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Wind Advisory

Weather in Washington, District of Columbia

11:40 PM

Today

Day 68°

Night 34°

Precipitation 87 %

Wind 16 mph

Washington Weather Forecast Updated

1 minute ago

Last updated on March 16, 2026 at 11:38 PM

Weather Forecast History

Last Year's Weather on This Day (March 16, 2025)

Day

72°

Night

55°

Wind

15 mph

UV Index

Precipitation

97 %

Air Quality in Washington

NOW

47 AQI

Good air quality Dominant pollutant: O₃

Pollutant Concentrations:

PM_2.5 0.5 µg/m³

PM₁₀ 0.54 µg/m³

O₃ 0.051 ppm

NO₂ 1.2 ppb

SO₂ 0.1 ppb

CO 0.14 ppm

NH₃ 0.23 µg/m³

NO 0 µg/m³

PM_2.5 – Fine particles <2.5μm

PM₁₀ – Inhalable particles <10μm

O₃ – Ozone

NO₂ – Nitrogen dioxide

SO₂ – Sulfur dioxide

CO – Carbon monoxide

NH₃ – Ammonia

NO – Nitric oxide

Health Recommendations:

Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Show raw pollutant concentrations (µg/m³)

PM_2.5 – 0.5 µg/m³

PM₁₀ – 0.54 µg/m³

O₃ – 100.26 µg/m³

NO₂ – 2.18 µg/m³

SO₂ – 0.37 µg/m³

CO – 158.56 µg/m³

NH₃ – 0.23 µg/m³

NO – 0 µg/m³

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Weather Alerts and Warnings for Washington

Moderate Expected Likely

Wind Advisory

Wind Advisory issued March 16 at 4:09PM EDT until March 17 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Mar 16, 8:00 PM → Mar 17, 12:00 AM

WHAT: West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected.

WHERE: The Washington Metropolitan area, northern Virginia,
northern and central Maryland as well as southern Maryland.

WHEN: From 8 PM this evening to midnight EDT tonight. A sudden
onset of strong winds are expected behind the cold front this
evening.

IMPACTS: Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

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Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Be prepared for a sudden onset of strong winds this evening.

Updated: Mar 16, 11:38 PM Source: NWS Alert