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Washington, District of Columbia weather · now

79°

Partly Cloudy

Feels
80°
High / Low
82° / 68°
Wind
0 mph N
Humidity
74%
Dry now; thunderstorms expected around 11:00 AM.

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 80% · 10 AM

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ModerateAir quality PollenTreeLowGrassHighWeedNone
Sun 5:44 AM 8:37 PM 14h 53m
Moon Waxing Gibbous 93% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Washington, District of Columbia, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect showers and thunderstorms today. Today's high is 82° with a low near 68°.

What to wear today

Rain jacket and umbrella

Plan for showers (80%). Skip cotton or anything that dries slow.

Next 24 hours

65° 75° 85° ↑ 82° ↓ 69° 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM 7 AM

  1. 10 AM

    77°

    80%

  2. 12 PM

    79°

    33%

  3. 2 PM

    80°

    27%

  4. 4 PM

    82°

    59%

  5. 6 PM

    80°

    58%

  6. 8 PM

    76°

    56%

  7. 10 PM

    73°

    54%

  8. 12 AM

    72°

    48%

  9. 2 AM

    72°

    30%

  10. 4 AM

    70°

    21%

  11. 6 AM

    69°

    13%

  12. 8 AM

    72°

    4%

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7 days

  1. Today 6/27 Showers And Thunderstorms 80% 82° · 68°
    1. 10 AM 77° Showers And Thunderstorms 80%
    2. 11 AM 78° Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 42%
    3. 12 PM 79° Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    4. 1 PM 80° Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    5. 2 PM 80° Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    6. 3 PM 81° Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 28%
    7. 4 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 59%
    8. 5 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 59%
    9. 6 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 58%
    10. 7 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 57%
    11. 8 PM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 56%
    12. 9 PM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 56%
    13. 10 PM 73° Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 54%
    14. 11 PM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 55%
  2. Sun 6/28 Scattered Rain Showers then Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 64% 84° · 68°
    1. 12 AM 72° Patchy Fog 48%
    2. 1 AM 72° Patchy Fog 36%
    3. 2 AM 72° Patchy Fog 30%
    4. 3 AM 70° Patchy Fog 24%
    5. 4 AM 70° Patchy Fog 21%
    6. 5 AM 70° Patchy Fog 18%
    7. 6 AM 69° Patchy Fog 13%
    8. 7 AM 70° Patchy Fog 12%
    9. 8 AM 72° Patchy Fog 4%
    10. 9 AM 74° Mostly Cloudy 3%
    11. 10 AM 77° Mostly Cloudy 8%
    12. 11 AM 78° Isolated Rain Showers 16%
    13. 12 PM 80° Scattered Rain Showers 28%
    14. 1 PM 82° Scattered Rain Showers 42%
    15. 2 PM 82° Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 43%
    16. 3 PM 82° Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    17. 4 PM 84° Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    18. 5 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 64%
    19. 6 PM 82° Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    20. 7 PM 82° Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    21. 8 PM 79° Mostly Cloudy 13%
    22. 9 PM 76° Mostly Cloudy 13%
    23. 10 PM 74° Mostly Cloudy 13%
    24. 11 PM 73° Partly Cloudy 13%
  3. Mon 6/29 Mostly Sunny 6% 87° · 68°
    1. 12 AM 72° Partly Cloudy 13%
    2. 1 AM 71° Partly Cloudy 13%
    3. 2 AM 70° Mostly Cloudy 4%
    4. 3 AM 70° Mostly Cloudy 4%
    5. 4 AM 69° Mostly Cloudy 4%
    6. 5 AM 69° Partly Cloudy 4%
    7. 6 AM 69° Mostly Sunny 4%
    8. 7 AM 70° Mostly Sunny 4%
    9. 8 AM 72° Mostly Sunny 6%
    10. 9 AM 75° Mostly Sunny 6%
    11. 10 AM 78° Mostly Sunny 6%
    12. 11 AM 81° Mostly Sunny 6%
    13. 12 PM 83° Mostly Sunny 6%
    14. 1 PM 84° Mostly Sunny 6%
    15. 2 PM 85° Mostly Sunny 2%
    16. 3 PM 86° Mostly Sunny 2%
    17. 4 PM 86° Mostly Sunny 2%
    18. 5 PM 86° Sunny 2%
    19. 6 PM 86° Mostly Clear 2%
    20. 7 PM 85° Mostly Clear 2%
    21. 8 PM 83° Mostly Clear
    22. 9 PM 80° Mostly Clear
    23. 10 PM 77° Mostly Clear
    24. 11 PM 74° Mostly Clear
  4. Tue 6/30 Sunny 4% 91° · 72°
    1. 12 AM 72° Mostly Clear
    2. 1 AM 71° Mostly Clear
    3. 2 AM 70° Mostly Clear
    4. 3 AM 69° Mostly Clear
    5. 4 AM 69° Mostly Clear
    6. 5 AM 68° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 69° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 70° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 72° Sunny 1%
    10. 9 AM 75° Sunny 1%
    11. 10 AM 79° Sunny 1%
    12. 11 AM 83° Sunny 1%
    13. 12 PM 86° Sunny 1%
    14. 1 PM 88° Sunny 1%
    15. 2 PM 89° Sunny 1%
    16. 3 PM 90° Sunny 1%
    17. 4 PM 91° Sunny 1%
    18. 5 PM 91° Sunny 1%
    19. 6 PM 90° Mostly Clear 1%
    20. 7 PM 89° Mostly Clear 1%
    21. 8 PM 87° Mostly Clear 4%
    22. 9 PM 84° Mostly Clear 4%
    23. 10 PM 80° Mostly Clear 4%
    24. 11 PM 78° Mostly Clear 4%
  5. Wed 7/1 Sunny 2% 99° · 78°
    1. 12 AM 76° Mostly Clear 4%
    2. 1 AM 76° Mostly Clear 4%
    3. 2 AM 75° Mostly Clear 2%
    4. 3 AM 74° Mostly Clear 2%
    5. 4 AM 73° Mostly Clear 2%
    6. 5 AM 73° Mostly Clear 2%
    7. 6 AM 73° Sunny 2%
    8. 7 AM 75° Sunny 2%
    9. 8 AM 77° Sunny 1%
    10. 9 AM 81° Sunny 1%
    11. 10 AM 86° Sunny 1%
    12. 11 AM 90° Sunny 1%
    13. 12 PM 93° Sunny 1%
    14. 1 PM 96° Sunny 1%
    15. 2 PM 97° Sunny 1%
    16. 3 PM 98° Sunny 1%
    17. 4 PM 98° Sunny 1%
    18. 5 PM 97° Sunny 1%
    19. 6 PM 97° Mostly Clear 1%
    20. 7 PM 96° Mostly Clear 1%
    21. 8 PM 95° Clear 2%
    22. 9 PM 92° Clear 2%
    23. 10 PM 88° Clear 2%
    24. 11 PM 85° Clear 2%
  6. Thu 7/2 Sunny 11% 104° · 81°
    1. 12 AM 83° Clear 2%
    2. 1 AM 82° Clear 2%
    3. 2 AM 81° Mostly Clear
    4. 3 AM 80° Mostly Clear
    5. 4 AM 79° Mostly Clear
    6. 5 AM 79° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 79° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 81° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 83° Sunny 1%
    10. 9 AM 87° Sunny 1%
    11. 10 AM 92° Sunny 1%
    12. 11 AM 96° Sunny 1%
    13. 12 PM 99° Sunny 1%
    14. 1 PM 101° Sunny 1%
    15. 2 PM 102° Sunny 7%
    16. 3 PM 103° Sunny 7%
    17. 4 PM 103° Sunny 7%
    18. 5 PM 102° Sunny 7%
    19. 6 PM 102° Mostly Clear 7%
    20. 7 PM 101° Mostly Clear 7%
    21. 8 PM 99° Mostly Clear 11%
    22. 9 PM 96° Mostly Clear 11%
    23. 10 PM 92° Mostly Clear 11%
    24. 11 PM 88° Mostly Clear 11%
  7. Fri 7/3 Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29% 104° · 78°
    1. 12 AM 86° Mostly Clear 11%
    2. 1 AM 85° Mostly Clear 11%
    3. 2 AM 84° Mostly Clear 3%
    4. 3 AM 83° Mostly Clear 3%
    5. 4 AM 82° Mostly Clear 3%
    6. 5 AM 82° Mostly Clear 3%
    7. 6 AM 82° Sunny 3%
    8. 7 AM 83° Sunny 3%
    9. 8 AM 85° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 89° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 94° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 98° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 100° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 101° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 102° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    16. 3 PM 103° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    17. 4 PM 104° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    18. 5 PM 103° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    19. 6 PM 101° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    20. 7 PM 98° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    21. 8 PM 95° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    22. 9 PM 91° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Sat 7/4 Thunderstorms 40% 101° · 80°
  2. Sun 7/5 Cloudy 31% 98° · 78°
  3. Mon 7/6 Cloudy 25% 93° · 76°
  4. Tue 7/7 Cloudy 22% 95° · 73°
  5. Wed 7/8 Drizzle 25% 81° · 70°
  6. Thu 7/9 Cloudy 32% 95° · 71°
  7. Fri 7/10 Mostly Sunny 29% 87° · 71°
  8. Sat 7/11 Mostly Sunny 26% 89° · 67°
  9. Sun 7/12 Partly Cloudy 27% 98° · 71°

