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D.C.-area forecast: Arctic blast is here, with numbing wind chills through tonight

A stray flurry is possible today. No other major precipitation on the horizon.

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February 3, 2023 at 5:00 a.m. EST
A mostly blue sky over the Potomac River in Georgetown. (Jeannie In D.C./www.CWG.news/Photos Flickr)
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Today’s daily digit

A somewhat subjective rating of the day’s weather, on a scale of 0 to 10.

3/10: Arctic🌬️chill arrives in force with teens for daytime wind chills and temperatures falling from the 30s. Bundle the heck up! At least it’s mainly sunny.

Express forecast

  • Today: Windy. Falling temperatures. Highs: Upper 20s to mid-30s.
  • Tonight: Very cold with some wind. Lows: 10 to 16.
  • Tomorrow: Sunny, slight breeze. Highs: Low to mid-30s.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, slight breeze. Highs: Upper 40s to low 50s.

Forecast in detail

Our arctic front has arrived. Daytime temperatures fall out of the 30s and probably into the 20s in many spots. Wind chills are likely to stay in the teens today but should approach zero tonight. The most dangerously low wind chills are possible tonight in the highest elevations west and north of town. Cover that exposed skin!