Fire Weather Issues; Pacific System Moving Inland

Dry fuels, strong winds and dry weather will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the areas of the Plains, Midwest and Southeast today. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Washington/Dulles International Airport, DC (KIAD)

Lat: 38.93°NLon: 77.45°WElev: 312ft.

Fair

51°F

11°C

Humidity 25%
Wind Speed N 13 G 24 mph
Barometer 30.26 in (1024.7 mb)
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill46°F (8°C)
Last update 20 Apr 6:52 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Mc Lean VA

Freeze Warning April 21, 02:00am until April 21, 10:00am
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Freeze Warning
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Widespread frost after 2am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Frost

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Widespread frost before 10am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 61 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of showers after 2am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind around 8 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 49 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 72 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 77.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.

    High: 79 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of showers after 8pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 55 °F

    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Widespread frost after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Widespread frost before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Friday Night
A chance of showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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Point Forecast:
3 Miles NNW Mc Lean VA
 38.98°N 77.24°W (Elev. 98 ft)
4:53 pm EDT Apr 20, 2026
7pm EDT Apr 20, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 27, 2026
 
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