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Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 15° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:27

Sunset: 17:05

Heavy rain.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 15° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;
Sun 11 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:27

Sunset: 17:06

Partly cloudy changing to sunny by late morning.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sun 11 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;
Mon 12 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:26

Sunset: 17:07

Clear.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Mon 12 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;
Tue 13 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 10° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:26

Sunset: 17:08

Clear.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Tue 13 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 10° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;
Wed 14 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 10° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -1° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:26

Sunset: 17:09

Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Wed 14 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 10° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -1° Celsius;
Thu 15 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 3° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -3° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:25

Sunset: 17:10

Sunny.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Thu 15 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 3° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -3° Celsius;
Fri 16 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:25

Sunset: 17:11

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy in the afternoon.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Fri 16 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;

Heavy rain.

Sunrise: 07:27

Sunset: 17:05

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

7 day forecast for Washington DC

Today (10 January 2026)

Time	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	≥95%	80%	70%	60%	60%	70%	80%	90%	60%
Temperature (°C)	9°	9°	10°	11°	12°	14°	15°	15°	13°
Feels like temperature (°C)	7°	7°	8°	9°	11°	13°	13°	13°	12°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	E 7	E 7	ESE 6	SE 6	S 7	SSW 9	SW 10	WSW 10	W 9
Wind gust (mph)	18	17	16	16	19	22	22	21	19
Visibility (description)	P	P	M	M	M	M	M	M	M
Humidity	97%	97%	98%	98%	98%	97%	96%	96%	95%
UV	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Sunday (11 January 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	10%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	12°	11°	11°	11°	10°	9°	8°	7°	6°	6°	6°	6°	7°	7°	7°	6°	5°	4°	4°	3°	3°	2°	2°	2°
Feels like temperature (°C)	10°	10°	9°	8°	7°	6°	5°	4°	3°	2°	2°	2°	3°	3°	3°	2°	1°	0°	-1°	-2°	-2°	-3°	-3°	-3°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WNW 8	WNW 9	NW 10	NW 11	NW 12	NW 13	NW 13	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 13	WNW 13	WNW 14	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 16	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14
Wind gust (mph)	20	22	26	28	30	30	30	29	28	30	31	33	35	36	40	42	42	40	39	37	35	34	33	32
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	92%	84%	78%	76%	73%	66%	63%	58%	56%	54%	45%	40%	40%	40%	40%	41%	41%	42%	40%	40%	40%	41%	43%	43%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Monday (12 January 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	2°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	2°	3°	4°	5°	6°	6°	7°	6°	6°	6°	5°	5°	4°	4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-3°	-3°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-2°	0°	1°	2°	3°	4°	4°	4°	4°	3°	3°	2°	2°	2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 8	WNW 8	W 8	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 8	WSW 8	WSW 8	WSW 8	SW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SW 6	SW 6	SW 5	SW 5
Wind gust (mph)	30	29	28	26	24	23	21	20	18	21	22	22	21	20	20	19	17	16	15	15	14	13	11	10
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	44%	43%	44%	46%	48%	50%	51%	52%	53%	49%	43%	41%	40%	40%	40%	39%	40%	40%	40%	43%	54%	55%	58%	63%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Tuesday (13 January 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	3°	3°	2°	2°	2°	1°	1°	1°	1°	2°	3°	4°	6°	7°	9°	10°	10°	9°	9°	8°	8°	8°	7°	7°
Feels like temperature (°C)	2°	1°	1°	0°	0°	0°	-1°	-1°	-1°	0°	1°	2°	4°	5°	7°	7°	8°	7°	6°	6°	5°	5°	4°	4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WSW 4	WSW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	WSW 3	SW 3	SW 4	SSW 4	S 4	S 4	S 5	S 6	S 7	S 8	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10
Wind gust (mph)	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	8	9	10	12	14	17	19	22	22	22	23	24	25	25	24	24	23
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	65%	66%	67%	68%	69%	72%	71%	72%	71%	65%	60%	55%	50%	43%	41%	40%	40%	42%	46%	50%	52%	54%	55%	55%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Wednesday (14 January 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	20%	20%
Temperature (°C)	7°	7°	6°	6°	6°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	6°	7°	8°	8°	9°	10°	10°	10°	9°	9°	8°
Feels like temperature (°C)	4°	3°	3°	3°	3°	2°	2°	2°	2°	3°	3°	5°	6°	7°	8°	8°	9°	8°	8°	7°	5°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 8	SW 8	SW 8	SW 7	SSW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	WSW 6	SW 6	WSW 6	WSW 6	WSW 6	WNW 8
Wind gust (mph)	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	13	14	14	20	25
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	VG
Humidity	56%	57%	59%	62%	63%	64%	66%	67%	68%	67%	66%	64%	63%	61%	59%	59%	60%	64%	64%	65%	69%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-

Thursday (15 January 2026)

Time	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	6°	2°	0°	0°	2°	3°	2°	0°
Feels like temperature (°C)	3°	-2°	-5°	-5°	-2°	-1°	-1°	-3°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NW 10	NW 12	NW 10	NNW 11	NNW 10	NNW 7	NNW 5	WSW 5
Wind gust (mph)	29	28	27	27	24	19	12	11
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	64%	54%	45%	41%	38%	30%	39%	41%
UV	-	-	1	2	2	1	-	-

Friday (16 January 2026)

Time	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	-1°	-2°	-2°	0°	4°	6°	5°	4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-3°	-5°	-6°	-4°	1°	3°	2°	1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SW 4	SSW 5	S 5	S 7	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 8	SSW 8
Wind gust (mph)	11	12	17	23	25	21	19	17
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	42%	45%	48%	44%	37%	38%	49%	55%
UV	-	-	1	2	2	1	-	-

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