Bracing for the chill

Yesterday was chilly, as predicted. The weather channel said it was 35 degrees, but there's a wind chill and the sun didn't break through the clouds.

In front of the Capitol building in mid-afternoon yesterday, bundled up visitors milled around taking photos, meeting each other and scoping out the area for the big event Tuesday.

Chris Quigley, who has worked in Washington for two years as a scheduler for Rep. Harry Mitchell, D-Ariz., was staking out her spot for Tuesday. “Today would be a normal winter day, maybe a little warmer or maybe a little colder," she said.

She said she expects Inauguration Day to be a bit colder than it was today. The Presidential Inaugural Committee, in literature published last month, advised spectators to prepare for 37 degree weather.

Actually, the National Weather Service says it’s going to be a high of 32 degrees – not counting 10 to 15 mile-per-hour winds. Yikes, that’s cold.

-Katelyn Polantz