At an airfield/0.8 mi away/322 ft/10 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia
Large airport in Loudoun County, Virginia60°
64°/59°
Light rain·
Feels like 60°·Light air 3 mph SE
Coming up. Rain is likely tomorrow evening, from about 7 PM (54%).
Now. Washington Dulles International Airport is 60° and light rain at 9 PM. The dew point is 58°, so the air feels a little humid. Light air from the southeast at 3 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight holds near 59°, under cloud.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 82°, and the coolest Saturday, near 55°. Rain is likely tomorrow (82%). Rain is possible Saturday (39%). Frost is possible Sunday morning, a low of 36°.
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 25% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. Look for Saturn, bright in the southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. Cloud is forecast to cover most of the night, so the sky will be hard to see. The day is 11 hours 14 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
21Air quality
93%Humidity
99%Cloud
Now
9:00 PM
60feels60
now, rain light
Today
Oct 15
6459
47%
Fri
Oct 16
8259
82%
14mph
Sat
Oct 17
5548
39%
16mph
Sun
Oct 18
5736
clear day
Mon
Oct 19
6139
mostly clear day
Tue
Oct 20
6543
mostly clear day
Wed
Oct 21
6546
clear day
60°
64°59°
82°59°
55°48°
57°36°
61°39°
65°43°
65°46°
As of 9:00 PM in Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia.
Air quality
The air at Washington Dulles International Airport
Index 21, good, led by fine particles. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Northern Virginia (VA), 3 miles off.
21Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)21Good6.1 mi
- Ozone16Good9 ppb6.1 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)7Good6.1 mi
- Nitrogen dioxide8Good8.6 ppb6.1 mi
- Carbon monoxide-0.3 ppm22.3 mi
The days ahead
Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 52, moderate.
GoodModerate
- 52YesterdayOct 14
- 44TodayOct 15
- 33FriOct 16
- 17SatOct 17
- 28SunOct 18
Smoke, the next 42 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 2 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Washington Dulles International Airport
0.07 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Thu 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.07in
- Last 3 days
- 0.07in
Visibility
How far you can see at Washington Dulles International Airport, the next 42 hours
Visibility stays 6 miles or more through Sat 2 PM, lowest 7 miles Fri 8 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- IAD
- ICAO
- KIAD
- IATA
- IAD
- Field elevation
- 312 ft
- Serves
- Dulles
- Kind
- Large airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- IAD
- Wind now
- Calm, read 15 Oct, 20:52
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01C / 19C | 11,500 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | 1° / 181° | Calm | Calm |
| 01L / 19R | 9,400 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | 1° / 181° | Calm | Calm |
| 01R / 19L | 11,500 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | 1° / 181° | Calm | Calm |
| 12 / 30 | 10,501 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | 111° / 291° | Calm | Calm |
What is measuring near here
The 4 instruments nearest Washington Dulles International Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.
measured now2 instruments
The Glade - Howland DriveGNHV2
At a river or reservoir gauge/6.9 mi away/295 ft/17 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Herndon 2.0 SWVA-FX-141
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.1 mi away/331 ft/19 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Sterling WFOKCIV2
At a cooperative observer's station/2.8 mi away/289 ft/23 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Sterling WFO (KCIV2), 2.8 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 20:00. measured daily
Elsewhere in Virginia
16 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Washington Dulles International Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- McNaircommunity, 2 mi
- Sully Squarecommunity, 3 mi
- Hutchisoncommunity, 3 mi
- Floriscommunity, 3 mi
- Oak Grovecommunity, 4 mi
- Loudoun Valley Estatescommunity, 4 mi
- Franklin Farmcommunity, 4 mi
- South Ridingcommunity, 4 mi
- Herndontown, 4 mi
- Arcolacommunity, 4 mi
- Moorefieldcommunity, 4 mi
- Chantillycommunity, 5 mi
Airports near Washington Dulles International Airport
- Leesburg Executive AirportJYO, 11 mi
- Washington Manassas Harry P. Davis FieldHEF, 16 mi
- Davison Army Air FieldDAA, 22 mi
- Warrenton Fauquier AirportHWY, 28 mi
- Quantico Marine Corps Airfield / Turner FieldNYG, 32 mi
- Culpeper Regional AirportCJR, 36 mi
- Stafford Regional AirportRMN, 38 mi
- Winchester Regional AirportOKV, 39 mi