Inauguration Weather

Many will be shifting focus to Washington DC tomorrow with the Inauguration.

Skies should be mostly cloudy through the day, with light winds. The high temperature will likely be right around freezing, with a noontime temperature near 30.

To the left is the experimental hourly forecast chart generated by the NWS.

Below is a summary of the weather for past Inaugurations back to 1937, courtesy of the Washington Post. Only four years featured below freezing temperatures at noon. 2009 may join that club.