Flooding Threat Continues in Portions of Texas; Poor Air Quality in the Great Lakes through the Mid-Atlantic

Widespread life-threatening flash and urban flooding continues in south-central Texas, with considerable flooding impacts possible across central Texas. Wildfire smoke is impacting air quality across much of the Great Lakes region into southern New England and the Mid-Atlantic. Monsoonal thunderstorms may produce isolated to scattered flash flooding across the Southwest into the Great Basin. Read More >

Current conditions at

Washington/Reagan National Airport, DC (KDCA)

Lat: 38.85°NLon: 77.03°WElev: 13ft.

Smoke

79°F

26°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed N 6 mph
Barometer 30.06 in (1017.9 mb)
Dewpoint 62°F (17°C)
Visibility 1.25 mi
Heat Index80°F (27°C)
Last update 17 Jul 7:52 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Washington DC

  • Today

    Today: Widespread smoke. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.

    High: 92 °F

    Smoke

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Widespread smoke, mainly before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Light south wind.

    Low: 74 °F

    Smoke

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm.  Patchy smoke between 10am and noon. High near 94. Heat index values as high as 103. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 94 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a slight chance of showers.  Low around 74. West wind around 6 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 74 °F

    T-storms then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

    High: 88 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.

    Low: 68 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 87.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.

    Low: 71 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 92 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today
Widespread smoke. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.
Tonight
Widespread smoke, mainly before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Light south wind.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Patchy smoke between 10am and noon. High near 94. Heat index values as high as 103. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a slight chance of showers. Low around 74. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 87.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Tuesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
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Point Forecast:
Washington DC
 38.89°N 77.02°W (Elev. 20 ft)
7:52 am EDT Jul 17, 2026
7am EDT Jul 17, 2026-6pm EDT Jul 23, 2026
 
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