Weather for Washington, District of Columbia
Current Weather
Five Day Weather Forecast
Tue
H: 66°F
L: 33°F
Wed
H: 66°F
L: 48°F
Thu
H: 75°F
L: 50°F
Fri
H: 72°F
L: 52°F
Sat
H: 60°F
L: 51°F
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 14.95 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 5.75 μg/m3
Ozone: 57 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:06 PM
Sunset: 7:51 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 28 mins
Moon Transit: 5:19 PM
Moonset: 12:17 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Moon Illumination: 18.8%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
6:06 AM - 8:36 AM4:49 PM - 7:19 PM
Minor Periods
8:47 AM - 10:17 AM12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Action Rating: 3 out of 5
Freeze Warning issued April 20 at 5:36PM EDT until April 21 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Effective: Mon April 20, 2026, 5:36 PM
Expires: Tue April 21, 2026, 1:45 AM
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 expected, especially in outlying areas away from larger bodies of water. * WHERE...Portions of DC, central, northern, and southern Maryland, and central and northern Virginia. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 10 AM EDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent water pipes from freezing, wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly.
Freeze Warning issued April 21 at 1:31AM EDT until April 21 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Effective: Tue April 21, 2026, 1:31 AM
Expires: Tue April 21, 2026, 9:45 AM
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 expected, especially in outlying areas away from larger bodies of water. * WHERE...Portions of DC, central, northern, and southern Maryland, and central and northern Virginia. * WHEN...Until 10 AM EDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent water pipes from freezing, wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly.
Freeze Warning issued April 20 at 5:36PM EDT until April 21 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Effective: Mon April 20, 2026, 5:36 PM
Expires: Tue April 21, 2026, 1:45 AM
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 to 30 degrees expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, northeast, and northern Maryland, central, northern, northwest, and western Virginia, and panhandle West Virginia. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 10 AM EDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent water pipes from freezing, wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly.
This is only a test for monitoring of vital dissemination systems.
Effective: Tue April 21, 2026, 2:29 AM
Expires: Tue April 21, 2026, 2:39 AM
Monitoring message only. Please disregard.
Monitoring message only. Please disregard.
Freeze Warning issued April 21 at 1:31AM EDT until April 21 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Effective: Tue April 21, 2026, 1:31 AM
Expires: Tue April 21, 2026, 9:45 AM
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 to 30 degrees expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, northeast, and northern Maryland, central, northern, northwest, and western Virginia, and panhandle West Virginia. * WHEN...Until 10 AM EDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent water pipes from freezing, wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly.
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 12.68 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 5.2 μg/m3
Ozone: 81.6 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:06 PM
Sunset: 7:51 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 28 mins
Moon Transit: 5:19 PM
Moonset: 12:17 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Moon Illumination: 18.8%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
6:06 AM - 8:36 AM4:49 PM - 7:19 PM
Minor Periods
8:47 AM - 10:17 AM12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Action Rating: 3 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 13.01 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 5.59 μg/m3
Ozone: 93.96 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:06 PM
Sunset: 7:52 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 30 mins
Moon Transit: 6:22 PM
Moonset: 1:19 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Moon Illumination: 28.4%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
7:09 AM - 9:39 AM5:52 PM - 8:22 PM
Minor Periods
9:57 AM - 11:27 AM12:49 AM - 2:19 AM
Action Rating: 2 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 34.33 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 6.75 μg/m3
Ozone: 69.28 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:06 PM
Sunset: 7:53 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 32 mins
Moon Transit: 7:20 PM
Moonset: 2:09 AM
Moon Phase: First Quarter
Moon Illumination: 39.1%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
8:09 AM - 10:39 AM6:50 PM - 9:20 PM
Minor Periods
11:10 AM - 12:40 AM1:39 AM - 3:09 AM
Action Rating: 2 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 32.81 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 6.91 μg/m3
Ozone: 86.08 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:06 PM
Sunset: 7:54 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 35 mins
Moon Transit: 8:12 PM
Moonset: 2:49 AM
Moon Phase: First Quarter
Moon Illumination: 50.4%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
9:04 AM - 11:34 AM7:42 PM - 10:12 PM
Minor Periods
12:23 AM - 1:53 PM2:19 AM - 3:49 AM
Action Rating: 3 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 27.53 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 5.8 μg/m3
Ozone: 78.15 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:06 PM
Sunset: 7:55 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 37 mins
Moon Transit: 9:01 PM
Moonset: 3:20 AM
Moon Phase: First Quarter
Moon Illumination: 61.6%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
9:54 AM - 12:24 AM8:31 PM - 11:01 PM
Minor Periods
1:33 PM - 3:03 PM2:50 AM - 4:20 AM
Action Rating: 2 out of 5