Forecast Details for Washington, DC

Recent Locations: Los Angeles International Airport, CA Mc Carran International Airport, NV Washington, DC

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday: A slight chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. High near 80. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 70.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.

Wednesday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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Nimbostratus Clouds Next Topic: Precipitation

A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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