Today’s highs in the upper 30s to near 40 remain a good deal below normal for the date. That said, it’s a significant step up from yesterday. We’ll make a bigger leap tomorrow ahead of a very warm Thursday. After that, as our morning forecast indicated, another cold front is on the way.

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       Through Tonight: Winds of the day diminish with sunset. Some high clouds float by at times. They won’t amount to anything, though. Mid-20s to near 30 for lows. Winds are light out of the south.

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       Tomorrow (Wednesday): A two-day warm-up gets underway. Plan on lots of sun but with more clouds around than today. Highs are in the low or mid-50s in most spots. Winds are out of the south around 10 to 15 mph, with gusts around 25 mph.

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       More light: As of today, Washington has gained an hour of evening light since the low point in December. Sunset is at 5:45 p.m., and we continue to gain more than a minute of light every evening in the time ahead. We’re now less than four weeks from the “spring forward” time change. On March 13, sunset will be at 7:13 p.m. If you include the morning gains in light, we’re now tacking on about 2 minutes and 20 seconds more light per day. This will increase into March, which is when we have the most gain per day.

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