
The culprit - a rapidly deepening storm front moving out from the Tennessee Valley over the Carolinas - will bring moisture into the D.C. region under a distinct risk for something much more significant. Monday’s forecast had called for little more than flurries a day ago, but a dramatic shift in computer models on Sunday morning has put the immediate D.C. Previous forecasts have changed dramatically Listen to WTOP online and on the radio at 103.5 FM or 107.7 FM.Matt Ritter, WTOP Multimedia Meteorologist January 2, 2022 I still believe hard freeze Monday night is important to monitor! #DCwx #MDwx #VAwx #WashingtonDC This ups the message for the impacts for the heart of the listening area. The cities of Manassas, Manassas Park, Falls Church and Alexandria and Fairfax, Arlington, Prince William, Loudoun, Fauquier and Culpeper counties in Virginia.
The city of Baltimore, Prince Georges, Anne Arundel, Montgomery and Howard counties in Maryland. The following counties and cities are expected to have snow accumulations of three to seven inches: Stafford, Spotsylvania, King George in Virginia. The following counties in southern Maryland and central and northern Virginia could see snow accumulations of five to eight inches: “We are going to have to worry about a hard freeze of whatever ends up on the ground, which will be compact, wet, and slushy regardless of amounts,” Ritter said. Storm Team4 Meteorologist Matt Ritter told WTOP that poor driving conditions could extend into the Tuesday morning commute if the snow freezes overnight on Monday. The heaviest snowfall is predicted to be between 5 a.m. metro, Southern Maryland and Spotsylvania, Stafford and King George counties in Virginia.įorecasters expect heavy snow late Sunday night through Monday afternoon, with total accumulations of between three and seven inches possible in D.C. Monday for portions of Northern Virginia and from 1 a.m. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning from 11 p.m. “Especially the elevated surfaces like bridges.” Current Weather Warnings “We’re going to be dealing with rates potentially on the border of 1/2 inch to an inch an hour at the peak of the storm, and with those of rates it’ll definitely cause some issues on the roadways,” said Connor Belak, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service. Sunday night, Storm Team4 meteorologists increased the predicted amount of snowfall, though the exact snow totals won’t be revealed until Monday afternoon.Ĭonor Bleak with the National Weather Service noted that these storms could create issues Monday morning travel for commuters in the District, Northern Virginia and Southern Maryland. Here is a look at the snow here at NWS Huntsville. area, some have already reported ice-mixed-rain in portions of Fairfax county, less than an hour ahead of winter storm warnings going into effect. Dc weather tomorrow series#
A series of winter storm warnings and snowfall were triggered as far south as Alabama, though last-minute shifts in the forecast could lead to locally higher or lower totals. The system is expected to bring dangerous driving conditions on Monday morning commutes.Ī low-pressure system developing over Southern Appalachia is poised to bring snow from the Blue Ridge to the coastal Chesapeake Bay starting Sunday night.A tight gradient of snowfall accumulation just north of the District means small nudges in the storm system’s path could lead to big differences in accumulation.A winter storm warning is in effect across the region until 4 p.m.Forecasters predict four to six inches of snowfall by Monday afternoon with the potential for more - with the largest total snowfall impact in 3 years.A storm that is expected to be the largest since 2019. Some freezing rain has moved through Virginia and into the District as winter weather lovers await the first snowfall of the new year. Business & Finance Click to expand menu.