Today in DC
Live · the National Weather Service, and the nearest stationOfficial National Weather Service forecasts, the rain–snow line, summer derechos, Potomac flooding and cherry-blossom peak bloom — for all 16 jurisdictions of the National Capital Region.
Cities & Suburbs
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Metro Jurisdictions
16 jurisdictionsThe District
District of Columbia
Downtown · Capitol Hill · Anacostia
Maryland suburbs
Montgomery
Bethesda · Silver Spring · Rockville
Maryland suburbs
Prince George's
College Park · Bowie · Upper Marlboro
Northern Virginia
Fairfax
Reston · Annandale · Centreville
Northern Virginia
Arlington
Rosslyn · Ballston · Crystal City
Northern Virginia
Loudoun
Leesburg · Ashburn · Sterling
Outer Virginia
Prince William
Manassas · Woodbridge · Dale City
Outer Virginia
Stafford
Stafford · Aquia · Falmouth
Independent cities
Alexandria & Falls Church
Old Town · Del Ray · Seven Corners
Outer Maryland
Frederick · Charles · Calvert
Frederick · Waldorf · Prince Frederick
Along the highways
The weather on the road, exit by exitInterstate
I-495
The Capital Beltway — the ring that defines the metro
Interstate
I-95
The northeast corridor — Baltimore to Richmond, through the east Beltway
Interstate
I-66
The Fairfax corridor — Rosslyn west to Manassas and the Blue Ridge
Interstate
I-270
The I-270 technology corridor — Bethesda to Frederick
The DC weather story
Severe weather · seasons · climateServices · Dec–Mar
Snow & the Rain–Snow Line
The line that splits the metro — sleet downtown, a foot in Frederick — plus the ice storms that close the federal government.
Route Shield · May–Aug
Severe & Derechos Live
Summer squall lines racing down the Blue Ridge, the 2012 derecho that took the lights out for a week, and every warning from NWS Baltimore/Washington.
Recreation · Late Mar
Cherry Blossom Peak Bloom Soon
The Tidal Basin bloom — growing degree days through the winter, the late-frost risk, and the peak-bloom window.
Recreation
Heat & Humidity
The swamp summer, the urban heat island from downtown out to the Beltway, and the code-red air-quality days.
Warning
Potomac & Tidal Flooding Soon
Potomac and Anacostia river flooding, high-tide flooding at the Wharf and Old Town, and the surge left by tropical remnants.
Guide
Climate & Records
Normals, records and long-term trends across all 16 jurisdictions.