When referencing the winter weather that could be headed our way next week, FOX5 meteorologist Mike Thomas recently shared on X (full post available below) that “there will likely be impacts on school/work facilities in the Tuesday-Wednesday time frame.”
Freezing rain caused some icy conditions in the area overnight– enough to delay schools locally and close neighboring Frederick County. Now, we have two events that remain possibilities in the next week.
Per MCPS: Out of an abundance of caution, all MCPS schools and offices will operate on a Code Yellow two-hour delay on Thursday, Feb. 6.
A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 9pm this evening (Wednesday) until 10am Thursday. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), “total sleet accumulations up to one inch and ice accumulations up to one tenth of an inch are expected.”
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued Ice Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories for parts of the Mid-Atlantic for “Widespread Impactful Freezing Rain/Sleet.” The Storm Prediction Center has issued the following key messages for the Mid-Atlantic icing.
A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued from 9pm Wednesday until 10am Thursday for Montgomery County, Howard County, Frederick County, Loudoun County, DC, Prince George’s County, and other surrounding areas. An Ice Storm Warning has been issued further north that includes Washington County.
A warm start to Tuesday may make you question the potential ice event that’s headed our way late Wednesday into Thursday, but temperatures are expected to drop as we head into tomorrow with the National Weather Service (NWS) increasing the totals on its latest ‘Expected Ice Accumulation’ map.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has expanded the area listed under “Elevated ice accumulation” area on its latest ‘Threat Risk’ map (available below) to include a good portion of Maryland […]
This week will start off pretty warm with temperatures approaching 60° on Monday and in the low to mid 50s on Tuesday. The wintry mix we mentioned over the weekend is still a possibility as temperatures quickly cool down Wednesday. There are also signals for potential snow next week, but we’ll get to that if it still looks like a threat later this week.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a ‘limited’ ice accumulation threat for the entire region on Thursday, February 6th.
An Extreme Cold Alert and Wind Advisory has been issued for Montgomery. The cold alert goes from 7:00 pm Tuesday, 01/28 until 9:00 am Wednesday, 01/29 while the wind advisory is in effect from 11am-6pm on Wednesday.