Heavy Rainfall and Severe Weather Along the East Coast; Unsettled Weather in the Pacific Northwest

A cold front across the East Coast will continue to bring heavy to excessive rainfall, gusty to damaging winds, and a possible tornado through Friday. A series of Pacific storms will continue impacts through the middle of next week across the Pacific Northwest and northern California coast. Gusty winds, low elevation rainfall, and high elevation snow are expected. Read More >

Current conditions at

Washington/Dulles International Airport, DC (KIAD)

Lat: 38.93°NLon: 77.45°WElev: 312ft.

Light Rain Fog/Mist

68°F

20°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed SE 8 mph
Barometer 29.87 in (1011.2 mb)
Dewpoint 67°F (19°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Last update 5 Nov 8:52 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Merrifield VA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 4am, then scattered showers.  Patchy fog after 3am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 61 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Scattered showers between 11am and 1pm.  Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 69. North wind 3 to 6 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 69 °F

    Scattered
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Isolated
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Light north wind becoming northwest 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 62.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 4am, then scattered showers. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Scattered showers between 11am and 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 69. North wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Light north wind becoming northwest 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 62.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 43.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 40.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Veterans Day
Sunny, with a high near 64.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Thursday
A slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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Point Forecast:
Merrifield VA
 38.89°N 77.25°W (Elev. 348 ft)
6:53 pm EST Nov 5, 2026
9pm EST Nov 5, 2026-6pm EST Nov 12, 2026
 
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