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Updated: 25-Mar-2025 8:40pm

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WASHINGTON DC METRO AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
High pressure will gradually build in through Thursday, before progressing offshore on Friday. A backdoor cold front may approach from the north on Sunday. A strong area of low pressure may track into the Great Lakes early next week.

Current DC Area Radar & North America Lightning

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Current Clifton Virginia Conditions & NWS Forecast

Updated: @ 25-Mar-2025 8:40pm - next update at 8:50pm

Temperature

Summary

Outlook

55.1°F

Cool

Feels like: 55°F

24-hr difference
-1.5°F

	Today	Yesterday
High:	63.7°F 1:13pm	61.6°F 6:09pm
Low:	45.2°F 7:30am	47.5°F 7:37am

High & Low March 2025
High:		77.6°F
20 March at 2:35 PM
Low:		20.2°F
03 March at 6:50 AM
Max Min:		54.0°F
16 March
Min Max:		41.1°F
02 March
High and Low 2025
High:		77.6°F
20 March at 2:35 PM
Low:		7.4°F
23 January at 6:32 AM
Max Min:		54.0°F
16 March
Min Max:		22.4°F
21 January
Record March
High:		88.0°F
at 04:54 on 28 March 2017
Low:		5.0°F
at 23:58 on 03 March 2014
Max Min:		61.5°F
at 06:31 on 10 March 2016
Min Max:		31.8°F
at 13:45 on 06 March 2015
Station All Time Record
High:		101.9°F
at 15:51 on 02 August 2024
Low:		1.0°F
at 07:23 on 23 January 2014
Max Min:		78.1°F
at 06:58 on 23 June 2024
Min Max:		16.7°F
at 12:04 on 16 February 2015
Records began on 24 December 2012

Wind Chill

Now:		55.1°F
Coldest Wind Chill
Today:		45.2°F
at 7:30am
Yesterday:		47.5°F
at 7:37am

March 2025		8.2°F
02 March at 5:37 AM
2025		-3.6°F
22 January at 6:58 AM
Station March		3.4°F
at 01:56 on 06 March 2015
Station All Time		°F

Records began on 24 December 2012

Degree Days

Heating Degree Days
Today:		8.1 Degree Days
Yesterday:		12.4 Degree Days
Cooling Degree Days
Today:		0.0 Degree Days
Yesterday:		0.0 Degree Days

Heat Index

Now:		55.1°F
Warmest Heat Index
Today:		63.7°F
at 13:13
Yesterday:		61.6°F
at 18:09
March 2025		77.6°F
20 March at 2:35 PM
2025		77.6°F
20 March at 2:35 PM
Station Record March		95.6°F
at 04:54 on 28 March 2017
Station All Time		122.8°F
at 14:48 on 16 July 2024
Records began on 24 December 2012

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	Overcast
	N 2 Gust: 10 mph
1 Bft - Light air
Today: 12 mph 11:41am
Gust Month: 27 mph March 1

Rain Today:	0.00 in
Rain Rate /hr	0.00 in
Rain Last Hour:	0.00 in
Rain 24hrs:	0.00 in

Wind

Station High March 2025
High Gust:		27 mph
01 March at 2:22 PM
High Average:		10 mph
16 March at 3:21 PM
Station High 2025
High Gust:		27 mph
01 March at 2:22 PM
High Average:		10 mph
16 March at 3:21 PM
Station Record March
High Gust:		39 mph
at 03:20 on 02 March 2018
High Average:		24 mph
at 13:07 on 02 March 2018
Station All Time Record
High Gust:		42 mph
at 12:56 on 04 January 2018
High Average:		24 mph
at 13:07 on 02 March 2018
Records began on 24 December 2012

Wind Run

Today:	18.7 miles
Yesterday:	20.3 miles
Highest Wind Run
March 2025	93.0 miles
16 March
2025	93.0 miles
16 March
March	284.2 miles
on 02 March 2018
Station All Time	284.2 miles
on 02 March 2018
Records began on 24 December 2012

Rain

Rain Today:	0.00 in
Rain Rate (/hr):	0.00 in
Rain Yesterday:	0.01 in
This Month:	1.10 in
Season Total:	4.80 in
1 day since last rain.

