This Week's Weather: Mini Heat Wave
Thirty- to 40-percent chance of thunderstorms Wednesday night through Friday For Fredericksburg. National Weather Service forecasts up to 100 degrees Tuesday, with temperatures cooling off by Thursday.
Temperatures are heating up this week across Northern Virginia, peaking possibly at 100 degrees Tuesday, with a cool-down to the mid-80s by Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. The average high for this time of year is about 88 degrees, according to the NWS. Today and Tuesday it is expected to be mostly sunny with a high of 94 degrees today and down to 72 degrees tonight. Tuesday will be the hottest day of the week, and temperatures will drop to about 75 degrees come evening in Fredericksburg. Temperatures will stay in the mid-80s Thursday through Sunday, according to The Weather Channel. Humidity will decrease significantly beginning Saturday, going from the 60s to 48 percent humidity on Saturday. There is a 30- to 40-…