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Today Hourly 10-Day Radar MinuteCast® Monthly Air Quality Health & Activities
Thursday, August 27

Current Weather

12:33 AM

77°F
Cloudy
RealFeel® 81°
Pleasant
RealFeel Guide
Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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RealFeel®
81°
Wind
SSE 2 mph
Wind Gusts
7 mph
Humidity
77%
Indoor Humidity
77% (Very Humid)
Dew Point
69° F
Pressure
↓ 30.01 in
Cloud Cover
99%
Visibility
10 mi
Cloud Ceiling
20000 ft

Day

8/27
89°Hi
RealFeel® 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 Shade™ 90°
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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Humid; a shower in the morning followed by heavy thunderstorms in the afternoon; storms can bring flooding downpours and localized damaging wind gusts

Max UV Index5.0 (Moderate)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™3 (Dull)

WindS 8 mph

Wind Gusts21 mph

Probability of Precipitation96%

Probability of Thunderstorms58%

Precipitation0.44 in

Rain Amount0.44 in

Total Hours of Precipitation2.5

Total Hours of Rain2.5

Cloud Cover85%

Morning

Afternoon

Night

8/27
70°Lo
RealFeel® 71°
Pleasant
RealFeel Guide
Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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Mostly cloudy and humid with a couple of thunderstorms, heaviest early; thunderstorms can bring flash flooding and localized damaging wind gusts

WindWSW 5 mph

Wind Gusts7 mph

Probability of Precipitation90%

Probability of Thunderstorms54%

Precipitation0.33 in

Rain Amount0.33 in

Total Hours of Precipitation3

Total Hours of Rain3

Cloud Cover90%

Evening

Overnight

Sun & Moon

13 hrs 14 mins
Rise 6:32 AM
Set 7:46 PM
Waxing Gibbous
Rise 7:35 PM
Set 6:54 AM

Temperature History

8/27
High
Low
Forecast
89°
70°
Average
86°
70°
Last Year
80°
62°
Record
100°
1987
51°
1885

Current Weather Conditions in Capitol Hill

Capitol Hill, District of Columbia is currently Cloudy with a temperature of 77°. The current RealFeel® Temperature is 81° (Pleasant) based on observed conditions including 77% humidity, 99% cloud cover, a UV index of 0, and winds of 2 mph. In shade, the RealFeel Shade™ is 81°. 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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