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Washington Post
3 days ago
- Climate
- Washington Post
CWG Live updates: Dry and comfortable today, with toasty temperatures on the way
Welcome to updated around-the-clock by Capital Weather Gang meteorologists. Happening now: Welcome to a drier pattern. After a cool start in the mid-40s to low 50s, mostly to partly sunny skies help push highs to near 70 to 75, with lighter winds. What's next? High pressure keeps skies mostly sunny through midweek. The big story is temperatures rising well into the 80s to near 90. Today's daily digit — 8/10: Temperatures still a touch cool, but pleasantly mild by afternoon with some sun. Enjoy! | 🤚 Your call? The digit is a somewhat subjective rating of the day's weather, on a 0-to-10 scale. Forecast in detail Today (Sunday): Mostly sunny skies turn partly cloudy during the afternoon, with low humidity. Morning temperatures climb through the 50s into the 60s, and afternoon highs reach about 70 to 75. Less windy than yesterday but still some gusts from the west around 20 to 25 mph. Confidence: High 😎 Nice Day! Tonight: Dry conditions carry on as partly cloudy evening skies turn mostly clear overnight. It should be a nice night to open the windows as lows dip to the upper 40s and low 50s, but perhaps a bit too cool for some. Confidence: High Tomorrow (Monday): Another cool, almost refreshing start before morning temperatures rise through the 50s and 60s, building to afternoon highs in the mid- to upper 70s. Skies are mostly sunny, with light winds. Confidence: Medium-High 😎 Nice Day! Tomorrow night: Mostly clear skies continue through the night, with lows in the mid- to upper 50s. Confidence: Medium-High A look ahead High pressure keeps mostly sunny skies going Tuesday and Wednesday, and as it drifts offshore, it will send southerly winds and warmer air our way. Tuesday highs should reach the mid-80s, heating into the upper 80s to perhaps low 90s by Wednesday. Nice pool weather, if only it were the weekend! Confidence: Medium-High Highs should be in the upper 80s to perhaps low 90s again Thursday and mid-80s to near 90 Friday. Could see some increasing clouds Thursday, and Friday may bring our next chance of showers and thunderstorms. Confidence: Medium Today's daily digit — 8/10: Temperatures still a touch cool, but pleasantly mild by afternoon with some sun. Enjoy! | 🤚 Your call? The digit is a somewhat subjective rating of the day's weather, on a 0-to-10 scale. Forecast in detail Today (Sunday): Mostly sunny skies turn partly cloudy during the afternoon, with low humidity. Morning temperatures climb through the 50s into the 60s, and afternoon highs reach about 70 to 75. Less windy than yesterday but still some gusts from the west around 20 to 25 mph. Confidence: High 😎 Nice Day! Tonight: Dry conditions carry on as partly cloudy evening skies turn mostly clear overnight. It should be a nice night to open the windows as lows dip to the upper 40s and low 50s, but perhaps a bit too cool for some. Confidence: High Tomorrow (Monday): Another cool, almost refreshing start before morning temperatures rise through the 50s and 60s, building to afternoon highs in the mid- to upper 70s. Skies are mostly sunny, with light winds. Confidence: Medium-High 😎 Nice Day! Tomorrow night: Mostly clear skies continue through the night, with lows in the mid- to upper 50s. Confidence: Medium-High A look ahead High pressure keeps mostly sunny skies going Tuesday and Wednesday, and as it drifts offshore, it will send southerly winds and warmer air our way. Tuesday highs should reach the mid-80s, heating into the upper 80s to perhaps low 90s by Wednesday. Nice pool weather, if only it were the weekend! Confidence: Medium-High Highs should be in the upper 80s to perhaps low 90s again Thursday and mid-80s to near 90 Friday. Could see some increasing clouds Thursday, and Friday may bring our next chance of showers and thunderstorms. Confidence: Medium
Washington Post
5 days ago
- Climate
- Washington Post
CWG Live updates: Storms likely late today, and some could be intense
