Rain Last 24 Hrs. 00"

July Rainfall .02" Departure from Normal: - 0.44"

Rain since Oct. 1st (Rainfall Year) : 28.38" Departure from Normal: -5.32"

Rain since Jan. 1st (Annual): 14.28" Departure from Normal: - 5.30"

Expect a comfortable Friday forecast before the heat returns to the region over the weekend.

Cool and comfortable weather yesterday will be followed by another fantastic day. Expect partly to mostly sunny weather for the afternoon with highs near 78 degrees. S.W. Washington valleys are starting out with some patchy morning cloud cover.

Tonight, nights will stay cool; overnight lows will drop to near 56 degrees. Daytime highs will be in the low 80s tomorrow.

The onshore flow will switch to an upper level offshore flow- as we heat up the forecast for Sunday through Thursday of next week. A HEATWAVE is likely. Daytime highs will be generally stay between 93 and 98 degrees for that stretch of next week.

Rhonda