Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Watching Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Washington/Reagan National Airport, DC (KDCA)

Lat: 38.85° N Lon: 77.03° W Elev: 13 ft.

Fair

32°F

0°C

Humidity 25%
Wind Speed N 9 mph
Barometer 30.47 in (1031.7 mb)
Dewpoint 0°F (-18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill24°F (-4°C)
Last update 20 Jan 6:52 pm EST
Detailed forecast for

District of Columbia

Tonight
Clear. Lows around 16. North winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny. Highs around 40. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny. Highs around 50. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy. Cold with lows around 10 above. Wind chill values as low as zero.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow. Highs around 20. Wind chill values as low as zero.
Saturday Night
Snow. Lows around 15. Chance of snow 80 percent.
Sunday
Snow. Highs in the lower 20s. Chance of snow 80 percent.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Cold with lows around 10 above.
Monday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s. Wind chill values as low as zero.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy. Cold with lows around 10 above.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s. Wind chill values as low as zero.



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