Welcome to updated around-the-clock by Capital Weather Gang meteorologists. Happening now: We eke out just enough sunshine to reach 75 to 80 today. Storms late this afternoon and evening could be intense with multiple hazards possible: flooding downpours, damaging winds, large hail and even a tornado. What's next? Showers probably pop up again tomorrow before a drier stretch starting Sunday. Turning warmer next week. Today's daily digit — 6/10: While not completely cloudy or rainy today, we do have to be flexible with outdoor plans and the strong storm chance later. | 🤚 Your call? The digit is a somewhat subjective rating of the day's weather, on a 0-to-10 scale. Forecast in detail Today (Friday): Early-morning patchy fog, clouds and a passing shower give way to partly sunny skies into midday. Enough sun emerges to push highs to the mid-70s to near 80 and set the stage for significant rain and thunderstorms after 3 or 4 p.m. Some intense storms may have flooding downpours, damaging gusts, hail and even a tornado. Confidence: Medium Tonight: Thunderstorms and downpours continue during the evening before easing by around midnight. Weaker activity lingers into the predawn hours, when lows dip into the mid-50s to near 60 and winds turn gusty from the northwest. Rain amounts likely reach at least one inch, with a few inches possible in the wettest spots. Confidence: Medium Tomorrow (Saturday): Another atmospheric disturbance passes overhead, keeping us partly cloudy. A few morning showers are possible, then a better chance of midday and afternoon showers and storms. Cooler air riding in on west-northwesterly winds holds highs in the mid-60s to around 70. We'll monitor if Canadian wildfire smoke might affect air quality. Confidence: Medium Tomorrow night: Any evening thunderstorms should diminish by around dark. Skies then clear, helping warmth escape from Earth's surface easily, promoting chillier lows in the mid-40s to around 50. Confidence: Medium Sunday: Sunny and pleasant. It may deserve a 'Nice Day' stamp as we get closer and can be sure breezes aren't too gusty. Highs warm a bit, near 70 to mid-70s. Confidence: Medium A look ahead Sunday night: Partly cloudy skies with lows bottoming out near 50 to mid-50s. There's a very slight chance for a stray shower. Confidence: Medium A warming trend becomes more noticeable Monday and Tuesday. Sunshine helps to boost highs within a few degrees of 75 Monday and perhaps low to mid-80s Tuesday. Breezes should stay pretty low. Only a very slight shower or storm chance each day. Confidence: Medium Today's daily digit — 6/10: While not completely cloudy or rainy today, we do have to be flexible with outdoor plans and the strong storm chance later. | 🤚 Your call? The digit is a somewhat subjective rating of the day's weather, on a 0-to-10 scale. Forecast in detail Today (Friday): Early-morning patchy fog, clouds and a passing shower give way to partly sunny skies into midday. Enough sun emerges to push highs to the mid-70s to near 80 and set the stage for significant rain and thunderstorms after 3 or 4 p.m. Some intense storms may have flooding downpours, damaging gusts, hail and even a tornado. Confidence: Medium Tonight: Thunderstorms and downpours continue during the evening before easing by around midnight. Weaker activity lingers into the predawn hours, when lows dip into the mid-50s to near 60 and winds turn gusty from the northwest. Rain amounts likely reach at least one inch, with a few inches possible in the wettest spots. Confidence: Medium Tomorrow (Saturday): Another atmospheric disturbance passes overhead, keeping us partly cloudy. A few morning showers are possible, then a better chance of midday and afternoon showers and storms. Cooler air riding in on west-northwesterly winds holds highs in the mid-60s to around 70. We'll monitor if Canadian wildfire smoke might affect air quality. Confidence: Medium Tomorrow night: Any evening thunderstorms should diminish by around dark. Skies then clear, helping warmth escape from Earth's surface easily, promoting chillier lows in the mid-40s to around 50. Confidence: Medium Sunday: Sunny and pleasant. It may deserve a 'Nice Day' stamp as we get closer and can be sure breezes aren't too gusty. Highs warm a bit, near 70 to mid-70s. Confidence: Medium A look ahead Sunday night: Partly cloudy skies with lows bottoming out near 50 to mid-50s. There's a very slight chance for a stray shower. Confidence: Medium A warming trend becomes more noticeable Monday and Tuesday. Sunshine helps to boost highs within a few degrees of 75 Monday and perhaps low to mid-80s Tuesday. Breezes should stay pretty low. Only a very slight shower or storm chance each day. Confidence: Medium The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for the D.C. region from 7 p.m. Friday until 4 a.m. Saturday. Numerous shower and thunderstorms capable of heavy rainfall are expected to pass through region during that time. 'While initially posing a severe weather threat, a shift to a slow moving complex of moderate to heavy rain unfolds into the evening and night. Storm totals could reach 2 to 3 inches, locally nearing 4 inches in spots,' the Weather Service said. Showers and storms could develop in the D.C. area anytime after 4 or 5 p.m. It's uncertain if some storms could produce severe winds and hail, or if that threat will focus south of the region. Stay tuned for updates.
