Posted at 12:00 PM ET, 08/ 1/2008

Weather Gang Weather Wall

By Capital Weather Gang

Ultimate overview of conditions in D.C., Md. and Va.

Welcome to CWG's Weather Wall. We'll call this the "classic" Weather Wall. It's not going anywhere, but do check out the new Weather Wall on the new Washington Post Weather page.

D.C. AREA RADAR & LIGHTNING LOOP

Movement of precipitation, severe warnings and lightning strikes (alternative lightning map) over past two hours. Refresh page to update. Click here for radar and lightning loop on its own page. See below for regional view.

ZOOMABLE TEMPERATURES

Current D.C. area temperatures powered by iMap. Click and hold on map to pan. Double-click to zoom. Refresh page to update.

REGIONAL RADAR & LIGHTNING LOOP

Movement of precipitation and lightning strikes over past two hours. Refresh page to update. Click here for radar and lightning loop on its own page. See above for D.C. area view.

VISIBLE SATELLITE LOOP (DAYTIME ONLY)

Latest mid-Atlantic satellite loop shows recent cloud movement. At night, see infrared loop below, which detects clouds based on the heat they emit. Courtesy NOAA. Refresh page to update. What's UTC?

INFRARED SATELLITE LOOP

Latest mid-Atlantic infrared satellite loop shows recent cloud movement based on the heat clouds emit. Courtesy NOAA. Refresh page to update. What's UTC?

WEATHER MAP

Latest depiction of surface features such as high-pressure areas, low-pressure areas and fronts. Updates approximately every three hours. Courtesy NOAA. What's UTC?

D.C. WEBCAM