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Test Message TEST MESSAGE - Montgomery Cnty(C+SE), MD  - Montgomery Cnty(NW), MD

WASHINGTON DC METRO AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
Dense Fog Advisory over the northern Chesapeake Bay has expired. Otherwise, no significant changes have been made to the forecast. Well above normal temperatures will continue through the middle of this week, followed by a strong cold frontal passage.

Current DC Area Radar & North America Lightning


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Current Clifton Virginia Conditions & NWS Forecast

Updated: @ 10-Mar-2026 2:20pm - next update at 2:30pm  
Temperature Summary Outlook
Currently: 86.1, Max: 86.3, Min: 47.5 86.1°F
Warmer 4.5°F than last hour.

Warm

Feels like: 86°F

24-hr difference
9°FWarmer 9.0°F than yesterday at this time.
  Today Yesterday
High: 86.3°F
2:15pm 		78.1°F
3:31pm
Low: 47.5°F
7:08am 		40.5°F
7:59am
High & Low March 2026
High:  86.3°F
10 March at 2:15 PM
Low:  28.5°F
02 March at 6:20 AM
Max Min:  52.1°F
08 March
Min Max:  34.9°F
02 March
High and Low 2026
High:  86.3°F
10 March at 2:15 PM
Low:  5.2°F
27 January at 7:52 AM
Max Min:  52.1°F
08 March
Min Max:  18.4°F
25 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:  69.0°F
at 09:29 on 30 March 2025
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:  86.1°F
Coldest Wind Chill
Today:  47.5°F
at 7:08am
Yesterday:  40.5°F
at 7:59am
March 2026  28.5°F
02 March at 6:20 AM
2026  2.9°F
01 February at 8:34 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: 7.0 Degree Days
Yesterday: 9.1 Degree Days
Cooling Degree Days
Today: 2.1 Degree Days
Yesterday: 3.7 Degree Days
Heat Index
Now:  84.6°F
Warmest Heat Index
Today:  85.0°F
at 14:17
Yesterday:  78.1°F
at 15:31
March 2026  85.0°F
10 March at 2:17 PM
2026  85.0°F
10 March at 2:17 PM
Station Record March  95.6°F
at 04:54 on 28 March 2017
Station All Time  124.4°F
at 13:24 on 25 June 2025
Records began on 24 December 2012
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North North West Camera
North North West WeatherCam
Clear Clear
Wind from SSE SSE
3
Gust:
 10 mph
1 Bft - Light air
Today: 10 mph 1:15pm
Gust Month: 17 mph March 9
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 2026
High Gust:  17 mph
09 March at 5:53 PM
High Average:  5 mph
07 March at 4:44 PM
Station High 2026
High Gust:  29 mph
07 February at 10:28 AM
High Average:  9 mph
07 February at 10:36 AM
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:  5.3 miles
Yesterday:  18.2 miles
Highest Wind Run
March 2026  31.0 miles
01 March
2026  101.4 miles
07 February
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: 0.00 in
This Month: 0.55 in
Season Total: 4.18 in
3 days since last rain.

Days Since Last Dry Day: 0
Station High March 2026
High Day:  0.36 in
03 March
High Hour:  0.11 in
05 March at 10:26 PM
High Rain Rate /hr:  0.46 in
05 March at 10:12 PM
Station High 2026
High Day:  0.88 in
28 January
High Hour:  0.27 in
20 February at 8:17 AM
High Rain Rate /hr:  1.50 in
20 February at 7:42 AM
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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South South West Camera
South South West WeatherCam
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Wednesday

Wednesday: Chance Rain
Chance Rain
Hi 80 °F Lo 59 °F Hi 82 °F
Lightning VA MD DC WV DE

Viginia Lighting
Radar Washington DC Metro Area

  GRLevel3 radar from NWS station KLWX

Storm Prediction Center Activity Chart

SPC Activity

Humidity & Barometer
Humidity: 35 % Decreased 2.0% since last hour.
Dew Point: 55.2°F Increased 0.3°F since last hour.
Barometer: 29.99 inHg Falling 0.02 inHg/hr
Baro Trend: Falling
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: 11.5 in
Total Last Season: 15.5 in
Fire Danger
firedanger
Almanac
Sunrise: 7:26am
Sunset: 7:12pm
Moonrise: 1:51am
Moonset: 10:54am

Day Length:  11:43
Dawn:  07:02
Dusk:  19:39
Daylight Length:  12:36
 There will be 2min 32s more daylight tomorrow

Cloud Base

cloudbase
CB AGL: 7011 ft
UV Index

   4.4   
 Medium 
High: 4.8 @ 1:26pm

Solar Radiation
747 W/m2
High: 775 @  1:31pm

Air Quality Index
Current AQI
17
Good

Sunlight

11 hrs 46 min 10 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 32 sec Longer
Than Yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Moon


Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, Moon at 20 days in cycle
56% %
Illuminated
 NWS Weather Forecast  - Outlook: This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 80 °F		 NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 3 to 8 mph.
Davis VP+ forecast: Increasing clouds with little temperature change.		   Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 59 °F		 NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South wind around 7 mph.
 NWS Weather Forecast  - Five Day Outlook for This Afternoon through Saturday - Last Update: Tue, 10-Mar-2026 12:04pm EDT
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Wednesday

Wednesday: Chance Rain
Chance Rain
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Light Rain Likely
Light Rain Likely
Thursday

Thursday: Light Rain Likely then Slight Chance Rain And Snow
Light Rain Likely then Slight Chance Rain And Snow
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Slight Chance Rain And Snow then Mostly Clear
Slight Chance Rain And Snow then Mostly Clear
Friday

Friday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Saturday

Saturday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 80 °F Lo 59 °F Hi 82 °F Lo 42 °F Hi 53 °F Lo 32 °F Hi 55 °F Lo 41 °F Hi 57 °F

NWS Forecast Maps

NOAA Forecast Map for Today

Forecast Map for Today

NOAA Forecast Map for Tomorrow

Forecast Map for Tomorrow
Forecast map for Today courtesy of NOAA. Forecast map for Tomorrow courtesy of NOAA.

Random Weather Facts

Extremes
The highest temperature ever recorded in the United States was 134 degrees F at Greenland Ranch in Death Valley, California.

Today in Weather History

Weather History for March 10
 
1911   Puerto Rico recorded its coldest temperature ever when the mercury fell to 40 degrees in Aibonito.

1956   A whopping 367 inches of snow, more than 30 feet, was measured on the ground at the Rainier Paradise Ranger Station in Washington. The snow depth was a state record and the second highest total of record for the continental U.S.