A sun pillar on Tuesday evening. (Philip Metlin/Flickr)

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Happening now: Winds die off with darkness and skies turn partly cloudy overnight. Lows range across the 20s.

What’s next? A couple of flurries are possible Friday, especially southwest of the Beltway, with no accumulation nearby. A better shot by early Sunday on the front end of the next Arctic blast moving into the region. 🔷 Scroll down for CWG's full forecast

Pattern relaxation ahead

The days in the run-up to Christmas are coming into more focus. While the big day itself is too far out to have much confidence in conditions, it does appear increasingly likely that a milder pattern will set up in the lead-up. If that’s the case, it could cert

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