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Washington, District of Columbia weather · now

82°

Mostly Cloudy

Feels
83°
High / Low
— / 71°
Wind
33 mph WNW
Humidity
51%
Dry now; thunderstorms expected around 11:00 PM.

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 42% · 1 AM

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Sun 6:19 AM 8:07 PM 13h 48m
Moon Waning Crescent 2% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Washington, District of Columbia, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect chance showers and thunderstorms today.

Next 24 hours

65° 80° 95° ↑ 87° ↓ 71° 9 PM 12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM

  1. 9 PM

    78°

    40%

  2. 11 PM

    76°

    33%

  3. 1 AM

    75°

    42%

  4. 3 AM

    73°

    15%

  5. 5 AM

    72°

    7%

  6. 7 AM

    71°

    8%

  7. 9 AM

    76°

    3%

  8. 11 AM

    81°

    6%

  9. 1 PM

    85°

    4%

  10. 3 PM

    86°

    10%

  11. 5 PM

    86°

    10%

  12. 7 PM

    84°

    8%

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7 days

  1. Today 8/11 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42% — · 71°
    1. 10 PM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    2. 11 PM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
  2. Wed 8/12 Partly Sunny 22% 88° · 71°
    1. 12 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 37%
    2. 1 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42%
    3. 2 AM 74° Chance Rain Showers 28%
    4. 3 AM 73° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    5. 4 AM 73° Mostly Cloudy 9%
    6. 5 AM 72° Mostly Cloudy 7%
    7. 6 AM 72° Mostly Cloudy 8%
    8. 7 AM 71° Mostly Cloudy 8%
    9. 8 AM 73° Mostly Cloudy 4%
    10. 9 AM 76° Partly Sunny 3%
    11. 10 AM 79° Partly Sunny 5%
    12. 11 AM 81° Partly Sunny 6%
    13. 12 PM 83° Partly Sunny 5%
    14. 1 PM 85° Partly Sunny 4%
    15. 2 PM 86° Partly Sunny 11%
    16. 3 PM 86° Partly Sunny 10%
    17. 4 PM 87° Partly Sunny 10%
    18. 5 PM 86° Partly Sunny 10%
    19. 6 PM 85° Mostly Cloudy 9%
    20. 7 PM 84° Mostly Cloudy 8%
    21. 8 PM 81° Partly Cloudy 14%
    22. 9 PM 79° Mostly Cloudy 9%
    23. 10 PM 77° Mostly Cloudy 8%
    24. 11 PM 76° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22%
  3. Thu 8/13 Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 61% 89° · 73°
    1. 12 AM 75° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19%
    2. 1 AM 74° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    3. 2 AM 74° Mostly Cloudy 5%
    4. 3 AM 73° Mostly Clear 2%
    5. 4 AM 73° Partly Cloudy
    6. 5 AM 73° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 72° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 71° Sunny 2%
    9. 8 AM 74° Sunny 3%
    10. 9 AM 77° Sunny 3%
    11. 10 AM 80° Mostly Sunny 3%
    12. 11 AM 83° Mostly Sunny 3%
    13. 12 PM 85° Mostly Sunny 3%
    14. 1 PM 87° Partly Sunny 3%
    15. 2 PM 88° Chance Rain Showers 41%
    16. 3 PM 89° Chance Rain Showers 41%
    17. 4 PM 88° Chance Rain Showers 41%
    18. 5 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    19. 6 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    20. 7 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    21. 8 PM 82° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 61%
    22. 9 PM 80° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 61%
    23. 10 PM 79° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 61%
    24. 11 PM 78° Rain Showers Likely 61%
  4. Fri 8/14 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 49% 87° · 67°
    1. 12 AM 77° Rain Showers Likely 61%
    2. 1 AM 77° Rain Showers Likely 61%
    3. 2 AM 76° Chance Rain Showers 49%
    4. 3 AM 75° Chance Rain Showers 49%
    5. 4 AM 75° Chance Rain Showers 49%
    6. 5 AM 75° Chance Rain Showers 49%
    7. 6 AM 74° Chance Rain Showers 49%
    8. 7 AM 73° Chance Rain Showers 49%
    9. 8 AM 74° Chance Rain Showers 37%
    10. 9 AM 76° Chance Rain Showers 37%
    11. 10 AM 78° Chance Rain Showers 37%
    12. 11 AM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 37%
    13. 12 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 37%
    14. 1 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 37%
    15. 2 PM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    16. 3 PM 85° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    17. 4 PM 86° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    18. 5 PM 86° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    19. 6 PM 85° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    20. 7 PM 83° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    21. 8 PM 81° Partly Cloudy 10%
    22. 9 PM 79° Partly Cloudy 10%
