Snowflakes Spotted In DC Area, Temperatures Plunging

WASHINGTON, DC — The rapidly diving temperatures on Tuesday combined with a little bit of precipitation has resulted in reports of snowflakes across the area.

Twitter user Andrew Leyden posted video at 10:29 a.m. showing snow flurries falling at an unidentified Northwest D.C. intersection.

Others also reported seeing snowflakes.

Boom! https://t.co/uY5BnzeTwP
— Capital Weather Gang (@capitalweather) November 12, 2019

Seeing snowflakes in NW DC!!
— Caitlin Roth (@caitlinrothfox5) November 12, 2019

With precipitation expected to be light and temperatures around 40 degrees right now, there's no chance of any accumulation, but it's a pretty sight — and an unusual one in mid-November.

The sudden temperature shift represented a strange start to the day for the area. Temperatures started quite mild in the early morning hours, and then started tumbling as the sun rose — the opposite of what happens on most days.

Gusty winds are rolling in, making already frigid temperatures feel even more so. Winds were gusting at 39 miles per hour at Reagan National Airport, according to the Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang.

Expect it to be absolutely bone-chilling Tuesday night, with temperatures dipping into the 20s and perhaps as low as 19 degrees in some areas. We won't get any relief on Wednesday, as highs will top out in the mid-30s to 40 degrees.

The cold will ease off on Friday as temperatures reach into the 50s — still a little bit cooler than usual, CWG says. But then the cold snap hits us again over the weekend.

To provide some perspective, the average high for Nov. 12 at Reagan National Airport is 59 degrees, and the average low is 41 degrees.

Tomorrow is when the cold could challenge some records. The record low at Reagan National Airport for Nov. 13 is 22 degrees set in 1911. In case your curious about the record high, it reached a whopping 80 degrees on that day in 1879.