Capital Weather Gang - DC area weather blog, news - December 28, 2008

InaugurationCast: Dueling Predictions

Inauguration Links • Inauguration Central• Weather Features• Forecast Archive Today's Local Forecast What's better than one Inauguration forecast? How 'bout two? Through January 13, CWG's chief and lead meteorologists -- Jason Samenow and Dan Stillman, respectively -- will provide dueling forecasts for Jan. 20, Inauguration Day. Starting Jan....

By Jason Samenow | January 3, 2009; 12:00 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Forecast: Sunny Saturday, Dampish Sunday

* Top Five Local Weather Events: 2008 | Weather Ins and Outs for 2009 * EXPRESS FORECAST Today: Mostly sunny and seasonable. 44-48 | Tonight: Increasing clouds. Low 30-34. | Tomorrow: Chance of light rain. 41-45 | A Look Ahead FORECAST IN DETAIL The weekend begins with quite a nice...

By Jason Samenow | January 3, 2009; 5:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Weather Ins and Outs for 2009

* Express & Detailed Forecast | InaugurationCast: Let the Forecasts Begin * What's In and Out in the world of weather, climate and the like? Here's my highly subjective and easily debatable year-end (or shall we say year-beginning) list. I had fun putting it together, and hope you'll have fun...

By Dan Stillman | January 2, 2009; 11:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (17)
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Forecast: Temperatures Trend Upward

Saturday shaping up better than Sunday * InaugurationCast: Let the Forecasts Begin | Later: Weather Ins and Outs * EXPRESS FORECAST Today: A.M. rain/snow shower? Low 40s. | Tonight: Partly cloudy. Mid-to-upper 20s. | Tomorrow: Mostly sunny. Low-to-mid 40s. | Sunday: Mostly cloudy. 50% chance of rain. Low 40s. |...

By Camden Walker | January 2, 2009; 9:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (15)
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InaugurationCast: Let the Forecasts Begin

Testing the limits of long-range predictions Inauguration Links • Inauguration Central• Weather Features• Forecast Archive Today's Local Forecast What's better than one Inauguration forecast? How 'bout two? Jan. 2-13, CWG's chief and lead meteorologists -- Jason Samenow and Dan Stillman, respectively -- will provide dueling forecasts for Jan....

By Capital Weather Gang | January 2, 2009; 9:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (4)
Categories: Inauguration, Inauguration Forecasts | Tags: dc weather inauguration, inaugural weather, inauguration forecast, inauguration weather, inauguration weather forecast, weather inauguration
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I Resolve To...

* Express & Detailed Forecast | Submit Your Inauguration Forecast * This is the time for making New Year's resolutions. Despite good intentions, most resolutions are likely forgotten or ignored by the time folks remember to write 2009 rather than 2008 on their checks (me included!). Nevertheless, here goes with...

By Steve Tracton | January 1, 2009; 12:00 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Share Your Inauguration Weather Predictions

* Express & Detailed Forecast | Top 5 Local Weather Stories of 2008 * Inauguration Weather • Features• ForecastsInauguration Central On Tuesday, you had a chance to vote in our poll (and you can still vote) on inauguration weather conditions. If you'd like to be more specific about your prediction,...

By Jason Samenow | January 1, 2009; 5:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (2)
Categories: Inauguration, Inauguration Features | Tags: inauguration weather
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Forecast: Out With the Wind, In With the New Year

EXPRESS FORECAST Today: Cold. Less Windy. Partly to mostly sunny. Mid-to-upper 30s. | Tonight: Increasing clouds. Low-to-mid 20s. | Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy. 30-40% chance of rain or snow showers. Low 40s. | A Look Ahead FORECAST IN DETAIL A stiff breeze we can deal with. An occasionally gusty wind --...

By Dan Stillman | January 1, 2009; 5:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (15)
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PM Update: 2009's Wind-Chilled Arrival

Sunshine, more cold temperatures on New Year's Days Wind Advisory remains in effect until 10 p.m.; some damage reported * Top 5 Local Weather Stories of 2008 | Predict Inauguration Weather * Temperatures: Current area temperatures. Powered by Weather Bonk. Map by Google. Hover over and click icons for more...

