Golden Triangle, DC Weather

4:16 AM EDT38.91°N, 77.04°WElevation 59 ft

Current conditions

Clear
46°
Clear
Feels like 43°
High 64°·Low 42° tonight
WindENE 7 mph
Humidity87%
Dew point43°
Pressure30.48 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover9%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:27 AM
Sunset6:19 PM

Observed at Washington/Reagan National Airport, DC · 31 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Tonight

    Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northeast wind around 3 mph.

  • Saturday

    Sunny, with a high near 64. Northeast wind 2 to 6 mph.

  • Saturday Night

    Clear, with a low around 42. Northeast wind 1 to 5 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 5 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Mostly Clear 44°
  2. 5 AM Clear 43°
  3. 6 AM Sunny 43°
  4. 7 AM Sunny 42°
  5. 8 AM Sunny 43°
  6. 9 AM Sunny 46°
  7. 10 AM Sunny 53°
  8. 11 AM Sunny 56°
  9. 12 PM Sunny 60°
  10. 1 PM Sunny 61°
  11. 2 PM Sunny 63°
  12. 3 PM Sunny 63°
  13. 4 PM Sunny 64°
  14. 5 PM Sunny 62°
  15. 6 PM Mostly Clear 60°
  16. 7 PM Clear 57°
  17. 8 PM Clear 53°
  18. 9 PM Clear 50°
  19. 10 PM Mostly Clear 49°
  20. 11 PM Mostly Clear 48°
  21. Sun12 AM Clear 46°
  22. 1 AM Clear 45°
  23. 2 AM Clear 44°
  24. 3 AM Clear 44°

Daily forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 23 Mostly Clear Mostly Clear42°
  2. TodayOct 24 Sunny Sunny42°64°
  3. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny41°67°
  4. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny50°70°
  5. TueOct 27 Sunny Sunny49°69°
  6. WedOct 28 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny50°66°
  7. ThuOct 29 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny52°70°
  8. FriOct 30 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny72°
  9. SatOct 31 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy42°59°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

60
Moderate
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Forecast

  • SatGood (44)
  • SunModerate (53)
  • MonGood (50)

Northern Virginia and DC, DC reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:27 AM
Sunset 6:19 PM
Daylight 10 h 51 min (−2 min 20 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 96% lit
Moonrise 5:09 PM Moonset 5:41 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low66° / 49°
Month to date2.08 in (normal 2.73 in)

Washington Area, records since 1871. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in LWX, issued 2 hrs ago

What Has Changed

A Coastal Flood Advisory has been issued for Annapolis. Otherwise, there have been no significant changes to the forecast thinking for the next seven days.

Key Messages

- 1) Frost or freezing temperatures are possible in many areas tonight and Sunday night.

- 2) Dry weather continues through next week along with generally seasonable temperatures.

Discussion

KEY MESSAGE 1...Frost or freezing temperatures are possible in many areas tonight and Sunday night.

With a large area of Canadian high pressure building overhead through the weekend, conditions will likely become favorable for radiational cooling (light to calm winds, mainly clear skies and a cool background airmass). At the moment, it is unclear which night will be the coldest, although tonight (Saturday night) will have a slight advantage given the position of the high overhead.

The growing season for 2026 has ended along and west of the Blue Ridge and Catoctin Mountains, but continues east of there. Any headlines for frost/freeze conditions will only be issued where the growing season remains active.

For tonight, more widespread cold (possible frost/freeze) conditions are possible as high pressure settles more directly overhead. This would bring the frost/freeze threat for most areas outside the major urban centers (downtown DC/Baltimore) and immediate shore of the Chesapeake Bay. If the colder guidance verifies, then the growing season may end for more areas west of I-95 come early Sunday morning. The high will remain overhead through Monday morning, and the low-level airmass doesn't change appreciably, so frost/freeze conditions will be possible again Sunday night.

Did not make appreciable changes to the previous min temperature forecasts, which are near or below the coldest guidance which performs best in radiational cooling (MOS, NBM 10 percentile and Canadian Regional).

KEY MESSAGE 2...Dry weather continues through next week along with generally seasonable temperatures.

Aviation

VFR conditions are expected to prevail through early next week. There are some hints that a slight uptick in low-level moisture could lead to some patchy fog during the early morning hours through the weekend, though confidence in timing and extent of sub-VFR is low at this time. The NAM and related guidance is by far the most aggressive with this outcome, but is an outlier.

E to SE flow is expected today, with light to calm winds again tonight. Wind direction may be a bit variable, ranging from SE to NE as high pressure passes directly overhead Sunday.

P6SM SKC as high pressure dominates early next week. A dry cold front will cross the area late Monday night with winds shifting to N/NW Tuesday.

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