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Washington, District of Columbia weather · now

77°

Smoke

Feels
78°
High / Low
96° / 75°
Wind
29 mph SSW
Humidity
74%
Dry now; thunderstorms expected around 2:00 PM.

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 72% · 3 PM

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UnhealthyAir quality PollenTreeNoneGrassHighWeedLow
Sun 5:57 AM 8:31 PM 14h 34m
Moon Waxing Crescent 14% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Washington, District of Columbia, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect smoke then chance showers and thunderstorms today. Today's high is 96° with a low near 75°. 2 active weather alerts in effect.

What to wear today

Stay cool — limit sun exposure

Extreme heat at 96°F. Light colors, hat, and shade breaks.

Next 24 hours

70° 85° 100° ↑ 96° ↓ 76° 5 AM 8 AM 11 AM 2 PM 5 PM 8 PM 11 PM 2 AM

  1. 5 AM

    77°

    15%

  2. 7 AM

    77°

    7%

  3. 9 AM

    81°

    2%

  4. 11 AM

    89°

    5%

  5. 1 PM

    95°

    13%

  6. 3 PM

    94°

    72%

  7. 5 PM

    88°

    65%

  8. 7 PM

    89°

    51%

  9. 9 PM

    83°

    38%

  10. 11 PM

    80°

    29%

  11. 1 AM

    79°

    7%

  12. 3 AM

    78°

    4%

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7 days

  1. Today 7/18 Smoke then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 72% 96° · 75°
    1. 5 AM 77° Areas Of Smoke 15%
    2. 6 AM 76° Areas Of Smoke 6%
    3. 7 AM 77° Smoke 7%
    4. 8 AM 78° Smoke 4%
    5. 9 AM 81° Smoke 2%
    6. 10 AM 85° Areas Of Smoke 3%
    7. 11 AM 89° Areas Of Smoke 5%
    8. 12 PM 93° Patchy Smoke 6%
    9. 1 PM 95° Patchy Smoke 13%
    10. 2 PM 96° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 56%
    11. 3 PM 94° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 72%
    12. 4 PM 91° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 70%
    13. 5 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 65%
    14. 6 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 59%
    15. 7 PM 89° Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 51%
    16. 8 PM 86° Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 39%
    17. 9 PM 83° Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 38%
    18. 10 PM 81° Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    19. 11 PM 80° Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
  2. Sun 7/19 Mostly Sunny 2% 88° · 69°
    1. 12 AM 79° Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    2. 1 AM 79° Mostly Cloudy 7%
    3. 2 AM 78° Mostly Cloudy 5%
    4. 3 AM 78° Mostly Cloudy 4%
    5. 4 AM 77° Mostly Cloudy 4%
    6. 5 AM 77° Mostly Cloudy 3%
    7. 6 AM 76° Partly Sunny 2%
    8. 7 AM 75° Mostly Sunny 1%
    9. 8 AM 77° Sunny 2%
    10. 9 AM 79° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 81° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 82° Mostly Sunny
    13. 12 PM 84° Mostly Sunny
    14. 1 PM 85° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 86° Mostly Sunny
    16. 3 PM 87° Sunny
    17. 4 PM 88° Mostly Sunny
    18. 5 PM 86° Sunny
    19. 6 PM 86° Mostly Clear
    20. 7 PM 86° Mostly Clear
    21. 8 PM 83° Mostly Clear 1%
    22. 9 PM 79° Clear 1%
    23. 10 PM 77° Mostly Clear 1%
    24. 11 PM 76° Mostly Clear 1%
  3. Mon 7/20 Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30% 86° · 71°
    1. 12 AM 75° Mostly Clear 1%
    2. 1 AM 73° Mostly Clear 1%
    3. 2 AM 72° Mostly Clear 2%
    4. 3 AM 71° Partly Cloudy 2%
    5. 4 AM 70° Partly Cloudy 2%
    6. 5 AM 70° Partly Cloudy 2%
    7. 6 AM 70° Mostly Sunny 2%
    8. 7 AM 71° Mostly Sunny 2%
    9. 8 AM 72° Mostly Sunny 4%
    10. 9 AM 75° Mostly Sunny 4%
    11. 10 AM 77° Mostly Sunny 4%
    12. 11 AM 80° Mostly Sunny 4%
    13. 12 PM 82° Mostly Sunny 4%
    14. 1 PM 83° Mostly Sunny 4%
    15. 2 PM 84° Chance Rain Showers 27%
    16. 3 PM 85° Chance Rain Showers 27%
    17. 4 PM 85° Chance Rain Showers 27%
    18. 5 PM 85° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    19. 6 PM 85° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    20. 7 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    21. 8 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    22. 9 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    23. 10 PM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    24. 11 PM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
  4. Tue 7/21 Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 79% 90° · 73°
    1. 12 AM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    2. 1 AM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    3. 2 AM 73° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    4. 3 AM 73° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    5. 4 AM 72° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    6. 5 AM 72° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    7. 6 AM 72° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    8. 7 AM 73° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    9. 8 AM 74° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    10. 9 AM 77° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    11. 10 AM 79° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    12. 11 AM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    13. 12 PM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    14. 1 PM 86° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    15. 2 PM 87° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 68%
    16. 3 PM 88° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 68%
    17. 4 PM 89° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 68%
    18. 5 PM 88° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 68%
    19. 6 PM 88° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 68%
    20. 7 PM 86° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 68%
    21. 8 PM 84° Showers And Thunderstorms 79%
    22. 9 PM 81° Showers And Thunderstorms 79%
    23. 10 PM 79° Showers And Thunderstorms 79%
    24. 11 PM 77° Showers And Thunderstorms 79%
  5. Wed 7/22 Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44% 87° · 66°
    1. 12 AM 76° Showers And Thunderstorms 79%
    2. 1 AM 76° Showers And Thunderstorms 79%
    3. 2 AM 76° Chance Rain Showers 44%
    4. 3 AM 75° Chance Rain Showers 44%
    5. 4 AM 74° Chance Rain Showers 44%
    6. 5 AM 74° Chance Rain Showers 44%
    7. 6 AM 74° Chance Rain Showers 44%
    8. 7 AM 74° Chance Rain Showers 44%
    9. 8 AM 75° Chance Rain Showers 25%
    10. 9 AM 77° Chance Rain Showers 25%
    11. 10 AM 79° Chance Rain Showers 25%
    12. 11 AM 81° Chance Rain Showers 25%
    13. 12 PM 83° Chance Rain Showers 25%
    14. 1 PM 84° Chance Rain Showers 25%
    15. 2 PM 85° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    16. 3 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    17. 4 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    18. 5 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    19. 6 PM 85° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    20. 7 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    21. 8 PM 81° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    22. 9 PM 79° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    23. 10 PM 76° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    24. 11 PM 74° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
  6. Thu 7/23 Slight Chance Rain Showers then Sunny 15% 83° · 66°
    1. 12 AM 73° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    2. 1 AM 72° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    3. 2 AM 71° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    4. 3 AM 70° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    5. 4 AM 69° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    6. 5 AM 68° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    7. 6 AM 68° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    8. 7 AM 68° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    9. 8 AM 69° Sunny 7%
    10. 9 AM 71° Sunny 7%
    11. 10 AM 74° Sunny 7%
    12. 11 AM 77° Sunny 7%
    13. 12 PM 79° Sunny 7%
    14. 1 PM 80° Sunny 7%
    15. 2 PM 81° Mostly Sunny 6%
    16. 3 PM 82° Mostly Sunny 6%
    17. 4 PM 83° Mostly Sunny 6%
    18. 5 PM 83° Mostly Sunny 6%
    19. 6 PM 83° Partly Cloudy 6%
    20. 7 PM 82° Partly Cloudy 6%
    21. 8 PM 80° Mostly Clear 7%
    22. 9 PM 77° Mostly Clear 7%
    23. 10 PM 74° Mostly Clear 7%
    24. 11 PM 72° Mostly Clear 7%
  7. Fri 7/24 Mostly Sunny 10% 86° · —
    1. 12 AM 71° Mostly Clear 7%
    2. 1 AM 70° Mostly Clear 7%
    3. 2 AM 70° Mostly Clear 7%
    4. 3 AM 69° Mostly Clear 7%
    5. 4 AM 68° Mostly Clear 7%
    6. 5 AM 67° Mostly Clear 7%
    7. 6 AM 67° Sunny 7%
    8. 7 AM 68° Sunny 7%
    9. 8 AM 70° Mostly Sunny 6%
    10. 9 AM 73° Mostly Sunny 6%
    11. 10 AM 77° Mostly Sunny 6%
    12. 11 AM 80° Mostly Sunny 6%
    13. 12 PM 82° Mostly Sunny 6%
    14. 1 PM 83° Mostly Sunny 6%
    15. 2 PM 84° Mostly Sunny 10%
    16. 3 PM 85° Mostly Sunny 10%
    17. 4 PM 85° Mostly Sunny 10%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Sat 7/25 Cloudy 17% 84° · 68°
  2. Sun 7/26 Cloudy 21% 86° · 73°
  3. Mon 7/27 Drizzle 17% 94° · 74°
  4. Tue 7/28 Cloudy 20% 91° · 76°
  5. Wed 7/29 Sunny 32% 85° · 67°
  6. Thu 7/30 Cloudy 34% 87° · 68°
  7. Fri 7/31 Partly Cloudy 36% 88° · 69°
  8. Sat 8/1 Cloudy 35% 88° · 70°
  9. Sun 8/2 Cloudy 45% — · —

Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.

Best day this week

Mild temps, low rain chance, clearer skies.

Sunday, 7/19

Mostly Sunny, 88° / 69°

  1. Tomorrow88°69°
  2. Mon86°71°
  3. Tue90°73°
  4. Wed87°66°
  5. Thu83°66°
  6. Fri86°

Best time to head outside

Picks the upcoming daytime hour with the most favorable conditions for each activity. Factors in temperature, wind, precipitation timing, and pollen.

  • RunTomorrow 6 AM

    warm at 67°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 6 AM · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent96 / 100
  • Bike6 AM

    comfortable at 76°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Golf6 AM

    comfortable at 76°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Picnic6 AM

    comfortable at 76°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
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    Any weather is magic show weather. Indoors or out, magic doesn't care.

    Corporate Magician Scott Henderson

Climate normals

What weather to expect in Washington

Washington in July typically averages 88° highs and 72° lows, with about 24 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 88°); the coldest is January (average low 23°).

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan37°23°8
Feb43°28°10
Mar62°40°12
Apr70°50°12
May74°57°19
Jun86°67°17
Jul88°72°24
Aug83°66°14
Sep78°62°15
Oct68°50°8
Nov58°42°11
Dec44°30°12

Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.

More for Washington

Detailed forecast (NWS)

Saturday
Smoke before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy. High near 96, with temperatures falling to around 88 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 106. Southwest wind 5 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Northwest wind around 8 mph.
Monday
A chance of rain showers between 2pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint
LWX 96,72
Radar station
KLWX
Time zone
America/New_York
Coordinates
38.907, -77.037