Downtown DC weather
Loading live data…Mostly clear,much the same tomorrow
NWS, the American and the European model agree on a high near 63° in Downtown DC today. Tomorrow: clear, around 66°, with a 0% chance of rain.
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The weather map: all three models at once
NWS, American, European side by side around Downtown DC and nearby towns.Live rain radar →Downtown DC hourly forecast: next 14 hours
consensus of the three modelsRain in the next 24 hours, model by model
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Downtown DC 10-day forecast, out to 14 days
where the models agree, and where they splitDowntown DC is a town of about 53,000 people in District of Columbia (DC), sitting at 38.9°N in a temperate climate zone. NWS, American, European each forecast Downtown DC with their own physics, so we line all three up and flag where they disagree. Nearby towns include Mount Vernon Triangle, Northwest One, Washington.
We grade every model against the weather that actually happened, so you can see which forecast model is most accurate in United States before you trust any single number.
How the weather around Downtown DC has changed since 1995
Downtown DC sits in the same roughly 50 km square of NASA's reanalysis as Washington. That square ran 2.2°F warmer in 2015-2024 than in 1995-2004. See the full 30-year picture on the Washington page.
Which forecast is most accurate in Downtown DC?
CheckWeather Score, graded against the weather that actually happened
The CheckWeather Score blends temperature, wind and rain accuracy, each measured against ERA5 (the recorded weather) over the last 30 days across 1999 cities. Lower error means a higher score. See which forecast model is most accurate in United States, how we measure forecast accuracy, or which model each weather app uses.
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Where the models disagree
temperature and rain, judged separatelyThe models often agree on temperature and still split on rain, and rain is usually what decides whether a plan survives. A wide rain range means the shower is genuinely uncertain, not that the forecast is wrong.