{"id":5764,"date":"2019-10-03T15:54:31","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T19:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weather.umd.edu\/?p=5764"},"modified":"2019-10-03T15:54:38","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T19:54:38","slug":"morning-update-the-heat-slowly-begins-to-fade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weather.umd.edu\/wordpress\/2019\/10\/03\/morning-update-the-heat-slowly-begins-to-fade\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Update: The Heat Slowly Begins to Fade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Today:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mostly cloudy skies will hold the temperature from sky-rocketing to yesterday&#8217;s all-time October record high of 98 degrees F at Reagan National Airport. The high temperature today will be near 80 degrees F. There will be an east wind at 5-10 mph with a 20% chance of a passing shower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tonight:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There will be one more mild night before the Autumn chill filters in. Low temperatures will only drop to the mid 60s under cloudy skies. There is a 20% chance of a rain shower. Winds will shift from the east to the west at 5-10 mph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A Look Ahead:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The weekend will feature a picturesque Autumn weekend with highs in the 60s and 70s and lows in the 40s and 50s. These temperatures are just a few degrees below average for early October, but the recent heat will make it feel quite cool this weekend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"544\" src=\"http:\/\/weather.umd.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-02-at-10.26.00-AM-800x544.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weather.umd.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-02-at-10.26.00-AM-800x544.jpg 800w, https:\/\/weather.umd.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-02-at-10.26.00-AM-500x340.jpg 500w, https:\/\/weather.umd.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-02-at-10.26.00-AM.jpg 1854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>The forecast high temperatures for Saturday will be about five degrees below average, resembled by the dark green colors over the Mid-Atlantic region. Image via noaa.gov.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Featured Image Courtesy of pixabay.com<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today: Mostly cloudy skies will hold the temperature from sky-rocketing to yesterday&#8217;s all-time October record high of 98 degrees F at Reagan National Airport. The high temperature today will be near 80 degrees F. 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