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Today Hourly 10-Day Radar MinuteCast® Monthly Air Quality Health & Activities
Wednesday, May 20

Current Weather

3:40 PM

95°F
Partly sunny
RealFeel® 103°
Very Hot
RealFeel Guide
Very Hot
101° to 107°
Caution advised. Danger of dehydration, heat stroke, heat exhaustion and heat cramps if outside for extended periods, and especially while doing strenuous activities.
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RealFeel Shade™ 96°
Hot
RealFeel Guide
Hot
90° to 100°
Caution advised. Possible danger of dehydration, heat stroke, heat exhaustion and heat cramps if outside for extended periods, and especially while doing strenuous activities.
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RealFeel®
103°
RealFeel Shade™
96°
Heat Index
99°
Max UV Index
4.6 (Moderate)
Wind
SW 4 mph
Wind Gusts
9 mph
Humidity
40%
Indoor Humidity
40% (Very Humid)
Dew Point
67° F
Pressure
↔ 29.96 in
Cloud Cover
33%
Visibility
24 mi
Cloud Ceiling
40000 ft

Day

5/20
95°Hi
RealFeel® 103°
Very Hot
RealFeel Guide
Very Hot
101° to 107°
Caution advised. Danger of dehydration, heat stroke, heat exhaustion and heat cramps if outside for extended periods, and especially while doing strenuous activities.
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RealFeel Shade™ 96°
Hot
RealFeel Guide
Hot
90° to 100°
Caution advised. Possible danger of dehydration, heat stroke, heat exhaustion and heat cramps if outside for extended periods, and especially while doing strenuous activities.
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Mostly sunny with near-record temperatures; a severe p.m. t-storm; extreme heat can be dangerous; storms can bring downpours and localized damaging wind gusts
alerts

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

12:40 PM Wednesday - 8:00 PM Wednesday

Max UV Index10.0 (Very High)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™8 (Bright)

WindW 7 mph

Wind Gusts18 mph

Probability of Precipitation56%

Probability of Thunderstorms51%

Precipitation0.24 in

Rain0.24 in

Hours of Precipitation1

Hours of Rain1

Cloud Cover24%

Morning

Afternoon

Night

5/20
66°Lo
RealFeel® 68°
Pleasant
RealFeel Guide
Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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Cloudy with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm; thunderstorms can bring localized damaging wind gusts, hail and flooding downpours
alerts

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

12:40 PM Wednesday - 8:00 PM Wednesday

WindN 8 mph

Wind Gusts20 mph

Probability of Precipitation88%

Probability of Thunderstorms35%

Precipitation0.10 in

Rain0.10 in

Hours of Precipitation2

Hours of Rain2

Cloud Cover95%

Evening

Overnight

Sun & Moon

14 hrs 26 mins
Rise 5:52 AM
Set 8:18 PM
Waxing Crescent
Rise 9:25 AM
Set 12:46 AM

Temperature History

5/20
High
Low
Forecast
95°
66°
Average
77°
59°
Last Year
70°
55°
Record
96°
1996
42°
2002

Current Weather Conditions in Capitol Hill

Capitol Hill, District of Columbia is currently Partly sunny with a temperature of 95°. The current RealFeel® Temperature is 103° (Very Hot) based on observed conditions including 40% humidity, 33% cloud cover, a UV index of 5, and winds of 4 mph. In shade, the RealFeel Shade™ is 96°. AccuWeather's MinuteCast® provides minute-by-minute precipitation forecasts for Capitol Hill, powered by forecasting systems and proprietary technology developed by AccuWeather meteorologists since 1962.

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