@capitalweather.bsky.social taking advantage of possibly the last snow of the winter 😂☃️❄️
03.03.2026 01:44 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
@capitalweather.bsky.social taking advantage of possibly the last snow of the winter 😂☃️❄️
03.03.2026 01:44 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Most exciting neighborhood news in a while!
www.hillrag.com/2026/02/26/s...
I think he was out drinking late last night 🤷♂️ ... or ... maybe someone flushed him down the toilet? 🤷♂️
#DontFlushGnomes
NEW: National Weather Service expands winter storm watch into DC. Its forecast is for 3" in the Beltway area but the watch is for the potential for locally heavier amounts.
We're working on a fresh briefing that will post later this morning.
Plastic garden gnome with red hat, tan vest and white shirt playing the flute floating in green water. Zoomed you can see plastic rock gnome is seated on
Plastic garden gnome with red hat, tan vest and white shirt playing the flute floating in green water.
Found floating in the fairway this morning 😱
#BoatLife
Oops - forgot to cc @capitalweather.bsky.social
17.02.2026 14:23 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Went on my first dinghy ride of the year yesterday now that the ice in the channel is finally melting.
Still can't quite get past Market Docks, but the channel is thawed up until there (with some large chunks breaking off and floating freely).
#boatlife #liveaboard
13.02.2026 21:28 —
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Houseboat behind sailboat is 2/3 underwater at James Creek. Photo taken at night from seawall
Crazy this winter how many boats have sank. 3 sank but we're recovered before fully submerging at Wharf Marina.
Below is a photo of a houseboat currently 2/3 under ice at James Creek.
3 sank in Navy Yard. One caught fire from a space heater issue at Columbia Island.
It's been a rough winter.
Crazy to think kids are now growing up where this is a useful and necessary lesson 😳
13.02.2026 19:24 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Ice coverage market pier up to District Pier on the Washington Channel. View is from 395 Bridge during a sunny, clear day with blue sky
The Washington Channel is 3/4 unfrozen 🎉. Only ice remaining is upchannel from District Pier at 9th St SW.
cc @capitalweather.bsky.social
How did you handle DC's big snice (snow+ice) storm? On the boats, we're happy no one sank. We're also looking forward to the ice finally melting next week ...
08.02.2026 23:21 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
The closest marine forecast is from just downriver near Alexandria. You can see the details here: marine.weather.gov/MapClick.php...
Saturday looks brutal with sustained winds from 24 to 27kts and gusts up to 50kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft (☠️).
#boating #boatlife
The aptly-named "Snow Moon" was a stunner Sunday night.
Check out this incredible capture from Dave Lyons.
Picture-perfect framing as the full moon rose above the U.S. Capitol and aligned with the Statue of Freedom.
@integratedschools.bsky.social's DC chapter is hosting a panel today. They’ll share experiences, common questions, & help families w/ racial and/or economic privilege think reflectively about school choices & impact on the broader community.
Monday, Feb 2 from 6-7:30 pm. Register: luma.com/h83mo2dg
I ran around the tidal basin on snowcrete an kept thinking skating would have been more fun.
01.02.2026 18:20 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Colder than the last few mornings to start our Saturday. Low of 11 in DC is second coldest this season. Cold is around peak today as winds increase from offshore storm. Should struggle to get out of the single digit wind chills. Near 20 highs.
Full forecast: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
Next snow chance...
A weak weather impulse is expected to slip by to our south late Tuesday night into Wednesday.
We lean toward a dusting to an inch as most probable, with the chance of more than an inch just one in three.
More info here: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
@capitalweather.bsky.social I'm not sure when I last can remember seeing the Tidal Basin this frozen.
I wish NPS would allow Tidal Basin hockey!
Claiming parking spaces with furniture is anti-social and you can't convince me otherwise.
I've dug out at least 4 total parking spaces on my block, plus cleared out parts for 3 more. It's a commons! Work with your neighbors. Lots of folks disagree with me, but I just can't do the furniture thing.
I have only cuss words for anyone that thinks they "own" or can "claim" a parking spot.
30.01.2026 22:17 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
In case anyone is wondering how ice is broken on the Potomac during long subzero spells like this. Ice breaking footage on the John Glen starts around 7:00 min:
youtu.be/ZW64lWS6E_4?...
#boating
On this date in 1922, the roof at the Knickerbocker Theatre (at 18th Street & Columbia Road in Adams Morgan) collapsed under the weight of 28 inches of snow, killing 98 people.
The Post article from 1922 is unbelievably haunting; read it here: wapo.st/2Tipqcz
“During the detour, buses aren't able to pick up customers along the detour route. You can board or exit at the last stop before the detour begins and at the first stop once the bus returns to its regular route.”
(I don’t know why this information was only available in a direct message.)
Report from SW DC. We had another nice sunset, were able to fill water tanks and get pump outs, and there is still plenty of snow in the neighborhood.
#swdc #boatlife
Anyone else hear the ice symphony on the Washington Channel today?
@capitalweather.bsky.social
@capitalweather.bsky.social well, we got a pretty nice sunset!
28.01.2026 00:19 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1Depends on how thick it gets and if the boat has a reinforced hull or other mechanism to break ice. Most of us here do not. I wouldn't go through anything thicker than maybe a 1/4-1/2" ... and I would do that very slowly and not for a long distance.
27.01.2026 22:00 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0😅 ... I want to try to cross with my dry suit and an ice ax but ... we'll see if it gets thick enough 🥶
27.01.2026 21:57 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
@capitalweather.bsky.social pretty chilly on the Washington Channel this morning. No boat traffic. Very peaceful. Even the ducks are living their best life 🦆🦆
27.01.2026 14:52 — 👍 24 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0