By Ian Livingston | December 31, 2008; 3:15 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (12)
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Top Five Local Weather Events: 2008

Wx and the City * Full Forecast * Earlier this week, guest contributor Robert Henson ran down his selection of the top 10 (1-5, 6-10) U.S. weather events of 2008. But what about the year's most memorable D.C. area weather stories? With tornadoes ripping through the Midwest and South, floods...

By Ann Posegate | December 31, 2008; 11:30 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
Categories: Local Climate, Nature, Posegate, Wx and the City
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Forecast: Windy, Cold Countdown to New Year

A few a.m. snow showers; midnight wind chill in teens Wind Advisory until 10 p.m. this evening; power outages possible * Predict Inauguration Weather | Later: Top 5 Local Weather Stories of 2008 * EXPRESS FORECAST Today: Fierce winds. A.M. snow shower. Upper 30s to mid 40s, dropping in the...

By Dan Stillman | December 31, 2008; 10:55 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (29)
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PM Update: Crawling Back Toward Winter Chill

Cold gusty winds bring blustery and dry New Year's Eve * Predict Obama's Inauguration Weather | Top 10 Weather Events of 2008 * Webcam: Latest view of D.C. from the Netherlands Carillon at Arlington National Cemetery. Courtesy National Park Service. Refresh page to update. See this image bigger on our...

By Ian Livingston | December 30, 2008; 3:15 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Can You Predict Obama's Inauguration Weather?

* Latest Inauguration Forecast | Full Local Forecast * Inauguration Weather • Features• ForecastsInauguration Central President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration is exactly three weeks away. From now until then, the Capital Weather Gang will be providing regular inauguration weather features and forecasts. Lead meteorologist Dan Stillman and I will provide dueling...

By Jason Samenow | December 30, 2008; 10:30 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (12)
Categories: Inauguration, Inauguration Features | Tags: inauguration weather
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Forecast: Temperatures Descend as 2009 Rings In

* Top 10 Weather Events of 2008 | Later this a.m.: Can You Predict Obama's Inauguration Weather? * EXPRESS FORECAST Today: Partly cloudy. 50-54. | Tonight: Mostly cloudy. 30-34. | Tomorrow: Colder with variable skies. 41-45. | A Look Ahead FORECAST IN DETAIL As Jason described yesterday, we've had quite...

By Matt Rogers | December 30, 2008; 5:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (8)
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PM Update is Off

(the hook) The weather is nice now and will again be tomorrow, so enjoy. Refer to our full forecast through the weekend from earlier today. Our next update will be tomorrow morning. * From earlier: Top Ten Weather Events of 2008 - 1-5 and 6-10 *...

By Jason Samenow | December 29, 2008; 3:30 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Top Ten Weather Events of 2008: 1-5

* Top 10 Weather Events of 2008: 6-10 | D.C. Area Full Forecast * By Robert Henson Earlier, we posted choices 6-10 in the top 10 weather events in 2008. Now, we give you the top five. Such lists are always judgment calls, so please weigh in with your own...

By Capital Weather Gang | December 29, 2008; 12:30 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (5)
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Top Ten Weather Events of 2008: 6-10

By Robert Henson * Full Forecast | Top 5 Weather Events of 2008 * To paraphrase Charles Dickens, 2008 was the calmest of times and the stormiest of times. In a two-post series, we'll recap some of the highest impact U.S. weather events of the last 12 months. In this...

By Capital Weather Gang | December 29, 2008; 10:30 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Forecast: A Gradual Return to Winter

Temperatures to turn steadily colder this week * Later: Top 10 Weather Events of 2008 | Weather Checker Chimes In * EXPRESS FORECAST Today: Mostly sunny. 51-55. | Tonight: Partly cloudy and chilly. 32-38. | Tomorrow: Partly to mostly sunny. 49-53. | A Look Ahead FORECAST IN DETAIL Last week,...

By Jason Samenow | December 29, 2008; 5:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (9)
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Forecast: Spring Warmth Stays For One More Day

EXPRESS FORECAST Today: Warm and windy. Chance of p.m. showers. 65-68. | Tonight: Mostly cloudy. 34-37. | Tomorrow: Sunny, a bit cooler. 49-52. | A Look Ahead FORECAST IN DETAIL It will feel more like springtime today than early winter as temperatures soar to near 70 ahead of a cold...

By Brian Jackson | December 28, 2008; 10:40 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (22)
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