Forecasters at the National Weather Service are keeping a close eye on a storm that could bring snow to our area during the Tuesday morning rush hour. The track of the storm is important and has the potential to shift more snow into the Prince William / Stafford areas than originally thought.
Here’s the latest forecast discussion from the weather service:
AS OF NOW…IT APPEARS THAT SNOW WILL BREAK OUT BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING…AND IT WILL IMPACT THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. AN INCH OR
TWO OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE FROM NORTHERN MARYLAND INTO THE POTOMAC HIGHLANDS…THE NORTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY…AND ALSO THE
WASHINGTON AND BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN AREAS.
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER TWO INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN HEAVIER BANDS OFSNOW…AND THIS IS MOST LIKELY ACROSS NORTHERN MARYLAND AND ALSO FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF THE ALLEGHENY FRONT WHERE AN
UPSLOPE COMPONENT TO THE LOW-LEVEL FLOW WILL ADD TO SNOWFALLTOTALS.
DRY CONDITIONS ARE STILL EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN MARYLAND AS OF NOW.
MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE OFF TO OUR EAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE DEPARTS. HOWEVER…A FEW SNOW SHOWERS ARE STILL POSSIBLE SINCE THE COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING THROUGH.
THIS IS MOST LIKELY NEAR THE MASON-DIXON LINE AND ALSO ALONG AND WEST OF THE ALLEGHENY FRONT WHERE THERE WILL BE A LITTLE MORE MOISTURE.
AN ADDITIONAL COATING OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THESE AREAS DURING THIS TIME. ELSEWHERE…IT WILL LIKELY TURN OUT DRY WITH SOME SUNSHINE ARRIVING DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPS TUESDAY WILL RANGE FROM THE LOWER 30S NEAR THE MASON-DIXONLINE TO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 40S IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
First forecasts showed higher snow totals for places north and west of Washington, D.C. We’ll keep a watch on what impacts the storm will bring to our areas as it gets closer our region.
