These are the same tools Capital Weather Gang meteorologists use — with a mix of quick-look forecasts and deeper data and discussions for weather enthusiasts. The majority of these links are from the National Weather Service, meaning they are generally trustworthy and reliable.
🌡️ Current conditions
What's happening now
- Latest weather observations for D.C.
- Latest weather observations from around the region
- Interactive map of weather observations from around the region
- Active watches warnings and advisories for D.C. area
- Maryland Mesonet
- Maryland traffic cameras | pavement temperatures | MDOT dashboard
- Virginia traffic cameras
- Arlington, Virginia, traffic cameras
🌤️Short-term forecast
What to expect over the next 1–3 days
- National Weather Service forecast for D.C.
- NWS forecast discussion for D.C. area
- Short range public forecast discussion
⛈️ Storm outlooks and hazards
Tracking potential high-impact weather
- Excessive rainfall discussion
- Urban rain rate dashboard – interactive website designed to visualize the probability of high rain rates that may lead to flash flooding in over 60 major U.S. cities, including D.C.
- Heavy snow discussion
- D.C. area snow and ice forecasts
- Day 1 severe thunderstorm outlook
- Day 2 severe thunderstorm outlook
- Day 3 severe thunderstorm outlook
- Day 4-8 severe thunderstorm outlook
- Map of severe storm reports
📅 Medium- and long-range outlooks
Trends beyond the next few days
- Extended forecast discussion
- 6- to 10-day temperature and precipitation outlooks
- 8- to 14-day temperature and precipitation outlooks
- Week 3-4 outlooks
- One month outlook
- Three month outlook
📊 Historical data and climate
Dig into past weather and trends as well as context, records, and storytelling
- Today's high and low temperature and precipitation report
- The current month's high and low temperature and precipitation report
- National Weather Service climate database for locations in D.C. region – a very rich data source; requires some time to find what you're looking for.
- Climate perspectives for D.C. from the Southeast Regional Climate Center – places current D.C. weather conditions into historical perspective.
- Regional Climate Center database – while complicated to navigate, an incredibly useful tool for exploring historical climate data once you become familiar with it.
- D.C.'s monthly average temperatures since 1871
- D.C.'s monthly precipitation since 1871
- D.C.'s monthly snowfall since 1888
- The history of weather observing in D.C. – a fascinating and authoratative history of weather observations in the D.C. area dating back to the 1800s.
- Unusual and noteworthy meteorological events (1871-2008) – a detailed compendium of historical D.C. weather information.
D.C. weather media
Trust our forecast, but feel free to check out others
- ABC/WJLA 7 – Chief meteorologist Veronica Johnson and crew.
- CBS/WUSA 9 – Chief meteorologist Topper Shutt and team.
- FOX 5 – Chief meteorologist Tucker Barnes and crew.
- NBC 4 – Chief meteorologist Doug Kammerer and Storm Team4.
Free weather models
Create your own forecast or keep track of the latest
- Pivotal Weather – Easily compare most major weather models.
- Tropical Tidbits – Not just tropical, but with a focus on more specialized maps.
- Weathernerds – Major weather models in user-created zooms.