Observed 5:55 PM EDT at KADW

Clinton, MD weather

Sunny and 58°14°.

Mostly agree

Now 58°14°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the east-southeast. Light through 6 AM
Dew point: 41°5°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 36Good; Ozone · tomorrow moderate

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (58°14° then, 58°14° now)

Good hours for

Below 50°10° tonight after 9 PM
Low 40°4° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 66°19° tomorrow at 3 PM

TonightDown to 41°5° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 66°19° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 42°6° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 70°21° by 3 PM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 6p	Clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	55%	9%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	64%	8%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	74%	8%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	9%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	10%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	6%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	93%	3%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	7%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	96%	6%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	14%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	4%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	18%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	93%	3%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	5%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	64%	6%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	60%	8%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	52%	5%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	50%	4%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	47%	4%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	48%	7%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	50%	10%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	53%	6%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	62%	3%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	2%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	1%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	2%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	96%	3%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	7%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	18%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	19%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	25%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	20%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	16%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	62%	12%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	54%	7%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	48%	0%	4
Mon 2p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	45%	0%	4
Mon 3p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	42%	0%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	42%	0%	3
Mon 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	45%	0%	1

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 62°17°, low 38°3°. Typical 66°19° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
38°3°–40°4°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 49°9°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 40°4°. Typical 66°19° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66. East wind around 3 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 40. South wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
40°4°–45°7°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 49°9°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 70°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 66°19° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 49. Northwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
41°5°–49°9°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 48°9°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 47°8°. Typical 65°18° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 48°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 65°18° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 48°9°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 65°18° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 47°8°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 64°18° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 47°8°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 64°18° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 53°12°. Typical 64°18° / 46°8°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–75°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 46°8°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 61°16°. Typical 63°17° / 46°8°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–79°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–70°21°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 46°8°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 62°, low 38°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 66°, low 40°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 70°, low 49°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 66–74°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (LWX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Potomac River at Alexandria

8.2 mi

Action stage

Level: 3.2 ft

Forecast peak 3.2 ft Sat 7 PM, action stage

Reading from Sat 5:42 PM · NWS gauge page

Piscataway Creek at Piscataway

4.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Cabin Branch near Upper Marlboro / Ritchie Marlboro Road

8.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.9 ft

Reading from Sat 6:05 PM · NWS gauge page

Unnamed Tributary at New Alexandria Storm Water Pumping Station - Downstream

8.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.7 ft

Reading from Sat 5:50 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 54% less heating than a typical week.

This week 27Typical 59

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 23
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 10 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 41°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 12:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Washington Reagan National Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1872–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 4°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−7°−4°SunOct 18
−4°−2°MonOct 19
+1°±0°TueOct 20
±0°WedOct 21
−1°ThuOct 22
−1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Clinton weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 51 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 24 min less
Golden hour: 5:40–6:33 PM; Morning 7:09–8:02 AM
Blue hour: 6:33–6:44 PM; Morning 6:59–7:09 AM; first light 6:59 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:51 PM–6:59 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:38 AM · rises 5:13 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Clinton. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,200 ft, 21 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Clinton, MD weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Potomac River at Alexandria

Piscataway Creek at Piscataway

Cabin Branch near Upper Marlboro / Ritchie Marlboro Road

Unnamed Tributary at New Alexandria Storm Water Pumping Station - Downstream

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon