DC braces for a second-straight cold February, with late-month chill and modest snow

DC-area forecasters expect a cold February, with average temperatures 4–6°F below normal and the coldest February since 2015 possible; snow totals of 3–7 inches (near normal) and overall precipitation near or slightly above normal as a stormier second half of the month could follow a brief early thaw. Following a brutal January that included a 6–9 inch snow/ice event, the pattern points to lingering Arctic air with occasional milder spells around mid- to late February, but the second half of the month looks predominantly colder.