Washington Post
26-05-2025
- Climate
- Washington Post
CWG Live updates: A nice Memorial Day evening; shower chances rise by late Tuesday
Welcome to updated around-the-clock by Capital Weather Gang meteorologists. Happening now: Evening temperatures fall into and through the 60s under mostly clear skies, then some added clouds overnight with lows in the 50s. What's next? Increasing clouds Tuesday with the chance of scattered showers rising during the afternoon into evening. Showers and rain are likely at times Tuesday night and Wednesday. Tonight: Partly to mostly cloudy skies, with somewhat cool temperatures. Evening 60s drop to around 50 to 55 by morning. Confidence: Medium-High Tomorrow (Tuesday): Mostly cloudy, but not a bad day overall with afternoon highs a little above 70. A chance of scattered showers arrives from southwest to northeast during the late afternoon into evening. Winds are light from the southeast. Confidence: Medium Tomorrow night: The chance of scattered showers continues during the evening, with an increasing likelihood of rain overnight. Lows are in the mid- to upper 50s, with light winds from the east. Confidence: Medium-High A look ahead Rain is likely Wednesday, especially during the morning. By afternoon, showers may become more intermittent or taper off. It's much cooler than normal, with highs only in the mid-60s. A lingering shower can't be ruled out Wednesday evening, but it should be mostly dry out overnight, with lows near 60. Confidence: Medium The weather is more or less uniform Thursday through the weekend. Skies are variably cloudy and, while it's dry more often than not, showers and a few thunderstorms could pop up — especially in the afternoons and evenings. Highs should be mostly in the mid- to upper 70s and lows within a few degrees of 60. Confidence: Medium Today's daily digit — 9/10: A few more degrees would help for visits to the pool or beach, but this weather is really hard to complain about. | 🤚 Your call? The digit is a somewhat subjective rating of the day's weather, on a 0-to-10 scale. GAYLORD, Michigan — On a blustery spring day here, dangerous thunderstorms are looming to the west across Minnesota and Wisconsin. John Boris, a National Weather Service meteorologist, is on duty to evaluate the chances the storms will cross Lake Michigan overnight and reach the rolling hills in a region Michiganders call 'up north.' At his disposal is a cadre of high-tech tools: a fleet of Earth-observing satellites, supercomputer-based forecasting models and a network of ground-based weather stations. Now, he's about to launch perhaps his most precise — and yet rudimentary — forecasting tool of all: a massive white balloon. Twice a day, every day, meteorologists around the world simultaneously release weather balloons. But in recent months, fewer balloons are being launched in many corners of the United States. In some cases, helium or hydrogen shortages are to blame. We had a beautiful sunrise this morning over D.C. There was a gap in clouds to the east, allowing light to shine under the clouds for a few minutes before sunrise. Above and below find photos I took from the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial, also known as the Iwo Jima Memorial. On this date in 1771, one of the worst floods in Virginia's history was nearing its peak. Called 'the greatest flood ever known in Virginia' by Thomas Jefferson, it affected areas from Florida to Massachusetts. Northern Virginia, including the Shenandoah River, was impacted by the flood, but Central Virginia was hit hardest, particularly areas just east of Richmond. A detailed account of the event, which was blamed for 150 deaths and great economic losses, can be found in this article: 'The Great Flood of 1771: An Explanation of Natural Causes and Social Effects.' Here are other notables from this day: If you were up early, there was a decent sunrise given high clouds overhead. Those clouds have been producing a couple sprinkles early this morning but should still thin out and sink southward into the midday and afternoon.
