Those headed out on Black Friday are facing windy and freezing shopping conditions — thanks to a cold front’s arrival in the D.C. area.

“Winds will be the main story today,” 7News First Alert Meteorologist Mark Peña said. “They will be out of the west gusting as high as 35 mph, which means our forecast highs of the mid 40s will feel as cold as the upper 20s to lower 30s with the wind chill.”

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