The decision to move Monday's swearing-in means thousands of people with plans to visit Washington won’t be able to see President-elect Donald Trump’s second inauguration in person.

With the last of the rain fizzling out on Thursday, things are looking to be dry and freezing cold in western Washington through the weekend and beyond.

Monday’s forecast calls for the lowest inauguration day temperatures since Ronald Regan began his second term.

Presidential inaugurations have been moved indoors several times due to bitter cold. It happened most recently in 1985 as Reagan began his second term.

Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletter to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists.The 2025 United States Presidential Inauguration has been moved indoors for the first time since 1985 due to the coldest weather for an inauguration in 40 years for Washington,

When severe weather hits western Washington, where you live can make a big difference in the impact to you and your family.

Expect Inauguration Day in Washington, D.C., to be abnormally cold and windy. Here’s what to know about the Inauguration Day forecast ahead of the historic day.

The snowfall started late Friday night and stole away before sunrise on Saturday. Measuring in the one-to-two-inch range over a significant portion of the Washington region, it threw a new white coating over dry and bare places from which Monday’s snowfall had been patiently cleared.