Weather for Inauguration Day forecast to be wet, overcast

Overcast, rainy conditions appear likely to dampen President-elect Donald Trump's Inauguration Day this Friday, but temperatures at least will be mild.

Temperatures will start out in the 40s Friday morning, before climbing into the 50s by early afternoon, AccuWeather.com forecasts. Frequent rain showers will persist throughout the day, with no heavy downpours likely.

And carrying an umbrella may not be enough. That rain-protecting device and dozens of other items — including selfie sticks — are prohibited in ticketed viewing areas on the National Mall during the swearing-in ceremony.

The mild temperatures will be well above average for this time of year and compared with past inaugurations. The average temperature at noon on Jan. 20 in Washington is around 37 degrees, the National Weather Service reports.

Still, the relative warmth appears unlikely to rival the record for the warmest Inauguration Day since the ceremony moved from March 4 to Jan. 20 in the 1930s. That record is likely to remain with Ronald Reagan's first inauguration in 1981, when the noontime temperature reached 55 degrees.

Showers will move out later in the day, with dry and brightening prospects for the Women's March on Washington on Saturday.