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1Jun 6, '23The smoke -- making the Eastern U.S. look like California at the peak of fire season -- is not normal. The air is compromised from Minneapolis to DC to Boston, and the worst from w29.2×1.8M8.4k2.5k497
2Dec 27, '17U.S. to be coldest region in world relative to normal over next week. Please note rest of world will be much warmer than normal lest anyone try to claim pocket of cold in U.S. debu19.7×011k5.9k0
3Sep 6, '19BREAKING: NOAA has sided with President Trump, rather than its own scientists:13.6×06k2.5k97
4Aug 7, '23JUST IN: DC area in Level 4 out of 5 risk for severe storms late this afternoon into the evening. This is very rare. We will have more details shortly but it is very important to p12.3×768k1.7k61042
5Jun 8, '23Good morning. Air quality this morning in DC area is WORSE than yesterday, with widespread CODE RED and CODE PURPLE (unhealthy for all) and even CODE MAROON (hazardous) toward Balt9.9×616k1.5k94342
6Aug 17, '20BREAKING: The planet may have seen its highest temp since at least 1931 today. Death Valley hit 130, a preliminary August record for the globe. If confirmed, this is one of top 3 h9.3×04.6k2.6k159
7Nov 22, '18Re-write: Brutal and brief cold blast in Northeast will shatter some records. Most of the rest of the world is warmer than normal. This year will be among the warmest years on reco8.8×06.8k1.9k11
8Jun 7, '23Air quality around DC area is registering CODE RED according to this morning — limit time outdoors, especially if you have respiratory concerns and/or wear mask.8.8×546k1k69334
9Nov 9, '23❄️❄️❄️JUST OUT today: Our winter forecast for the DC area! ❄️❄️❄️ Great news for snow lovers, we predict most snow in 5 years + above normal amounts. We've got 2,000 words for you 8.3×521k1.4k23977
10Sep 14, '23🍂Are you ready? We declare summer OVER in DC. That means we don't see much potential for sustained 90-degree weather. But we do see LOTS of nice days ahead.🍂8.2×513k1.5k2219
11Jan 20, '19The four warmest years in recorded history for the planet have occurred in the last four years, including 2018 - which ranked fourth warmest. You might have heard this direct from 7.4×05.3k1.8k8
12Jul 25, '23Wow neat!! Funnel cloud with storm that formed over DC and now near District Heights. No major rotation so probably harmless but still wow.7.3×456k1.4k28335
13Jul 9, '24Heat indexes at 1p. This is hell.7.1×442k1.2k21753
14Feb 28, '22Note: Today's sunset in DC is at 6p and won't be before 6p again until next November.6.7×05.9k77725
15Jun 7, '23New York City's air quality index -- highest among world cities -- is an unfathomable 342. That's in the top tier CODE MAROON range -- which is hazardous, signifying "emergency con6.7×416k1.3k39956
16Jul 17, '25This has been the second most humid summer in DC on record (since 1945) based on the number of hours with dew points over 70 degrees or the level considered GROSS.6.4×399k1.6k256180
17Nov 10, '23There has been an earthquake swarm in Iceland: 295 tremors (mag 3 or higher) in the last 72 hours. This may well be a precursor to a volcanic eruption near the capital city of Reyk5.6×350k98531939
18Jun 8, '23BREAKING: @MWCOG has issued a CODE PURPLE for DC area. "The D.C. region has not previously recorded a Code Purple day for fine particle pollution." Code purple means air is unhealt5.4×339k1.3k66041
