Severe Weather and Flooding Expected Across the Southern Plains, Mid South, & Ohio Valley

Strong to severe thunderstorms, including tornadoes, are expected late today and tonight and continuing through Friday from the southern Plains to the Mid South and Ohio Valley, where heavy rainfall and flooding are also likely. Elsewhere, chilly temperatures and heavy mountain snowfall will persist for parts of the West while very mild air prevails along the East Coast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Washington/Reagan National Airport, DC (KDCA)

Lat: 38.85°NLon: 77.03°WElev: 13ft.

Mostly Cloudy

81°F

27°C

Humidity 41%
Wind Speed SW 8 mph
Barometer 29.81 in (1009.6 mb)
Dewpoint 55°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index81°F (27°C)
Last update 23 Mar 4:52 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Washington DC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a chance of showers between 4am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 52. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Chance
    Showers

    Low: 52 °F

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers and thunderstorms.  Temperature falling to around 49 by 3pm. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Showers

    High: 54 °F

  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: Showers.  Low around 43. East wind 6 to 8 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Showers

    Low: 43 °F

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers likely, mainly before 2pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 64. East wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Showers
    Likely

    High: 64 °F

  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West wind 7 to 13 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Chance
    Showers

    Low: 51 °F

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67.

    Sunny

    High: 67 °F

  • Sunday
    Night

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

    Partly Cloudy

    Low: 44 °F

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of showers after 2pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Showers

    High: 59 °F

  • Monday
    Night

    Monday Night: A chance of showers before 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Chance
    Showers

    Low: 42 °F

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a chance of showers between 4am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 52. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
Showers and thunderstorms. Temperature falling to around 49 by 3pm. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers. Low around 43. East wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday
Showers likely, mainly before 2pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 64. East wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 67.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Monday
A chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
A chance of showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
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Point Forecast:
Washington DC
 38.91°N 77.05°W (Elev. 89 ft)
5:38 pm EDT Mar 23, 2023
5pm EDT Mar 23, 2023-6pm EDT Mar 30, 2023
 
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