D.C.-area forecast: Nice and mild into Friday before a cooler weekend

Today’s daily digit

A somewhat subjective rating of the day’s weather, on a scale of 0 to 10.

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Despite a chilly start, the sun does its part to warm the heart.

Express forecast

Today: Sunny, light breeze. Highs: 61-67.

Tonight: Gradually increasing clouds and calm. Lows: 37-45.

Tomorrow: Partly cloudy, isolated p.m. shower possible. Highs: 63-69.

Forecast in detail

Today is scrumptious! For those hoping for some rain late tomorrow, sorry to disappoint, but any showers are spotty. The weekend is seasonably cool and dry, but you might want to rake leaves on Sunday as Saturday is quite breezy.

Today (Thursday): Sunshine rules and the chill quickly gives way. Highs are mainly in the low to mid-60s. Winds are light from the south. Confidence: High

Tonight: The evening is clear, but clouds start to scatter into the area late at night. Winds are minimal, and lows range from the upper 30s to mid-40s. Confidence: High

Tomorrow (Friday): Clouds are plentiful, but sunshine breaks through enough to push highs into the mid- to upper 60s with light south winds. We are stuck in a void between an approaching cold front to the west and a storm off the coast, meaning chances of showers are very low. Confidence: Medium-High

Tomorrow night: As the cold front comes through overnight, a few showers may scatter across the area but are mainly light and brief. South winds shift out of the northwest after the front passes. Lows are mostly in the upper 40s to lower 50s. Confidence: Medium-High

A look ahead

Skies quickly clear Saturday, but colder air is funneling into the area and temperatures struggle to climb. Highs reach only the low to mid-50s and feel even colder with gusty northwest winds. Look for Saturn and the crescent moon to form their version of a semicolon in the southwest evening sky. Overnight lows drop to the upper 20s to mid-30s. Confidence: Medium-High

is the quintessential late fall day; lots of sun, light winds and highs in the low to mid-50s. Overnight lows dip to the upper 20s to mid-30s. Confidence: Medium-High

Sunshine dominates much of Monday, but clouds begin to invade late day as a storm in the Mid-South takes shape. Highs remain in the low to mid-50s. Confidence: Medium