Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures This Weekend

Another clipper will drop into the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest into Sunday with snow and gusty winds contributing to some areas of blizzard conditions and snow squalls. Impactful snowfall will occur up and down the East Coast Sunday extending from the western Florida Panhandle to Maine. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Washington/Dulles International Airport, DC (KIAD)

Lat: 38.93°NLon: 77.45°WElev: 312ft.

Partly Cloudy

37°F

3°C

Humidity 73%
Wind Speed E 6 mph
Barometer 30.07 in (1018.4 mb)
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill32°F (0°C)
Last update 17 Jan 8:52 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles ENE The Plains VA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of snow before 2am, then a chance of rain between 2am and 3am, then a chance of rain and snow after 3am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 29. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow likely, mainly before 1pm.  Cloudy, with a high near 32. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 32 °F

    Snow Likely
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 18 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 37. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 27.

    High: 27 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 12.

    Low: 12 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.

    High: 37 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

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

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A slight chance of snow before 2am, then a chance of rain between 2am and 3am, then a chance of rain and snow after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 29. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday
Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 32. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 37. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 27.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 12.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 41.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Saturday
A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles ENE The Plains VA
 38.89°N 77.71°W (Elev. 758 ft)
7:31 pm EST Jan 17, 2026
9pm EST Jan 17, 2026-6pm EST Jan 24, 2026
 
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