19Jul 2, '24BREAKING: #Beryl is now a Category 5 hurricane, the earliest to reach this top tier strength on record in the Atlantic, fueled by record-warm waters. The previous earliest Cat 5 wa5.3×333k1.2k52770
20May 14, '19NEW: It was 84 degrees near the Arctic Ocean this weekend as carbon dioxide hit its highest level in human history:5.0×01.3k1.6k35
21May 11, '24IF G4-G5 storm happens Sunday night, this could be best chance for DC area to the see the northern lights as there will be less cloud cover. Stay tuned!!!4.9×305k1.2k16196
22Sep 9, '19NEW: NWS director strongly breaks with NOAA leadership, backs agency weather forecasters over President Trump's Alabama tweets/statements on Hurricane Dorian4.7×03.5k89416
23Feb 1, '21Amazing. Totally.4.7×04.2k60488
24Aug 2, '23Eye-opening, bizarre, scary.4.6×285k1.7k73669
25Sep 4, '23Here's a great shot of the fireball (large meteor) that streaked across the Mid-Atlantic skies around 9:25p, captured by Leigh Fitzgerald -- who shared it with us on Facebook! It w4.5×283k1.2k22455
26Aug 27, '20Meteorologists are in awe. The National Hurricane Center predicted where #Laura would make landfall within 0.6 miles 87 hours in advance, and at the exact time it came ashore. How 4.5×03.1k88372
27Jul 6, '24🎉Congrats, DC! We have the highest heat index in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. It's 100 degrees and it's not even 11a.4.4×276k1.1k19554
28Jan 1, '25Wow -- in addition to Washington Monument (see @STATter911 tweet) -- Capitol dome also appears like it was struck by lightning tonight.4.3×268k1.3k258142
29Mar 28, '25PEAK BLOOM is here at the Tidal Basin in DC 🌸🌸🌸. And, at sunrise today, just hours before it was declared by @NationalMallNPS -- the blossoms were backlit by a gorgeous peach-co4.3×268k5.3k743248
30Oct 10, '24You can see northern lights with naked eye in DC right now!!!4.2×261k2.1k21876
31Jan 22, '16We hereby name this winter storm #Snowzilla4.1×01.5k1.7k1
32May 11, '24Amazing time lapse just over 60 miles west of DC!4.0×252k1.6k179126
33Jul 17, '24BREAKING: DC has hit (at least) 100 for the 4th straight day. That ties the longest streak on record.4.0×249k1.3k32358
34Feb 2, '20BREAKING: Punxsutawney Phil does NOT see shadow, predicts early spring! #GroundhogDay2020 #GroundhogDay3.8×01.8k96214
35Sep 4, '19A comparison of actual cone of uncertainty (from Aug 29) presented to President Trump by NOAA acting head Neil Jacobs, and version Trump showed today, altered to extend cone into A3.8×02.1k83429
36May 11, '24It’s so sad about the clouds here in DC — this could’ve been an exceptionally rare chance to see auroras here :(3.3×207k1.7k13447
37Jan 22, '248 years ago, this was Capital Weather Gang's forecast for the two days that would follow:3.3×206k1.2k7574
38Mar 18, '22BREAKING: One of the crazier extreme weather events we've reported on. Temperatures in eastern Antarctica are 50 to 90 degrees above normal.3.3×01.4k86458
39May 11, '24Goodness. They're being in seen in South Florida. Feel so so cheated by these clouds tonight.3.3×203k1.6k12834
40Nov 9, '22Trump is not evacuating and will stay at Mar-a-Lago through storm although the club has closed, per @jdawsey1. Read more:3.1×01.3k20864
41Feb 27, '24Today's tree pollen count in DC (before the rain) is 1,016 grains per cubic meter of air. The average is 75 at this time of year. Not normal. At all. Ahchoo!3.1×194k1.1k16974
42Jan 26, '25....HAIL WATCH IN EFFECT... * WHAT...Hail. * WHERE...Everywhere #Commanders fans are found. * WHEN...3 p.m. onward. * IMPACTS...Hail. A hail watch means conditions are favorable fo3.1×194k2.2k34224
