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After an ideal summer weekend for wandering outdoors, forecasts for the D.C. region this week see temperatures climbing upward, with heat indexes possibly breaking 100 degrees. Stay inside — and stay ...

Editor’s Note: This article is intended as an in-depth but plain language discussion for the Washington area’s weather factors, ingredients, and the uncertainties involved. For the latest Storm Team 4 ...

The D.C. area is bracing for a stretch of winter weather starting this weekend. The first notable snow of the season is expected on Sunday night after chances for a wintry mix on Friday afternoon; and ...

WASHINGTON – In the days and weeks ahead, potholes will bloom on area roads as predictably as flowers in spring. Driving into a pothole can cause a blown tire, a bent wheel rim or worse yet, damage to ...

Those who were excited for the D.C. region’s (albeit minimal) taste of snow on Wednesday might have even less to look forward to now. Predictions originally called for about a 60 to 70% chance of ...

WASHINGTON — It’s hard to believe that after two days that feel like May, we are talking about snow on the horizon, but that is the case in the WTOP area. Temperatures will come crashing down ...

Just one week after the bomb cyclone walloped the Great Lakes with blizzard conditions, a developing pattern called an ‘atmospheric river’ is set to bring flooding downpours and heavy mountain snow to ...

Trick or heat! It’s not a trick — it really was about 20 degrees warmer than normal this Halloween in the D.C. area. It’s the third-warmest Halloween since 1946, 7News First Alert Chief Meteorologist ...

WASHINGTON — The new workweek looks an awful lot like last week, but with a cool, damp start to Monday and our storm system departing to New England just a little bit later. So we’ll have wet weather ...

The temperate conditions that have blanketed the D.C. area recently are turning more turbulent Friday. Heat and humidity are fueling the heavy rain moving quickly across the region this evening.

Winter just refuses to let go. Bitterly cold temperatures and wind gusts will grip the D.C. area Sunday night into Monday, although warmer weather is expected to return Tuesday. Cold air continues to ...