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Last updated on December 23, 2025 at 3:45 p.m.
Steve Rudin, 7News First Alert Meteorologist
TUESDAY EVENING: Partly cloudy
Temperatures: 40s
Winds: South 5-10 mph
Skies will continue to gradually clear this evening with temperatures mainly in the 40s.
TUESDAY NIGHT: Scattered clouds
Lows: 33-43
Winds: Light
Clouds decrease into the evening with fairly mild temperatures for this time of year.
WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy and breezy at times
Highs: 48-53
Winds: WNW 5-10 mph, Gusts to 25 mph +
Sunshine returns with passing clouds and temperatures again in the upper 40s to low 50s. Midday winds will ease.
CHRISTMAS DAY: Scattered morning showers and mostly cloudy
Highs: 52-57
Winds: South 5-10 mph
Christmas morning will feature a chance at isolated light rain showers, otherwise, skies remain mostly cloudy and temperatures very mild for this time of year.
FRIDAY: Mainly rain in the D.C. metro, with wintry mix possible north
Highs: 30s to near 40
Winds: Southeast 5-10 mph
A dynamic weather maker will move across the D.C. region Friday. Latest forecast trends have most of the region locked in a colder air mass, allowing for the potential for freezing rain, wintry mix or just all rain. As of this writing, plan for a cold rain inside and around the Capital Beltway on Friday.
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