Washington, DC Weather Forecast
District of Columbia, District of Columbia
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Washington, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
Free alerts for Washington
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Washington, DC at a glance
Washington is home to about 678,972 people in District of Columbia, across 61 square miles. It is the largest of 1 places in District of Columbia with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Mount Rainier, 4 miles away.
- County
- District of Columbia
- Population
- 678,972 2023 est.
- Land area
- 61 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 11,108
- Forecast point
- 38.9042°N, 77.0165°W
How well can the network see Washington?
The nearest Doppler radar is KLWX (Sterling, VA), to the WNW. Its lowest scan passes about 1,500 ft above Washington. That is about as close as US radar coverage gets: low-level rotation and gust fronts over Washington show up clearly. Washington is closer to its radar than 77% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KDCA (Washington/Reagan-National Arpt). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Washington
- Mount Rainier, MD4 mi
- Brentwood, MD4 mi
- Hyattsville, MD5 mi
- Takoma Park, MD5 mi
- Bladensburg, MD6 mi
- Cheverly, MD6 mi
- Capitol Heights, MD6 mi
- Seat Pleasant, MD6 mi