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Updated: 20-Nov-2024 5:20pm

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WASHINGTON DC METRO AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
A strong cold front will move through the area tonight. An upper level low will circulate overhead through Saturday. An area of low pressure will track to our northwest through the Great Lakes early next week. High pressure will build back in for the middle of the week.

Current DC Area Radar & North America Lightning

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Current Clifton Virginia Conditions & NWS Forecast

Updated: @ 20-Nov-2024 5:20pm - next update at 5:30pm

Temperature

Summary

Outlook

61.9°F

Comfortable

Feels like: 62°F

24-hr difference
3.5°F

	Today	Yesterday
High:	65.2°F 2:24pm	60.7°F 1:18pm
Low:	50.1°F 6:20am	46.4°F 7:14am

High & Low November 2024
High:		83.8°F
06 November at 1:31 PM
Low:		29.0°F
13 November at 7:17 AM
Max Min:		62.9°F
06 November
Min Max:		50.7°F
14 November
High and Low 2024
High:		101.9°F
02 August at 3:51 PM
Low:		8.9°F
17 January at 7:32 AM
Max Min:		78.1°F
23 June
Min Max:		26.5°F
20 January
Record November
High:		83.8°F
at 1:31 PM on 06 November 2024
Low:		14.5°F
at 7:01 AM on 19 November 2014
Max Min:		65.5°F
at 5:48 AM on 06 November 2022
Min Max:		34.0°F
at 2:22 PM on 23 November 2018
Station All Time Record
High:		101.9°F
at 3:51 PM on 02 August 2024
Low:		1.0°F
at 7:23 AM on 23 January 2014
Max Min:		78.1°F
at 6:58 AM on 23 June 2024
Min Max:		16.7°F
at 12:04 PM on 16 February 2015
Records began on 24 December 2012

Wind Chill

Now:		61.9°F
Coldest Wind Chill
Today:		50.1°F
at 6:20am
Yesterday:		46.4°F
at 7:14am

November 2024		28.0°F
13 November at 8:07 AM
2024		3.7°F
17 January at 9:00 AM
Station November		14.0°F
at 7:47 AM on 13 November 2019
Station All Time		-15.8°F
at 1:57 AM on 21 February 2015
Records began on 24 December 2012

Degree Days

Heating Degree Days
Today:		6.2 Degree Days
Yesterday:		10.0 Degree Days
Cooling Degree Days
Today:		0.0 Degree Days
Yesterday:		0.0 Degree Days

Heat Index

Now:		61.9°F
Warmest Heat Index
Today:		65.2°F
at 14:24
Yesterday:		60.7°F
at 13:18
November 2024		86.4°F
06 November at 1:31 PM
2024		122.8°F
16 July at 2:48 PM
Station Record November		86.4°F
at 1:31 PM on 06 November 2024
Station All Time		122.8°F
at 2:48 PM on 16 July 2024
Records began on 24 December 2012

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	Overcast
	ESE 0.4 Gust: 3.0 mph
0 Bft - Calm
Today: 7.0 mph 3:27pm
Gust Month: 21.0 mph November 16

Rain Today:	0.00 in
Rain Rate /hr	0.00 in
Rain Last Hour:	0.00 in
Rain 24hrs:	0.01 in

Wind

Station High November 2024
High Gust:		21.0 mph
16 November at 9:15 AM
High Average:		6.2 mph
12 November at 1:40 PM
Station High 2024
High Gust:		28.0 mph
10 March at 5:26 PM
High Average:		14.0 mph
12 May at 5:00 PM
Station Record November
High Gust:		30.1 mph
at 6:10 PM on 20 November 2016
High Average:		18.3 mph
at 8:53 AM on 01 November 2013
Station All Time Record
High Gust:		42.2 mph
at 12:56 PM on 04 January 2018
High Average:		24.3 mph
at 1:07 PM on 02 March 2018
Records began on 24 December 2012

Wind Run

Today:	4.4 miles
Yesterday:	4.4 miles
Highest Wind Run
November 2024	53.6 miles
16 November
2024	106.4 miles
28 February
November	188.5 miles
on 20 November 2016
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:	0.60 in
Season Total:	24.80 in
1 day since last rain.

