Weather
Stunning Temperature Reported In Prince George's County
As a brutal polar blast freezes the Midwest, we're also seeing extreme lows in our region.
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD -- They told us it would be cold this morning, and they weren't lying. Temperatures hovered around 8 degrees in Prince George's County -- and that's not factoring in the wind chill.
The Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang published a map of the temperature readings throughout the D.C. region at 7 a.m. Thursday, and temperatures ranged from as low as -6 degrees to 10 degrees. So, believe it or not, we are on the warm end of the spectrum.
While these aren't records, they are easily the coldest of this winter season.
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Coldest morning of the winter so far! Lows dipped to 10 at Reagan National, 6 at BWI Marshall and minus-2 at Dulles. Wind chills currently (at 7a) are around minus-5. Here is a map of 7a air temps. More info: https://t.co/pr4JutcfA2 pic.twitter.com/xWHzcDxO0A
— Capital Weather Gang (@capitalweather) January 31, 2019
As bad as it is, we should be thankful we're not in the Midwest, where temperatures a plunging more than 30 degrees below zero and smashing records.
Things aren't going to warm up much today, with highs topping out in the 20s.
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It will be a little better on Friday, but not much, with highs reaching into the 30s. Saturday and Sunday will bring some relief as temperatures get into the 40s and even into the 50s.
And then, the big warm-up begins next week, where we could see temperatures top 60 degrees.
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