Many fail in the struggle to reach 20 today, and the warmest news we have to offer is a temporary flirtation with freezing. Old man winter wants to make sure we know who is in charge!
A reinforcing shot of bitter cold air streams into the region tonight, bringing a new round of subzero wind chills by morning. Temperatures struggle to reach 20 on Friday.
In the spirit of giving Fairfax County Public Schools an opportunity to offer its reasoning for closing today, I'm posting an explanatory message from its Facebook page.
What's the weather going to be like before, after, and -- most importantly -- during the Super Bowl? We're now into a period where we can make some informed predictions.
Today's highs in the teens were the coldest they have ever been on this date across the area. Single digits for most tonight, and only a warm up to the 20s tomorrow.