Year. Some of the coldest numbers that weve seen in a long time. Much more in 10, 15 minutes. It could be worse, you could be living in erie, pennsylvania, where they are still trying to dig out after that recordbreaking amount of snow. Five feet has fallen there just since christmas. And cold is crippling chicago, temperatures hovering around zero. Its so cold that you can see steam in michigan and the chicago river. And skiers in colorado are enjoying the fresh powder. The heavy snow is pretty but its also dangerous because much of the high country is now under an avalanche warning. Its only a matter of time before a significant snow does fall in our area. Be prepared. Download the nbc washington app right now to get the weather new remarks from a close Family Member of the teen accused in a horrific double homicide. The 17yearold is in Critical Condition after allegedly shooting Scott Fricker and his wife buckley kuhnfricker in their reston, virginia home. He then turned the gun on
Flag there blowing in the wind. Gusts up to 25 Miles Per Hour now and that makes it feel so much colder. A storm system came through earlier today. That system brought a little bit in the way of snow associated with it down across parts of our area. It was just really flurries and snow showers. The bulk of the activity stayed to the south. Its bringing in the cold air. Look at these windchills. Down to 13 in d. C. And 5 in hagerstown. 3 below zero in pittsburgh and the colder air works its way in here. We wake up to frigid windchills tomorrow. Snow chances, yeah, we still have a couple of them. They are not big. Well talk about that. More cold for the new year and even colder than what were predicting for tomorrow and tomorrow is going to be one frigid day. A lot more on this and how long this cold air sticks around. Its not going anywhere fast. See you back here at about 6 17. You were just full of good news. Thank you so leaders are urging plows to get off the road and the airport is
Erika gonzalez. You walk outside and it makes it much colder than it is. Not really. So well have high temperatures this afternoon in the mid to upper 20s. But with even a bit of a breeze look what it does to our temperatures. Feeling like 9 and 10 degrees in washington. As i said, this is one of the coldest days so far, and its going to be a frig he hid end t year. Heres your planner. 22 degrees. At least we have beautiful sunshine. The sun is deceiving as you look outdoors. If you are heading out, you definitely want to only coat, the hat and gloves, as we hit to 26 by 4 00 p. M. And skies do become cloudy not as cold tomorrow but still feeling the chill. Ill have more coming up around 11 20. Thank you. Layers are in for today, but precautions you need to take to protect your house as well. And she got the memo, has the heavy coat on this morning. How are things feeling out there, amy . Reporter hey, not going to lie. Pretty brutal out here. So if you are heading outdoors, break out
Thanks for starting your sunday off with us. Well start with a live look outside on december 1, 017. You can almost see how crisp and cool and clear and freezing cold it is outside. Were going to start off with dar gar in the Weather Center this morning keeping an eye on what really has been brutal cold here you. Covered it all, tom, well take it back here then, thank you very much, gary, thanks for seeing you. Very, very cold. You have more . I have to cover two minutes. So ill take my share here. Listen, heres whats going on out there now. Lets just say its going to be an arctic new years eve. This arctic air started last night trickling in and dew points dropping and arctic air is here and it will get colder and colder and windier and windier out there and that will make it feel oh, so cold. And wind chill advisory in place for Northern Virginia and central virgina western virginia and all the way up to mary pennsylvania. And part of this out west is in place. It runs from 9 p. M. T
Right off the top this morning if youre just waking up at 5 00 a. M. No surprise it is cold outside and were talking frigid conditions. But the bone chilling temperatures werent enough to keep many people from ringing in 2018 out of town. Fox5s kristyn leon live from Dupont Circle with more. Happy new year to you, kristen. Reporter hey, happy new year, maureen and wisdom. Let me tell you something first and foremost, im a california girl and this california girl does not do cold very well and believe me, you guys, its cold outside. Can you see that . Yeah, thats my breath. Thats how cold it is. I want to show you how cold. Right behind me, you could see that sign on Sun Trust Bank, 13 degrees, you guys. We are in the latents but it feels like subzero temperatures here so way below zero. If you dont have to be out and about this morning, dont. Believe me. I would love to be in bed where you are cause it is so cold and im told you guys that this new years, this new years day, 2018, this