John Matthews
WMAL.com
WASHINGTON — For snow lovers, this is little more than a big tease.
A passing alberta clipper will bring a mix of rain and snow showers to the DC area Monday morning before heading off-shore and redeveloping into a potentially historic storm that could bring 2 feet or more of snow to coastal areas from New Jersey to New England Monday night and into Tuesday.
For the most part, Monday morning’s weather event will be a bust, with no accumulation, except for an inch or two possible in the far northern suburbs. Our best chance of snow will come Monday evening, as the developing storm off-shore wraps around and sends bands of snow showers back into the region as it makes its way up the coast.
In total, by Tuesday evening, most of the region will see 1 to 4 inches of snow, with more possible from the Chesapeake Bay eastward. Southern Maryland may see little more than a dusting overall.
Here are the latest Winter Weather Advisories from the National Weather Service:
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
300 AM EST MON JAN 26 2015
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-PRINCE GEORGES-MADISON-CULPEPER-
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…WASHINGTON…CULPEPER…MANASSAS…
MANASSAS PARK…FAIRFAX…ALEXANDRIA…FALLS CHURCH
300 AM EST MON JAN 26 2015
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
TUESDAY…
* PRECIPITATION TYPE…SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS…2 TO 4 INCHES.
* TIMING…SNOW WILL MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON.
PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT BEFORE ENDING TUESDAY MORNING.
* TEMPERATURES…IN THE LOWER 30S.
* WINDS…NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH TODAY…BECOMING NORTH TONIGHT
INTO TUESDAY WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH.
* IMPACTS…ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY WITH
VISIBILITIES BEING REDUCED TO NEAR ONE-QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
THE COMBINATION OF SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL
MAKE TRAVELING DANGEROUS
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
300 AM EST MON JAN 26 2015
FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHWEST MONTGOMERY-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY-NORTHWEST HOWARD-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST HOWARD-WESTERN LOUDOUN-EASTERN LOUDOUN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…FREDERICK…WESTMINSTER…GERMANTOWN…
DAMASCUS…ROCKVILLE…LISBON…COLUMBIA…ELLICOTT CITY…
PURCELLVILLE…LEESBURG…ASHBURN
300 AM EST MON JAN 26 2015
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
TUESDAY…
* PRECIPITATION TYPE…SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS…3 TO 6 INCHES.
* TIMING…SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE
TONIGHT.
* TEMPERATURES…IN THE UPPER 20S.
* WINDS…NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH TODAY…BECOMING NORTH TONIGHT
INTO TUESDAY WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH.
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