Days Since Last Dry Day:	1
Station High March 2025
High Day:	0.60 in
14 March
High Hour:	0.33 in
05 March at 1:09 PM
High Rain Rate /hr:	4.09 in
05 March at 12:41 PM
Station High 2025
High Day:	0.85 in
06 February
High Hour:	0.33 in
05 March at 1:09 PM
High Rain Rate /hr:	4.09 in
05 March at 12:41 PM
Station Record March
High Day:	1.95 in
on 21 March 2019
High Hour:	1.98 in
at 16:12 on 20 March 2015
High Rain Rate /hr:	4.09 in
at 12:41 on 05 March 2025
Station All Time Record
High Day:	5.17 in
on 21 July 2018
High Hour:	2.21 in
at 16:13 on 22 July 2020
High Rain Rate /hr:	64.00 in
at 10:49 on 19 October 2021
High Month:	10.27 in
July 2018
Records began on 24 December 2012

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Tonight Isolated Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	Wednesday Mostly Sunny	Wednesday Night Mostly Clear
Lo 38 °F	Hi 55 °F	Lo 33 °F

Lightning VA MD DC WV DE

Radar Washington DC Metro Area

GRLevel3 radar from NWS station KLWX

Storm Prediction Center Activity Chart

Humidity & Barometer

Humidity:

50 %

Dew Point:

36.8°F

Barometer:

29.96 inHg

Baro Trend:

Rising

Today
Pressure High:	30.09 in
Pressure Low:	29.99 in
Dewpoint High:	33.1 °F
Dewpoint Low:	19.6 °F
Humidity High:	80%
Humidity Low:	40%
Station Record
Pressure High:	31.41 in
at 12:14 on 23 March 2017
Pressure Low:	28.99 in
at 07:41 on 07 February 2020
Dewpoint High:	82.7 °F
at 11:55 on 05 July 2024
Dewpoint Low:	-27.0 °F
at 01:57 on 20 February 2015
Records began on 24 December 2012

Snow

Snow Depth:	0.0 in
Snowfall Today:	No Snow Today
Storm Total:	0.0 in
Total Season Snow: 15.5 in
Total Last Season: 10.0 in

Fire Danger

Almanac

Sunrise:	7:03am
Sunset:	7:27pm
Moonrise:	5:06am
Moonset:	3:06pm

Day Length:		12:22
Dawn:		06:38
Dusk:		19:54
Daylight Length:		13:15
There will be 2min 34s more daylight tomorrow

Cloud Base

CB AGL:

4163 ft

UV Index

0.0
None

High: 4.9 @ 1:30pm

Solar Radiation

0 W/m²

High: 1063 @ 1:31pm

Air Quality Index

Current AQI
5

Sunlight

12 hrs 24 min 54 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 32 sec Longer
Than Yesterday
(Noon)

(Midnight)
Legend

Moon

Waning Crescent

16% %
Illuminated

NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook: Tonight & Wednesday

Tonight

Isolated Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy

Lo 38 °F

NWS forecast: Isolated rain showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Davis VP+ forecast: Partly cloudy and cooler.

Wednesday

Mostly Sunny

Hi 55 °F

NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Northwest wind 6 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

NWS Weather Forecast - Five Day Outlook for Tonight through Saturday Night - Last Update: Tue, 25-Mar-2025 7:29pm EDT

Tonight Isolated Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	Wednesday Mostly Sunny	Wednesday Night Mostly Clear	Thursday Sunny	Thursday Night Partly Cloudy	Friday Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers	Friday Night Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	Saturday Partly Sunny	Saturday Night Slight Chance Rain Showers
Lo 38 °F	Hi 55 °F	Lo 33 °F	Hi 60 °F	Lo 41 °F	Hi 66 °F	Lo 55 °F	Hi 78 °F	Lo 59 °F

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Random Weather Facts

Extremes
By average annual rainfall, the wettest place in the world is Mawslynram, in Meghalaya State, India with 467 1/2 inches per annum.

Today in Weather History

Weather History for March 25

1934
A spring storm produced 21 inches of snow at Amarillo TX in 24 hours. However, much of the snow melted as it fell, and as a result, the snow cover was never any deeper than 4.5 inches. (David Ludlum)

1948
For the second time in less than a week airplanes were destroyed by a tornado at Tinker AFB in Oklahoma City OK. A March 20th tornado destroyed fifty planes at Tinker AFB causing more than ten million dollars damage, and the March 25th tornado destroyed another thirty-five planes causing six million dollars damage. The first tornado struck without warning, and caused more damage than any previous tornado in the state of Oklahoma. The second tornado was predicted by Fawbush and Miller of the United States Air Force, and their accurate tornado forecast ushered in the modern era of severe weather forecasting. (The Weather Channel) (Storm Data) (The National Severe Storms Forecast Center)

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