43Jan 6, '25Take a stroll in these waning hours of the snowstorm, if you can manage it. There’s something magical about watching the snowflakes flutter against the street lights, the quiet and3.1×192k2k11323
44Mar 29, '21Record of cherry blossom bloom dates in Kyoto, Japan date to 812 AD...more than 1,200 years ago. This year's peak bloom on March 26 was the earliest ever recorded. This is climate 3.1×01.8k85253
45Jul 18, '17While Tropical Storm Don weakens in the Atlantic, Tropical Storm Hilary is about to form in the Pacific:3.1×01k6440
46Aug 28, '25🍂 Fall has moved in early! We’re declaring summer officially over in D.C. — the earliest we’ve ever made the call. Near 80 by day, 50s–60s at night, and no heat waves in sight. 👉3.0×189k1.9k241125
47Aug 6, '22Stunning photo of a vibrant rainbow bisected by a vivid lightning bolt Thursday night over South River in Maryland. 📷David Sites3.0×02.8k37661
48Jul 4, '1911:30a: NWS has issued a Flood Watch for the greater DC area (green shading on map) until 8pm today, due to the potential for slow-moving storms that could produce torrential rain 2.8×01.5k4542
49Jan 25, '17The 5 things you should know about climate change: 1. It’s real. 2. It’s us. 3. Experts agree. 4. It’s bad. 5. There’s hope. #AMS20172.8×01.5k9151
50Dec 11, '21Absolutely horrifying and devastating tornado damage... in Mayfield, Kentucky2.7×01.6k64495
51Oct 15, '24It's snowing at Snowshoe Mountain in West Virginia! Winter's coming...2.7×168k1.1k9422
52Apr 12, '21What a scene!2.7×02.6k31629
53Jan 19, '24Great video from earlier today.2.7×167k1.4k10434
55Sep 9, '19BREAKING: NOAA’s chief scientist will investigate why agency backed Trump over its experts on Dorian, email shows2.6×02k50016
56Sep 8, '19NEW, exclusive: NOAA staff warned in Sept. 1 directive against contradicting Trump:2.6×01.1k71425
57Apr 12, '21Another really, really special rainbow photograph from Sunday evening in Washington, D.C. 📷Mukul Ranjan More photos/explainer:2.5×02.3k34047
58Jul 4, '19Short-range model (certainly subject to and likely to change) shows storms approaching DC at 6p. @realDonaldTrump speech at 630p. We’ll see what happens...2.5×01.4k3123
59Oct 11, '24NORTHERN LIGHTS TIMELAPSE OVER DC!!! Billie Mitchell shared with us this amazing timelapse of the aurora over the District Thursday night!!! This is so cool.2.5×154k2.1k284243
60Jul 13, '22Unreal lightning capture from the Lincoln Memorial tonight. 📷Thomas Cluderay ()2.4×02.2k33350
61Aug 21, '24Today’s high of 76 in DC was the coldest in August in almost 7 years!2.3×143k1.3k8028
62Nov 12, '25What a shot!2.3×143k2.2k160130
63Apr 25, '23Crazy clouds that resembled an angry ocean were seen over northeast New Hampshire Sunday. They are known as "asperitas" and form when there's atmospheric turbulence. Thanks to Crys2.2×139k1.3k19631
64Jan 31, '18President Trump falsely said that because global warming wasn't working out, the name was changed to climate change. The American Meteorological Society sent Trump this letter Wedn2.2×01.2k6560
65Dec 11, '23This is absolutely gorgeous.2.2×137k1.1k5811
66Jan 22, '19It's way too cold today. We all should have just stayed in bed.2.1×01.7k3243
67Aug 21, '24Fake fall! Lows this morning... Reagan National: 59 -- coldest in August since 2004 Dulles: 50 -- coldest in August since 1998 BWI Marshall: 53 -- coldest in August since 2013 Thes2.0×124k1.1k11729
