A cold weather advisory from the National Weather Service continues through 10 a.m. Thursday, but Maryland should warm up as the day continues.

Other than the wind, Wednesday should be one of the mildest days in recent memory with highs reaching around 51 degrees under mostly sunny skies, the weather service said. The evening should remain clear with a low near 27 and west wind 7 to 16 mph, gusting up to 36 mph.

The NWS extends a Cold Weather Advisory for the region including parts of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and southeast Pennsylvania.

There’s a chance of snow this weekend before temperatures are expected to drop to the single digits next week due to a blast of arctic air.

Most of the state is under a cold weather advisory, with the far western edges of the state under an extreme cold warning from the National Weather Service.

A wind advisory will be in effect throughout much of Maryland from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday. West winds of about 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph are expected in central, north central, northeast,

Welcome to cwg.live, updated around-the-clock by Capital Weather Gang meteorologists … Happening now: Temperatures drop through the 40s this evening. Under mainly clear skies, most spots should remain above freezing with lows generally 32 to 38. Gusts around 20 mph continue.

The National Weather Service calls for more above-freezing temperatures Saturday, expected to be mostly sunny with a high near 38 and a low of 30.

WASHINGTON - A Wind Advisory is in effect for much of the Washington, D.C. region on Wednesday. Portions of the District, central and northern Maryland, and northern Virginia are under the advisory until 6 p.m. The National Weather Service says west winds between 20 and 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph are expected.

A massive search operation is underway after a passenger aircraft carrying 64 people collided midair with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport outside of Washington, DC, according to aviation and defense officials.

DC Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly shared details on the conditions of the water as responders continue their efforts to find more victims from the deadly plane collision near Reagan National Airport.

An American Airlines plane and a U.S. Army helicopter collided near Reagan National Airport and crashed into the Potomac River, according to officials.