8:51am Update: A Winter Storm Watch has now been issued for Montgomery County with 1-3 inches of snow expected.
Previous update below:Per the National Weather Service, a low pressure system has trended north and west over the last 24 hours, which will now bring the potential for heavy snowfall just south of Montgomery County late tonight into Monday morning.
Montgomery County has activated the Extreme Cold Plan for a Hypothermia Alert for 6pm Sun, 12/19 until 11am Mon, 12/20.
Expect the wind chill to be below 32 deg. Wear layers if you go outside. Take extra precautions if you spend significant time outdoors.
The last full week of fall will likely bring us some pretty nice weather, as highs are expected to be in the 50s and 60s until the end of the weekend.
After a chilly start to this morning, temperatures are expected to quickly warm up into the 50s by this afternoon with highs around 54° and plenty of sunshine.
Temperatures could reach 70° today, but that is likely to come with gusty south to southwest winds (30-40 mph), according to the National Weather Service.
Per the NWS:
Not much has changed since our previous update letting you know not to expect much out of potential winter weather tomorrow morning.
Flurries or light snow may fall between 7am and 1pm tomorrow. If anything falls, there will more than likely be no disruption to travel as roads will just be wet.
The threat we’ve been watching has almost completely backed off, with very little to no snow expected to fall Wednesday morning.
Per the National Weather Service, less than an inch is expected to fall, with the “high end” amount under an inch as well (10% chance of the high end amount falling).
At 7:35pm, the National Weather Service provided its latest thinking on the potential winter storm set to arrive late Tuesday (December 7th) into Wednesday (December 8th).
“Here’s our latest thinking on the system set to arrive late Tue into Wed. Check out forecast amounts and the higher end potential. Keep in mind, Mon will be warm but it will be short lived as a strong cold front moves through bringing 30-40 mph wind gusts.”
For the first time this season the National Weather Service has our area at a “Slight” risk for a winter storm.
The potential winter weather could come our way Tuesday and Wednesday. Per the NWS, a slight risk means: “If threat materializes, may cause travel disruptions.”
The week will start off with its coldest day, as highs today will likely reach the mid 40s with light winds making it feel a bit cooler. Partly sunny skies are expected.
Temperatures will slowly climb as the week continues, as Tuesday is expected to hit the upper 40s with very little wind. Mostly sunny.
We’re about a month away from winter and the colder weather is starting to catch up. This week will start off with below average temperatures with today coming in close to average as highs will be near 50°. Rain is possible early on, but things will clear up in the afternoon.
Tuesday and Wednesday will be colder with temps in the mid 40s, but Thanksgiving day will bring above average temperatures with highs in the upper 50s.
NBC 4 has released its Snowfall Forecast for this upcoming winter.
Meteorologists Chuck Bell and Doug Kammerer both agree that snowfall is likely to be at or below average due to expected La Niña winter.