Capital Weather Gang - DC area weather blog, news - November 15, 2009

Forecast: Some Saturday sun and sixty

Clouds slowly settle in Sunday * Sea & sky over the Atlantic | Under Pressure by Air Pressure? * EXPRESS FORECAST Today: Partly to mostly sunny. 59-63. | Tonight: Mostly clear. 38-45. | Tomorrow: Increasing clouds. 53-57. | A Look Ahead | Get Express Forecast by E-mail FORECAST IN DETAIL...

By Jason Samenow | November 21, 2009; 1:00 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
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PM Update: Weekend starts sunny; Rainy finish?

Work week ends calm with near-average temperatures * Sea & sky over the Atlantic | Under Pressure by Air Pressure? * * Outside now? Clouds, temps, radar & more: Weather Wall | Traffic * Other than a sometimes gusty wind from the northwest, today has been quite pleasant, especially following...

By Ian Livingston | November 20, 2009; 3:15 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Sea & sky while cruising the Atlantic

* Sunny days return: Full Forecast | Under pressure by air pressure? * Looking out at a shower over the open Atlantic. By Steve Tracton. I recently returned from a 16-day cruise which included seven days at sea crossing the Atlantic from Lisbon, Portugal to Fort Lauderdale, Fl. Two of...

By Steve Tracton | November 20, 2009; 10:45 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (5)
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Forecast: Sunny through Saturday. Then rain?

Weekend gets off to fine start, could finish wet * Under pressure by air pressure? | Next week: Photo contest winners * * Outside now? Clouds, temps, radar & more: Weather Wall * EXPRESS FORECAST Today: Becoming mostly sunny. Near 60. | Tonight: Mostly clear. Upper 30s to low 40s....

By Camden Walker | November 20, 2009; 10:15 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (6)
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PM Update: Shower threat through evening

Sunshine returns on Friday, lasts through Saturday * Under pressure by air pressure? | Records reveal shifting climate * * Outside now? Radar, temps & more: Weather Wall | Traffic * Showers -- with some rumbles of thunder and brief heavy rain -- are affecting the area this afternoon. Northern...

By Ian Livingston | November 19, 2009; 3:15 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (19)
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Feeling under pressure by air pressure?

Wx in the City * Rain at times today: Full Forecast * There is no doubt that weather affects our health and well-being -- think hypothermia, sunburn and that good old "nice day" feeling from a clear, warm spring day. There is an entire field called biometeorology that is dedicated...

By Ann Posegate | November 19, 2009; 11:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (11)
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Forecast: Some showers today, much nicer Friday

Sunny, dry Friday & Saturday; rain to return Sunday? * Record temps reveal shifting climate | Ida difficult to forecast * EXPRESS FORECAST Today: Cloudy with occasional showers. Near 60. | Tonight: Showers taper around midnight. 48-52. | Tomorrow: Some a.m. clouds. Sunny by afternoon. Near 60. | A Look...

By Josh Larson | November 19, 2009; 9:50 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (3)
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PM Update: Showers possible Thursday

Clouds thicken ahead of cold front * Record temps reveal shifting climate | Ida difficult to forecast * * Outside now? Radar, temps & more: Weather Wall | Traffic * As Dan Stillman alluded to this morning, cloud cover was largely dependent on location during much of the day --...

By Ian Livingston | November 18, 2009; 9:30 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Record highs vs. lows reveal shifting climate

* Trending cloudy; showers? Full Forecast | Autumn photos in D.C. * Each bar shows the proportion of record highs (red) to record lows (blue) by decade, as observed at about 1,800 weather stations in the continental United States from January 1950 through September 2009. In the last 30 years,...

By Andrew Freedman | November 18, 2009; 10:45 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (16)
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Forecast: Trending cloudy but not too cool

Best chance of rain is Thursday p.m. * Ida's remnants challenge forecasters | Sesame Street weather * * Outside Now? Clouds, temps, webcam & more: Weather Wall * EXPRESS FORECAST Today: Variably cloudy. Mid-50s to near 60. | Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Chance of a few showers. Mid-40s to near 50....

