4 things to know about the weather
- Nice Friday ahead
- Cloudy start Saturday
- Cold Sunday, Monday morning
- 80° likely on Halloween
As we head into the final weekend of October, it will finally feel like fall again -- at least, before another surge of late-summer warmth returns next week.
Daytime highs will be very close to average (67°) Friday and Saturday. Sunny skies Friday afternoon will turn cloudy in the evening as a cold front approaches from the Ohio Valley.
The front will pass by around sunrise Saturday, and there's a small chance that it could wring out a few sprinkles of rain as it does. However, rain chances are only 10%, and even that little chance will dry up by 9 a.m. The rest of Saturday will be cool and breezy, with increasing sunshine during the afternoon.
The wind will die down after Saturday's sunset.
The weather looks cool for the Marine Corps Marathon over the weekend
Expect a cold start to Sunday morning. Temperatures will be in the low 40s inside the Beltway, but mid 30s will be common in the Shenandoah Valley and northern Maryland.
Competitors in the Marine Corps Marathon and 10K race should have a shed-able layer for the staging areas. By noon, it will be in the mid 50s without a cloud in the sky as the four- to five-hour finishers cross the line at the Iwo Jima memorial.
Highs will reach around 60° Sunday afternoon.
Monday morning will be even colder, with frost/freeze issues potentially reaching the metro area and nouthern Maryland.
The warming trend will begin right after that cold start. Temps in the mid 60s on Monday will be followed by the low 70s on Tuesday and near 80° for Wednesday, Halloween and Friday.
Weather radar
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10-day forecast
Quickcast
FRIDAY:
Mostly sunny
Seasonable
Light breeze
Wind: southwest 4-8 mph
Chance of rain: 0%
Highs: 65°-70°
FRIDAY NIGHT:
Mostly cloudy
Dry for most
Few sprinkles possible
Chance of rain: 10%
Wind: variable 5-10 mph
Lows: 50°-56°
SATURDAY:
Sun and clouds
Seasonable
Breezy afternoon
Wind: northwest 12-22 mph
Chance of rain: 0%
Highs: 62°-68°
SUNDAY:
Mostly sunny
Chilly
Light breeze
Wind: northwest 5-10 mph
Chance of rain: 0%
Highs: 56°-62°
MONDAY:
Mosly sunny
Frost/freeze chance at sunrise
Nice afternoon
Wind: southeast 5-10 mph
Chance of rain: 0%
Highs: 56°-62°
Sunrise: 7:28 a.m. // Sunset: 6:15 p.m.
Average high: 66° // Average low: 49°
