Severe Thunderstorms for Mid-Atlantic and Northeast; Typhoon Approaching Guam

A cold front will sweep eastward today accompanied by strong to severe thunderstorms for the mid-Atlantic and Northeast today. In the wake of this cold front, autumn like temperatures and gusty winds from the Plains, Mississippi Valley, Great Lakes to most of the eastern seaboard. Fire weather conditions for lower Mississippi Valley into portions of California. For Guam, a typhoon is approaching. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Washington/Dulles International Airport, DC (KIAD)

Lat: 38.93°NLon: 77.45°WElev: 312ft.

Fog/Mist

63°F

17°C

Humidity 97%
Wind Speed S 9 mph
Barometer 29.91 in (1012.7 mb)
Dewpoint 62°F (17°C)
Visibility 2.00 mi
Last update 16 Oct 8:52 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Chantilly VA

  • Today

    Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm.  Patchy fog before 10am.  Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 82 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 3am, then a chance of showers.  Low around 49. Northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 49 °F

    Showers then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of showers before 8am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 54. North wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 54 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 36. North wind 6 to 10 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 56. North wind around 6 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.

    High: 59 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 3am, then a chance of showers. Low around 49. Northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A chance of showers before 8am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 54. North wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 36. North wind 6 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 56. North wind around 6 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 62.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Chantilly VA
 38.88°N 77.4°W (Elev. 358 ft)
9:08 am EDT Oct 16, 2026
9am EDT Oct 16, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 22, 2026
 
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