Washington, DC 20078 Weather

District of Columbia County6:40 PM EDT38.89°N, 77.01°W

Current conditions

Clear
65°
Clear
Feels like 65°
High 64° Friday·Low 46° tonight
WindN 8 mph gusts 16 mph
Humidity34%
Dew point36°
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover1%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:25 AM
Sunset6:21 PM

Forecast for this hour (no station report in the last two hours)

Forecast

10-day

  • Tonight

    Clear, with a low around 46. North wind 5 to 8 mph.

  • Friday

    Sunny, with a high near 64. Northeast wind around 7 mph.

  • Friday Night

    Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Northeast wind 0 to 6 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 1 hr ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Clear 65°
  2. 7 PM Clear 61°
  3. 8 PM Clear 58°
  4. 9 PM Clear 54°
  5. 10 PM Clear 53°
  6. 11 PM Clear 52°
  7. Fri12 AM Clear 51°
  8. 1 AM Clear 51°
  9. 2 AM Clear 50°
  10. 3 AM Clear 50°
  11. 4 AM Clear 50°
  12. 5 AM Clear 49°
  13. 6 AM Sunny 49°
  14. 7 AM Sunny 48°
  15. 8 AM Sunny 49°
  16. 9 AM Sunny 51°
  17. 10 AM Sunny 56°
  18. 11 AM Sunny 59°
  19. 12 PM Sunny 61°
  20. 1 PM Sunny 62°
  21. 2 PM Sunny 63°
  22. 3 PM Sunny 64°
  23. 4 PM Sunny 64°
  24. 5 PM Sunny 63°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 22 Clear Clear46°
  2. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny40°64°
  3. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny42°64°
  4. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny43°67°
  5. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny50°70°
  6. TueOct 27 Sunny Sunny48°69°
  7. WedOct 28 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny50°65°
  8. ThuOct 29 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny68°
  9. FriOct 30 Sunny Sunny45°60°
  10. SatOct 31 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy42°59°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

36
Good
Ozone

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Forecast

  • ThuGood (28)
  • FriGood (33)
  • SatGood (44)

Northern Virginia and DC, DC reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:25 AM
Sunset 6:21 PM
Daylight 10 h 56 min (−2 min 22 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 88% lit
Moonrise 4:22 PM Moonset 3:31 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low67° / 50°
Record high84° (1979)
Record low29° (1895)
Wettest1.54 in (1937)
Yesterday68° / 49°
Month to date2.08 in (normal 2.50 in)

Washington Area, records since 1871. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in LWX, issued 3 hrs ago

What Has Changed

Tidal flooding issues will continue into the weekend, with some headlines being extended. Check the latest CFW for updates.

Small Craft Advisories were extended into Friday, see the marine forecast discussion below for details.

Key Messages

- 1) Dry and seasonable conditions continue through early next week, with frost possible this weekend.

Discussion

KEY MESSAGE 1...Dry and seasonable conditions continue through early next week, with frost possible this weekend.

Surface high pressure remains to the north through Saturday with dry and seasonable conditions expected to continue. High temperatures today will be in the 60s for most with only highest elevations staying in the 50s. Tonight, low temperatures will be in the upper 30s to 40s. For Friday and Saturday, surface high pressure extends southward from Canada with dry cold fronts bringing in cooler air. High temperatures stay in the 50s to low 60s while overnight lows plummet into the 30s for most. The exception will be east of the I-95 corridor where low temperatures stay in the low 40s. Frost is possible Friday and Saturday night.

High pressure will continue to build southward into the region Sunday through Tuesday. Dry conditions and seasonable temperatures expected each day with light north to east winds. A backdoor cold front could try to push into the region Tuesday into Tuesday night, but will have very little to no moisture with it to produce any precipitation. A surge of cooler temperatures will follow behind the front for the day on Wednesday.

Aviation

North winds continue today with terminals near the metros gusting 15 to 20 knots this afternoon. Winds become light overnight before shifting to northeast on Friday. Winds blow 5 to 10 knots on Friday before becoming light and variable overnight. On Saturday, winds shift to easterly, remaining light throughout the day. VFR conditions are expected each day.

VFR conditions Sunday through Monday night. Winds light and variable through the period as high pressure sits overhead. Winds then turn out of the NNE on Tuesday AOB 10 knots for the most part.

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