If you’re heading outside this morning before 10 a.m., a wind chill advisory is in effect. Wind and cold temperatures mean the wind chill this morning is zero to 10 degrees below, so bundle up! The photo to the right is Elliott Teel’s “Detour South.”

Smooth Commute Expected: With a full day of plowing since the end of this weekend’s snow storm, area transportation officials are predicting a smooth commute. The only wrinkle? The Archdiocese of Washington’s Youth Mass will take over some downtown streets for about an hour starting at noon today.

Chesapeake Cleanup ‘Faltering’: The Post published a major report on the state of the cleanup of the Chesapeake Bay today, reporting that despite nearly a decade of political initiative, the bay is by some measures as polluted as ever.

Traffic Camera Lobbying: If there’s one story you can count on the W.Times to be on top of, it’s the latest on automated red-light and speed cameras in D.C. Today’s paper is no exception: they report the company that manufactures the cameras has paid two former District government insiders almost $500,000 for lobbying (or what the company calls “communications and outreach”). The lobbyists are a former D.C. Council fund-raiser and the former deputy chief of staff and legal counsel for D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams.