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Weather at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)

Washington, Virginia KDCA #28 US airport by passengers

Official aviation observations and forecasts for DCA.

FAA status
Departure delays Updated 1 min ago
Weather now
VFR 58°F Observed 39 min ago
Late departures
28.1%May 2026 to July 2026
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Current conditions at DCA

VFR

58°F14°C

Good visibility and high cloud base. Normal operations are typical.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ mi
Clouds
BKN 25,000 ft
Ceiling
25,000 ft
Pressure
30.48 inHg

METARMETAR KDCA 012252Z 00000KT 10SM BKN250 14/03 A3048 RMK AO2 SLP320 T01440028 $

TAFTAF KDCA 012324Z 0200/0306 00000KT P6SM SCT170 FM021400 17006KT P6SM BKN100

Source: NOAA Aviation Weather Center. Observed 39 min ago.

Forecast for the DCA area

Today69°F
Partly Sunny
7 mph SE · 2% rain
Tonight50°F
Mostly Cloudy then Patchy Fog
0 to 7 mph SE · 1% rain
Thursday72°F
Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny
0 to 7 mph SW · 1% rain
Thursday Night52°F
Mostly Clear
8 mph SW · 0% rain
Friday75°F
Sunny
6 to 13 mph W · 0% rain
Friday Night50°F
Mostly Clear
8 to 12 mph N · 0% rain
Saturday66°F
Mostly Sunny
3 to 8 mph NE · 0% rain
Saturday Night49°F
Mostly Cloudy
6 mph SE · 0% rain

Source: National Weather Service. Updated 4 d ago.

Runways

RunwayLengthWidthSurface
01/197,169 ft150 ftASP
15/335,204 ft150 ftASP
04/225,000 ft150 ftASP

Source: OurAirports (public domain). Runway data can lag behind construction closures.

Air traffic frequencies

ServiceDescriptionMHz
GNDWashington Ground121.700
GND-257.600
TWRWashington Tower119.100
TWR-134.350
TWRWashington Tower ;Helicopters257.600
APP-119.850
APP-124.200
DEP-118.950
DEP-125.650