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Freeze warning Saturday night melts into pleasant Easter Sunday

Be sure to layer up if you plan on hiding some Easter eggs on Sunday as frosty temperatures will cover the WTOP listening area. Temperatures are expected to dip overnight Saturday into the high 30s in the District and its suburbs along the Interstate 95 corridor with a frost advisory. Counties to the north and west of the nation’s capital will wake up Sunday to temperatures as cold as the high 20s. “Freeze is likely outside of the D.C. metro area, so cover any outdoor plants or bring them inside. That could be harmful to the spring vegetation for this time of year,” 7News meteorologist Jordan Evans said. The National Weather Service issued a frost advisory along the I-95 corridor from Prince William County in Virginia up through Baltimore, as well as for Charles and Anne Arundel counties in Maryland. The freeze warning will cover Loudoun and Fauquier counties in Virginia as well as Frederick and Carroll counties in Maryland. Parts of Montgomery, Howard and Baltimore counties are also included in the warning, as is the northern tip of Prince William County in the commonwealth.

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Good news: the chilly conditions are temporary. Temperatures will warm through Easter Sunday, with afternoon highs reaching the mid 60s. Temperatures will heat up throughout the work week. Highs will be in the 70s by Tuesday and the 80s by Wednesday. “Expect plenty of sunshine this week with very low rain chances through Friday,” Evans said.



Forecast

SATURDAY: Cool and overcast, below normal temperatures. Winds: Northeast 10-15 mph. Highs in the mid to upper 50s. SATURDAY NIGHT: Decreasing clouds. Winds: East 5 mph. Lows in the 30s. EASTER SUNDAY: Sunny skies. Winds: Northeast 5-10 mph. Highs in the upper 50s the mid 60s. MONDAY AND TUESDAY: Sunny and pleasant. Highs in the mid-to-upper 60s.

Hot, humid week ahead for DC area with severe storm risk

A dangerous heat wave will grip the D.C. area through Thursday, with highs in the mid to upper 90s and heat index values between 100 and 105. Hot and humid conditions are expected through Thursday, according to the National Weather Service, which said to expect daily thunderstorm chances and a risk of severe thunderstorms. 7News Meteorologist Eileen Whelan told WTOP that most of Tuesday will stay dry, but a few late-day thunderstorms are possible, especially north and east of D.C. as storms drift south from Pennsylvania. Any storm could produce damaging wind gusts and hail, but Whelan reiterated "storm chances are low" on Tuesday. Due to a lack of air conditioning, Parkdale High School in Riverdale, Maryland, closed early at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Prince George's County Public Schools said in a social media post.
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