The Old Farmer’s Almanac has released an October update to its winter outlook, with Montgomery County and surrounding areas, including Washington, D.C., Frederick County and much of Northern Virginia, falling within the “Cold, Snowy” category on its latest forecast map.
The National Weather Service has issued a Frost Advisory for Montgomery County and a Freeze Warning for Frederick and Carroll counties, with temperatures expected to fall into the low 30s early Monday morning.
A Frost Advisory remains in effect for northwestern Montgomery County until 9am Sunday, October 18, as temperatures are expected to fall into the low-to-mid 30s overnight. A Freeze Warning is in effect for some surrounding areas.
The National Weather Service has issued a Frost Advisory for parts of Montgomery County and surrounding areas, with temperatures expected to fall into the mid-30s overnight.
The calendar is about to turn to October, but Montgomery County and the surrounding region could still get one more taste of summer, with temperatures potentially approaching 90 degrees later this week.
Cooler temperatures and plenty of rain are in the forecast for Montgomery County and surrounding areas in D.C., Maryland, and Northern Virginia this week, as summer officially comes to an end.
Maryland is among the states where the first accumulating snow becomes increasingly possible in late November and December, according to a recently updated Farmers’ Almanac snowfall guide.
FOX5 meteorologist Mike Thomas is offering an early look at the 2026-2027 winter, suggesting the region could see an overall mild-to-warm season with fewer snow events, but an elevated risk of a major snowstorm if conditions align.
With summer coming to an end and the possibility of cooler weather in the coming weeks, two familiar publications are offering a look ahead at what winter 2026-2027 could bring to Montgomery County and the surrounding region.
A new mesonet weather station is now online and streaming real-time environmental data from Laytonsville, according to the Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
The Old Farmer’s Almanac is offering two somewhat conflicting signals for the Washington, D.C. region in its newly released winter outlook for 2026-2027, though the area is firmly within the “cold, snowy” portion of the map.