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Gusty Winds in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast; Atmospheric River to Impact the Northwest

Gusty winds are expected from portions of the Mid-Atlantic into the Northeast through the night following the system that brought rain to the area. An atmospheric river will move into the Northwest late today into Saturday bringing moderate to heavy rainfall, mountain snow, windy conditions, and high surf to the area over the weekend. Read More >

It was a clear and cold morning on December 8th, 2006. Temperatures were largely hovering around the 10 degree mark in many areas at daybreak, with wind chills between zero and 10 above.

Below is an objective analysis of low temperatures that morning. Since this is a smoothed analysis, the numbers depicted may not match up exactly with low temperatures at official recording stations, but they will be close.



The cold, but dry air, led to some interesting frost formations on many car windows. Here are some pictures from one of our office vehicles. Some more information about frost can be found at this website.