Outdoor conditions in

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria

District of Columbia

Outside today

A fairly easy outdoor day.

84° now; no major weather interruption is showing in the next 12 hours.

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria representative view

Right now84°Feels 90° · Partly Cloudy
Rain
23%peak today
Wind
7 mphgusts to 10
Air
47US AQI · Good

How today changes

The next 24 hours

A fairly easy outdoor day: 84° now, with no major weather interruption in sight.

  1. 88°23% rainGusts 10 mph
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  1. 88°23% rainGusts 10 mph
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A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks fairly quiet.

Rain
23%
Wind
10 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
20%
Wind
6 mph
Tue

Tuesday brings notable heat.

Rain
20%
Wind
7 mph
Wed

Wednesday brings notable heat.

Rain
17%
Wind
7 mph
Thu

Thursday brings notable heat.

Rain
34%
Wind
16 mph
  1. 89° / 76°Today looks fairly quiet.23% rain · Wind 10 mph
  2. 93° / 71°Monday looks fairly quiet.20% rain · Wind 6 mph
  3. 97° / 73°Tuesday brings notable heat.20% rain · Wind 7 mph
  4. 97° / 76°Wednesday brings notable heat.17% rain · Wind 7 mph
  5. 95° / 76°Thursday brings notable heat.34% rain · Wind 16 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Northern Virginia area · Updated Sun 1:00 PM
47GoodUS AQI

Good now, rising to Moderate through Wed.

See air-quality report

Sky check

No smoke overhead

Satellite view · Updated Sun 1:38 PM

Air near ground47 · Good US AQI

See smoke map
How we know

Air quality describes Northern Virginia area, about 5 miles from this place.

Smoke comes from a satellite view overhead. It shows smoke in the sky, not how much has reached breathing level.

Sources AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke · AirNow · participating air agencies · US AQI · National Weather Service · hourly weather and alerts · NIFC WFIGS · current interagency fire perimeters

Rain, in motion

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria radar

Four recent hours, ending at Sun, 2:20 PM EDT.

Radar loads when you reach it.
LightHeavy
Sun, 2:20 PM EDT

The map shows NOAA/NWS base reflectivity around Washington-Arlington-Alexandria for the selected time. Brighter colors indicate stronger radar returns; the timeline above provides the rain outlook without requiring the map.

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