107 PM EST Thu Feb 5 2026
...EXTREME COLD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 0 to 10 degrees
below zero possible east of the Blue Ridge, and as low as 15
degrees below zero west of the Blue Ridge.
* WHERE...Portions of DC, central, north central, northeast, and
northern Maryland, northern, northwest, and western Virginia, and
eastern and panhandle West Virginia.
* WHEN...From late Friday night through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could
result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. Frostbite and
hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these
temperatures.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wind chills will remain at or below zero
during the day on Saturday due to windy conditions and cold
temperatures.