Discounting the wind, today was quite nice! You can feel the increasing warmth from the sun as we drift toward spring. Abundant sunshine helped high temperatures rise to within a few degrees of 50 in most spots. Seasonably cool weather is on the way tonight. It will be even warmer tomorrow.

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       Through tonight: Winds weaken with sunset, and skies stay clear. Starry through the night, with lows in the mid-20s to near freezing.

       View the current weather at The Washington Post.

       Tomorrow (Wednesday): It’s a wall-to-wall-sunshine kind of day. Any clouds are few and far between. High temperatures are in the mid-50s. Winds are from the south, around 10 mph with higher gusts.

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       Crazy cold: While the heat is on in California, Alaska has been in something that’s miles beyond a deep freeze. Check out the widespread minus-40 to minus-50 temperatures there this morning, highlighted by NWS Fairbanks. Those aren’t wind chills.

       Yesterday, wind chills were pushing minus-90 in some locations in northern parts of the state. Yikes!

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