Arctic Blast, Winds to Bring Sharply Colder Temps

If you thought Monday’s cold rain was miserable, brace yourselves for crashing temperatures that will follow it.

The National Weather Service says an arctic blast will bring Alaska-like cold to many places in Maryland, including Montgomery County.

Overnight lows in the mid-20s are possible the next two nights, with single-digit wind chills possible Tuesday morning.

Temperatures could be 20 to 25 degrees below normal, the weather service said.

In the Washington, D.C., region the weather service forecast calls for lows of 32 tonight, 24 on Tuesday and 30 Wednesday. The high Tuesday is expected to be 36, then “warming” to 36 on Wednesday.

The Capital Weather Gang at The Washington Post says this week’s frigid temperatures are considered colder than what we’d see in January. The Southeast Regional Climate Center says our weather will be close to what residents of Minneapolis or Juneau suffer through at this time of year.