Officials involved in President-elect Donald J. Trump’s inauguration are likely to move his swearing-in on Monday inside the Capitol rotunda because of weather concerns, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.
Such a change would mean that far fewer people are able to watch the moment when Mr. Trump officially becomes the 47th president, limiting it to a much smaller group indoors and those watching on television.
The conversation has focused on the extreme cold that is forecast for Monday, when temperatures are projected to hit a low of 11 degrees and a high of only 23 degrees.
The last time a swearing-in moved indoors was for President Ronald Reagan’s second inauguration.
It is ultimately up to Mr. Trump to decide whether to move the swearing-in indoors. But one person with knowledge of his thinking said that he is aware of the potentially dangerous conditions for the many thousands of people waiting for hours in bitter cold for the ceremony to start.
