After nearly two decades under The Washington Post umbrella, the Capital Weather Gang is striking out on its own. On Sunday the team announced it is separating from The Post and relaunching as an independent operation called Capital Weather. It plans to run its own website and mobile app while still stepping in with coverage for The Post during major local weather events, ending an 18-year formal relationship that began when the blog joined the paper in 2008.
In a note on The Washington Post, the group called itself "deeply grateful" for the platform and support it has had and credited D.C.-area readers' questions, storm reports and photos with shaping how it covers the weather. That announcement also made clear that CapitalWeather.com is now the new hub for forecasts and live updates, effective immediately.
Coverage from WTOP puts the move in context: the Capital Weather brand reaches back to a 2004 independent blog, which then formally partnered with The Post in 2008. According to WTOP, the newly independent Capital Weather will run a standalone site and app while remaining available as a resource to The Post when major storms or high-impact weather hit the D.C. region.
What Stays the Same for Readers
For everyday readers who just want to know whether they need an umbrella, the editors say not much will change. The familiar short forecasts, the live "CWG Live" updates and the weekday morning briefing that many in the region start their day with are all sticking around. The Washington Post also underscored that the interactive community around Capital Weather, including reader participation during storms, remains a core piece of what the team intends to preserve.
Where to Follow Capital Weather
The group says its new digital home base is CapitalWeather.com, with updates also flowing through its app and social media channels; WTOP points readers directly to that URL. For commuters and multitaskers, the Capital Weather Gang's short weekday morning update podcast is still available on platforms such as Apple Podcasts.
In the end, the split looks less like a messy media breakup and more like a return to roots. The team is framing the transition as a move toward editorial independence rather than a retreat from coverage. For D.C.-area residents who depend on timely radar checks, alerts and explanatory forecasts, the same voices and formats are expected to follow them to the new site and app as operations ramp up this week.
