Posts Tagged ‘Weather’
Flood Alert
That’s Washington Harbour right now, currently underwater due to massive flooding along the Potomac after last Saturday’s heavy rains.
The coastal flood warning continues till midnight tonight. More photos after the jump, courtesy Byron Peebles:
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Photos: Old Washington in the Winter
Photo courtesy of the DC Public Library
I love Flickr. Here at We Love DC, we all love Flickr. Without your contributions to our pool, the site would be a lot less colorful. But one of my favorite things about Flickr is The Commons, where museums of the world post selections of their historic photography collections. [...]
DC Mythbusting: Most Extreme Weather Ever
’seems so long ago’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
We’ve seen fire, and we’ve seen rain. We’ve also seen earthquakes, heat waves, blizzards, floods, and, of course, thundersnow. The DC region has seen more than its fair share of crazy weather this year, leading many people to say that this is the most extreme year of weather [...]
Think Cool at 100F
Hard to believe this was five months ago:
As of noon, DC has officially hit 100ºF, according to NBC4. The record to beat is 103ºF. We’re getting close!
To help you stay in a cool state of mind, here are more photos of the White House and Lafayette Park area from right after the February Snowpocalypse:
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Washington’s Summer Heat – How Hot Is It?
’sun & Capitol’
courtesy of ‘ekelly80′
You don’t need an outstanding glossary of weather terms to understand “hot” (but if you need one for other things, check out Don’s awesome post from yesterday). Moving my car at 6:30 this morning, I started sweating, and then I started wondering: exactly what are we looking at in terms of [...]
Dueling Birds: A Nats v. Os Weekend
‘_MG_4239′
courtesy of ‘dbking’
We’ve got a beautiful weekend, save some scattered t-storms, shaping up for us and we’ve got a “Battle of the Beltways” series kicking off Friday night between the visiting Baltimore Orioles and our hometown Nationals. You’ve got three opportunities to catch the match up this weekend, and it’s sure to be great time with the stadium [...]
Washington Harbour Boardwalk Flooded
We’ve got a major Coastal Flood Warning today, with the tidal Potomac swelling to 3-4 ft above flood level, and 5-10 ft around Georgetown. Be safe and cautious if you live or work near the Potomac River or the C&O Canal, and don’t try to drive through flood water. The National Harbour boardwalk and parts [...]
More »Has Spring Sprung?
‘coming soon…’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
We’re one week away from springing forward, three weeks away from cherry blossoms, the temperature is above 50 and I’m pretty sure I’ve seen some flowers poking up from the ground. I think that it’s almost safe to call it: spring has arrived. What’s more is that mild temperatures will prevail for [...]
Monumental: Mount St. Fenty
‘glacial dome’courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
Rising high above the streets of DC, seen here with a height on par with the Capitol Building, is Mount St. Fenty. The monument, in which is carved the sorrow of all District residents, was erected in the early part of 2010 by the District’s Department of Transportation on the orders of [...]
Ugly Weather Officially Dampening the Joy of Pants-Optional Friday
no pants metro ride
Originally uploaded by laurarotondo
Have you been outside yet? Lovely Wife called me at 10:30 from the Weaver Compound in Arlington to say it was snowing somewhat heavily. We had not yet seen flake number one over in DC where I work. Now it’s a different story, of course. My office closed at [...]
More »Got Snow?
‘monumental snow’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
It’s been snowing a lot lately. The DC Snowpocalypse, or snOMG if you will, was just the start. Even with the three or four storms we’ve had already, Mrs. Nature (she’s the mother) is not done with us yet. With a few more storms already in the forecast, we had to call [...]
Flood Warning
The Washington Harbour Boardwalk in Georgetown is underwater this morning, as the muddy, debris-strewn Potomac River swells to flood level following Sunday and Monday’s rain. NWS has issued a Coastal Flood Warning for our area. Highest afternoon tides will be around 5:30PM.
The rest of the Harbour is behind a floodwall that they have ready just [...]
Thunder, Thunder, Thunder, ThunderSnow!
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courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
(Hopefully you read that title to the theme song of the popular 80’s cartoon)
UPDATE: NWS just issued a Winter Storm Warning with up to 20″ of snowfall.
Unless you’ve been hiding for a few days, you know that our beloved city is in for a real winter storm this weekend. And [...]
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow
‘Sunday Drive in Winter’
courtesy of ‘macmoov’
The weather outside is about to become quite frightful, so it’s time to stock up on some fire wood if you haven’t already.
WTOP reports that a developing storm could bring up to 10 inches of the soft powdery cold stuff on Saturday.
Sounds to me like a perfect excuse to get [...]
The Return of the Sun
‘Looking Up’
courtesy of ‘Samer Farha’
On your way into work this morning, you might have noticed a giant blue expanse and a shining orb in the place of the gray ceiling that you had grown accustomed to. This is called “clear sky” and it should be the norm for the rest of the week. Warm temperatures [...]
Office Schedule Change – Ugly Sweater Day Revisited
Justin’s Ugly Cat Sweater
Originally uploaded by nerdcoregirl
What? A high in the 60’s? It’s June, for Pete’s sake. I just wish I had a nice cat sweater and a beer and I could stay at home, away from the impending craziness, snow-induced accidents and obvious breakdown of order in the world. It’s too cold to be [...]
More »Bitter sweet&soggy
‘Hold onto your hats!’
courtesy of ‘lorigoldberg’
We’re getting much-needed rain today. The U.S. Drought Monitor shows our region as being in moderate drought conditions, so this rainfall is good news. It’s not a one-shot fix, though – Capitol Weather pointed out at the end of last month that we were a full five inches below normal, [...]
Winter Storm Watch
As of today, South Carolina, Las Vegas, and the United Arab Emirates have all gotten more snow than Washington, DC this winter. The city has seen a few flurries and even a dusting or two in the suburbs, but our total accumulation so far has been pretty much zero. That might be about to change, [...]
More »Against the Wind
If you didn’t feel like a combination between a mime and Bob Seger then I don’t suppose you went outside today. Between the weird wintry weather and the harsh wind, I have been convinced to stay indoors until everything thaws and starts to warm up, like until April. Until then I will be hunkered down [...]
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