The weekend getaway in the D.C. area may be a bit more difficult Friday, as storms are expected to move toward the I-95 corridor in the early evening. The weekend getaway in the D.C. area was made more difficult Friday by thunderstorms packing damaging wind gusts and heavy rain. The first storms appeared west of the D.C. area and began moving east. Just like Thursday, afternoon temperatures surged past the 90s, with heat index values climbing above 100, providing more fuel to the evening storms. Highs range from the 80s to lower 90s east of the Blue Ridge and heat index values around 100.