Photo by Andrew Pasko-Reader

Photo by Andrew Pasko-Reader

This week’s warm weather strikes again. A couple of D.C. ice skating rinks took a blow today, thanks to the rainfall and record-breaking temperatures.

This isn’t the first time the folks at Navy Yard’s Canal Park Ice Rink had to make adjustments due to dreary weather. “We’ve had some warm days before this where we had to block off sections to maintain a safe environment” for skaters, says Marissa Marwell, the rink’s regional manager.

But today, the rink is completely closed and Marwell has sent home a couple customers while taking phone calls and updating the rink’s social media pages of the day’s hiccup.

The phone is also ringing off the hook in Georgetown, says Tony Budney of the Washington Harbour Ice Rink.

This is the first time the waterfront rink has closed due to weather conditions this season, “and hopefully the last,” Budney says, adding that he expects to be open on Christmas Day.

The ideal overnight temperature to keep her rink open is 40 degrees, says Marwell.

“I’ve been frozen in the high sixties, low seventies,” Budney says. But what really killed him today was the rain, he continues.

Meanwhile, the National Gallery of Art’s skating rink is open. “I guess our refrigeration system is better,” than the others, says Alex, who answered the rink’s phone but preferred not to disclose his last name. “We’ve always put more care into our rink,” he continues.

The National Gallery of Art’s ice rink is open today until 5 p.m. and won’t be open on Christmas Day. If weather permits, the Washington Harbour Ice Rink is open tomorrow from noon to 10 p.m. and the Canal Park Ice Rink is open from noon to 9 p.m.

And check out what else there is to do tomorrow—rain or shine.

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