Forecast Details for Washington, DC

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Current Alerts for Washington, DC: Extreme Cold Warning Wind Advisory

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as -7. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values as low as -6. Northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as zero. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Wind chill values as low as zero. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Calm wind.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 45.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.

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Weather Topic: What is Fog?

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Fog is technically a type of stratus cloud, which lies along the ground and obscures visibility.

It is usually created when humidity in the air condenses into tiny water droplets. Because of this, some places are more prone to foggy weather, such as regions close to a body of water.

Fog is similar to mist; both are the appearance of water droplets suspended in the air, but fog is the term applied to the condition when visibility is less than 1 km.

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Weather Topic: What is Freezing Rain?

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Freezing rain is a condition where precipitation which has fallen in the form of water droplets reaches temperatures which are below freezing and freezes upon coming into contact with surface objects. The result of this precipitation is a glaze of ice which can be damaging to plants and man-made structures. A severe onset of freezing rain which results in a very thick glaze of ice is known as an ice storm.

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