Washington weather

District of Columbia, United States ·

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Current conditions in Washington

Observed at station Washington/Reagan National Airport, DC (7.4 km away)

52°F

Clear

Feels like 52°F (air temperature)

Low tonight 43°F

Sunrise 6:43 AM Sunset 5:03 PM Daylight 10 h 20 min (calculated)

Data: NOAA National Weather Service · U.S. Government work, public domain (no endorsement implied) · Observed 7:55 PM EST (1 hr ago) · Forecast issued Sat, Nov 7, 9:02 PM EST · Retrieved just now

Forecast area: NWS LWX grid 95,72 near Washington, DC. Resolution: NWS forecast grid (about 2.5 km). Not street-level accuracy.

Today

Next 24 hours

  1. 9 PM 46° 0% 12 mph W Mostly Clear
  2. 10 PM 46° 0% 10 mph W Mostly Clear
  3. 11 PM 45° 0% 12 mph NW Mostly Clear
  4. 12 AM 45° 0% 12 mph NW Mostly Clear
  5. 1 AM 45° 0% 12 mph NW Mostly Clear
  6. 2 AM 45° 0% 12 mph NW Mostly Clear
  7. 3 AM 45° 0% 12 mph NW Mostly Clear
  8. 4 AM 44° 0% 12 mph NW Mostly Clear
  9. 5 AM 44° 0% 10 mph NW Mostly Clear
  10. 6 AM 44° 0% 10 mph NW Sunny
  11. 7 AM 44° 0% 10 mph NW Sunny
  12. 8 AM 46° 0% 12 mph NW Sunny
  13. 9 AM 52° 0% 12 mph NW Sunny
  14. 10 AM 54° 0% 12 mph W Sunny
  15. 11 AM 57° 0% 12 mph W Sunny
  16. 12 PM 60° 0% 12 mph W Sunny
  17. 1 PM 61° 0% 10 mph W Sunny
  18. 2 PM 63° 0% 10 mph W Sunny
  19. 3 PM 63° 0% 9 mph SW Sunny
  20. 4 PM 63° 0% 9 mph SW Sunny
  21. 5 PM 60° 0% 9 mph SW Sunny
  22. 6 PM 57° 0% 8 mph SW Mostly Clear
  23. 7 PM 53° 0% 7 mph SW Mostly Clear
  24. 8 PM 50° 0% 7 mph SW Mostly Clear

Data: NOAA National Weather Service · U.S. Government work, public domain (no endorsement implied)

Details

Feels like

52°F

No adjustment applies in these conditions; air temperature shown

Precipitation chance

0%

Today, highest period · Forecast · NOAA National Weather Service

Wind

10 mph WNW

Observed 7:55 PM · NOAA National Weather Service

Humidity

54%

Observed 7:55 PM · NOAA National Weather Service

Visibility

10.0 mi

Observed 7:55 PM · NOAA National Weather Service

Sunrise

6:43 AM

Calculated · SunCalc

Sunset

5:03 PM

Calculated · SunCalc

Day length

10 h 20 min

Calculated · sea-level horizon

Not available from this source right now: UV index, pressure, air quality (planned).

Tomorrow

Sunday, Nov 8: Sunny

High 63°F · Low 45°F · 0% chance of precipitation

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 63. West wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Data: NOAA National Weather Service · U.S. Government work, public domain (no endorsement implied)

Next 3 Days

Next 3 days
DayConditionsHighLowPrecip. chanceWind
Sat, Nov 7 partial Mostly Clear —43°F 0% 12 mph
Sun, Nov 8 Sunny 63°F45°F 0% 12 mph
Mon, Nov 9 Sunny 63°F41°F 0% 16 mph

“Partial” days are not fully covered by the forecast.

