Forecasters expect another 1 to 4 inches of snow to fall in the Capital Region on Friday to end a work week that began with the heaviest snowfall the region has seen in two years.
Keep this snow shovel handy. Forecasters expect another 1 to 4 inches of snow to fall in the Capital Region on Friday to end a work week that began with the heaviest snowfall the region has seen in two years.
The snow is expected to start falling early in the morning, according to 7News First Alert Senior Meteorologist Veronica Johnson.
Johnson said: “There will be a decrease in snowfall amounts, and significant impacts on the region’s roads, throughout Friday, until Saturday morning, with temperatures expected to drop.” “By 5 a.m., we'll be snowing around the area the way it looks now, and it will continue until 8 p.m. That's when the snowfall will end. … Again, we're expecting between 1 and about 4 inches of snowfall.”
Johnson said the snow will start to fall around 2 p.m
The National Weather Service expects up to an inch of snow in the capital, with more snow accumulating in suburbs to the north and west.
D.C. has a 24% chance of seeing more than 2 inches of snow, according to the NWS, and only a 1% chance of seeing more than 4 inches. Meanwhile, Frederick County, Maryland, has a 53% chance of more than 2 inches. In Oakland, Maryland, the NWS predicts there is a 50% chance of more than 8 inches.
Snow will accumulate on top of the remnants of Monday's snowstorm, which brought accumulations of 2-6 inches to the area. The area got about 4 inches on Monday, but some parts of Fairfax County, Virginia, and Montgomery County, Maryland, exceeded 5 inches.
A noticeable amount of that snow has been stuck around due to the cold temperatures that moved in after the snowfall, and Friday's system will be no different.
“Stormy conditions throughout the weekend with highs in the mid 20s on Saturday, low 30s on Sunday,” Johnson said. “Temperatures are very cold on Saturday – get those gloves and something warm again – single digits all day long.”
Saturday's cold temperatures could bring another “hard freeze” and bring more challenging conditions for D.C. area drivers to end the week.
Complete forecast
Thursday:
Mostly cloudy
Heights: 35-40
Wind: SW 5-10 mph
The weather will be cloudy and cold most of the time, with an increasing chance of scattered snow showers during the night, as the next weather forecast approaches.
Friday: Winter alert
Snow likely
Heights: 31-36
Wind: NE 5-10 mph
Plan for another round of snow on Friday. It will snow overnight, so snow is possible Friday morning. Light snow will continue to fall through the afternoon and will end by 8 p.m., with 1-4 inches of accumulation possible. Our team will monitor snowfall trends and provide updates as new information comes in.
I look forward: Cold alert for Saturday
This coming weekend is shaping up to be extremely cold and windy. Temperatures will likely be below freezing throughout the weekend with wind chills in the single digits and teens. A change in pattern is expected next week with high temperatures on Tuesday returning to the upper 40s with highs in the upper 50s by the end of the week.
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