Jason Samenow

Washington, D.C.

Editor and writer covering weather and climate

Education: University of Virginia, BA in environmental science, 1998; University of Wisconsin, MS in atmospheric science, 2000

Jason Samenow has loved weather since he was a boy. At the University of Virginia, he earned a degree in environmental science, focusing in atmospheric science. He went on to earn a master’s degree in atmospheric science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2000. Samenow is The Washington Post’s weather editor. From 2000 to September 2010, he worked as a climate change analyst for the federal government, monitoring, analyzing and communicating the science of climate change. He founded CapitalWeather.com in early 2004, the first professional weather blog on the Internet, which became part
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D.C.-area forecast: Drying out for a few days before more mugginess and storms

We should remain mostly rain-free through Wednesday with a reprieve from high humidity.

July 10, 2023

Intense storms southeast of Beltway pushing toward Chesapeake Bay

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 10 p.m.; a few storms could produce damaging wind gusts and hail.

July 3, 2023

D.C.-area forecast: It’s the hottest, muggiest week of the summer so far

Highs near 90 through Friday with daily chances for storms.

July 3, 2023

Rare pair of June tropical storms churn across record-warm Atlantic

Bret and Cindy are the first pair of named storms to develop east of the Caribbean on record during June.

June 23, 2023

Violent tornado rips through Texas town, killing 4, injuring 10

The tornado in Matador, Tex., flattened the town’s general store, crumpled tractor-trailers, threw cars across the highway and sheared the tops off trees.

June 22, 2023

Tropical Storm Bret forecast to enter Caribbean, lose strength

The storm is forecast to bring heavy rain, strong winds and rough surf to the Lesser Antilles, but is no longer expected to become a hurricane.

June 20, 2023

June 20 morning weather update

The inside scoop on D.C. weather

June 20, 2023

D.C.-area forecast: Hot today, then cooler with more clouds and midweek rain chances

Wednesday and Thursday are probably the week’s wettest days.

June 19, 2023

Texas is in the thick of a brutal and prolonged heat wave

Heat indexes have topped 120 degrees, and there’s no immediate end in sight.

June 17, 2023

Updated forecast: Storm watch canceled locally as showers and storms wane

A couple intense storms with hail and damaging winds moved through the southern part of the region this evening. Mainly sunny and warmer this weekend.

June 16, 2023