Frigid temperatures hit D.C. area
UPDATED 2:30 a.m. Wednesday:
Winds are letting up and temperatures on Wednesday will climb up to 30 in some areas.
Loudoun County has announced it will open on time.
See the full list of closings on WTOP.com for continuous updates.
Read the full forecast in the WTOP Weather Center.
TUESDAY RECAP:
Record-low
temperatures were set at Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshall Airport
where the low before sunrise reached down to 3 degrees, and at Dulles
Airport, which reached 1 degree. In both places, the previous record had been set in 1988.Meanwhile, Reagan National Airport bottomed out at 6, just missing the Jan. 7 record of 5 degrees for the city, set in 1884. In D.C., temperatures were the coldest since 1996, struggling through the teens with a high of 19 as of 3 p.m. and wind-chill factors right around zero after being in the negative teens in the morning.
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Who needs Miami when you've got this?? #bigchill http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BdYmTvYCYAAA9zB.jpg
by George Wallace via twitter 1/7/2014 2:41:00 PM -
Good Morning from Silver Spring, Md. #bigchill @WTOP http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BdYmdK1CUAAc33e.jpg
by Mike Murillo via twitter 1/7/2014 2:41:39 PM -
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RT @pattyhelms : The brave @GoldenTriDC folks are still out there on a #deepfreeze #polarvortex #bigchill morning like today! Thanks guys!by Golden Triangle BID via twitter 1/7/2014 2:45:58 PM
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Malfunction of temp equipment at Dulles. We are troubleshooting and looking at additional data to determine final official high/low temp.by NWS DC/Baltimore via twitter 1/7/2014 2:48:35 PM
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That would be 3...3!!!! Dale City this morning. The #bigchill is a rough one today @WTOP http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BdYoeDsIQAA7BVi.jpg
by Ron West via twitter 1/7/2014 2:50:27 PM -
Looking for a little cold-weather fun? Check out the National Weather Service's winter weather trivia questions.How much do you know?
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by lcantillo via twitter 1/7/2014 8:57:29 PM
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Prince George's County Fire and Rescue spokesman Mark Brady on home-safety tips in cold weather - how to protect pipes, use generators and space heaters and more.
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Lasharn Harvey protects herself and her dog Sahara, 5, from the cold underneath a large sleeping bag at the McPhearson Square Metro station beneath the Department of Veterans Affairs January 7, 2014 in Washington, United States. A 'polar vortex' carrying Arctic air and wind gusts of up to 50 mph has engulfed much of the eastern United States, creating life-threatening weather conditions. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)