Tuesday, April 05, 2005
Does Gorgeous Midweek Mean Soggy Weekend?
Dan Stillman @ 11:15 PM
Last week we saw a wonderful Wednesday -- sunshine and highs in the mid-60s to near 70 -- followed by a nasty, raw weekend full of rain, wind and chilly temperatures. Will the pattern repeat itself this week and weekend?
The first part definitely will. We'll probably see a few more clouds today than yesterday, but still plenty of sunshine and high temperatures climbing to near 80 degrees, possibly into the low 80s for some locations. Today is the day to hit an outdoor happy hour or two, as early-evening temps will be in the low-to-mid 70s, down to the mid-50s for an overnight low.
Things go downhill tomorrow, which will bring cooler and cloudier conditions with showers and thunderstorms possible from the early afternoon through tomorrow night. Highs in the low 70s. Mostly cloudy and in the upper 50s to near 60 on Friday. Showers could linger into the morning and afternoon, especially south and east of town. Clearing out late Friday night with lows in the 40s.
As for the weekend ... things are looking up as there are indications that high pressure will try to work its way in by Saturday. Right now let's call Saturday and Sunday partly cloudy with highs in the 60s (Saturday will likely be several degrees cooler than Sunday). That would be decent weather for blossom viewing, although not quite as nice as locals and tourists had it yesterday, even if the blossoms weren't yet in full bloom.
More Weather on TV
We previously reported on the debut of "Doug Hill's Weather Now," a 24-hour local weather channel bearing the moniker of the popular Channel 7 meteorologist.
Turns out there's competition to attract viewers with automated, repeating weather information, as NBC has entered the market with Weather Plus, its own nonstop weather station. Weather Plus is a national network with local affiliates across the country. Both local and national weather coverage is provided. The Washington-area broadcast features forecasts from Channel 4 meteorologists.
Both channels offer a constant rotation of weather graphics, including current temperatures, Doppler radar, and of course the forecast. And both are available only on digital cable, which, sadly, a starving meteorologist like myself cannot afford 
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"Doug Hill's Weather Now" can be seen on Comcast channel 225, and Weather Plus on Comcast channel 227 (Weather Plus not available in the District according to local listings).
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