WeatherFanatics: Typical Winter Cold to Avoid DC Until Next Week

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Typical Winter Cold to Avoid DC Until Next Week

By Kristina Pydynowski, Senior Meteorologist

December 24,2014; 10:13PM,EST

While blustery winds will howl on Christmas Day, Washington, D.C., will continue to escape more typical winter cold until next week.
Drier air will work into the nation's capital on Christmas Day, replacing the soaking rain and flood threat from Christmas Eve.
Blustery winds will usher in the drier air, creating significantly lower AccuWeather.com RealFeel® temperatures.
Some residents may find it hard to believe that Thursday is actually Christmas Day with arctic cold and snow missing, and that will be the theme right through this weekend.

Contrary to Christmas Eve, Friday and Saturday will be great for travelers and shoppers.
Some residents and visitors may want to take advantage of the mild temperatures these days and spend some time outdoors.
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Temperatures are set to rise to around the 55-degree mark, which would be about 10 degrees higher than highs that are more common for late December.

The holiday weekend will end on a damp note on Sunday when a cold front swings through with a bit of rain. The day will be far from a washout with limited travel delays.
The front will open the door for seasonably colder air to return on Monday. Even colder air will likely plunge in as 2014 transitions to 2015.

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