Days Since Last Dry Day:	1
Station High November 2024
High Day:	0.27 in
14 November
High Hour:	0.18 in
10 November at 6:38 PM
High Rain Rate /hr:	0.61 in
10 November at 6:04 PM
Station High 2024
High Day:	1.53 in
09 January
High Hour:	0.77 in
03 August at 6:32 PM
High Rain Rate /hr:	9.14 in
10 July at 7:00 PM
Station Record November
High Day:	1.73 in
on 21 November 2023
High Hour:	0.78 in
at 9:37 PM on 02 November 2018
High Rain Rate /hr:	6.19 in
at 9:29 PM on 02 November 2018
Station All Time Record
High Day:	5.17 in
on 21 July 2018
High Hour:	2.21 in
at 4:13 PM on 22 July 2020
High Rain Rate /hr:	64.00 in
at 10:49 AM on 19 October 2021
High Month:	10.27 in
July 2018
Records began on 24 December 2012

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This Afternoon Mostly Cloudy	Tonight Showers And T-Storms	Thursday Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
Hi 63 °F	Lo 40 °F	Hi 49 °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:

80 %

Dew Point:

55.7°F

Barometer:

29.630 inHg

Baro Trend:

Falling

Today
Pressure High:	29.821 in
Pressure Low:	29.628 in
Dewpoint High:	56.3 °F
Dewpoint Low:	47.9 °F
Humidity High:	94%
Humidity Low:	71%
Station Record
Pressure High:	31.410 in
at 12:14 PM on 23 March 2017
Pressure Low:	28.987 in
at 7:41 AM on 07 February 2020
Dewpoint High:	82.7 °F
at 11:55 AM on 05 July 2024
Dewpoint Low:	-27.0 °F
at 1:57 AM 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: 10.00 in
Total Last Season: 0.0 in

Fire Danger

Almanac

Sunrise:	6:58am
Sunset:	4:52pm
Moonset:	11:53am
Moonrise:	9:31pm

Day Length:		09:54
Dawn:		06:29
Dusk:		17:21
Daylight Length:		10:52
There will be 1min 41s less daylight tomorrow

Cloud Base

CB:

1409 ft

UV Index

0.0
None

High: 2.4 @ 10:59am

Solar Radiation

0 W/m²

High: 563 @ 11:02am

Air Quality Index

Current AQI
74

Sunlight

9 hrs 54 min 11 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
1 min 41 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday
(Noon)

(Midnight)
Legend

Moon

Waning Gibbous

71% %
Illuminated

Trends

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NWS Weather Forecast - Outlook: This Afternoon & Tonight

This
Afternoon

Mostly Cloudy

Hi 63 °F

NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Southeast wind around 6 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Davis VP+ forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler. Precipitation likely. Windy with possible wind shift to the W, NW, or N.

Tonight

Showers And T-Storms

Lo 40 °F

NWS forecast: Scattered rain showers before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind 6 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

NWS Weather Forecast - Five Day Outlook for This Afternoon through Sunday - Last Update: Wed, 20-Nov-2024 3:31pm EST

This Afternoon Mostly Cloudy	Tonight Showers And T-Storms	Thursday Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers	Thursday Night Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy	Friday Rain And Snow Likely	Friday Night Light Rain Likely	Saturday Partly Sunny	Saturday Night Partly Cloudy	Sunday Mostly Sunny
Hi 63 °F	Lo 40 °F	Hi 49 °F	Lo 33 °F	Hi 43 °F	Lo 38 °F	Hi 54 °F	Lo 41 °F	Hi 56 °F

NWS Forecast Maps

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Weather Terms
Wind Chill Warning - Extreme wind chills of -30°F or colder.

Today in Weather History

Weather History for November 20

1914
The high temperature of 28 degrees at Atlanta, GA, was their earliest daily high below the freezing mark. (The Weather Channel)

1988
Thunderstorms developing ahead of a fast moving cold front produced severe weather in the Upper Ohio Valley and the Middle Atlantic Coast Region during the afternoon and early evening. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 69 mph at Kennedy Airport in New York City, and winds along the cold front itself gusted to 56 mph at Cincinnati OH. The same storm produced snow in Kansas, Missouri and Illinois, with eight inches reported at Rolla MO. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

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