Downtown DC

Weather in Downtown DC, live

The weather over Downtown DC as it is measured right now, from radar and the airport reports at Washington/Reagan-National Arpt and College Park Arpt, beside the forecast model’s temperature and wind. Each layer says which it is.

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Right now · as of

  • KDCA Washington/Reagan-National Arpt, 5 km: 14 °C (58 °F), wind from 350° at 6 kt, visibility 10+ miles · VFR · 11 minutes ago
  • KCGS College Park Arpt, 13 km: 10 °C (51 °F), wind calm, visibility 10+ miles · VFR · 8 minutes ago
  • KADW Andrews AFB, 16 km: 14 °C (57 °F), wind from 360° at 6 kt, visibility 10+ miles · VFR · 68 minutes ago
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What the map shows over Downtown DC

  • Rain radarMeasuredDowntown DC is inside RainViewer’s radar coverage. Frames every 10 minutes for the last 2 hours.Open on the mapAbout this layer
  • LightningMeasuredDowntown DC is inside the area NOAA’s lightning layer covers, the Americas and the Pacific. Strike density every 15 minutes.Open on the mapAbout this layer
  • Temperature mapForecast modelNOAA’s GFS model on a 0.25° grid, points about 25 km apart: the forecast for now, not a thermometer reading.Open on the mapAbout this layer
  • Wind mapForecast modelWind 10 metres up from the same model, so it smooths over streets and hills.Open on the mapAbout this layer
  • Severe weather alertsOfficial warningsActive alerts from the US National Weather Service, each pinned as one point.Open on the mapAbout this layer
  • Airport weather (METAR)MeasuredThe latest reports from Washington/Reagan-National Arpt (KDCA), 5 km away, College Park Arpt (KCGS), 13 km away, Andrews AFB (KADW), 16 km away and Fort Belvoir/Davison (KDAA), 24 km away, usually every hour.Open on the mapAbout this layer

Good to know

  • Radar, lightning and airport reports are measurements. Temperature and wind are a forecast model’s values for the nearest hour, which can differ from what a thermometer in Downtown DC reads.
  • Radar detail stops at about zoom 7 and lightning at zoom 8, so the weather of a single street isn’t resolved.
  • For a picture of conditions, not for safety decisions: follow the warnings of your local weather service.

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