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The Old Farmer’s Almanac’s newest forecast is in. How much snow is the DC area expected to get?

The Old Farmer’s Almanac’s newest forecast is in. How much snow is the DC area expected to get?

Maryland community hit by floods reopens school where students were evacuated in May

Maryland community hit by floods reopens school where students were evacuated in May

Protecting your pets from harmful algal blooms

Protecting your pets from harmful algal blooms

Maps show Tropical Storm Fernand’s path and forecast in Atlantic

Maps show Tropical Storm Fernand’s path and forecast in Atlantic

Maryland, Virginia, Delaware brace for Hurricane Erin

Maryland, Virginia, Delaware brace for Hurricane Erin

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Dermatologists see spike in heat-related skin conditions in DC area

Dermatologists see spike in heat-related skin conditions in DC area

Beaches near DC area close for swimming to brace for Hurricane Erin

Beaches near DC area close for swimming to brace for Hurricane Erin

Thunderstorms crash through parts of DC area

Thunderstorms crash through parts of DC area

Hurricane Erin strengthens into a Category 2 storm as it approaches the northeast Caribbean

Hurricane Erin strengthens into a Category 2 storm as it approaches the northeast Caribbean

Thursday shaping up to be partly sunny and humid — with a chance for scattered storms

Thursday shaping up to be partly sunny and humid — with a chance for scattered storms

Positive outlook about the DC-area water supply heading into fall

Positive outlook about the DC-area water supply heading into fall

Smoke from Canadian wildfires puts DC area on air quality alert

Smoke from Canadian wildfires puts DC area on air quality alert

‘Nature usually can find a way’: A climate activist on the message trees are sending us

‘Nature usually can find a way’: A climate activist on the message trees are sending us

Maryland’s Eastern Shore may see dangerous rip currents this week

Maryland’s Eastern Shore may see dangerous rip currents this week

July marks five-year high in heat-illness hospitalizations with fatalities climbing

July marks five-year high in heat-illness hospitalizations with fatalities climbing

Flash flooding inundates parts of Montgomery Co., leading to water rescues

Flash flooding inundates parts of Montgomery Co., leading to water rescues

NOAA says it will keep receiving weather data from military satellites

NOAA says it will keep receiving weather data from military satellites

Montgomery Co. fire engine driven into floodwaters is second vehicle disabled in less than two months

Montgomery Co. fire engine driven into floodwaters is second vehicle disabled in less than two months

1 more day of intense heat before cold front approaches DC area

1 more day of intense heat before cold front approaches DC area

One more day of intense heat before cold front approaches DC area

One more day of intense heat before cold front approaches DC area

Blistering workweek in store for DC region

Blistering workweek in store for DC region

A scorcher of a workweek ahead in the DC region

A scorcher of a workweek ahead in the DC region

New data map shows higher flood risks for roads and transit networks

New data map shows higher flood risks for roads and transit networks

Galleries and Video

June 20

PHOTOS: Thunderstorms whack DC area, toppling trees and causing 200K outages

Lightning over the Arlington Memorial Bridge

May 6

WATCH: How AI is helping meteorologists with storm predictions

Cosimos Cendo

January 6

PHOTOS: First major snowstorm of 2025 turns DC region into a winter wonderland

January 19

PHOTOS: Snow blankets DC region for 2nd time in a week

Flooding in Annapolis

January 10

PHOTOS: DC-area deluge leaves fallen trees, flooded roads and lots to clean up

Tropical Weather

August 30

WATCH LIVE: Hurricane Idalia steamed through the US after making landfall

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