Rain: remember that? 🌧️ Chances Wed, Fri and Sat, then more possible next week.
Some models suggest widespread 1.5-2" the week ending May 1, which would be above average for that 7 day period -- a welcome change. Won’t fix the drought overnight, but it’s a start.
Details/updated forecast: cwg.live
Temperatures plunge into 20s and 30s; record low set at Dulles Airport
Most areas outside Beltway dipped to 25-30, while the mercury bottomed out in the low to mid-30s inside Beltway,
Dulles’s low of 27 broke the previous calendar day record of 29 from 1983.
Details at cwg.live
From frost to fantastic 🌸➡️☀️
We start near freezing this AM...
and end the workweek flirting with 80.
• Today: 60s after a chilly start
• Wed: 70s, a few showers
• Thu: sunny, upper 70s to low 80s 🔥
Then cooler, unsettled this weekend.
👉 cwg.live for the latest
Photo by Jeanne Stuart McVey
Link to full forecast: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
A bit of wacky weather earlier today!
A little — but over-performing — impulse in the atmosphere produced snow out west in Garrett and Allegany counties; unexpected showers in the DC area with reports of graupel and hail; and a waterspout near Ocean City, Md! (captured by
@LiamDawkins29 on X)
From the eye of a hurricane to the ice sheets of Greenland, Jack Williams spent a lifetime bringing weather and climate stories to the public.
AMS honors Williams (1937–2026), founding editor of USA Today’s weather page and a pioneer in science communication.
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Freeze warning TONIGHT: How low will temperatures fall?
Areas most likely to experience freezing lows are outside the Beltway, away from water. Urban zones inside the Beltway and along the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay probably avoid freeze.
Details at cwg.live
Reston 5 mins ago
Weather alert: hailstorm just moved through #newmarketmd at 9:30 am EDT. Pea-size hail with a 4-degree F temperature drop, produced by shallow mini-supercell type storms with echo tops near 15K feet. Wind gust potential of 20-30 mph. @capitalweather.bsky.social #WxSky #WXWatchers #mdwx
Brief showers passing through over next hour include some reports of graupel and small hail.
Brisk today, freeze threat tonight… then we’re right back to near 80 by late week 😅
• Highs today: 50–55, breezy
• Lows tonight: near 32
• Tues: sunny, near 60
• Wed–Fri: 70s to 80s
• Cooler again Sun
🎢 Spring roller coaster in full swing
Forecast: cwg.live
Photo by @rivergirl202.bsky.social
Beautiful Spring day to be on the water in Mather Gorge of the Potomac River after the rain cleared! We're lucky to have such incredible natural beauty in the DC area! @capitalweather.bsky.social
🧊 Freeze watch Mon night → Tue AM now expanded region-wide
🌬️ Blustery & cool Monday (50s, feels like 40s)
🌡️ Rebound Tues → 60s; 80s possible by Fri
📢 CWG.Live: Late-season freeze risk + impressive warmup ahead
From the 80s to FREEZING?
The National Weather Service has issued a freeze watch for areas west of I-95 from 2 to 10 a.m. Tuesday for temperatures as low as 29 to 32 degrees. In some areas, this freeze is coming up to 10 days later than the typical last freeze.
More info at cwg.live
955: A rainy next few hours around DC Area. Temps MUCH cooler than yesterday in 40s and 50s. Rain will exit between noon and 3p from west to east. Sun comes out mid to late afternoon. Forecast at CWG.live
Much cooler today with morning to midday showers
* Showers end from W to E ~Noon-2pm; temps in 50s most of the day. Some spots may dip into 40s this morning.
* Some frost is possible early Monday morning.
* Cool highs in the 50s again tomorrow.
* Trending warmer Tue-Wed
Full forecast: cwg.live
🌡️ Near 70° this evening → 50s Sunday (feels like 40s)
🌧️ Showers late tonight into Sunday; maybe a storm
💨 Breezy & chillier behind a sunrise cold front
📢 CWG.Live: Sharp cooldown, wind & freeze risk
📸 Brian Paeth
A beautiful spring sunrise
www.markalanandre.com/blog/the-sun...
#dcphotography #washingtondc #dcwx #landscapephotography
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Saturday’s sunrise over the Potomac River in DC! @capitalweather.bsky.social @ianlivingston.bsky.social @meteormolly.bsky.social
One more very warm one today. Highs in the mid-80s but low humidity and a breeze.
Cold front passes tonight. Showers possible after midnight thu Sunday morning. Highs 50s to near 60. More 50s Monday. Freeze Monday night in parts of area.
Full forecast: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
🌡️Today’s the 12th day in 2026 w/ a high of 80 or higher in DC, the most by this date, surpassing 11 in 1945. On avg we get to 12 days 80 or higher around May 22.
We’ll add another Sat.
Beyond that, none currently in the forecast, tho it’s possible we’ll pick up more next week.
Details: cwg.live
Not as toasty today. Then a bump back up in heat tomorrow.
After that? A break that should last a while. We might even see a little rain.
Full forecast: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
🥵 🌡️ With the cooler river moderating temperatures at National, DC 'only' hit 89 today, a few shy of another record. 92 at Dulles and 91 at BWI, both records.
11th day at or above 80 this year in D.C. -- tied for the most to date with 1945.
Details and updated forecast at cwg.live.
Link to full DC area forecast: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
Severe drought has expanded into parts of DC area as record heat and low humidity increase the fire risk.
The latest US Drought Monitor, released Thu AM, shows S&E portions of the region in Severe Drought. That's one level worse than the Moderate Drought most of the region was under a week ago.
Big chill to replace spell of summerlike heat on Sunday; frost Monday night?
The 90F weather we’re experiencing now is far from permanent. A strong cold front barreling thru Sunday will bring sharp drop in temps & another dose of weather whiplash.
Details: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
Hot again today with an elevated wildfire threat. Highs near and above 90.
A little less hot Friday with a weak front nudging in. Temperatures nudge up again Saturday.
Then cooler for a while. Maybe some rain?
Forecast details: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
😵💫🫠 Today's record highs: 90 in DC, 91 at Dulles and Baltimore. It’s the fourth record high this year for Washington. Earliest 90 since 2013.
Lows tonight more typical of average highs for the time of year and will probably set records as well. For DC, the mark to stay at or above is 65 (2017).
No record lows for DC but 1 record low max in Jan. 1 record warm low. 4 record highs.
