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D.C. area forecast: Cold air retreating for several days, but for how long?
Air that won’t whip us around or chill us to the bone like it’s winter? Let’s take it while we can get it! Enjoy a string of milder days with blue skies, and retreating breezes. Our next cold front ushers a change for us around mid-week next week, but pretend for the sake of this wonderful holiday weekend, that I didn’t even mention it...
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Should Reagan National Airport remain Washington, D.C.'s official weather station?
"I've argued for years that the U.S. Naval Observatory would be representative of the area, in elevation, temps, and snowfall."
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D.C. Area Weather Meters
The D.C. Area Weather Meters provide a snapshot into a range of health and lifestyle weather-related impacts.
• The Air Quality Index is provided daily by the U.S. EPA. There are six categories: good, moderate, unhealthy for sensitive groups (displayed as: Unhealthy SG), unhealthy, very unhealthy & hazardous.
• The UV Index is provided daily by the U.S. EPA and National Weather Service. It indicates the strength of UV radiation as forecast around 1 p.m. There are five categories: low, moderate, high, very high & extreme.
• The Golf Comfort Index is a real-time index of golf comfort from the Capital Weather Gang based on temperature, precipitation and wind. There are three categories: good, fair & bad.
• The Hair Quality Index is a real-time index of hair quality from the Capital Weather Gang based on humidity, wind, and precipitation. There are three categories: good, fair & bad.
• The Flu Pollen index indicates pollen levels: none, sporadic,local,regional & widespread.
Air Quality
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UV
Moderate
Golf Comfort
Fair
Hair Quality
Fair
Grass Pollen
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