By Dan Stillman | November 18, 2009; 5:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (4)
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PM Update: Cooler than yesterday but still pleasant

Clouds arrive tomorrow for another multi-day stay * Ida remnants lead to difficult forecast | Foliage photos in D.C. * * Outside now? Radar, temps & more: Weather Wall | Traffic * Though we lost about 10 degrees from yesterday this afternoon and saw a few clouds from time to...

By Ian Livingston | November 17, 2009; 3:15 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Ida's remnants play havoc with last week's forecast

Weather Checker * Our Full Forecast | Fall photos in D.C. | Sesame Street weather * Brittany Thompson wades across Worcester Street in Ocean City, Md. (Laura Emmons/Associated Press) Weather Checker is an outsider's analysis of CWG's forecast accuracy. See previous Weather Checker posts. By Jamie Yesnowitz It's rarely easy...

By Capital Weather Gang | November 17, 2009; 11:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (5)
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Forecast: Return to seasonal weather

Weekend forecast turns cloudier * Photos: Reflections of autumn in D.C. | Sesame Street's weather * EXPRESS FORECAST Today: Partly sunny and cooler. 55-60. | Tonight: Variable cloud cover and cool. 38-44. | Wednesday: Partly cloudy. 54-59. | A Look Ahead | Get Express Forecast by E-mail FORECAST IN DETAIL...

By Matt Rogers | November 17, 2009; 5:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (4)
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PM Update: Mainly clear skies remain for now

Cooler but seasonal air filters in overnight and tomorrow * Photos: Reflections of autumn in D.C. | Sesame Street's weather * * Outside now? Radar, temps & more: Weather Wall | Traffic * We tacked on another brilliant day today after yesterday's warm and beautiful one. Temperatures in most locations...

By Ian Livingston | November 16, 2009; 3:30 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (3)
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Foliage photos: Reflections of autumn in D.C.

* A mostly bright week: Full Forecast | Best of Sesame Street weather * Sunrise Nov. 7 at the Tidal Basin. I made a couple trips around the area earlier this month to photograph foliage. The color seemed to be peaking downtown around the Potomac and the Mall while west...

By Kevin Ambrose | November 16, 2009; 12:45 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (5)
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Best of Sesame Street's weather

* Sunny start to week: Full Forecast * "Sunny day, sweeping the clouds away ... " No matter what the weather is like on Sesame Street, the cast and characters always seem to make the best of it. In honor of the television show's 40th anniversary last week, here is...

By Ann Posegate | November 16, 2009; 10:30 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Forecast: A bright start to a mostly bright week

* Temps, clouds & more: Weather Wall | Our winter outlook * EXPRESS FORECAST Today: Mostly sunny. 62-66. | Tonight: Clear. 34-43. | Tomorrow: Partly to mostly sunny. 54-58. | A Look Ahead | Get Express Forecast by E-mail FORECAST IN DETAIL Mother nature often has a nice way of...

By Jason Samenow | November 16, 2009; 10:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (5)
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Forecast: As sunny as it's recently been cloudy!

High pressure to bring marvelous stretch of dry weather * SkinsCast: Delightful football weather | Friend CWG on Facebook * EXPRESS FORECAST Today: Increasing sunshine, mild. 68-72. | Tonight: Mostly clear. 44-50. | Tomorrow: Mostly sunny. Mid-60s. | A Look Ahead FORECAST IN DETAIL For most of us, it couldn't...

By Josh Larson | November 15, 2009; 5:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (3)
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SkinsCast: Not bad for November football

* Our Full Forecast | Weather Wall | Redskins Insider * Redskins vs. BroncosSunday Nov. 15, 1 p.m., FedEx Field TemperaturesWeatherChance of Precip.Mid-60s to near 70Increasing sun%Partly sunny, maybe even partly to mostly sunny skies will boost temperatures higher than we've seen in quite a few days. SkinsCast appears...

By Dan Stillman | November 15, 2009; 5:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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