The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Red Flag Warning for Montgomery County and many surrounding areas across the DMV and beyond until 8:00 pm Wednesday, 3/20.
“PEAK BLOOM! PEAK BLOOM! PEAK BLOOM! Did we say PEAK BLOOM?! The blossoms are opening & putting on a splendid spring spectacle. See you soon.” That was the announcement made by the National Park Service on Sunday, March 17th.
31 years ago we were digging out from the 1993 Storm of the Century. Over 6″+ of snow fell across the Baltimore & Washington DC metros with up to 3 ft of snow in the Alleghenies (over a foot for most of Montgomery County).
Ready Montgomery has issued an Air Quality Alert due to “a large fire at a quarry in Travilah is spreading smoke across the region and may cause unhealthy levels of air quality.” Residents are advised to take precautions.
The National Park Service announced on Sunday afternoon that the Washington Monument would close for the remainder of the day due to high winds.
According to the National Weather Service (NWS), damaging wind gusts will be possible today through Monday along with accumulating snowfall in the mountains. Hazards are in effect for both the winds and winter precipitation in different areas.
We “spring forward” on Sunday, March 10th at 2am- losing an hour of sleep, but gaining an hour of daylight at the end of the day as the sun will set at 7:10pm on Sunday evening.
According to the National Weather Service (NWS), widespread 45-55 mph winds were observed between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning, with localized higher gusts of 65-70 mph across the higher ridges & favored downslope locales. Below is a list of measured gusts- though Montgomery County doesn’t have any on the NWS list, it’s in the 50-60mph range on the map:
A Wind Advisory remains in effect on Wednesday, starting at 6pm until 4am Thursday.
While there are yeah technically another four weeks of winter left, this upcoming week will give us a taste of spring with temperatures expected to reach the mid 60s on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
While most people are waking up to snow-covered ground, the amount is far less than projected by the National Weather Service prior to the storm. We’ve also included maps from the four major networks (from Friday morning).
