Snow is back in the forecast is back for us tonight. While Stafford County is not currently under a winter storm watch, nearby Loudoun County and counties in Maryland are under a winter storm watch, with a projection of more than five inches of snow to begin tonight.
There is a possibility for wintry conditions in Stafford, with a mixture of rain and snow, although little snow accumulation is expected.
More information on the storm watch from the National Weather Service:
…WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON…
* PRECIPITATION TYPE…SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS…POTENTIAL FOR FIVE INCHES OR MORE.
* TIMING…RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND
EVENTUALLY CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL MOVE OUT OF
THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* TEMPERATURES…FALLING TO AROUND 30 MONDAY MORNING.
* WINDS…NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
* IMPACTS…ROADS COULD BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY…MAKING
TRAVEL DIFFICULT DURING THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. SNOW WILL
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES.
