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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

Washington/Reagan National Airport, DC (KDCA)

Lat: 38.85°NLon: 77.03°WElev: 13ft.

A Few Clouds

43°F

6°C

Humidity 60%
Wind Speed SE 5 mph
Barometer 30.06 in (1017.7 mb)
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill40°F (4°C)
Last update 17 Jan 3:52 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Alexandria VA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain before 4am, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow. Increasing clouds, with a low around 33. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then
    Rain/Snow
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow likely, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 35. North wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 35 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely then
    Snow Likely

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 21. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 21 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 39. South wind 5 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Northwest wind around 9 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 28.

    High: 28 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 16.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 39.

    High: 39 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of rain before 4am, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow. Increasing clouds, with a low around 33. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
Snow likely, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 35. North wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 21. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 39. South wind 5 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Northwest wind around 9 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 28.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 39.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Saturday
A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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Point Forecast:
Alexandria VA
 38.83°N 77.09°W (Elev. 249 ft)
Last Update:
3:53 pm EST Jan 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm EST Jan 17, 2026-6pm EST Jan 24, 2026
 
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