Southwest Washington experienced a drier-than-usual January but is not experiencing drought conditions, according to the National Weather Service.

The nation's capital is expected to see mostly sunny skies with increasing winds over the next few days; gusts may hit 47 mph on January 29.

Temperatures in Tacoma are expected to range between the low 30s to high 40s beginning on Thursday with possible snow showers Saturday night.

An American Airlines jet carrying 64 people plunged into the Potomac River after colliding in midair with an Army helicopter on Wednesday night. Recovery teams had pulled more than two dozen bodies from the icy water,

Hundreds of first responders are diving in frigid water looking for survivors after a passenger plane collided with a US Army helicopter midair at Reagan National Airport near Washington, DC, Wednesday.

A jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington

Washington D.C residents have been experiencing extreme cold in recent days, but forecasters say they can expect temperatures to warm up in the very near future.

The plane collided with a helicopter just before it was scheduled to land. This is a developing story and will be updated.

“There are indeed a few hints that by Feb. 1-2 (Saturday and Sunday of next week) that temperatures overnight could support light snow if precipitation persists. However, we currently are NOT seeing a signal for a major lowland snow event next weekend,” the weather service said in a statement.

The National Weather Service reports moderately cold temperatures and mostly sunny skies in Washington D.C. with a warming trend ahead.

Temperatures in Olympia are expected to range from the high 20s to high 40s beginning on Thursday, with possible weekend snow showers.