Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Washington/Dulles International Airport, DC (KIAD)

Lat: 38.93°NLon: 77.45°WElev: 312ft.

Mostly Cloudy

45°F

7°C

Humidity 61%
Wind Speed E 6 mph
Barometer 29.88 in (1011.9 mb)
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill42°F (6°C)
Last update 26 Feb 8:52 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Chantilly VA

  • Today

    Today: Rain likely, mainly before 4pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 47 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Rain
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog before 1am, then patchy fog after 2am.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 29 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 52 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. South wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Light and variable wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.

    High: 50 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of snow after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Snow likely, mainly before 1pm.  Cloudy, with a high near 32. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 32 °F

    Snow Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today
Rain likely, mainly before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog before 1am, then patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Light and variable wind.
Friday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. South wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 62. Light and variable wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 32. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of snow before 1am, then a chance of snow and freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
A chance of rain or freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday Night
Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 48. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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Point Forecast:
Chantilly VA
 38.88°N 77.43°W (Elev. 299 ft)
9:06 am EST Feb 26, 2026
9am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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