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.

Tuesday, 6/30

Sunny, 91° / 72°

  1. Tomorrow84°68°
  2. Mon87°68°
  3. Tue91°72°
  4. Wed99°78°
  5. Thu104°81°
  6. Fri104°78°

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 69°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (13%) · rain should clear by 6 AM · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent92 / 100
  • BikeTomorrow 6 AM

    comfortable at 69°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (13%) · rain should clear by 6 AM · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • GolfTomorrow 6 AM

    comfortable at 69°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (13%) · rain should clear by 6 AM · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • PicnicTomorrow 6 AM

    comfortable at 69°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (13%) · rain should clear by 6 AM · 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

How well did we do?

Average miss by lead time.

Each morning we save the day's predicted high/low. As later days arrive, we grade what we said against what the station actually recorded.

Same day
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Day-by-day, 1 day out7 days
  1. Yesterday±4°
    High91°91°0°
    Low69°73°-4°
  2. Thu, Jun 25±3°
    High87°88°-1°
    Low69°66°+3°
  3. Wed, Jun 24pending
    High82°——
    Low63°——
  4. Tue, Jun 23pending
    High82°——
    Low62°——
  5. Mon, Jun 22pending
    High95°——
    Low68°——
  6. Sun, Jun 21pending
    High88°——
    Low69°——
  7. Sat, Jun 20pending
    High85°——
    Low65°——

Climate normals

What weather to expect in Washington

Washington in June typically averages 87° highs and 67° lows, with about 15 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 89°); the coldest is January (average low 23°). July is the wettest month on average.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan37°23°8
Feb43°28°10
Mar61°40°12
Apr70°50°12
May74°57°19
Jun87°67°15
Jul89°72°20
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)

Today
Showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 82. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
Patchy fog before 9am, then scattered rain showers between 11am and 2pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Northeast wind 1 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. East wind 0 to 7 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 91.

Forecast details

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