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PM Update: Another cold one tonight, then increasing clouds on a milder Friday

We'll mainly see upper 20s and low 30s across the area for Friday morning lows. A flood watch has been issued for tomorrow night into Saturday.

By Ian Livingston | 2024-03-21

People gather at the Tidal Basin before dawn Wednesday. (Victoria Pickering/Flickr)

* Flood watch late Friday night through Saturday afternoon *

Washington was on target to have the earliest final freeze on record. Then the low clipped 32 this morning at National Airport, where observations are made for the city. Temperatures today will end up well below normal -- another relatively impressive full-sun day when highs struggled to reach 50. Similarly cold conditions can be anticipated tonight before temperatures turn somewhat milder to end the workweek and a rainstorm heads our way.

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Through tonight: Winds die off with the sunset while skies remain mostly clear. Like last night, lows are mainly in the upper 20s and lower 30s. There will be less wind chill, though.

View the current weather at The Washington Post.

Tomorrow (Friday): Clouds are increasing throughout the day. We should still see peeks of sun through most of the afternoon. Temperatures head for the mid-50s as winds blow from the south around 10 to 15 mph.

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Flood watch: A flood watch that has been issued for the immediate area tomorrow night into Saturday is for the potential of 1.5 to 2.5 inches of rain through that period, with a significant portion expected to fall in about six hours early Saturday. A coastal low passing by along a frontal zone is the culprit.

Rainfall "may result in flooding of urban and poor drainage areas, as well as on small streams," warned the Weather Service. It is expected to end Saturday afternoon.

We'll have more on the storm, its poor timing and associated impacts on Friday.

NWS alerts as of 3:40 p.m. Thursday afternoon. (NWS)

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