It was 48 degrees at noon on Jan. 20, 2017, when Donald J. Trump was first sworn in as president at the Capitol. This time around, with a forecast high of only 23 degrees, he would have been taking the oath during one of the coldest inaugurations in decades.

Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletter to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists.The 2025 United States Presidential Inauguration is expected to be the coldest inauguration in 40 years for Washington,

Chilly temperatures pushed President-elect Donald Trump's second inauguration indoors, a rare but not unprecedented move.

Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States of America. Final preparations are underway in Washington D.C.

Ronald Reagan was the last president to be sworn in indoors back in 1985, when the temperature was around 7 degrees. Temperatures on Inauguration Day in 2025 were expected to be in the 20s.