Forecast in DC for Capital Pride Festival 2022

WASHINGTON — The Pride Festival weekend in D.C. is almost here! With many events surrounding the celebrations, it’s good to keep an eye on the weather. As of the latest forecast trends, the highest chance for rain is on Saturday, June 11th. Here is a breakdown of the weather for the festival during each day that weekend. The timing of the rain might change since the festival is roughly a week away. Stay with the WUSA9 weather team or here for additional updates. 

Partly cloudy with a few stray showers possible in the afternoon/evening. There will be plenty of dry hours. For RIOT, the Capital Pride official opening party (9 p.m. – 3:30 a.m.), there could be a few stray showers, but not a wash out. Temperatures will be in the 70s then falling to the 60s during the RIOT event Friday night.

This is the day that we are looking at rain for most of the day. Look for light showers off and on in the morning. Pockets of moderate to heavy rain are possible at times in the afternoon. By the end of the day, rain may lighten up and gradually end. Rain could dry out by Saturday night. Highs will be in the mid to upper 70s. There will be a few showers to dodge during the block party and parade. Toward the end of the parade, showers may gradually move out.  

A few clouds may linger Sunday morning, but overall it looks like a mostly dry day.  Highs will be in the upper 70s to near 80.