Forecast Details for Washington, DC

Recent Locations: Washington, DC

Today: A chance of showers, mainly after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 72. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming east in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 62. North wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: A slight chance of showers before 8am, then a chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind around 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday Night: A chance of thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Tuesday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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