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Overcast skies and cooler temperatures are the story for Sunday.

  • Greg Porter
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A National Weather Service report to Congress downplayed problems caused by gaps in radar coverage. Meteorologists outside the government say the report was flawed.

Our weather is quite changeable in the days ahead.

Following widespread 60s today, we do it again tomorrow.

The iceberg, which broke off Antarctica in 2017, could ram into the island, home to thousands of penguins and seabirds.


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One international airport has been underwater twice in two weeks.

The weather should cooperate for most of the country, except in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.

60s return for a bit. Then we turn slightly cooler and cloudier into early next week.

  • A. Camden Walker
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We'll have considerably milder weather tonight than we did last night. That trend continues Friday.

It should bottle up frigid air in the Arctic, favoring mild conditions in much of the Lower 48.

Fill out our form to participate in our D.C. winter snow prediction contest, for bragging rights.

The December Geminids are arguably the most prolific meteor shower of the year.

Highs Friday and Saturday return to the 60s before slight cooling on Sunday.

  • David Streit
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Cold winds of today diminish, helping temperatures fall into the 20s tonight for many spots.

The sun won't rise again until Jan. 23.

Ten storms rapidly intensified this Atlantic season, some to a record degree.

Forecasters continue to monitor systems for possible development.

Expect a colder and snowier winter than last year, but still somewhat mild overall.

The winter chill is real today, but overall, there is plenty to look forward to in the forecast.

Meteorologists are pushing to change the existing naming convention.

Spots inside the Beltway could tickle freezing tonight for the first time this season.

Disaster struck twice in two weeks in Nicaragua.

Windier weather today as temperatures trend colder with some chillier nights and days ahead.

  • Matt Rogers
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The latest Category 5 ever observed in the Atlantic, it will be the second major hurricane to hit Central America in two weeks.

Iota is the latest Category 5 hurricane to develop in the Atlantic.

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Sun.

47° /56°

Mon.

48° /55°

Tue.

36° /51°

Wed.

37° /57°
Drop 30%

Thu.

48° /62°
Drop 40%

Fri.

43° /59°
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BWI

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