Grab a coat for your New Year’s Eve plans; it’s frigid in the D.C. area Wednesday and there could be a few flurries in the first few hours of 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Grab a coat for your New Year\u2019s Eve plans; it\u2019s frigid in the D.C. area Wednesday and there could be a few flurries in the first few hours of 2026.<\/p>\n
Things will stay mostly dry and breezy Wednesday, with southwest winds of 10 to 20 mph.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo ring in the new year, at least we\u2019re going to be dry, but still temperatures around freezing come midnight and after that there\u2019s a chance for a few flurries across the area,\u201d 7News First Alert Meteorologist Steve Rudin said. \u201cNot expecting any accumulation, but just conversational flurries if you\u2019re going to be out extra, extra late tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n
Temperatures remain a touch below average with highs in the upper 30s to mid-40s on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The freezing temperatures and chance of flurries continue on New Year\u2019s Day in the D.C. area.<\/p>\n
The National Weather Service said some flurries could pop up early Thursday morning, with the highest chance along and north of Interstate 66 and U.S. Route 50.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor the first day of the new year, temperatures will start off subfreezing, with afternoon highs below average, in the 30s,\u201d Rudin said. \u201cThere\u2019s a chance for a few snow flurries with a weather maker sliding in from the north.\u201d<\/p>\n
Full forecast<\/p>\n
LATER WEDNESDAY: Partly sunny
Highs: 37-43
Winds: Southwest 10-20 mph<\/p>\n
WEDNESDAY NIGHT (NEW YEAR\u2019S EVE): Mostly cloudy
Lows: 28-32
Winds: West 3-8 mph<\/p>\n
THURSDAY (NEW YEAR\u2019S DAY): Mostly cloudy, chance of flurries
Highs: 30s
Winds: West 10-20 mph<\/p>\n
FRIDAY: Mostly sunny
Highs: Near 40
Winds: Northwest 10-15 mph
Plan for plenty of sun and chilly highs around 40 with northwesterly winds.<\/p>\n
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY: Partly to mostly sunny
Highs: Near 40
Winds: Northwest 3-8
The first full weekend of 2026 brings a nice mix of sun and clouds, highs near 40 and a chilly northwesterly breeze.<\/p>\n