View the current weather at The Washington Post.

FORECAST IN DETAIL

We’ve got great news for the trick-or-treaters out there, and the parents chasing behind them. Our Halloween gets off to a gorgeous start with mild temperatures this afternoon, and we stay dry and mild through the evening hours. In fact, we’ll remain rather warm through Friday, with rain chances holding off until late Thursday and Friday, before a cooler but mostly dry weekend.

Get our daily forecasts on your Amazon Alexa device. Click here to find out how.

Today (Wednesday): Halloween sure is nice timing for a Nice Day stamp! We’ll see morning temperatures rise into the 50s and afternoon highs reach the upper 60s to near 70, helped by partly to mostly sunny skies and a light breeze from the south. Confidence: High

AD

AD

Tonight: Trick-or-treating should be a comfortable affair, as evening temperatures fall back through the 60s under partly cloudy skies. We’ll stay mild overnight, with lows dipping only to the mid- to upper 50s. Confidence: High

Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for the latest updates. For related traffic news, check out Gridlock. Keep reading for the forecast through the weekend …

Tomorrow (Thursday): Our next cold front hangs back to the west, leaving us with a continued mild flow from the south. That leaves us partly sunny and even warmer, as highs head for the low to mid-70s, with a breeze from the south around 10 mph. We may see showers move in from the west toward evening. Confidence: High

AD

Tomorrow night: Scattered showers seem likely during the evening and overnight, as low pressure and a cold front move in from the west. We’re still on the warm side of the front, with lows dropping only back into the 60s. Confidence: Medium-High

AD

A LOOK AHEAD

On Friday, we should remain under the influence of low pressure and a cold front. That means mostly cloudy skies and a continued risk of scattered showers, with perhaps a thunderstorm, as temperatures stay up in the 60s to near 70. It’s possible we see a lull during the midday, with the best chance of rain in the morning and then again Friday night. Lows by late Friday night cool down into the 40s to near 50. Confidence: Low-Medium