Friday's digit - 7/10: An improvement over Thursday, a large enough portion of our region should see sufficient sunshine to get most spots into the 60s. Camden, CWG

Beautiful evening in Columbia! Capital Weather Gang Columbia Association

PM Update: Turning clearer and seasonably chilly tonight, then a nice Friday wapo.st/3w602zB

This week a massive #SaharanDust storm blanketed parts of Greece.

As shown in this 3-day imagery via Europe's #Meteosat9 satellite, the #DustStorm moved northward from Libya, traveling over the Mediterranean Sea and into southern Europe.

Crazy skies from North Africa to Turkey -- courtesy Saharan dust -- and crazy heat. Multiple countries in the Mediterranean smashed April record highs Wednesday.

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Deadly floods in hyper-arid Dubai & Oman made more intense by climate change, El Nino and rapid urbanisation - new World Weather Attribution study
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Among most favorable setups for severe weather in years in central states & impacts could be substantial. Cities that could be affected by violent storms thru weekend include Dallas, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Wichita, Kansas City and Milwaukee.

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'Forecast group predicts busiest hurricane season on record with 33 storms' | @StillmanD of @WashingtonPost @CapitalWeather on our new Penn Mann Research Group Group Atlantic hurricane season forecast: washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/0…

D.C.-area forecast: Cool into the weekend before big warming trend wapo.st/4aW3agI

Atlantic hurricane season forecast led by Prof Michael E. Mann at Univ. of Pennsylvania is absolutely bonkers. It calls for 33 named storms -- most on record -- driven by hot ocean which has been record-warm for 417 straight days.

Details ⬇️
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PM Update: Cooler tonight and Thursday, with more clear skies than clouds wapo.st/4aQFASe

Severe storms could erupt four days in a row in the central states Thursday to Sunday with tornadoes/hail/flooding possible. Meanwhile, fast-moving fires could flare up in west Texas and New Mexico.

Matthew Cappucci breaks it down ⬇️

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Great moonrise last night.

D.C.-area forecast: Becoming bright and breezy today. Super warm Sunday into next week. wapo.st/3Jz5IoG

Pink Moon was spectacular tonight at Burke Lake Park thanks Capital Weather Gang for reminding us to look up… #pinkmoon #fairfaxparks #getoutdoors

Beautiful full Pink Moon rising in Washington DC 🌕🌸

The Full Pink Moon rising over Kent Island MD and the Chesapeake Bay this evening.

The Pink Moon, shrouded by high clouds over DC. Capital Weather Gang

Wednesday Digit: 7/10 - After an early-morning shower, becoming bright and comfortably mild. Some may find the breeze a bit bothersome. -Dan, CWG