Washington Post
26-05-2025
- Climate
- Washington Post
CWG Live updates: More great weather for Memorial Day; rainy by Wednesday
Welcome to updated around-the-clock by Capital Weather Gang meteorologists. Happening now: Clouds gradually decrease and there's lots of sunshine by the afternoon. After morning 50s, highs range from 70 to 75. What's next? Increasing clouds Tuesday, with a chance of showers late. Rain becomes likely on Wednesday. Thursday through Sunday are warmer and mostly dry, but afternoon/evening showers and thundershowers are possible. Today's daily digit — 9/10: A few more degrees would help for visits to the pool or beach, but this weather is really hard to complain about. | 🤚 Your call? The digit is a somewhat subjective rating of the day's weather, on a 0-to-10 scale. Forecast in detail Today (Monday): Considerable cloud cover early gives way to partly to mostly sunny skies during the afternoon. Highs climb to 70 to 75 with light winds from the north. Confidence: Medium-High 😎 Nice Day! Tonight: Partly to mostly cloudy skies with somewhat cool temperatures. Evening 60s drop to around 50 to 55 by morning. Confidence: Medium-High Tomorrow (Tuesday): Mostly cloudy but not a bad day overall. while an afternoon shower or two can't be ruled, most rain hold off until evening with afternoon highs a little above 70 degrees. Winds are light from the southeast. Confidence: Medium-High Tomorrow night: There's a slight chance of showers during the evening with an increasing likelihood of rain overnight. Lows are in the mid- to upper 50s, with light winds from the east. Confidence: Medium-High A look ahead Rain is likely on Wednesday, especially during the morning. By afternoon, showers may become more intermittent or taper off. It's much cooler than normal with highs only in the mid-60s. A lingering shower cant be ruled out Wednesday evening but it should be mostly dry out overnight with lows near 60. Confidence: Medium The weather is more or less uniform Thursday through the weekend. Skies are variably cloudy and, while it's dry more often than not, showers and a few thunderstorms could pop up — especially in the afternoons and evenings. Temperatures are near or a hair below normal, with highs mostly in the mid- to upper 70s and lows within a few degrees of 60. Confidence: Medium Today's daily digit — 9/10: A few more degrees would help for visits to the pool or beach, but this weather is really hard to complain about. | 🤚 Your call? The digit is a somewhat subjective rating of the day's weather, on a 0-to-10 scale. Forecast in detail Today (Monday): Considerable cloud cover early gives way to partly to mostly sunny skies during the afternoon. Highs climb to 70 to 75 with light winds from the north. Confidence: Medium-High 😎 Nice Day! Tonight: Partly to mostly cloudy skies with somewhat cool temperatures. Evening 60s drop to around 50 to 55 by morning. Confidence: Medium-High Tomorrow (Tuesday): Mostly cloudy but not a bad day overall. while an afternoon shower or two can't be ruled, most rain hold off until evening with afternoon highs a little above 70 degrees. Winds are light from the southeast. Confidence: Medium-High Tomorrow night: There's a slight chance of showers during the evening with an increasing likelihood of rain overnight. Lows are in the mid- to upper 50s, with light winds from the east. Confidence: Medium-High A look ahead Rain is likely on Wednesday, especially during the morning. By afternoon, showers may become more intermittent or taper off. It's much cooler than normal with highs only in the mid-60s. A lingering shower cant be ruled out Wednesday evening but it should be mostly dry out overnight with lows near 60. Confidence: Medium The weather is more or less uniform Thursday through the weekend. Skies are variably cloudy and, while it's dry more often than not, showers and a few thunderstorms could pop up — especially in the afternoons and evenings. Temperatures are near or a hair below normal, with highs mostly in the mid- to upper 70s and lows within a few degrees of 60. Confidence: Medium
Washington Post
24-05-2025
- Climate
- Washington Post
CWG Live updates: Lots of sun and pleasant for Memorial Day weekend
Welcome to updated around-the-clock by Capital Weather Gang meteorologists. Happening now: On the crisp this morning, but lots of sun and highs near 70 today. Winds remain a bit breezy, although not too bad. What's next? We've got another winner Sunday, and it's a touch warmer than today. Similar Monday with shower chances increasing by Tuesday. Today's daily digit — 9/10: Still on the breezy side but headed in the right direction and plenty of sun. | 🤚 Your call? The digit is a somewhat subjective rating of the day's weather, on a 0-to-10 scale. Forecast in detail Today (Saturday): A somewhat brisk start. Not much of an issue once the sun is up. If you ignore that it's still cooler than normal, it'll be a pretty nice day. Highs make the upper 60s to low 70s under abundant sunshine. Confidence: Medium-High 😎 Nice Day! Tonight: Another seasonably crisp night. Evening temperatures in the 60s with lows ending up in the mid-40s to low 50s under mostly clear skies. Confidence: Medium-High Tomorrow (Sunday): We'll see a good deal of sun through the day, but some increase in clouds over time. Temperatures are up another notch, or mainly near 70 to the low 70s. Confidence: Medium-High 😎 Nice Day! Tomorrow night: Increased clouds and a slight chance of a passing shower. Mainly upper 40s to mid-50s for lows. Confidence: Medium-High A look ahead It's still on the mild side for Memorial Day Monday, with temperatures in a 70-to-75-degree range for highs. Partly sunny skies should be the rule. Confidence: Medium A bit cooler with the increased clouds and rain chances rising by Tuesday afternoon. Highs reach the 60s to near 70. Confidence: Medium Similar Wednesday, before temperatures begin warming back up again late week. Confidence: Medium
