Capital Weather Gang - DC area weather blog, news - October 4, 2009

Forecast: Showers Stop & Temperatures Tumble

* What Happened to Hurricane Season? | Weather Wall * EXPRESS FORECAST Today: Chance of a.m. showers, cooler. 67-71. | Tonight: Partly cloudy, 45-50. | Tomorrow: Partly sunny. 66-70. A Look Ahead | Get Express Forecast by E-mail FORECAST IN DETAIL Did you enjoy yesterday's mid-80s? Might that have been...

By Jason Samenow | October 10, 2009; 10:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (11)
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PM Update: Warmth Now, Some Showers Later

AM showers possible Saturday; Sunday and beyond? * What Happened to Hurricane Season? | Autumn Allergies Attack * * Outside Now? Radar, Temps, Clouds & More: Weather Wall * Today featured a brief return to late-summerlike warmth across the area. Plentiful sunshine -- mixed with winds from the south and...

By Ian Livingston | October 9, 2009; 9:40 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Forecast: Breezy Warmth Today, Then Cooler

80s today; cooler and mostly dry through Columbus Day * Army Ten-Miler Photos | Attack of the Autumn Allergies * * Outside Now? Radar, Temps, Clouds & More: Weather Wall * EXPRESS FORECAST Today: Partly sunny and breezy. Slight chance of an a.m. shower. Low 80s. | Tonight: Partly to...

By Camden Walker | October 9, 2009; 8:40 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (3)
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PM Update: Beautiful Today, Quite Warm Tomorrow

A little unsettled this weekend and a good bit cooler * Army Ten-Miler Photos | Attack of the Autumn Allergies * * Outside Now? Radar, Temps, Clouds & More: Weather Wall * Fall's finest weather returned today as gusty winds of yesterday became little more than a memory. Mostly sunny...

By Ian Livingston | October 8, 2009; 3:15 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Picture-Perfect Weather for Army Ten-Miler

* Sublime Sun Today: Full Forecast | Attack of the Autumn Allergies * The front-runners anxiously await the cannon to signal the start of the Army Ten-Miler in D.C. There was perfect running weather Sunday morning for the 30,000 runners in race. I ran my first Army Ten-Miler road race...

By Kevin Ambrose | October 8, 2009; 10:45 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (3)
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Forecast: Sublime Sunshine...Minus the Winds!

80s possible tomorrow; showers close by this weekend * Autumn Allergies | Winter Weather Hype * * Outside Now? Temps, Winds, Webcam & More: Weather Wall * Today: Mostly sunny. Low 70s. | Tonight: Clouds on the increase. 52-58. Tomorrow: Partly sunny; very warm. 79-84. | A Look Ahead |...

By Josh Larson | October 8, 2009; 9:50 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (9)
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PM Update: Gusty Winds Wane This Evening

Mostly sunny and quite delightful on Thursday * Wind Advisory in Effect until 6 p.m. Wednesday (see map) * * Attack of the Autumn Allergies | Winter Weather Hype is Here * * Outside Now? Radar, Temps, Clouds & More: Weather Wall * As long as you don't mind messy...

By Ian Livingston | October 7, 2009; 3:15 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Attack of the Autumn Allergies

Wx and the City * Wind Advisory Today: Full Forecast | Winter Weather Hype is Here * Image of ragweed pollen. Courtesy American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Sniff, sniff (cough). Achoo! (Rub eyes.) Sniff, sniff (blow nose). Achoo! Ugh ... If this has been your morning routine for...

By Ann Posegate | October 7, 2009; 10:30 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (7)
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Forecast: Gusty Winds Today, Gorgeous Tomorrow

Pleasant Thursday & Friday... for holiday weekend too? * Wind Advisory in Effect From 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday (see map) * * Climate 'Hockey Stick' Faceoff | Autumn Allergies * * Outside Now? Temps, Winds, Webcam & More: Weather Wall * EXPRESS FORECAST Today: Early-morning showers. Then becoming...

