President-elect Donald Trump’s second inauguration will mark the coldest presidential ceremony in more than 40 years. Washington is forecast to reach only the mid-20s for a high temperature, along with gusty winds.
Trump’s second non-consecutive inaugural ceremony, scheduled for Monday, has been moved indoors due to the cold, wind and snow that have invaded the Washington metro area.
Frigid arctic air caused by the polar vortex is plunging temperatures for millions of Americans, including those attending the inauguration for Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance.
According to the FOX Forecast Center, Monday’s high will be near 27 degrees and the low will be around 13 degrees.
For the Monday afternoon ceremony, winds are forecast to be between 20 and 30 mph, dropping feels-like temperatures to around 14 degrees with the wind chill.
The last time temperatures were lower for a presidential swearing-in ceremony happened in 1985 for President Ronald Reagan, whose ceremony was also moved indoors.