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Rain radar Washington: where it's raining now
The live rain radar for Washington, D.C.. The map opens directly over the city and shows where precipitation is falling and which way the showers are moving. Underneath it you get the current readings and the precipitation for the next hours, in °F and inches.
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light
moderate
heavy
very heavy
extreme (≥ 1 in/h)
As of: 1:00 PM
Data refreshes every 60 minutes
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Now and the next hours in Washington
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Washington
81°
Clear
0.00 in/h
Precipitation
11 mph
Wind
Updated
Next 12 hours · Washington
Updated 1:30 PM
Precipitation, in/hNumbers on top: chance of precipitation, %
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3 PM
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No precipitation expected in the next few hours
rain
snow
heavy (≥ 0.08 in/h)
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Frequently asked questions
How current is the radar over Washington?
The precipitation frames come from hourly model data and refresh every hour. The timestamp under the map tells you which hour the frame on screen belongs to, so you always know how fresh the picture is.
It is raining on me, but the map shows nothing. Why?
Very fine drizzle out of low cloud is often below what the model resolves. The opposite happens too: precipitation can evaporate on the way down, so the map shows rain aloft while the ground under it stays dry.
Will this page tell me before the rain reaches Washington?
Not on its own — it shows what is happening at the moment you open it, and you have to open it. The app is the part that pushes: a notification before precipitation arrives, even while it is closed. Get the app →