Early Morning Wind Chills Plunge Below Zero (Image Credits: Unsplash)
D.C. region – Bitter Arctic air tightened its hold Sunday, delivering subzero wind chills and temperatures stuck in the low 20s across the Washington area.[1]
Early Morning Wind Chills Plunge Below Zero
Residents faced dangerously low wind chills early Sunday, dipping into the teens and even below zero in parts of the D.C. region. Northwest winds gusting up to 30 mph exacerbated the cold, prompting cold weather alerts through the morning hours. Highs struggled to reach between 22 and 26 degrees under mostly cloudy and breezy skies.
WTOP meteorologist Mike Stinneford noted that such conditions echoed the extreme chill from the preceding weekend, when wind gusts hit 45 to 60 mph. The extreme cold warning expired Sunday morning, but the bite of winter persisted. Conditions like these raised concerns for frostbite, which medical experts warned could develop quickly on exposed skin.[2]
Sunday Night Promises No Reprieve
Clearer skies arrived Sunday evening, but lows plummeted into the single digits, with wind chills hovering near zero. Lighter northwest winds at 5 to 10 mph offered minimal comfort as the deep freeze lingered. The persistent cold followed a recent winter storm that left icy remnants complicating travel…