Several inches of snow are expected to land in the nation's capital ahead of Trump's pre-inaugural rally on Sunday.

President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office from inside the Capitol Rotunda on Monday due to forecasts of intense cold weather, upending months of meticulous planning for a massive outdoor event with crowds sprawling down the National Mall.

Bitter cold – along with a chance of snow – is in the latest forecast for President-elect Donald J. Trump's Inauguration Day.

Donald Trump has been robbed of a huge swearing-in ceremony after his inauguration was moved indoors due to dangerously freezing temperatures

The weather forecast in Washington, D.C., calls for a high of 24. That's much colder than the predicted high of 70 at Trump's Florida estate.

The coldest inauguration on record was President Ronald Reagan’s second swearing-in ceremony in January 1985, when the temperature was 7 degrees, followed by President Ulysses Grant’s ceremony in 1873 at 16 degrees and President John F. Kennedy’s ceremony in 1961 at 22 degrees.

MAGA fans in Washington DC have questioned whether his inauguration was moved indoors due to a threat to his life rather than the freezing conditions cited

President-elect Donald Trump announced that he has ordered his inauguration ceremony to move inside the U.S. Capitol rotunda on Monday, Jan. 20, due to dangerously cold weather

The decision means the 250,000 people who had tickets to view the inauguration outside will no longer be able to do so - with a live viewing now taking place at the nearby Capital One Arena.

The second inauguration of Ronald Reagan on Jan. 20, 1985, was forced indoors due to intense cold. As USA TODAY noted that day, "The USA's 50th inauguration today moves indoors – a victim of bone-chilling temperatures that threatened 350,000 invited guests and parade watchers."

The unseasonably cold temperatures could impact preparations for inauguration events and create hazardous commuting conditions.

WASHINGTON: United States President-elect Donald Trump's will be held inside the Capitol on Monday instead of outdoors owing to severe cold marking first time in 40 years that