Inauguration Day could be coldest in decades as arctic air plunges millions across US into deep freeze
President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in for his second term Monday, and the FOX Forecast Center expects temperatures to be well below average when he takes the oath of office.
Trump Inauguration Day to be one of coldest in decades
Sub-freezing temperatures are expected to blast into Washington, D.C., forcing the swearing in ceremony of President-elect Donald Trump indoors.
WASHINGTON – Frigid arctic air due to a polar vortex is about to send temperatures plunging for millions of Americans across the U.S., and that could lead to one of the coldest Inauguration Days seen in decades.
President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in for his second term Monday, and the FOX Forecast Center expects temperatures to be well below average when he takes the oath of office.
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Computer forecast models show temperatures in the 40s on Saturday. By Sunday, temperatures will be hovering right above the freezing mark with some rain and snow. That could be the warmest day for at least the few days following Inauguration Day.
Temperatures could fall into the teens on Sunday night, and by Monday temperatures aren't expected to rise above freezing.
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In fact, the FOX Forecast Center expects temperatures to be in the upper 20s on Monday afternoon, which is about 10 degrees below average for noon ET on that date.
In 2021, temperatures were just above 40 degrees, with an average high temperature for that date sitting at 45 degrees.
History shows that the warmest January Inauguration Day was in 1981 when temperatures reached 55 degrees. The coldest was 7 degrees in 1985.
WHEN INAUGURATION DAY WAS NEARLY SNOWED OUT
Arctic air invades US
The frigid weather won't be limited to the nation's capital. The eastern two-thirds of the U.S. will see temperatures that are well below average next week, with record-low temperatures in jeopardy for some places.
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