Critical Fire Weather in the High Plains and Midwest; Heavy Snow in the Western Mountains and Northern Plains

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central/southern High Plains and portions of the Midwest. Two Pacific storms will continue to bring heavy mountain snow and gusty winds to the western U.S. through Thursday. A swath of wintry weather, including heavy snow and a wintry mix, is expected from the Northern Plains to New England. Read More >

Current conditions at

Washington/Dulles International Airport, DC (KIAD)

Lat: 38.93°NLon: 77.45°WElev: 312ft.

Overcast

54°F

12°C

Humidity	69%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.72 in (1006.5 mb)
Dewpoint	44°F (7°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	18 Feb 3:52 pm EST

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Extended Forecast for

Oakton VA

This Afternoon
High: 58 °F
Isolated
Showers
Tonight
Low: 42 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 47 °F
Patchy Fog
then Rain and
Patchy Fog
Thursday Night
Low: 41 °F
Rain and
Patchy Fog
Friday
High: 57 °F
Rain Likely
and Areas Fog
Friday Night
Low: 40 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 56 °F
Partly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 35 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Chance
Rain/Snow
Sunday
High: 44 °F
Rain/Snow
Likely

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Isolated showers. Cloudy, with a high near 58. Southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Thursday

Rain, mainly after noon. Patchy fog before 11am, then patchy fog after 4pm. High near 47. Light northeast wind becoming east 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday Night

Rain. Patchy fog. Low around 41. East wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday

Rain likely before 1pm. Areas of fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

Saturday Night

A chance of rain and snow after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday

Rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night

A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 41.