Data: NOAA National Weather Service · U.S. Government work, public domain (no endorsement implied)

Next 7 Days

Next 7 days
DayConditionsHighLowPrecip. chanceWind
Sat, Nov 7 partial Mostly Clear —43°F 0% 12 mph
Sun, Nov 8 Sunny 63°F45°F 0% 12 mph
Mon, Nov 9 Sunny 63°F41°F 0% 16 mph
Tue, Nov 10 Sunny 67°F44°F 0% 10 mph
Wed, Nov 11 Sunny 66°F45°F 7% 6 mph
Thu, Nov 12 Chance Light Rain 61°F41°F 47% 8 mph
Fri, Nov 13 Chance Light Rain 52°F34°F 46% 15 mph

“Partial” days are not fully covered by the forecast.

Data: NOAA National Weather Service · U.S. Government work, public domain (no endorsement implied)

Full Outlook (8 days)

Full outlook: 8 days available, to Sat, Nov 14
DayConditionsHighLowPrecip. chanceWind
Sat, Nov 7 partial Mostly Clear —43°F 0% 12 mph
Sun, Nov 8 Sunny 63°F45°F 0% 12 mph
Mon, Nov 9 Sunny 63°F41°F 0% 16 mph
Tue, Nov 10 Sunny 67°F44°F 0% 10 mph
Wed, Nov 11 Sunny 66°F45°F 7% 6 mph
Thu, Nov 12 Chance Light Rain 61°F41°F 47% 8 mph
Fri, Nov 13 Chance Light Rain 52°F34°F 46% 15 mph
Sat, Nov 14 partial Slight Chance Light Rain 51°F— 20% 15 mph

“Partial” days are not fully covered by the forecast. Outlook ends Sat, Nov 14, the last day this provider publishes.

Data: NOAA National Weather Service · U.S. Government work, public domain (no endorsement implied)

History

Daily history

Yesterday, last week and the same date in each of the past five years will appear here once the daily history archive for million-plus cities is published. The archive is being prepared and checked; until then no historical values are shown, rather than estimates.

Retained window once live: five calendar years ending yesterday (local time).

What to wear

  • Today

    • Warm jacket or sweater Cool at around 43°F.
  • Sun, Nov 8

    • Warm jacket or sweater Cool at around 45°F.
    • Dress in layers A big swing between low (45°F) and high (63°F).
  • Mon, Nov 9

    • Warm jacket or sweater Cool at around 41°F.
    • Dress in layers A big swing between low (41°F) and high (63°F).
  • Tue, Nov 10

    • Warm jacket or sweater Cool at around 44°F.
    • Dress in layers A big swing between low (44°F) and high (67°F).
  • Wed, Nov 11

    • Warm jacket or sweater Cool at around 45°F.
    • Dress in layers A big swing between low (45°F) and high (66°F).
  • Thu, Nov 12

    • Warm jacket or sweater Cool at around 41°F.
    • Dress in layers A big swing between low (41°F) and high (61°F).
    • Waterproof layer or umbrella Rain is likely: a 47% chance of precipitation.
  • Fri, Nov 13

    • Warm jacket or sweater Cool at around 34°F.
    • Dress in layers A big swing between low (34°F) and high (52°F).
    • Waterproof layer or umbrella Rain is likely: a 46% chance of precipitation.
  • Sat, Nov 14

    • A light layer Lows around 51°F.

Suggestions are general and rule-based; they are not a safety assessment.

Sunrise, sunset and daylight in Washington

6 h12 h18 h JFMAMJJASOND
Daylight through 2026. Longest: 14 h 54 min (Thu, Jun 18). Shortest: 9 h 26 min (Fri, Dec 18). Times in America/New_York; astronomical calculation for a sea-level horizon, not a weather forecast.

Sun times calculated with SunCalc (BSD-2-Clause) · BSD-2-Clause, Copyright (c) 2014 Vladimir Agafonkin

About this forecast

Washington forecasts come from NOAA National Weather Service. Current conditions are labelled as either a station observation or an estimate from the forecast. Times are shown in America/New_York.

Urban area population: about 3.3 million (UN estimate for 1 July 2025, measuring the whole built-up urban area, which can differ from city-limit figures).

City location: 38.907, -77.074 (population-weighted centre of the urban area). Neighbourhood conditions can differ, especially near water or hills.

City list and populations: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025 (File 21) · CC BY 3.0 IGO