As of 5:35 a.m. ET Saturday, June 6, 2026, Washington is waking up to clear skies and temperatures around 70°F at Reagan National. The warmup comes fast today, with highs expected to top out near 95°F this afternoon as gusty west winds kick in and make it feel even hotter. It is a good day to shift any strenuous outdoor plans away from the mid-afternoon window, when conditions will be most uncomfortable.
Afternoon Heat and Gusty Winds
Temperatures are forecast to climb into the mid-90s Saturday, with west winds of about 3 to 12 mph and occasional gusts up to around 22 mph. Heat indices could briefly reach the mid-90s between 3 and 6 p.m., so that classic swampy D.C. feel will be out in full force. A Small Craft Advisory is posted for the upper Potomac and Chesapeake from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., signaling choppy conditions for smaller boats, with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late Saturday evening mainly for the northern suburbs and the Baltimore metro, according to the NWS Baltimore/Washington.
Evening Storms Most Likely North
Any storms that do fire up late are most likely to graze areas north of I-66/US-50 and along the I-70 corridor in far northern Virginia, northern Maryland and parts of the Baltimore metro, rather than the District core. Where these storms pop, they could bring a quick burst of heavy rain and gusty, potentially damaging winds, so evening plans in those zones should stay a little flexible.
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