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.

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

Thousands of mostly female demonstrators marched through the streets of Washington DC on Saturday to rally against President-elect Donald Trump just two days before his inauguration.The People’s March,

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 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.

Prepare for the coldest inauguration in recent history, with snow and strong winds expected. Stay warm and safe during President-elect Donald Trump's second swearing-in.

A forecast of record cold temperatures on Monday upended the planned ceremony, which now will take place indoors. More than 220,000 ticketed guests will be unable to view the swearing-in.

Firefighters made progress battling back the deadly Los Angeles blazes overnight into Saturday, Jan, 18. as President-elect Donald Trump said he likely will visit the fire-torn areas next week. “I will be, probably, at the end of the week,” Trump told NBC News in an interview on Saturday.

Another blast of winter weather is expected in parts of the U.S. in the coming days, including bone-chilling wind in the Northern Plains and unusual snow and ice in the Gulf Coast area.