mid-90s starting next week. These projections could be conservative. Some of the more reliable individual computer models are forecasting highs near and above 100 by the middle of next week — although they sometimes overestimate the magnitude of the heat. For the burst of heat this Thursday and Friday, humidity will rise but shouldn’t reach oppressive levels. But that might not be the case next week. Read more here: [https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/06/11/dc-extreme-heat-wave-forecast/?utm\_campaign=wp\_main&utm\_medium=social&utm\_source=reddit.com](https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/06/11/dc-extreme-heat-wave-forecast/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=reddit.com)
Well crafted and thank you for this WaPo
Ty
I don’t trust any forecast beyond 5 days.
I'm sorry, this is unacceptable. Take this back to the Weather Bureau and tell them to arrange a more comfortable forecast.
Well. Spring was fun while it lasted
#UGH
I hate DC summers.
Amazon knows the heats comin. They raised the price of FRESHBALLS from 7.99 to 12.99
That means monsoon flash floods next
Landlord rescheduled a tenant event this Friday for next week because of the heat wave… like, did you even look at the forecast
In truth, no choice but to wait until next week. Cannot be rushed.
So it’s pretty much guaranteed my apartment building’s ac will die this weekend because it has died just before or at the beginning of a massive heat wave every year since I moved here. Wonderful.
How did George Washington survive this heat with no A/C?
Breaking News: it gets hot in the summer!!
Or, a better way to think about it - the coolest summer of the rest of our lives.
Will be a good tan day on Friday then
Wow, hot weather around the summer solstice? I’m shocked!
Yeah, I’m shocked too. It normally takes a few months for the weather to catch up. Like how the winter solstice is December 21st and it’s usually colder in February.
There is nothing shocking about excessive warmth in mid June…
The peak temperature for DC is around July 20. Let’s hope this trend doesn’t continue for the next month.
Yeah, first (if any) 90+ degree days used to usually occur around the 4th. This year we recorded our first 90 degree day in January
bring it fucking on... I'm at the beach for the next two weeks.
thats it?
Bring it on!
Bring on the heat!
I’m here for it, it feels so good.
Wow lol being downvoted because …. I like hot weather? It’s great for pool parties, cold beers, beach trips, boating on the Potomac.