Hot and humid Wednesday with highs near 95 degrees

FOX 5 Weather forecast for Wednesday, June 1

Tucker Barnes has the FOX 5 Weather forecast for Wednesday, June 1

WASHINGTON - A sunny, hot and dry Wednesday across the D.C. region with temperatures reaching the mid-90s.

FOX 5's Claire Anderson says a ridge of high pressure is bringing the summerlike conditions up and down the East Coast.

Along with the heat, expect humidity Wednesday. The extreme heat and humid conditions have prompted the District to activate its Emergency Heat Plan. There is also the risk for an isolated storm later today.

Wednesday also marks the beginning of meteorological summer.

Expect afternoon storms Thursday with highs near 90s degrees. Temperatures drop into the 80s into the weekend.

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