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/Reagan National Airport, DC (KDCA)

Lat: 38.85°NLon: 77.03°WElev: 13ft.

Mostly Cloudy

48°F

9°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed NE 7 mph
Barometer 29.90 in (1012.4 mb)
Dewpoint 33°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill45°F (7°C)
Last update 26 Feb 10:52 am EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NE Washington DC

  • Today

    Today: A chance of rain, mainly between 11am and 4pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Northeast wind around 6 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 47 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Chance Rain

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog before 1am, then patchy fog after 2am.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 31. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 31 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 52 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50.

    High: 50 °F

    Partly 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 33. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 33 °F

    Snow Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of rain, mainly between 11am and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tonight
Patchy fog before 1am, then patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 31. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
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. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Sunday
Partly 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 33. 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 22. 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 32. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NE Washington DC
 38.91°N 77.02°W (Elev. 72 ft)
10:02 am EST Feb 26, 2026
10am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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