Washington Weather
60°
Overcast
Feels like 60°
−1.4° vs normal — right about normal
Perfect
Outdoor comfort right now
It is 60°F and overcast in Washington. Precipitation is falling and should ease around 6am. Tomorrow: rain showers, high 65°F.
- Pressure rising steadily 30.14 inHg
- Wind 4 mph NE
- Humidity 83%
- Cloud 100%
- UV peak 1
- Rain chance 100%
Next 48 hours
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Now
100%
10
6am
19%
9
7am
24%
8
8am
29%
8
9am
28%
8
10am
26%
7
11am
29%
6
12pm
24%
5
1pm
22%
4
2pm
25%
4
3pm
14%
4
4pm
17%
4
5pm
13%
4
6pm
16%
3
7pm
30%
3
8pm
16%
2
9pm
15%
3
10pm
12%
3
11pm
13%
3
12am
Sun
13%
3
1am
18%
4
2am
14%
4
3am
13%
5
4am
23%
6
5am
25%
6
6am
28%
6
7am
56%
7
8am
49%
7
9am
54%
7
10am
41%
7
11am
42%
7
12pm
52%
6
1pm
61%
6
2pm
48%
6
3pm
8%
5
4pm
30%
5
5pm
24%
5
6pm
5%
4
7pm
52%
4
8pm
9%
4
9pm
6%
3
10pm
6%
3
11pm
6%
3
12am
Mon
7%
3
1am
7%
3
2am
5%
3
3am
1%
3
4am
1%
3
Conditions in detail
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Feels like
60°
About what it looks like
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Dew point
56°
Comfortable
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Wind
4 mph
Gusting 9 mph from NE
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Pressure
30.15 inHg
Rising steadily
-
Visibility
7.0 mi
Clear
-
UV index
0
Peaks at 1 today
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Cloud cover
100%
—
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Precipitation today
0.35"
Over about 14h
Air quality
US AQI
47
Good
- PM2.5 4 µg/m³
- PM10 4 µg/m³
- Ozone 50 µg/m³
- NO₂ 9 µg/m³
Next 14 days
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Best time to…
Scored hour by hour across the next two days.
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Walk the dog
99Sat 6am–4am
Mild, no downpours, no ice
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Ride a bike
97Sat 6am–4am
Wind matters more than temperature
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Garden work
95Sun 2am–3am
Mild and dry, sun optional
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Go for a run
83Sun 8pm–4am
Cool, calm and dry
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Golden-hour photos
81Sat 5pm–6pm
Scattered cloud catches the light
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Patio or BBQ
70Sun 3pm–6pm
Warm, dry, and not too breezy
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Line-dry laundry
67Sat 3pm–5pm
Dry air plus a working breeze
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Stargazing
22No good window in the next 48h
Clear, dark and calm
Sun & moon
Sunrise
7:06 am
Sunset
6:47 pm
- Day length11h 41m
- Golden hour5:52 pm–6:47 pm
Last quarter
54% illuminated
Full moon in 23 days
Stargazing tonight
Poor · 17/100
Clearest around 9pm at 77% cloud.
Almanac
20 years of records for Oct 3 (±3 days)
Today is right about normal (−1.4° on the high, +4.4° on the low).
- Normal high73°
- Normal low56°
- Record high 94° 2019
- Record low 43° 2011
- Typical rainfall0.13"
- Odds of a wet day31%
Washington weather questions, answered
- Is it raining in Washington right now?
- Yes — precipitation is falling in Washington and should ease around 6am.
- How warm does it get in Washington today?
- Washington reaches a high of 71°F and drops to 60°F overnight. Right now it is 60°F and feels like 60°F.
- What is the best time to be outside in Washington today?
- 3pm looks like the pick — 63°F, partly cloudy, wind 4 mph. Outdoor comfort scores 96 out of 100 (perfect).
- What is the weather in Washington tomorrow?
- Rain showers, with a high of 65°F and a low of 61°F — +6.7° cooler than today. Chance of precipitation peaks at 61%.
- What time is sunrise and sunset in Washington?
- The sun rises at 7:06 am and sets at 6:47 pm, giving 11h 41m of daylight.
About this Washington forecast
Updated 2026-10-03 10:15 UTC, and refreshed automatically every few minutes. Forecast data is provided by Visual Crossing; radar frames from RainViewer; the 20-year normals and records from the ERA5 reanalysis archive. No national weather service publishes point alerts here, so only computed watches are shown.
Watches labelled computed are worked out on this site from forecast thresholds and are not official warnings — always defer to your national weather service. Need help reading a number? See the sourced weather guide.
Weather near Washington
Forecasts for the closest places we publish.
- Baltimore 56 km
- Richmond 156 km
- Wilmington 159 km
- Philadelphia 198 km
- Virginia Beach 247 km
- Pittsburgh 305 km
- Newark 318 km
- New York 328 km