Arctic blast to bring dangerously cold temperatures to much of US
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Inauguration on track to be coldest in 40 years as more than 300 million people could be hit by below-average freeze. Arctic air is expected to sweep across much of the United States later this week and into next week, bringing dangerously cold temperatures and severe wind chills.
The National Weather Service has warned that this frigid air will move over the Rockies and Great Plains on Friday and by Saturday night, it will head toward the Gulf coast and midwest, reaching the east coast by Sunday night. By Monday, more than 300 million Americans are expected to experience below-average temperatures for this time of year, according to Fox Weather.
Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony, which is scheduled to take place on Monday in Washington DC, is on track to be the coldest inauguration day in nearly 40 years. People in the Washington DC region may want to channel Bernie Sanders and his now-viral inauguration mittens on Monday, as temperatures are expected to drop significantly on Sunday night, with daytime temperatures on Monday anticipated to be in the teens and lower 20s Fahrenheit with a highs of about 24F (-4.4C) expected, and wind chills between -5F (-20C) and 15F (-9C).
AccuWeather meteorologists said this could be the coldest inauguration day on record since 1985 when Ronald Reagan was sworn in for a second term, and the temperature reached just 7F (-13.8C), according to the National Weather Service. For comparison, Joe Biden’s inauguration in 2021 had a temperature of 42F (5.5C), Donald Trump’s first inauguration in 2017 was 48F (8.8C), and Barack Obama’s inauguration in 2013 was 45F (7.2C). Obama’s first inauguration in 2009 was notably colder at 28F (-2.2C).
