The National Weather Service has a slight winter storm threat for our areas on days 6 and 7, for potential winter weather this upcoming Sunday and Monday.
As it looks now the threat seems to be between Saturday night and Sunday night (and potentially Monday night), but anyone who has experienced winter in the area knows how quickly things can change when it comes to potential winter weather.
The Winter Weather Advisory has been extended until 1pm for Upper Montgomery County (Germantown, Clarksburg, Damascus, Poolesville, etc.).
Temperatures have gone a or freezing in most Central/SE MoCo locations, but will take a little longer to get there in upper Montgomery county, so the National Weather Service has extended the advisory.
A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 6am until noon on Sunday morning.
Temperatures will likely remain below freezing h til the late morning, which could cause for some slick spots in MoCo until about noon.
A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 6am until noon on Sunday morning.
Per the National Weather Service:
Below you’ll see some preliminary snowfall reports, per the National Weather Service. Leading the way are areas like Olney, Damascus, Poolesville, and Clarksburg with over 5 inches (note: not every area in MoCo is listed):
The National Weather Service made additional changes to the snow maps after 10pm tonight.
As you can see above, totals are slightly higher than a few hours ago. 3-4 inches now expected for all of MoCo with the reasonable worst case scenario map st 5-8 inches.
The National Weather Service has made some last minute updates and has put out new maps for the storm expected to arrive in a couple hours.
In the latest updates you’ll see the top third and bottom third of MoCo in the 3-4” range with central MoCo in the 2-3” range.
A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect, and has been extended to last from 9pm tonight until 7am tomorrow morning, for a fast-moving system that’ll likely bring us some snow early Friday morning.
Latest guidance is showing a little less snow coming our way than what we saw coming last night and early this morning
The National Weather Service released its latest expected snowfall maps this morning with all of MoCo coming in on the 3-4” range.
In the images you’ll also see a “reasonable worst case scenario” map showing a possible 6-7” if there’s a boom scenario and a “low end amount” map that shows just over an inch area-wide.
The National Weather Service has released a map for the potential of snow on Thursday night into Friday morning.
Per the map, 2-3” of snow is expected for central and upper MoCo while 3-4” is expected for southern MoCo (Bethesda/Silver Spring).
A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for areas near/east of the I-95 corridor for possible freezing rain between 4am and 9am tomorrow.
As of now, none of MoCo is under this advisory, but all of neighboring Prince George’s County is. A Special Weather Statement has been issued for MoCo.