Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fort Belvoir (KDAA)

Lat: 38.72°NLon: 77.18°WElev: 69ft.

Overcast

43°F

6°C

Humidity 55%
Wind Speed SW 5 mph
Barometer 30.01 in (1016.6 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill40°F (4°C)
Last update 17 Jan 2:55 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

La Plata MD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain between 1am and 5am, then rain and snow likely.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 32. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then
    Rain/Snow
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 1pm.  High near 35. North wind 6 to 9 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 35 °F

    Rain/Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of snow before 7pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 18. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 18 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Northwest wind around 8 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 29.

    High: 29 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 13.

    Low: 13 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 40.

    High: 40 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of rain between 1am and 5am, then rain and snow likely. Increasing clouds, with a low around 32. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Sunday
Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 1pm. High near 35. North wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 18. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Northwest wind around 8 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 29.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 13.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 40.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 43.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Saturday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
La Plata MD
 38.53°N 76.97°W (Elev. 148 ft)
2:22 pm EST Jan 17, 2026
3pm EST Jan 17, 2026-6pm EST Jan 24, 2026
 
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