Over the weekend, Occupy D.C. endured what might be considered a major test for the open-air political encampment—constant freezing or near-freezing temperatures along with the winter's first accumulative snowfall. more ›

Sure, we know it's sunny outside right now. But, according to reliable reports, certain areas of the Washington metro region may in be store for a rare October Class 3 Killstorm this weekend. more ›

If you're been outside today, this will hardly come as a surprise: the National Weather Service has placed a wind advisory in effect for the D.C. region for the rest of the day. The advisory warns that wind gusts of up to 50 miles per hour will be rolling through the area until 4 a.m. tomorrow morning. Combine that with the currently below-freezing temperatures, and you'll get some rather frigid conditions, especially as the sun sets. more ›

One of the things no one has really brought up yet in terms of the massive crowd estimates being bandied about for Barack Obama's inauguration is that the date of the presidential inauguration is more often than not one of the coldest days of the year in Washington. Well the Washington Business Journal reported today that Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton is asking the federal and local government as well as private and nonprofit organizations to open up more buildings to house crowds on Jan. 20, a step that would become vital if temperatures are extremely low that day. The article tiptoes around it, but Norton is also clearly largely concerned that there could be 4 million people walking through the District with no place to pee. more ›