UV Index Today in Washington, District of Columbia (DC)

Friday, May 22, 2026 -2:41 PMEDT (GMT-4)

The UV Index in Washington, District of Columbia (DC) right now is 0.7. This reading was last updated at 2:00 PM EDT, about 41 minutes ago. The UV Index at3:00 PM EDT, in about 18 minutes from now, is expected to be 0.4.

The maximum UV Index today in Washington was 0.9 at 12:00 PM EDT,2 hours and 41 minutes ago. The maximum UV Index tomorrow is expected to be 0.6 at 1:00 PM EDT.

Data Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Today

May 22
0.9
12:00 PM EDT
Low

Tomorrow

May 23
0.6
1:00 PM EDT
Low

UV Index Today Hourly

May 22

The UV Index for Washington, District of Columbia (DC) peaks at 0.9 today at 12:00 PM EDT, classified as Low risk.

02468107 AM8 AM9 AM10 AM11 AM12 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM6 PM7 PMEastern Daylight Time (EDT, GMT-4)Now: 2:41 PM00.20.30.40.70.90.70.70.40.30.20.10
Data Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

UV Index Tomorrow Hourly

May 23

Washington, District of Columbia (DC) sees Low-risk UV conditions tomorrow, with the index reaching0.6 around 1:00 PM EDT.

02468107 AM8 AM9 AM10 AM11 AM12 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM6 PM7 PMEastern Daylight Time (EDT, GMT-4)00.10.20.20.30.50.60.50.50.20.20.10
Data Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

5 Day UV Index Forecast

May 21, 2026

TimeUV IndexRisk
12:00 AM0
Low
1:00 AM0
Low
2:00 AM0
Low
3:00 AM0
Low
4:00 AM0
Low
5:00 AM0
Low
6:00 AM0
Low
7:00 AM0.1
Low
8:00 AM0.3
Low
9:00 AM1.1
Low
10:00 AM1.4
Low
11:00 AM1.6
Low
12:00 PM1.9
Low
1:00 PM2.1
Low
2:00 PM2.1
Low
3:00 PM2
Low
4:00 PM1.4
Low
5:00 PM0.6
Low
6:00 PM0.3
Low
7:00 PM0.1
Low
8:00 PM0
Low
9:00 PM0
Low
10:00 PM0
Low
11:00 PM0
Low

May 22, 2026

TimeUV IndexRisk
12:00 AM0
Low
1:00 AM0
Low
2:00 AM0
Low
3:00 AM0
Low
4:00 AM0
Low
5:00 AM0
Low
6:00 AM0
Low
7:00 AM0
Low
8:00 AM0.2
Low
9:00 AM0.3
Low
10:00 AM0.4
Low
11:00 AM0.7
Low
12:00 PM0.9
Low
1:00 PM0.7
Low
2:00 PM0.7
Low
3:00 PM0.4
Low
4:00 PM0.3
Low
5:00 PM0.2
Low
6:00 PM0.1
Low
7:00 PM0
Low
8:00 PM0
Low
9:00 PM0
Low
10:00 PM0
Low
11:00 PM0
Low

May 23, 2026

TimeUV IndexRisk
12:00 AM0
Low
1:00 AM0
Low
2:00 AM0
Low
3:00 AM0
Low
4:00 AM0
Low
5:00 AM0
Low
6:00 AM0
Low
7:00 AM0
Low
8:00 AM0.1
Low
9:00 AM0.2
Low
10:00 AM0.2
Low
11:00 AM0.3
Low
12:00 PM0.5
Low
1:00 PM0.6
Low
2:00 PM0.5
Low
3:00 PM0.5
Low
4:00 PM0.2
Low
5:00 PM0.2
Low
6:00 PM0.1
Low
7:00 PM0
Low
8:00 PM0
Low
9:00 PM0
Low
10:00 PM0
Low
11:00 PM0
Low

May 24, 2026

TimeUV IndexRisk
12:00 AM0
Low
1:00 AM0
Low
2:00 AM0
Low
3:00 AM0
Low
4:00 AM0
Low
5:00 AM0
Low
6:00 AM0
Low
7:00 AM0
Low
8:00 AM0.1
Low
9:00 AM0.4
Low
10:00 AM1.1
Low
11:00 AM1.4
Low
12:00 PM2.3
Low
1:00 PM2.5
Moderate
2:00 PM3.8
Moderate
3:00 PM3.3
Moderate
4:00 PM2.6
Moderate
5:00 PM2.2
Low
6:00 PM0.7
Low
7:00 PM0.3
Low
8:00 PM0
Low
9:00 PM0
Low
10:00 PM0
Low
11:00 PM0
Low

May 25, 2026

TimeUV IndexRisk
12:00 AM0
Low
1:00 AM0
Low
2:00 AM0
Low
3:00 AM0
Low
4:00 AM0
Low
5:00 AM0
Low
6:00 AM0
Low
7:00 AM0
Low
8:00 AM0.1
Low
9:00 AM0.2
Low
10:00 AM0.5
Low
11:00 AM0.8
Low
12:00 PM1.6
Low
1:00 PM2.5
Moderate
2:00 PM1.8
Low
3:00 PM1
Low
4:00 PM0.4
Low
5:00 PM0.3
Low
6:00 PM0.2
Low
7:00 PM0.1
Low
8:00 PM0
Low
9:00 PM0
Low
10:00 PM0
Low
11:00 PM0
Low
Data Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

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