PM Update: Still cold Saturday with snow shower risk; cold Sunday too
Following a very cold overnight period, temperatures make a run towards freezing Saturday, but not without the threat of snow showers.
Following a very cold overnight period, temperatures make a run towards freezing Saturday, but not without the threat of snow showers.
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A day closer to the big game, and the forecast hasn't changed much. There's the slightest hint of snow chances, but no highly disruptive event showing up.
Each part of this week's weather journey offered beautiful visuals, documented by our readers.
A snowy owl has emerged on a stoop outside The Washington Post this afternoon, just a few floors down from Capital Weather Gang's central computer.
Extreme cold is expected to dominate during the next week as disturbances zip by to our north but drag down more arctic air in their wake. Then the pattern may moderate, but turn more stormy.
Is your snow getting stale? A weak disturbance swinging by to our north Saturday could top it off with a dusting to 1 inch.
Many fail in the struggle to reach 20 today, and the warmest news we have to offer is a temporary flirtation with freezing. Old man winter wants to make sure we know who is in charge!
A reinforcing shot of bitter cold air streams into the region tonight, bringing a new round of subzero wind chills by morning. Temperatures struggle to reach 20 on Friday.
In the spirit of giving Fairfax County Public Schools an opportunity to offer its reasoning for closing today, I'm posting an explanatory message from its Facebook page.
What's the weather going to be like before, after, and -- most importantly -- during the Super Bowl? We're now into a period where we can make some informed predictions.