By Dan Stillman | October 7, 2009; 9:40 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (9)
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PM Update: Cold Front to Bring Showers Then Wind

Showers end early Wed., then sun & gusty winds * Wind Advisory in Effect From 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday (see map) * * Winter Weather Hype In High Gear | Climate 'Hockey Stick' Faceoff * * Outside Now? Radar, Temps, Clouds & More: Weather Wall * A cold...

By Ian Livingston | October 6, 2009; 10:40 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Winter Weather Hype Here & In High Gear

* Full Forecast | Climate Hockey Stick Debate * Heavy snow falls near Wisconsin Avenue in Washington, D.C. March 1, 2009. By CWG photographer Ian Livingston. Tomatoes are still ripening on their vines, leaves have barely begun to fall, and squirrels are weeks away from their annual pumpkin invasion. Yet...

By Jason Samenow | October 6, 2009; 10:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (16)
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Forecast: Delightful Week Continues

Late week warm-up; but weekend forecast tricky * Climate 'Hockey Stick' Faceoff | Later: Winter Hype is Here * * Outside Now? Radar, Temps, Clouds & More: Weather Wall * EXPRESS FORECAST Today: More sunshine. Cool breezes. 68-72. Tonight: Increasing clouds. Late-night showers. 52-56. | Tomorrow: Morning showers; then partly...

By Matt Rogers | October 6, 2009; 9:50 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (3)
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PM Update: Near-Perfect Weather Continues

Pleasant conditions again Tuesday, clouds increase late * Climate 'Hockey Stick' Faceoff | Autumn Happenings * * Outside Now? Radar, Temps, Clouds & More: Weather Wall * Days like this help explain why I love fall in D.C. so much; too bad it's a Monday! Wall-to-wall sunshine helped cool morning...

By Ian Livingston | October 5, 2009; 3:30 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Another Slapshot in Climate 'Hockey Stick' Faceoff

* Full Forecast | Autumn Activities | Reasons to Love Fall * Hockey stick chart from the 2001 IPCC Third Assessment Report, showing Northern Hemisphere surface temperatures (departures from the 1961-1990 average, in degrees Celsius) of the past 1,000 years. Courtesy IPCC. An enduring dispute in the scientific community and...

By Andrew Freedman | October 5, 2009; 10:45 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (38)
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Forecast: Wonderful Weather for the Work Week

Shower chance Tues & Fri nights; weekend uncertain * Outside Now? Temps, Clouds Webcam & More: Weather Wall * * Reasons to Love Fall | Later: Climate 'Hockey Stick' Controversy * EXPRESS FORECAST Today: Loads of sunshine. 72-75. | Tonight: Clear and cool. 41-50. | Tomorrow: Mostly sunny. 73-77. |...

By Jason Samenow | October 5, 2009; 8:55 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (10)
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Forecast: All the Sun You Can Handle

* SkinCast | Outside Right Now? Radar, Temps & More: Weather Wall * * New! Get CWG's Express Forecast by E-mail: Sign Me Up * EXPRESS FORECAST Today: Bright sun. 71-75.| Tonight: Clear and cool. 48-52.| Tomorrow: Mostly sunny. 71-74. | A Look Ahead FORECAST IN DETAIL Carpe Diem, "enjoy...

By Brian Jackson | October 4, 2009; 5:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (6)
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SkinsCast: Fantastic for Football

* Our Full Forecast | Weather Wall | Redskins Insider * Redskins vs. BuccaneersSunday Oct. 4, 1 p.m., FedEx Field TemperaturesWeatherChance of Precip.Low-to-mid 70sMostly Sunny%An awesome day for football or just about anything else as temperatures climb to near 70 around kickoff and peak in the mid-70s for afternoon highs....

By Dan Stillman | October 4, 2009; 12:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (4)
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