Forecast: Wind & Cold To Whip Washington
The much anticipated (and dreaded?) cold airmass has arrived. While the cold will be pretty brutal today, it will gradually lose some of its punch in the coming days.
TODAY
Mostly sunny, windy and cold. 25-30. Don't let the sunshine fool you. Penetrating cold and a biting wind will combine to make it feel like the teens much of the day. The actual air temperature will struggle to reach 30 with northwest winds of 15-20mph, gusting to between 25-30mph. That won't be pleasant. Overnight, the wind will calm and temperatures will plummet. The north and west suburbs will drop to single digits (5-10) with low teens in the close-in suburbs and downtown.
MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY
Sunny and cold. 30-35. After a frigid start, sunshine will help temperatures climb steadily towards freezing. Fortunately, winds will be very light so it will feel considerably warmer than today. Overnight, temperatures drop back down into the teens under clear skies.
Keep reading for a look ahead to the forecast for the start of the work week...
A LOOK AHEAD
For the start of the abbreviated work week Tuesday (for Federal workers, at least), it will be raw with some light snow or rain possible (this doesn't look like a big deal right now). High temperatures should be in the mid to upper 30s.
Sunny and brisk Wednesday, with highs in the upper 30s.
Still no signs of a major winter storm for the region.
By Jason Samenow |
January 20, 2008; 5:00 AM ET
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Posted by: Snowlover | January 20, 2008 5:41 AM
It appears that temps to the left are incorrect!
Posted by: Snowlover | January 20, 2008 5:53 AM
12 degrees and continuing to fall....
Posted by: Mike from the Blue Ridge | January 20, 2008 7:09 AM
Mike from B.R.:
I'm tied with you at a bone chilling 12 degrees.
My qp from Thursday's storm was .51" making my ratio around 10:1 for 4.7 " because I had a little sleet and drizzle at the end. Still about 2" on the ground.
Posted by: Augusta Jim | January 20, 2008 7:28 AM
16 degrees in bethesda. wind chill is 5 degrees. GO TERPS
Posted by: sam | January 20, 2008 7:32 AM
16.9 in NW Montgomery County. This cold front seems to have lost a lot of steam since it firt appeared on the forecasts. The first high temperature that I saw for today was 18, then low 20's, then mid-20s, etc. Now this was not Capitalweather's forecast but a cummulation of all of the various outlets.
Posted by: JT | January 20, 2008 8:16 AM
18 in Merrifield. I'll take it!
Posted by: ~sg | January 20, 2008 8:59 AM
06z GFS 1/28-29 ? Rain to Snow ??
Posted by: StormChaser | January 20, 2008 9:11 AM
Is there any real chance for snow in the forecast over the next two weeks - or is it more of the same - probably rain with chance of snow? Thx! I really need to learn how to read the weather models!!!
Posted by: Snowlover | January 20, 2008 9:32 AM
20.3 here in Chevy Chase DC. Kind of reminds me of Chicago! Even my cold-weather dog did not want to hang outside for too long.
Posted by: Jamie C from Chevy Chase DC | January 20, 2008 9:33 AM
Snowlover: Per the post above "no signs of a major winter storm." Having said that, it's the time of year when things can change quickly. So don't lose hope :)
Posted by: Jason, Capital Weather Gang | January 20, 2008 9:35 AM
beautiful shot from Mt. Washington observatory this morning!:
Posted by: Christina in Centreville | January 20, 2008 9:38 AM
When will we hit 60 degrees.
Posted by: Peekay Than | January 20, 2008 10:43 AM
Thirties are considered really cold?! It's -8 here in Milwaukee right now, and amazingly it doesn't feel that bad. Will be fun to watch the Pack play in sub-zero temps at Lambeau tonight! Go Pack!!!
Posted by: Dave in Adams Morgan (currently in Milwaukee) | January 20, 2008 11:52 AM
what about thursday's storm????
Posted by: skins fan | January 20, 2008 12:46 PM
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Where's the cold front? Temps are 39 in DC????