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Today: Partly cloudy, slight p.m. storm risk. Mid-to-upper 80s. | Tonight: Clearing. Low 50s to near 60. | Tomorrow: Sunny and pleasant. Mid-70s. | A Look Ahead | Get Express Forecast by E-mail

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Improved from Tuesday as drier air begins to arrive, but still a slight late day shower/storm threat. Get the Digit on Twitter | Discuss on Facebook

Even though we could still use more rain, after a few days of murky conditions, it’s nice to see the sun make a return. We start that process today, and head full steam into it for the next several. Outside a slight shower or thunderstorm risk this afternoon into early evening, the rest of the week features several days in which it might be hard to find much in the way of cloudiness, let alone any more precipitation.

Today (Wednesday):

If clouds hang around through sunrise, they should start breaking pretty quick in the morning, leaving us partly sunny for a good chunk of the day. Winds from the west and northwest also begin funneling in drier air, so by late day you might notice the decrease in humidity. There’s an active jet stream not too far away, so we’ll have to watch for a storm before the front passes, but any that pop should be isolated, and they’re more likely not to even occur. Highs shouldn’t have much trouble reaching at least the mid-80s. Confidence: Medium

What is the Storm Threat Level?

Tonight: Other than a slight risk of a waning shower or storm early, it's partly to mostly clear and pretty calm after sunset. The drier air entering the area helps send temperatures down a notch compared to recent nights, with lows ranging from the low 50s to near 60. Confidence: Medium-High

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Nationals vs. Pirates
Wednesday, 7:05 p.m., Nationals Park

First Pitch	9th Inning	Weather	Chance of Rain
Mid-70s	Near 70	Partly cloudy	20%

Just a slight chance of a shower or storm early. But that should quickly end as the game progresses, and odds favor it staying dry!

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United vs. Rapids
Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., RFK Stadium

Kickoff	Final Whistle	Weather	Chance of Rain
Mid-70s	Near 70	Clearing	15%

The odds of a shower or storm should be low enough to take advantage of "Bike nite," but you may want to check in before leaving just in case. Otherwise, not a bad evening at all!

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After a round of morning downpours, we’ve had a warm, humid day. Enough sun has snuck through the expansive cloud cover to elevate temperatures into the upper 70s. A slow moving cold front brings the potential for showers and storms this evening, then drier air creeps into the region into Wednesday. However, another cold front could set off a stray shower/storm late in the day.

Through Tonight: Storm potential appears a little less widespread than just a couple hours ago. Nevertheless, scattered showers and storms are likely to be around through late this evening. A few storms could be strong with gusty winds, small hail, lightning and downpours, but the risk of severe weather is higher south of the D.C. region. Storms decrease in coverage and intensity between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m. Then it’s mostly cloudy with lows 60-65.

Wednesday: Skies become partly sunny and humidity levels decline as drier air comes in from the west. Still, there’s a 20 percent chance of showers and thundershowers late in the day as a cold front swings through the region. It’s a warm one, with highs 80-84.

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NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center highlights region where there’s a possibility of strong-severe storms with damaging winds and large hail late this afternoon and evening. (NOAA) Sunshine at times today and a moist, tropical flow of air from the south has destabilized the atmosphere and juiced it up for widespread showers and storms late this afternoon into the evening.

The trigger for the storms is a slow-moving cold front stretching from southern Pennsylvania to the Florida panhandle. NOAA has placed the the D.C. area and points south under a slight risk of severe storms and says there’s a 60 percent chance it will issue a severe thunderstorm watch.

Widely scattered showers and storms have already developed to our south and should increase in coverage and intensity between 3 and 5 p.m. as they head east and northeast and new storms develop.