Flood clocks are still in effect on Christmas morning, after the storms on Christmas Eve, pouring about two inches of rain into parts of the DC region.
An arctic explosion has temperatures of 30 to 30 degrees, with freezing chills of 30 to 20 degrees this morning.
Temperatures will continue to drop tonight between 20 and 30 years. The winds will remain strong during the first half of the Sabbath and then remain calm.
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The rest of Christmas Day will be windy and very cold with a blizzard passing or snowfall before noon, especially in southern Maryland and possibly on the subway.
A flood alert and flood alerts are in effect until Friday morning for parts of Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick (Maryland), Loudoun, Montgomery, Culpeper, Spotsylvania and Stafford counties.
Storm Team4 declared a day of weather alert.
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Hopefully, only Santa Claus and his magic sleigh and reindeer were traveling on Christmas Eve. Rains have limited visibility and gusts of wind may have knocked over branches, trees or power lines, the National Meteorological Service said.
After midnight on Christmas Eve, the worst of the showers was over.
Saturday will be sunny and cold with highs close to 40 °, while the winds will finally calm down in the afternoon. Sunday will see a gradual increase in clouds, but will remain dry, with highs in the 40s. Monday will be much milder, with highs in the 50s.
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