Weather for Washington DC

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Washington DC has a temperate client with four seasons. The most comfortable seasons to visit are spring, early summer and fall when the oppressive heat and humidity of the summer has abated. Moderate winters are not unknown with more rain than snow and hotels are at their cheapest. The busiest time for the city is from March to June when the cherry blossom is in full bloom and the city is bursting with families and school groups. Hotel rooms are at a premium so it is essential to book in advance and be prepared to pay inflated prices.

Day

	Weather (day)		Temp (max day)	Rain (mm)	Wind (mph)	Humidity Pressure Visibility
Sat	Cloudy	Cloudy skies	7 °C	0.1mm	11 nw	57% 1,006mb Good
Sun	Sunny	Sunny skies	- 1 °C	0mm	17 wnw	49% 1,019mb Good
Mon	Sunny	Sunny skies	8 °C	0mm	9 w	50% 1,021mb Good
Tue	Occ Light Snow	Light snow	1 1 °C	0.5mm	5 s	66% 1,022mb Good
Wed	Partly Cloudy Day	Partly cloudy skies	1 5 °C	0mm	2 se	72% 1,022mb Good
Thu	Partly Cloudy Day	Partly cloudy skies	1 4 °C	0mm	3 nne	71% 1,023mb Good
Fri	Iso Rain Swrs Day	Patchy light drizzle	1 2 °C	0.5mm	23 wnw	62% 1,003mb Moderate
Sat	Partly Cloudy Day	Partly cloudy skies	1 0 °C	0mm	16 w	55% 1,008mb Good
Sun	Sunny	Sunny skies	5 °C	0mm	17 wnw	48% 1,015mb Good

Night

	Weather (night)		Temp (min night)	Rain (mm)	Wind (mph)	Humidity Pressure Visibility
Fri	Mist	Mist	- 5 °C	0mm	2 nw	96% 1,012mb Poor
Sat	Cloudy	Cloudy skies	- 3 °C	0mm	21 nw	89% 1,011mb Good
Sun	Clear	Clear skies	0 °C	0.1mm	11 wnw	67% 1,021mb Good
Mon	Clear	Clear skies	1 °C	0.1mm	4 s	67% 1,022mb Good
Tue	Partly Cloudy Night	Partly cloudy skies	0 °C	0.1mm	4 ssw	92% 1,022mb Good
Wed	Mist	Mist	- 1 °C	0.1mm	3 n	95% 1,023mb Poor
Thu	Cloudy	Cloudy skies	8 °C	0mm	4 ene	94% 1,022mb Good
Fri	Sunny	Sunny skies	5 °C	0mm	7 nnw	74% 1,020mb Good
Sat	Sunny	Sunny skies	- 1 °C	0mm	9 nnw	70% 1,021mb Good

Last updated at 04:05, Saturday 11 February

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Last updated: We update the weather data for Washington, DC from our weather partner every four hours. The time the last update was received is detailed here.

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Symbols indicate the predominant weather for the day in question, calculated based on a weighting of different types of weather. So if a day is forecast to be sunny with the possibility of a brief shower, then we will see a sunny or partly cloudy symbol rather than a rain cloud. For the purpose of this forecast, 'day' is the entire 24 our period 00:00 to 23:59

The maximum temperature is the highest temperature forecast between dawn and dusk, and the minimum temperature is the lowest temperature expected from dusk on the day in question to dawn the next day. The temperature is in °C, or Celsius.

Wind speed and direction are the conditions expected at midday. Wind direction is based on a 16 point compass. W, SW, SSW, etc. The wind direction states where the wind originates. Wind speed is listed in MPH or miles per hour.

Humidity levels indicates how much water vapour the air contains compared to the maximum it could contain at that temperature. As a general guide:

0 to 30 is very low
31 to 50 is low
51 to 70 is moderate to low
71 to 80 is moderate
81 to 90 is moderate to high
91 to 100 is high

Pressure is measured in millibars (mb)

Visibility based on whether the human eye can see the following distances:

Very poor - less than 1km
Poor - between 1km and 4km
Moderate - between 4km and 10km
Good - between 10km and 20km
Very good - between 20km and 40km
Excellent - more than 40km

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