Capital Weather Gang - DC area weather blog, news - January 3, 2010

Forecast: Another cold & blustery weekend

* Ann to Antarctica: There & back in a day | Cold weather, hot climate * * Outside now? Radar, temps & more: Weather Wall * Today's Daily Digit A somewhat subjective rating of the day's weather, on a scale of 0 to 10. I'm ready to be done with the cold...

By Jason Samenow | January 9, 2010; 2:30 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (15)
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PM Update: We're back in the icebox

Very cold and blustery through the weekend * Ann to Antarctica: There & back in 1 day | Cold weather, hot climate * * Outside now? Temps, winds & more: Weather Wall * After our touch of snow last night, today sure felt like midwinter. Pretty much everyone reached highs...

By Ian Livingston | January 8, 2010; 3:15 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (11)
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Ann to Antarctica: There and back in one day

* More wind and cold: Full Forecast | Cold weather in a hot climate * View of Antarctic continent from airplane. By Ann Posegate. CWG's Ann Posegate is part of a group of journalists selected by the National Science Foundation to travel to Antarctica and report on weather, climate and...

By Ann Posegate | January 8, 2010; 10:45 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (6)
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Forecast: Light snow exits as arctic blast arrives

Chilly, windy weekend with single-digit wind chills at night * School delays across region | Get There | Traffic * * Cold weather in a hot climate | Ann to Antarctica * * Outside now? Radar, temps & more: Weather Wall * Today's Daily Digit A somewhat subjective rating of the...

By Camden Walker | January 8, 2010; 8:30 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (35)
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Snow dusting area, amounts likely to be light

* Winter Weather Advisory tonight N. of D.C. includes MoCo, LoCo * 11:00 p.m. update: Light snow has expanded over the region over the last 90 minutes, though some areas to the east of town have seen few, if any flakes. Enough snow has fallen to dust parts of the...

By Jason Samenow | January 7, 2010; 11:00 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (30)
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PM Update: Light snowfall arrives this evening

Snow exits Friday morning, then cold and blustery * Winter Weather Advisory tonight N. of D.C. includes MoCo, LoCo * * Weather '09: International events | Cold weather in a hot climate * * Radar, temps & more: Weather Wall | E-mail forecast to a friend * Radar: Latest regional...

By Ian Livingston | January 7, 2010; 3:30 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (32)
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Cold weather in a hot climate

* Some snow tonight: Accumulation Map, Timeline & Full Forecast * Image from NASA's Terra satellite of recent snowfall in eastern China, captured on Jan. 4, 2010. Beijing reportedly received around a foot of snow in their biggest snowstorm in 60 years. Credit: NASA. As I shivered down Connecticut Avenue...

By Andrew Freedman | January 7, 2010; 11:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (58)
Categories: Climate Change, Freedman, Science
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Forecast: Snow tonight, then more wind & cold

Accumulations mostly light * Winter Weather Advisory tonight N. of D.C. includes MoCo, LoCo * * Radar, temps & more: Weather Wall | E-mail forecast to a friend * Today's Daily Digit A somewhat subjective rating of the day's weather, on a scale of 0 to 10. Not as windy today; yay!...

By Josh Larson | January 7, 2010; 8:30 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (31)
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Still cold, but not too cold for a little snow

Chance of light accumulations late Thurs. into early Fri. * Consistent cold continues, even colder this weekend: Full Forecast * Next Chance of Accumulating Snow: Thursday Evening-Friday Morning Probability of Accumulating Snow (1" or more): 70% Most Likely Potential Impact: When you're this cold for this long, it's almost inevitable...

By Dan Stillman | January 6, 2010; 2:15 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (38)
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Forecast: Consistent cold continues... any snow?

Minor snow accumulations possible tomorrow night We apologize for the delay in this morning's forecast post, which was due to technical difficulties across washingtonpost.com blogs * Top international weather of '09 | Snow Lover's Crystal Ball * * Outside now? Temps, clouds & more: Weather Wall * Today's Daily Digit A...

By Dan Stillman | January 6, 2010; 10:50 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (19)
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PM Update: Mostly cloudy, more flurries possible

Cold, breezy and fairly quiet through Thurs. * Weather '09: International events | Ann to Antarctica: Weather delay * * Outside now? Temps, winds & more: Weather Wall * The cold continues to relax slightly, enough to let most places rise above freezing and into the mid-30s today. Like yesterday,...

By Ian Livingston | January 5, 2010; 3:15 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (12)
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Ann to Antarctica: Weather delays flight

* Ann off to Antarctica | Top international weather of 2009 * * The cold holds... light snow? Full Forecast | Static cling season * A sign designating McMurdo Station in Antarctica, the United States' largest reseach station. Courtesy National Science Foundation Every so often, Washington, D.C.'s weather proves to...

By Ann Posegate | January 5, 2010; 1:30 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (7)
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Top weather events of 2009: International edition

* The cold holds... light snow? Full Forecast | Static cling season * In previous posts, I highlighted my choices for the top 5 D.C. metro region and continental U.S. weather events of 2009. Here are my choices for the top 5 international weather events (as before, see the end...

By Steve Tracton | January 5, 2010; 10:45 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Forecast: The cold holds

Light snow chance Thursday night into early Friday * Ann off to Antarctica | Static cling season * * Outside now? Temps, winds & more: Weather Wall * Today's Daily Digit A somewhat subjective rating of the day's weather, on a scale of 0 to 10. Slightly warmer temps and less wind...

By Matt Rogers | January 5, 2010; 10:45 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (13)
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PM Update: A few flurries and still cold

Temperatures inch up slightly on Tuesday * Winter: The season of static cling | Ann is off to Antarctica * * Outside now? Temps, winds & more: Weather Wall * Well, it's still cold, but fortunately it's also a little less windy! Some conversational snow flurries or snow showers are...

By Ian Livingston | January 4, 2010; 3:15 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (7)
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Ann is off to Antarctica

* The cold keeps coming: Full Forecast | Static cling season * Over the next several weeks, I will be creating a series of posts about some of the most important science in the world ... the science of Antarctica. From Jan. 5-12, I will be reporting live from the...

By Ann Posegate | January 4, 2010; 1:30 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (12)

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Winter: The season of static cling

Wx and the City * Cold and dry most of the week, then snow? Full Forecast * Image courtesy Brookhaven National Laboratory. While in a clothing store during a past winter, I overheard a young girl exclaim, "I don't like this sweater, it's too stackity!" as her sister was helping...

By Ann Posegate | January 4, 2010; 11:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (5)
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Forecast: The cold keeps coming

Still breezy today; chance of late-week snow * Outside now? Temps, clouds, webcam & more: Weather Wall * Today's Daily Digit A somewhat subjective rating of the day's weather, on a scale of 0 to 10. Not as windy as the weekend, but still uncomfortably cold. Get tomorrow's 'Digit' on Twitter tonight EXPRESS...

By Jason Samenow | January 4, 2010; 9:30 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (19)
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Forecast: Frigid winds won't let up yet

* Wind advisory until 6 p.m. today * * Outside now? Radar, temps & more: Weather Wall * Today's Daily Digit A somewhat subjective rating of the day's weather, on a scale of 0 to 10. Wicked winds and continued cold mean a good day for a lazy Sunday inside. Get tomorrow's...

By Brian Jackson | January 3, 2010; 12:00 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (41)
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