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Heating Up: Temps to Skyrocket This Weekend

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IT'S BARELY JUNE, but try telling that to local thermometers this weekend. (Sigh. They never listen.)

It's already 70 degrees at 9:30 a.m., and once the heat is on the street today, it's not expected to relent. The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Watch for the area from Saturday morning through Monday afternoon.

Reports A. Camden Walker at the Capital Weather Gang:

Not being alarmist, but personally I am surprised at how early the threat for isolated 100-degree readings is invading our region. Most folks on Saturday and Sunday will stay in the upper 90s... but details don't matter really. It will be record-challenging hot this weekend.
Expect temps in the upper 80s today with sticky humidity. The mercury isn't expected to dip below 70 in the District for the duration. Get a full forecast from the Gang here.

File photo by Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post

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