DC Forecast: Chilly mornings, bright skies and breezy conditions

WASHINGTON — Three Things To Know: 

• Heavy rain and isolated storms for the Thursday morning commute
• Weather Impact Alert Thursday morning
• Windy and chilly Halloween

Forecast:

Thursday: Cloudy with morning rain and a few storms, heavy at times, tapering to a residual afternoon shower or two. Some afternoon clearing. Warmer. Highs: 64 – 69. Winds: WSW 10 – 20 +.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, breezy and chilly. Lows: 42 – 50. Winds: WNW 10 – 15.
Friday: Mostly sunny, windy and cool. Highs: 57 – 62. Winds: W 15 – 30 +.

Weather Conversation:

We’ve issued a Weather Impact Alert for the heavy rain that will continue into Thursday morning and slow down the commute.  High temperatures will fluctuate between the 50s and 60s as the system passes by with blustery wind gusting 20 – 25 mph. Skies will clear through Thursday afternoon and evening and leave us with a very nice Halloween forecast.

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Friday will feature mostly sunny skies and chilly temperatures in the 50s and low 60s. It will also be very windy with gusts up to 30 mph. By trick or treating time, it will be quite cool in the low 50s with blustery wind.

Hurricane Melissa made landfall near New Hope, Jamaica shortly after 1 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. The storm made a second landfall early Wednesday morning in eastern Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane. From there, the storm continues its track northeast into parts of the Bahamas late Wednesday. By late Thursday night, the storm will brush just to the west of Bermuda.

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