Not much that's newsworthy in the forecast ahead. About the best we can say is that it will be very summery in these parts for forseeable future, pretty typical for Maryland in July. High pressure will dominate, but it's a weak system, with increasing moisture arriving on southwesterly winds.

That, and strong solar heating, will introduce some chance for convection (showers and thunderstorms) nearly every day from here into next week. The one likely exception seems to be Saturday. So if you have outdoor plans, get them in motion tomorrow.

Forecasters at the National Weather Service forecast office in Sterling, Va. say we should expect highs in the upper 80s or low 90s for the next seven days. The next "cool" front arrives from the Great Lakes Sunday, but they say it will likely get hung up somewhere in our region, leaving us with a continuing risk (or hope) of afternoon and evening showers and storms.

The next chance for a break into milder, drier weather will be sometime late next week. The tropics remain quiet. If you're shoving off for Bermuda or the Caribbean, you should have smooth sailing.  

And if you're headed for the beach this weekend, here's the (slightly cooler) forecast.