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Todays weather in Washington D.C. - Thursday - 14 May 2026
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Washington wakes up in the low sixties, but late-day thunderstorms are moving in ahead of schedule — your commute home is at risk. Wednesday brings the bigger rain system, then temperatures rocket toward ninety degrees by the weekend.
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The rain moved up. What was forecast as a Wednesday problem is now arriving today, and that changes how you should plan the next forty-eight hours.
The practical read for today is simple. Start with a layer you can shed by midday.
Today's late storms are actually the opening act. Wednesday is where the midweek rain system really lands.
Here's what makes this week's pattern worth tracking. After Wednesday's rain clears, the temperature trend accelerates fast.
Stepping back, the through-line this week is a rapid temperature swing interrupted by a midweek rain system. Cool and unsettled today and Wednesday, then a fast climb to near-summer heat by the weekend and into next week.
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