A cold front moving into Florida may help President-elect Donald Trump get ready for his inauguration next week.

Or maybe not.

Temperatures between Trump's estate in Palm Beach County and Washington, D.C., show a predicted 40-degree difference between the two locations.

The expected high for the day of 24 is even below the normal average temperature seen in past inaugurations, according to the National Weather Service.

Here's the forecast.

When is Inauguration Day?



The inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump will take place on Monday, Jan. 20.

What is the weather forecast in Washington, D.C., for Inauguration Day?



How does Washington, D.C., weather compare to Trump's Florida estate in Palm Beach, Florida?



What is normal weather for presidential inaugurations?



What was the worst weather for Inauguration Day?



President William H. Taft's ceremony had to move inside after a storm dropped 10 inches of snow over the city in 1909. Strong winds toppled trees and telephone poles. Trains were stalled and city streets clogged. It took 6,000 men and 500 wagons to clear 58,000 tons of snow and slush from the parade route.

Presidential inaugurations and weather: It's not always a perfect day



Inauguration Day originally held March 4



Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first U.S. president to be sworn into office in January, according to the Library of Congress.

Congress originally established March 4 as Inauguration Day.

The date was moved to Jan. 20 with the passage of the 20th Amendment in 1933.

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