Small Craft Advisory SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY - Tidal Potomac
Frost Advisory FROST ADVISORY - Fauquier Cnty(N), VA  - Fauquier Cnty(S), VA  - Loudon Cnty(E), VA  - Loudon Cnty(W), VA
Test Message TEST MESSAGE - Montgomery Cnty(C+SE), MD  - Montgomery Cnty(NW), MD

WASHINGTON DC METRO AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
The Small Craft Advisories was expanded to include the middle portions of the Tidal Potomac. Otherwise, no major changes were made to the forecast with Freeze Warnings and Frost Advisories remaining in effect until 9AM this morning.

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Current Clifton Virginia Conditions & NWS Forecast

Updated: @ 03-May-2026 6:00am - next update at 6:10am  
Temperature Summary Outlook
Currently: 41.0, Max: 49.8, Min: 40.3 41.0°F
Colder 1.0°F than last hour.

Cold

Feels like: 41°F

24-hr difference
-8.1°FColder 8.1°F than yesterday at this time.
  Today Yesterday
High: 49.8°F
12:00am
62.1°F
3:31pm
Low: 40.3°F
4:50am
47.2°F
7:43am
High & Low May 2026
High:  69.5°F
01 May at 2:22 PM
Low:  40.3°F
03 May at 4:50 AM
Max Min:  47.2°F
02 May
Min Max:  62.1°F
02 May
High and Low 2026
High:  94.0°F
16 April at 2:47 PM
Low:  5.2°F
27 January at 7:52 AM
Max Min:  66.9°F
04 April
Min Max:  18.4°F
25 January
Record May
High:  93.7°F
at 15:47 on 31 May 2022
Low:  32.0°F
at 03:46 on 10 May 2020
Max Min:  72.0°F
at 23:59 on 27 May 2015
Min Max:  51.3°F
at 14:37 on 09 May 2020
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:  41.0°F
Coldest Wind Chill
Today:  40.3°F
at 4:50am
Yesterday:  46.3°F
at 8:07am
May 2026  40.3°F
03 May at 4:50 AM
2026  2.9°F
01 February at 8:34 AM
Station May  27.4°F
at 07:06 on 09 May 2020
Station All Time  °F
Records began on 24 December 2012
Degree Days
Heating Degree Days
Today: 5.2 Degree Days
Yesterday: 10.9 Degree Days
Cooling Degree Days
Today: 0.0 Degree Days
Yesterday: 0.0 Degree Days
Heat Index
Now:  41.0°F
Warmest Heat Index
Today:  49.8°F
at 00:00
Yesterday:  62.1°F
at 15:31
May 2026  69.5°F
01 May at 2:22 PM
2026  97.0°F
16 April at 3:01 PM
Station Record May  105.0°F
at 13:55 on 26 May 2021
Station All Time  124.4°F
at 13:24 on 25 June 2025
Records began on 24 December 2012
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Few Clouds Few Clouds
 Calm -
0
Gust:
0 mph
0 Bft - Calm
Today: 11 mph 1:50am
Gust Month: 14 mph May 2
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 May 2026
High Gust:  14 mph
02 May at 4:57 AM
High Average:  4 mph
02 May at 9:01 AM
Station High 2026
High Gust:  29 mph
07 February at 10:28 AM
High Average:  10 mph
12 March at 11:03 AM
Station Record May
High Gust:  27 mph
at 15:33 on 26 May 2017
High Average:  15 mph
at 14:07 on 08 May 2016
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:  2.5 miles
Yesterday:  36.7 miles
Highest Wind Run
May 2026  36.7 miles
02 May
2026  101.4 miles
07 February
May  139.2 miles
on 13 May 2015
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: 0.00 in
This Month: 0.00 in
Season Total: 8.12 in
4 days since last rain.

Days Since Last Dry Day: 0
Station High May 2026
High Day:  0.00 in
01 May
High Hour:  0.00 in
01 May at 12:00 AM
High Rain Rate /hr:  0.00 in
01 May at 12:00 AM
Station High 2026
High Day:  1.35 in
16 March
High Hour:  0.78 in
16 March at 1:42 PM
High Rain Rate /hr:  5.76 in
16 March at 12:46 PM
Station Record May
High Day:  2.46 in
on 31 May 2018
High Hour:  2.16 in
at 18:26 on 31 May 2018
High Rain Rate /hr:  7.29 in
at 20:36 on 26 May 2021
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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Overnight

Overnight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Sunday

Sunday: Sunny
Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Lo 39 °F Hi 64 °F Lo 45 °F
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Radar Washington DC Metro Area

GRLevel3 radar images are not available at this time.

Storm Prediction Center Activity Chart

SPC Activity

Humidity & Barometer
Humidity: 73 % Decreased 2.0% since last hour.
Dew Point: 33.0°F Decreased 0.2°F since last hour.
Barometer: 30.00 inHg Rising 0.01  inHg/hr
Baro Trend: Rising slowly
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: 13.0 in
Total Last Season: 15.5 in
Fire Danger
firedanger
Almanac
Sunrise: 6:07am
Sunset: 8:05pm
Moonset: 6:49am
Moonrise: 10:28pm

Day Length:  13:54
Dawn:  05:41
Dusk:  20:33
Daylight Length:  14:51
 There will be 2min 4s more daylight tomorrow

Cloud Base

cloudbase
CB AGL: 1816 ft
UV Index

   0.0   
None
High: 0.0 @ 12:00am

Solar Radiation
0 W/m2
High: 0 @  12:00am

Air Quality Index
Current AQI
11
  Good

Sunlight

13 hrs 57 min 32 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 8 sec Longer
Than Yesterday

(Noon)
graph (Midnight)
Legend

Moon


Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, Moon at 15 days in cycle
97% %
Illuminated
 NWS Weather Forecast  - Outlook: Overnight & Sunday
Overnight

Overnight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 39 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Northwest wind around 8 mph.
Davis VP+ forecast: Not available
  Sunday

Sunday: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 64 °F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
 NWS Weather Forecast  - Five Day Outlook for Overnight through Wednesday Night - Last Update: Sun, 03-May-2026 4:54am EDT
Overnight

Overnight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Sunday

Sunday: Sunny
Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Monday

Monday: Sunny
Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers
Slight Chance Rain Showers
Tuesday

Tuesday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Rain Showers Likely
Rain Showers Likely
Wednesday

Wednesday: Rain Showers
Rain Showers
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Lo 39 °F Hi 64 °F Lo 45 °F Hi 75 °F Lo 58 °F Hi 83 °F Lo 64 °F Hi 76 °F Lo 58 °F

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Forecast Map for Tomorrow
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Today in Weather History

Weather History for May 3
 
1920   An F4 tornado killed 71 people when it tore apart the entire town of Peggs, OK. The fatalities were thirty percent of the town's population.

1929   In Virginia an F2 tornado at Rye Cove caused 13 deaths and 100 injuries. Homes and a school were torn apart as an F3 passed through Woodville, VA killing 3 and injuring 30. In Maryland a couple was killed as their farmhouse was destroyed west of Frederick by an F3. 8 others were injured. A home was destroyed by an F3 tornado near Laytonsville, MD killing 4 people.