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DC Weather (Original Post) angrychair Jan 17 OP
National Weather Service currently says NameAlreadyTaken Jan 17 #1
Delightful angrychair Jan 17 #2
We're getting snow on Sunday happybird Jan 17 #3
I know this from experience! Visited DC in Dec near Christmas.... electric_blue68 Jan 17 #10
VERY interesting! elleng Jan 17 #4
First President to be sworn in while wearing a baseball cap. multigraincracker Jan 17 #5
It's really not that cold for late January Prairie Gates Jan 17 #6
That may be true angrychair Jan 17 #7
Or wandering the long tundra of the Mall happybird Jan 17 #9
For those of us in the mid Atlantic Keepthesoulalive Jan 17 #8

NameAlreadyTaken

(2,012 posts)
1. National Weather Service currently says
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 12:19 AM
Jan 17

a snowstorm on Sunday, then sunny on Monday with an afternoon high of 21 and a nighttime low of 6.

happybird

(5,369 posts)
3. We're getting snow on Sunday
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 12:27 AM
Jan 17

1-3" ending Sunday night. Historically, DC does not do well with snow lol. An inch can shut down the whole city and Beltway.

Then, the Real Feel temperature for Monday is 14 degrees. 12mph winds, gusts up to 30mph. It's gonna be a nasty day to be outdoors 'round here.
Womp womp.

electric_blue68

(20,603 posts)
10. I know this from experience! Visited DC in Dec near Christmas....
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 02:51 AM
Jan 17

The Clinton's '93 Xmas salute to American Crafts. Six trees each with a singularly or mostly made ornament with materials: paper, fiber, wood, ceramics, glass, or metal.

Stayed over. Next morning the snow that was supposed to start mid morning or so came earlier: 1/4+ inch by 10AM. Walked around in my sneakers.

Back on The Metro, after walking to the bus earlier: at 3PM all the Non-essential workers were let out.
Suddenly, it was like NYC Rush Hour! 😄

By the time I took photos on the National Mall of The Capitol at a dark 5PMish it was 3" - 4" inches, before I left to take the train home.
.Had to be careful walking; but way more used to it than DC'rs. I still had a great time.

elleng

(139,034 posts)
4. VERY interesting!
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 12:28 AM
Jan 17

Hi 27 and Lo 12 in Calvert County (60 miles south of DC in MD,) with snow Sunday.

multigraincracker

(35,288 posts)
5. First President to be sworn in while wearing a baseball cap.
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 12:29 AM
Jan 17

Wouldn’t want his hair to blow away.

Prairie Gates

(4,691 posts)
6. It's really not that cold for late January
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 12:30 AM
Jan 17

25 degrees? Hardly apocalyptic polar vortex type shit. It's gonna be -5 to 7 degrees in Chicago Monday and people gonna be trudging off to work per usual.

angrychair

(10,447 posts)
7. That may be true
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 12:36 AM
Jan 17

But you won't be standing on a stage in DC for two hours in 20-25° and 20 mph wind . But a certain somebody will be

happybird

(5,369 posts)
9. Or wandering the long tundra of the Mall
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 02:32 AM
Jan 17

with only Porta Potties for shelter.
So sad for the magats. So sad.

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