A cold front moving into Florida may help President-elect Donald Trump get ready for his inauguration next week.
Or maybe not.
Temperatures between Trump’s estate in Palm Beach County and Washington, D.C., show a predicted 40-degree difference between the two locations.
The expected high for the day of 24 is even below the normal average temperature seen in past inaugurations, according to the National Weather Service.
Here’s the forecast.
When is Inauguration Day?
The inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump will take place on Monday, Jan. 20.
What is the weather forecast in Washington, D.C., for Inauguration Day?
Temperature forecast for Washington, D.C., on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, 2025.
Events celebrating Trump’s inauguration begin Saturday, Jan. 18. The actual swearing-in of Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance will take place Monday, Jan. 20. Here’s the forecast as of Wednesday, Jan. 15:
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Saturday, Jan. 18: Rain likely, mainly after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
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Sunday, Jan. 19: A chance of rain and snow before 1 p.m., then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
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Inauguration Day, Jan. 20: Sunny, with a high near 24.
How does Washington, D.C., weather compare to Trump’s Florida estate in Palm Beach, Florida?
Weather forecast for Palm Beach County, where Trumps Mar-a-Lago estate is located:
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Saturday, Jan. 18: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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Sunday, Jan. 19: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
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Inauguration Day, Jan. 20: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
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That’s 46 degrees warmer than what he’ll face in D.C.
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What is normal weather for presidential inaugurations?
According to the National Weather Service, normal weather for presidential inaugurations in Washington, D.C., is:
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Normal high temperature for the day is 45 degrees.
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Normal low temperature for the day is 30 degrees.
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Normal weather at noon — when the president-elect is sworn in at the Capitol — is a temperature of 37 under partly cloudy skies, 10 mph wind and a wind chill of 31.
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There is about a 1 in 3 chance of measurable precipitation — at least 0.01 inches — on that day and a 1 in 6 chance of precipitation during the ceremony.
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There is only about a 1 in 6 chance of measurable snow — at least 0.1 inches — on that day and a 1 in 20 chance of snow during the ceremony.
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There is about a 1 in 6 chance that there will be at least 1″ of snow already on the ground from a previous snowfall.
What was the worst weather for Inauguration Day?
President William H. Taft’s ceremony had to move inside after a storm dropped 10 inches of snow over the city in 1909. Strong winds toppled trees and telephone poles. Trains were stalled and city streets clogged. It took 6,000 men and 500 wagons to clear 58,000 tons of snow and slush from the parade route.
Presidential inaugurations and weather: It’s not always a perfect day
According to the National Weather Service:
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Warmest inauguration: Ronald Reagan’s in 1981 at 55 degrees.
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Warmest March 4 inauguration was Woodrow Wilson in 1913 at 55 degrees.
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Unofficially, George Washington was sworn in in 1793 at an estimated 61 degrees.
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Coldest inauguration: Ronald Reagan’s in 1985 at 7 degrees.
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Coldest March 4 inauguration was Ulysses S. Grant’s in 1873 at 4 degrees.
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Most dramatic, tragic: William Henry Harrison was sworn in in 1841. He gave a 1 hour, 40-minute speech and rode a horse to and from the Capitol without a hat or overcoat. He developed pneumonia and died a month later.
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Washout: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s inauguration in 1937 had 1.77 inches of rain. Temperature was 33.
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Worse traffic jam: The night before the inauguration in 1961, 8 inches of snow fell, causing massive traffic jams. Former President Herbert Hoover missed the swearing-in ceremony when he couldn’t fly into Washington National Airport.
Inauguration Day originally held March 4
Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first U.S. president to be sworn into office in January, according to the Library of Congress.
Congress originally established March 4 as Inauguration Day.
The date was moved to Jan. 20 with the passage of the 20th Amendment in 1933.
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Inauguration Day weather forecast compared to Mar-a-Lago, Florida