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5 things you need to know this Tuesday

Clear your driveways; Freezing temps linger; Coldest day in 31 years; Flight turns back; CDC updates COVID isolation.
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Wintry conditions around western Washington have canceled garbage collection services for most residents.

Clear driveways before next wave of winter weather

David Drewry, the owner of Double D Trees, is popular this week because he's clearing driveways and office parking lots of snow.

With another snowstorm possible later this week, Drewry suggests people clear driveways of snow as soon as it stops falling, especially when there are sub-freezing temperatures in the forecast. If you don't, it will be more difficult to get out of your driveway.

It is expected to remain cold on Tuesday and Wednesday, with highs in the upper 20s to low 30s across the region. The next round of snow is expected to arrive Wednesday night. Read more

Chance of light snow, freezing temperatures linger

It will remain cold on Tuesday, with highs in the mid-20s to low 30s.

Some snow may linger to the south Tuesday morning, but most areas should expect a dry day. Read more

Seattle experiences coldest day in 31 years

Monday, Dec. 27, was the coldest day in Seattle in 31 years.

The high temperature for the day was 23 degrees.

The last time there was a colder high temperature in Seattle was Dec. 29, 1990, when the high only reached 22 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Read more

CDC recommends shorter COVID isolation for asymptomatic patients

U.S. health officials on Monday cut isolation restrictions for asymptomatic Americans who catch the coronavirus from 10 to five days, and similarly shortened the time that close contacts need to quarantine.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials said the guidance is in keeping with growing evidence that people with the coronavirus are most infectious in the two days before and three days after symptoms develop. Read more

Delta says flight from Seattle to China turned back midair because of COVID-19 rules

Delta Air Lines said Monday that new pandemic-related cleaning requirements at a Shanghai airport were behind the turning back of a recent flight from Seattle in midair, a move that had prompted a protest from the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco. 

An emailed statement said the new mandates at Shanghai Pudong International Airport "require significantly extended ground time and are not operationally viable for Delta." Read more

Also see: Seattle local forecast

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