4 goldens
Downtown DC is home to 4 goldens, with 1 Dog Guide spot within about a mile and 2 sitters who cover the area.
Within about a mile, nearest first.
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Downtown DC
Right now: Mostly sunny · Air 73°F · AQI 39, Good
Best walk times today: 1pm to 4pm and 9pm to midnight.
Heat index up to 83°F today
That is the National Weather Service's Caution range, a scale made for people, and it assumes shade: full sun can add up to 15°F. Goldens have 2.67 times the odds of heatstroke that Labradors do, which the researchers think the thicker coat may explain, and most dog heatstroke follows exercise, usually an ordinary walk. Go in the cooler hours, keep to the shade, and if your golden slows down or stops, end the walk and help them cool off.
Sources: NWS heat index equation, NWS heat index bands, NWS on sun and the heat index, Hall et al. 2020, Scientific Reports, Hall et al. 2020, Animals, RVC VetCompass 2021
Guidance, not veterinary advice. How we read the weather
| 78°F |
| 71°F |
| 76°F |
| – |
| 79% |
| 11 mph |
| Sunny |
| 1% |
| 40, Good |
| Good for a walk; touch grass 1:15pm |
| 3pm | 80°F | 72°F | 79°F | – | 73% | 12 mph | Sunny | 1% | 42, Good | Good for a walk |
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| 4pm | 82°F | 75°F | 80°F | 83°F | 70% | 11 mph | Sunny | 1% | 43, Good | Getting warm, be cautious: heat, sunny pavement |
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| 5pm | 80°F | 74°F | 80°F | 83°F | 71% | 10 mph | Cloudy, thunderstorms possible | 5% | 44, Good | Getting warm, be cautious: thunderstorms possible, heat |
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| 6pm | 74°F | 74°F | 77°F | – | 75% | 7 mph | Cloudy, thunderstorms possible | 22% | 46, Good | Rain, storms or poor air, be cautious: thunderstorms possible |
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| 7pm | 73°F | 73°F | 74°F | – | 82% | 5 mph | Clear, thunderstorms possible | 66% | 48, Good | Rain, storms or poor air, be cautious: thunderstorms possible, rain likely |
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| Time | In the sun | In the shade | Air temp | Heat index, from 80°F | Humidity | Wind | Sky | Rain | Air quality | Walk |
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| Earlier | ||||||||||
| 9am | 63°F | 63°F | 63°F | – | 93% | 6 mph | Cloudy | 5% | 32, Good | Good for a walk |
| 10am | 65°F | 65°F | 65°F | – | 94% | 6 mph | Cloudy | 6% | 33, Good | Good for a walk |
| 11am | 63°F | 63°F | 66°F | – | 96% | 9 mph | Cloudy | 5% | 35, Good | Good for a walk |
| 12pm | 67°F | 66°F | 69°F | – | 93% | 9 mph | Cloudy | 1% | 37, Good | Good for a walk |
| Now and the next 24 hours | ||||||||||
| Now (1pm) | 73°F | 68°F | 73°F | – | 88% | 11 mph | Mostly sunny | 1% | 39, Good | Good for a walk; touch grass 1:15pm |
| 2pm | 78°F | 71°F | 76°F | – | 79% | 11 mph | Sunny | 1% | 40, Good | Good for a walk; touch grass 1:15pm |
| 3pm | 80°F | 72°F | 79°F | – | 73% | 12 mph | Sunny | 1% | 42, Good | Good for a walk |
| 4pm | 82°F | 75°F | 80°F | 83°F | 70% | 11 mph | Sunny | 1% | 43, Good | Getting warm, be cautious: heat, sunny pavement |
| Day | In the sun, high and low | In the shade, high and low | Sunrise | Sunset | Walk |
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| Today, from 9am | 82°F, 62°F | 75°F, 62°F | 7:18am | 6:27pm | 10 good for a walk; 2 getting warm, be cautious; 3 rain, storms or poor air, be cautious; touch grass 1:15pm |
| Tomorrow | 59°F, 40°F | 59°F, 40°F | 7:19am | 6:26pm | 24 good for a walk; paw to grass 4pm |
| Sunday | 59°F, 36°F | 51°F, 36°F | 7:20am | 6:25pm | 24 good for a walk; paw to grass 4:18pm |
| Monday | 51°F, 40°F | 50°F, 40°F | 7:21am | 6:23pm | 24 good for a walk; paw to grass 6pm |
| Tuesday | 69°F, 47°F | 60°F, 46°F | 7:22am | 6:22pm | 24 good for a walk; paw to grass 9:46am; touch grass 3pm |
| Wednesday | 66°F, 48°F | 57°F, 48°F | 7:23am | 6:20pm | 24 good for a walk; paw to grass 8:55am; touch grass 2pm |
| Thursday | 65°F, 47°F | 57°F, 47°F | 7:24am | 6:19pm | 24 good for a walk; paw to grass 11:32am |
| Friday, Oct 23, through 1pm | 67°F, 48°F | 60°F, 48°F | 7:25am | 6:18pm | 14 good for a walk; paw to grass 8:15am; touch grass 1pm |
Sunny pavement today 4pm to 5pm
On a 120°F day in Las Vegas, researchers measured sunlit surfaces, asphalt and concrete among them, 36°F to 56°F hotter than the same material in shade, so grass and shade are the cooler way through these hours. Resting the back of your hand on the pavement is a sensible habit, though the advice on how long ranges from 5 to 10 seconds and none of it has been tested.
