Jason Samenow
Capital Weather Gang

Latest by Jason Samenow

PM Update: Tranquil Thursday evening; chance of storms late Friday

Humidity was delightfully low today, but no shortage of sunshine helped us log our 47th 90+ day of 2012. We likely tack on number 48 Friday before scattered showers and storms arrive in the early evening hours.

Tropical storm Gordon may become hurricane

The tropical Atlantic got its 7th named storm of the 2012 season this morning. Gordon developed over the open Atlantic and has intensified into a 50 mph tropical storm. As of 11 a.m. it was 640 miles east of Bermuda, heading northeast at 16 mph.

Virginia: Official home of D.C. weather

Virginia: Official home of D.C. weather

The debate has raged for decades: Does it make sense to observe D.C. weather at Reagan National?

Another typhoon may strike Hong Kong

Kai-tak has been upgraded to a typhoon, with maximum sustained winds of around 75 mph. The track forecast has shifted the expected landfall to the south and west, steering the brunt of the storm south of Hong Kong in western Guangdong.