An eerie morning fog covered Washington, DC, on Tuesday just days after Winter Storm Grayson swept north along the East Coast, closing schools and businesses and delaying thousands of flights.
Temperatures in DC as well as other big cities, including New York and Boston, will rise to the mid-40s this week, up from the bone-chilling temperatures brought on by last week’s storm.
Sunday morning ended up being the coldest for Baltimore and DC, which recorded a low of 20F.
An eerie morning fog covered Washington, DC, on Tuesday just days after Winter Storm Grayson swept north along the East Coast, closing schools and businesses and delaying thousands of flights
Temperatures in DC as well as other big cities, including New York and Boston, will rise to the mid-40s this week, up from the bone-chilling temperatures brought on by last week’s storm
The mercury dipped into the single digits in Baltimore and DC during the weekend, about 20F (6C) below normal for this time of year. The fog signals the end to the bitter cold snap and this week, folks across the East Coast can expect the ice to vanish as temperatures continue to climb
People line up in the fog at the the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington to attend arguments early Tuesday
The fog eventually started dissipate at the White House shortly after blanketing the city
The mercury dipped into the single digits in Baltimore and DC during the weekend, about 20F (6C) below normal for this time of year.
The fog signals the end to the bitter cold snap and this week, folks across the East Coast can expect the ice to vanish as temperatures continue to climb.
DC residents will receive mostly sunny weather for the rest of the week with temperatures climbing as high as 62F on Friday.
The blast of arctic air engulfed portions of the East Coast and broke cold temperature records from Maine to West Virginia and stunned sea turtles in Florida.
Last week, Boston experienced historic flooding as the ‘bomb cyclone’ hit the region.
The storm, with winds gusts of more than 70mph, dumped a foot or more of snow throughout the region, including Boston and parts of New Jersey and Maine.
In DC, 0.8 inches of snow fell during the storm that ended on Sunday. But on Monday, the area received a wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow.
People walk through fog on the National Mall as temperatures warm up in DC on Tuesday
DC residents will receive mostly sunny weather for the rest of the week with temperatures climbing as high as 62F on Friday
The blast of arctic air engulfed portions of the East Coast and broke cold temperature records from Maine to West Virginia
In DC, 0.8 inches of snow fell during the storm that ended on Sunday. But on Monday, the area received a wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow
Forecasters advised drivers to watch for icy conditions, especially on the smaller highways and neighborhood streets, early Monday morning.
Over the past weekend, the National Weather Service predicted ‘life-threatening’ cold overnight for much of the region.
On Friday and Saturday, the East Coast was sent into a deep freeze, causing travel chaos at major airports, especially the John F Kennedy International Airport, where more than 6,000 flights were cancelled.
The storm caused the airport to close on Thursday and reopen at 7am on Friday.
But the reopening was compounded by further disasters – such as a plane needing to turn back for an emergency landing after a false alarm and a collision on the tarmac.
The backlog continued into Saturday where one Aeroflot flight sat on a runway for nine hours before the crew finally requested someone come pick them up, and simply left the plane on the runway.
DC saw a high of 48F on Tuesday, after receiving a wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow on Monday
On Wednesday, temperatures are predicted to climb to about 41F as depicted on this chart
And Thursday, temperatures will hit the low 50s for residents in the area
Though DC only saw about 0.8 inches of snow, the temperature was 20F below normal for the area around this time of year
Architect of the Capitol Mason Perry Curtis was seen shoveling snow in front of the US Capitol last Thursday
To make matters worse, the arrivals section of JFK’s Terminal 4 had to evacuate around 1.30pm on Sunday after a water pipe broke flooding parts of the airport.
The flooding caused even more delays and sparked further misery and travel chaos for passengers, some of whom had already been waiting days for their flights after blizzard conditions caused the airport to close on Thursday, and caused severe delays and cancellations through till Monday.
Thankfully, operations finally returned to normal Tuesday after the chaos of the weekend with the majority of flights running on time.
Many East Coast communities ordered drivers to stay off the roads and closed schools last Friday.
Schools in Boston and Baltimore canceled classes while Newark, New Jersey, schools were opening two hours later than usual on Friday.
Friday’s forecast shows a high of 62F for DC and Baltimore is expected to get a high of 59F
On Saturday, DC, Maryland and Northern Virginia will see temperatures in the mid-50s
By Sunday temperatures will drop back down to the 30s and mid-20s for DC and neighboring states