19 December 2023, Washington - Frosty cloaks, steamy breaths and chattering teeth are set to be the norm today, as Washington transforms into a real-life snow globe, sans the swirling flakes of white. Under an azure, winter-bitten sky, a frigid day unfurls its chilly palette, coloring the streets with temperatures plummeting to a toe-curling 0°C, a bitter pill for the cityscape to swallow. Brisk winds, their whispers transforming into frigid roars, will clock in at 23 Km/hr, carving an icy swatch across the capital.
Despite the thermostat barely gasping for breath, reaching a sigh-inducing 5°C, the sun's rise at 07:22 AM should, at least, sprinkle a golden morale boost across the frostbitten landscape. Although it may appear a meek promise, the survival of light from the winter sun will yield a day, fringed with ice-crystals, but still, a day it will be, which will drop its curtain at the 04:48 PM sunset.
Yet, even as the sun, a reluctant actor on the winter stage, retreats, remember to count your silver linings - for the day promises to be as dry as a crackling yule log, with a rain and snow probability of an awe-inspiring, absolute zero! The cold is tempered with a mere 53% humidity, ensuring that the weather strikes a dry, albeit chilly note.
The blooming frost and the song of the winds call for intricate defense plans. Along with Mother Nature's whims, every Washintonian will contend with the potential onset of coughs, flus, and icicle noses. Scarves will transform into lifelines, gloves into saviors, and the piping hot coffee or cocoa into a lifeline in the glacial conditions.
On a day such as this, with the world almost thrown into a poetical cross between a frost mage's spell-book and a postcard-perfect winter painting, it would be wise to keep the hearths burning and the spirit unfrozen. Let us remember, as Washington shrinks within its layers today, this is just another plot twist in Mother Nature's limitless narrative. But fear not! After all, spring's redemption lies only a few calendar sheets away, and soon, the ice-spun tales of today will melt into the warm embrace of tomorrow.
