Rain likely tomorrow, then all eyes on the weekend

Today will feature clearing skies and temperatures in the low to mid 50s. Clouds will increase tonight ahead of a low pressure system that will bring periods of rain to the area tomorrow. Expect around a quarter of an inch of rain total before it ends tomorrow evening.

High pressure builds in for Friday into Saturday bringing mostly sunny skies and highs around 50. The high will gradually move off the coast ahead of the next possible storm system that could affect the area on Sunday.

 

The models continue to depict an area of low pressure forming near southern California and travelling eastward towards the Gulf of Mexico. Then, depending on how it interacts with energy from Canada, it either moves up the coast or out to sea.

There are a lot of different variables to deal with and many different solutions depending on the timing of each. It is too early to give any specific forecast, but the pieces are in place for the first time this winter for a potential significant snowfall in the Mid-Atlantic area.

As the National Weather Service said “it is simply a waiting game” to see how it develops at this point.