District of Columbia

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Alerts covering all or part of District of Columbia.

No active alerts in District of Columbia. Checked 70 sec ago.

Outlook for the days ahead

• Severe Thunderstorm Outlook, Day 1: General Thunderstorms Risk until Oct 3, 12:00 PM UTC · Storm Prediction Center
• Excessive Rainfall Outlook, Day 1: no risk area over District of Columbia until Oct 3, 12:00 PM UTC · Weather Prediction Center
• Severe Thunderstorm Outlook, Day 2: no risk area over District of Columbia until Oct 4, 12:00 PM UTC · Storm Prediction Center
• Excessive Rainfall Outlook, Day 2: no risk area over District of Columbia until Oct 4, 12:00 PM UTC · Weather Prediction Center
• Severe Thunderstorm Outlook, Day 3: no risk area over District of Columbia until Oct 5, 12:00 PM UTC · Storm Prediction Center
• Excessive Rainfall Outlook, Day 3: no risk area over District of Columbia until Oct 4, 12:00 PM UTC · Weather Prediction Center
• Excessive Rainfall Outlook, Day 4: no risk area over District of Columbia until Oct 6, 12:00 PM UTC · Weather Prediction Center
• Excessive Rainfall Outlook, Day 5: no risk area over District of Columbia until Oct 7, 12:00 PM UTC · Weather Prediction Center

Rainfall forecast

• Day 1 (24 hours): highest in District of Columbia, 0.1 to 0.25 inches issued Oct 2, 5:41 AM UTC · Weather Prediction Center
• Days 1–3 (72 hours): highest in District of Columbia, 0.5 to 0.75 inches issued Oct 2, 5:53 AM UTC · Weather Prediction Center
• Days 1–7: highest in District of Columbia, 0.5 to 0.75 inches issued Oct 2, 5:54 AM UTC · Weather Prediction Center

River gauges

• Anacostia River at Buzzard Point in Washington DC
  NowFlood stages not defined1.37 ftOct 2, 3:05 AM EDT
• Anacostia River at Washington Aquatic Gardens
  NowOut of service
• Hickey Run at National Arboretum
  NowFlood stages not defined0.9 ftOct 2, 3:08 AM EDT
• Potomac River at Georgetown / Wisconsin Ave
  NowNo flooding4.04 ftOct 2, 2:54 AM EDTForecastNo flooding4.8 ftOct 2, 12:00 PM EDT
• Rock Creek at Joyce Road in Washington
  NowNo flooding1.16 ftOct 2, 2:35 AM EDT
• Rock Creek at Sherrill Drive/DC
  NowObservation not current
• Washington Channel at SW Waterfront (IN MLLW)
  NowNo flooding2.9 ftOct 2, 3:06 AM EDTForecastNo flooding3.9 ftOct 2, 12:00 PM EDT