68Sep 22, '22INCREDIBLE: Rare footage of ocean drone swaying and lunging amid Category 4 #Fiona's 50 FOOT WAVES just released by @saildrone and @NOAA. Full story/background:2.0×01.4k38954
69Mar 15, '22JUST IN: Senate unanimously votes for daylight saving time to be YEAR Round!!! Still must pass House and signed by @POTUS to become law. In DC, this would mean winter sunsets are c1.9×01.2k18114
70Sep 2, '19We've never seen a satellite loop like this and hope to never see anything like it again. It's hard to even conceive of something this horrific.1.8×01.1k54327
71Jun 1, '23Raise your hand if you think May in DC was one of the nicest months you can remember. * 87% of days with highs 65-85. * Little rain * Least humidity in May since 2005 * Not a singl1.8×113k1.5k759
72Jan 27, '25Noting: One year ago on this day it was 80 degrees in DC...the warmest January day on record.1.7×106k1.2k9537
73Jul 17, '24Heat advisory: CANCELED.1.7×105k1.3k679
74Jul 14, '24Snow potential index: 0/10 (→): Muhahaha :)1.7×104k1k6512
75Oct 31, '19We stayed in the fight. We finished the fight. We won the fight!!!1.6×01.7k1481
76May 30, '24Feels like we skipped summer and leaped ahead to fall this morning :)1.6×102k966337
77Nov 7, '20The sun could not be shining any brighter on this warm, beautiful day in our nation’s capital. 71 degrees at 1p.1.6×01.5k1433
78Sep 11, '18Note: The Washington Post's paywall has been lifted for Hurricane #Florence related coverage.1.5×01.1k3641
79Jan 30, '21Snow potential index - 9/10 (↑): If you’re a snow lover, the way-too-long wait is nearly over. Winter wonderland is basically guaranteed on Sunday! Question marks with the storm th1.5×01.3k1495
80Oct 4, '24🇽NO❗1.5×93k1.1k7313
81Mar 14, '22Time for a special announcement: 🌸🌸🌸 We declare winter OVER and the ARRIVAL OF SPRING 🌸🌸🌸1.5×01.1k2158
82Aug 15, '21Remarkable capture...1.5×01.4k19832
83Aug 12, '22Wonderful shot!1.5×01.4k15320
84Oct 10, '17What do we want? FALL! When do we want it? NOW!1.4×01k3570
85Jan 22, '21Blackjack! It is the 21st minute of the 21st hour of the 21st day of the 21st year of the 21st century.1.4×01.3k1757
86Jun 18, '25Stepping outside and there's nothing to say but YUCK. 🤢1.4×86k1.4k9912
87Oct 23, '24Good way of putting it.1.3×84k1k6624
88Mar 13, '18Rude.1.3×01.1k2142
89Jan 23, '21This was DC five years ago, midway through the Blizzard of 2016, "Snowzilla," which dumped 15 to 30 inches of snow.1.2×01.1k1279
90Jan 3, '22Gorgeous post-storm scene in Glover Archibald Park. 📷Courtney Ward1.2×01.3k655
91Aug 13, '22One of the most spectacular days of the summer, right DC?1.2×01.3k610
92Oct 31, '19Thursday's digit - 10/10: The weather is a 3 (at best), but plus 7 for the #Nats winning Game 7.1.2×01.1k1632
93Oct 16, '20Amazing...1.1×01k16114
94Oct 16, '19NatCast for tomorrow: NOT NECESSARY!! #STAYINTHEFIGHT1.1×01.1k1290
95Sep 8, '24No words for how nice it is outside right now.1.1×69k1.2k766
96Jan 20, '22LOL.1.0×01.1k784
97Mar 2, '25Ok wind. You can stop now.1.0×62k1.3k1128
98May 11, '24We've shared tons and tons of aurora pics this evening on this feed... so folks are probably getting the idea now :) Here's one last one from a reader flying from Minneapolis back 0.9×58k1.1k8941
99Jan 13, '25HAIL! (and not the precipitation...)0.9×56k1.2k857
100Jan 3, '22A note of thanks: We received hundreds of your photos and reports today. They were extremely helpful in understanding how the storm was evolving across the region. We couldn't shar0.8×0959173

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