Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Washington/Reagan National Airport, DC (KDCA)

Lat: 38.85°NLon: 77.03°WElev: 13ft.

Mostly Cloudy

64°F

18°C

Humidity 73%
Wind Speed NE 5 mph
Barometer 30.23 in (1023.6 mb)
Dewpoint 55°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 3 Oct 5:52 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles E Fort Washington MD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers, mainly after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Light northeast wind.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 58 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers likely, mainly before 11am.  Cloudy, with a high near 66. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 66 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy fog before midnight.  Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm wind.

    Low: 60 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 47. North wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 69.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Light northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday
Showers likely, mainly before 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 66. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Patchy fog before midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm wind.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 47. North wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 69.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles E Fort Washington MD
 38.73°N 76.97°W (Elev. 197 ft)
4:53 pm EDT Oct 3, 2026
6pm EDT Oct 3, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 10, 2026
 
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