    23. 10 PM 78° Partly Cloudy 10%
    24. 11 PM 76° Partly Cloudy 10%
  5. Sat 8/15 Mostly Sunny 13% 85° · 67°
    1. 12 AM 75° Partly Cloudy 10%
    2. 1 AM 73° Partly Cloudy 10%
    3. 2 AM 72° Partly Cloudy 5%
    4. 3 AM 70° Partly Cloudy 5%
    5. 4 AM 69° Partly Cloudy 5%
    6. 5 AM 68° Partly Cloudy 5%
    7. 6 AM 68° Mostly Sunny 5%
    8. 7 AM 68° Mostly Sunny 5%
    9. 8 AM 69° Mostly Sunny 5%
    10. 9 AM 72° Mostly Sunny 5%
    11. 10 AM 75° Mostly Sunny 5%
    12. 11 AM 78° Mostly Sunny 5%
    13. 12 PM 80° Mostly Sunny 5%
    14. 1 PM 82° Mostly Sunny 5%
    15. 2 PM 83° Mostly Sunny 5%
    16. 3 PM 84° Mostly Sunny 5%
    17. 4 PM 84° Mostly Sunny 5%
    18. 5 PM 84° Mostly Sunny 5%
    19. 6 PM 83° Partly Cloudy 5%
    20. 7 PM 81° Partly Cloudy 5%
    21. 8 PM 79° Partly Cloudy 8%
    22. 9 PM 77° Partly Cloudy 8%
    23. 10 PM 75° Partly Cloudy 8%
    24. 11 PM 73° Partly Cloudy 8%
  6. Sun 8/16 Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 50% 88° · 73°
    1. 12 AM 72° Partly Cloudy 8%
    2. 1 AM 71° Partly Cloudy 8%
    3. 2 AM 71° Mostly Cloudy 13%
    4. 3 AM 70° Mostly Cloudy 13%
    5. 4 AM 69° Mostly Cloudy 13%
    6. 5 AM 69° Mostly Cloudy 13%
    7. 6 AM 69° Partly Sunny 13%
    8. 7 AM 70° Partly Sunny 13%
    9. 8 AM 71° Mostly Sunny 9%
    10. 9 AM 74° Mostly Sunny 9%
    11. 10 AM 77° Mostly Sunny 9%
    12. 11 AM 80° Mostly Sunny 9%
    13. 12 PM 83° Mostly Sunny 9%
    14. 1 PM 85° Mostly Sunny 9%
    15. 2 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    16. 3 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    17. 4 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    18. 5 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    19. 6 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    20. 7 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    21. 8 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 50%
    22. 9 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 50%
    23. 10 PM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 50%
    24. 11 PM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 50%
  7. Mon 8/17 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26% 90° · 70°
    1. 12 AM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 50%
    2. 1 AM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 50%
    3. 2 AM 76° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    4. 3 AM 75° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    5. 4 AM 74° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    6. 5 AM 74° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    7. 6 AM 74° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    8. 7 AM 74° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    9. 8 AM 75° Mostly Sunny 12%
    10. 9 AM 77° Mostly Sunny 12%
    11. 10 AM 80° Mostly Sunny 12%
    12. 11 AM 83° Mostly Sunny 12%
    13. 12 PM 85° Mostly Sunny 12%
    14. 1 PM 87° Mostly Sunny 12%
    15. 2 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    16. 3 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    17. 4 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    18. 5 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    19. 6 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    20. 7 PM 85° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    21. 8 PM 83° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    22. 9 PM 81° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    23. 10 PM 79° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    24. 11 PM 77° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Tue 8/18 Partly Cloudy 14% 89° · 68°
  2. Wed 8/19 Drizzle 6% 86° · 71°
  3. Thu 8/20 Rain Showers 12% 87° · 70°
  4. Fri 8/21 Drizzle 13% 95° · 70°
  5. Sat 8/22 Drizzle 20% 104° · 76°
  6. Sun 8/23 Rain Showers 21% 105° · 76°
  7. Mon 8/24 Thunderstorms 34% 96° · 74°
  8. Tue 8/25 Drizzle 34% 79° · 68°
  9. Wed 8/26 Cloudy 26% 78° · 63°

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.

Saturday, 8/15

Mostly Sunny, 85° / 67°

  1. Tomorrow88°71°
  2. Thu89°73°
  3. Fri87°67°
  4. Sat85°67°
  5. Sun88°73°
  6. Mon90°70°

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Detailed forecast (NWS)

Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. West wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Northwest wind around 6 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
A chance of rain showers between 2pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. West wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A chance of rain showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Forecast details

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