Sources: Chestovich et al. 2022, Washington State University, American Kennel Club, Dogs Trust
Thunderstorms possible today 5pm to 8pm
The National Weather Service gives them a 30 to 50% chance. Almost a third of dogs are sensitive to noise (32% of 13,700 dogs in a Finnish study), and fear of thunder grows with age. Notice is what helps: walk before it arrives, and set up a quiet spot ahead of time. If storms upset your golden, talk to your vet before storm season.
Sources: National Weather Service forecast, NWS forecast wording, Salonen et al. 2020
| 5pm |
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| 80°F |
| 74°F |
| 80°F |
| 83°F |
| 71% |
| 10 mph |
| Cloudy, thunderstorms possible |
| 5% |
| 44, Good |
| Getting warm, be cautious: thunderstorms possible, heat |
| 6pm | 74°F | 74°F | 77°F | – | 75% | 7 mph | Cloudy, thunderstorms possible | 22% | 46, Good | Rain, storms or poor air, be cautious: thunderstorms possible |
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| 7pm | 73°F | 73°F | 74°F | – | 82% | 5 mph | Clear, thunderstorms possible | 66% | 48, Good | Rain, storms or poor air, be cautious: thunderstorms possible, rain likely |
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| 8pm | 64°F | 64°F | 68°F | – | 87% | 10 mph | Drizzle | 59% | 48, Good | Rain, storms or poor air, be cautious: rain likely |
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| 9pm | 64°F | 64°F | 66°F | – | 81% | 7 mph | Drizzle | 24% | 47, Good | Good for a walk |
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| 10pm | 62°F | 62°F | 65°F | – | 79% | 8 mph | Cloudy | 18% | 44, Good | Good for a walk |
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| 11pm | 62°F | 62°F | 63°F | – | 79% | 5 mph | Cloudy | 23% | 41, Good | Good for a walk |
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| 12am | 59°F | 59°F | 62°F | – | 77% | 7 mph | Cloudy | 27% | 40, Good | Good for a walk |
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| 1am | 59°F | 59°F | 60°F | – | 77% | 6 mph | Cloudy | 23% | 39, Good | Good for a walk |
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| 2am | 57°F | 57°F | 59°F | – | 86% | 7 mph | Light rain | 22% | 38, Good | Good for a walk |
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| 3am | 53°F | 53°F | 58°F | – | 90% | 11 mph | Heavy drizzle | 24% | 37, Good | Good for a walk |
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| 4am | 49°F | 49°F | 56°F | – | 88% | 14 mph | Light rain | 28% | 36, Good | Good for a walk |
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| 5am | 51°F | 51°F | 55°F | – | 85% | 10 mph | Drizzle | 33% | 35, Good | Good for a walk |
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| 6am | 47°F | 47°F | 52°F | – | 86% | 12 mph | Cloudy | 22% | 34, Good | Good for a walk |
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| 7am | 47°F | 47°F | 51°F | – | 78% | 9 mph | Cloudy | 26% | 34, Good | Good for a walk; paw to grass 7:20am |
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| 8am | 42°F | 40°F | 49°F | – | 69% | 15 mph | Cloudy | 26% | 33, Good | Good for a walk; paw to grass 7:20am |
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| 9am | 43°F | 43°F | 49°F | – | 71% | 12 mph | Cloudy | 18% | 31, Good | Good for a walk |
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| 10am | 43°F | 43°F | 50°F | – | 67% | 13 mph | Cloudy | 10% | 30, Good | Good for a walk |
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| 11am | 45°F | 44°F | 51°F | – | 63% | 13 mph | Cloudy | 6% | 28, Good | Good for a walk |
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| 12pm | 44°F | 42°F | 51°F | – | 61% | 15 mph | Partly cloudy | 4% | 26, Good | Good for a walk |
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| 1pm | 43°F | 42°F | 51°F | – | 60% | 14 mph | Partly cloudy | 5% | 26, Good | Good for a walk |
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