Say hello to November, and with it, cooler temperatures and freezing wind chills. If you’re out late, it’s about time to break out the jacket — at least for the next couple of days.
The passage of a strong cold front brought powerful wind gusts and ushered in a cold air mass Sunday evening, bringing down tree limbs and causing scattered power outages throughout the region. Dominion Energy was aware of about 12,000 people in Northern Virginia without power late Sunday, with more than 2,000 still in the dark early Monday.
A wind advisory is in effect for the D.C. region from Northern Virginia through D.C. and much of Maryland until Monday afternoon, with the National Weather Service forecasting winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Additional outages are possible; if out on the road, be aware of tree debris or dark signals, and use extra caution when crossing bridges.
Wind chills will likely dive below freezing on Monday evening overnight into Tuesday, though daytime highs should trend warmer toward the middle of the week.
“In addition to dealing with the wind, many of us will have to deal with subfreezing wind chills for the first time since spring,” NBC Washington meteorologist Chuck Bell said. “Layer up if you will be spending much time outdoors.”
Election Day voters in the D.C. region can generally expect sunny skies, calmer winds and daytime highs inching their way into the upper 50s to mid 60s.
Overnight lows, however, will stay chilly owing to high pressure and the lack of insulating cloud cover. The region could be in for a hard freeze from Tuesday night into Wednesday, when temperatures are forecast to drop into the upper 30s to low 40s — before factoring in the breeze.
Windy and cold today. Wind chills will be below freezing this morning, with winds gusting up to 50 mph as we head towards midday. Winds will diminish later this afternoon. pic.twitter.com/LaC8v2Yxrj
— NWS Baltimore-Washington (@NWS_BaltWash) November 2, 2020
Forecast:
Monday: Very cold start, frost and freeze possible for some, strong winds through the day, mostly sunny. Temperatures: Wind chills in the 20s with highs around 50.
Monday night: A breezy evening with clear skies. Cold, with highs in the mid 40s and wind chills in the 20s and 30s.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, dry. Temperatures: Highs in the mid to upper 50s.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny and milder. Temperatures: Highs in the low 60s.
Thursday: Mostly sunny and milder. Temperatures: Highs in the mid to upper 60s.
Friday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s to low 70s.
Outages:
Current conditions:
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