Everything you need to know about the weather in Maryland
Lows tonight will fall into the low to mid teens.
It will continue to be sunny tomorrow but very cold, with highs only reaching the mid 20s.
A weak disturbance may bring light precipitation to the area Saturday. There is a slight chance that this could start as sleet or freezing rain before changing to plain rain, if it occurs at all. Highs on Saturday will be in the upper 30s to near 40.
Light snow has overspread the area and will last through the morning. Generally an inch or two of accumulation is expected. Localized spots of up to 3 inches are possible before it ends this afternoon.
Sunshine will break through the clouds this afternoon and it will turn windy. Highs will top out in the low 30s.
Much colder air will move in tonight on gusty northwest winds. Overnight lows will fall into the teens in most places.
The warm front should make some more progress northward before the cold front arrives. Expect temperatures to reach the low to mid 50s in central Maryland, mid to upper 40s north and west.
Showers will arrive in the area over the next hour or so. A thunderstorm is also possible this morning as the front moves closer. Expect isolated heavy rainfall and gusty winds in any storms that develop.
The front should cross the entire state by early afternoon, gradually bringing an end to the rain threat.
Showers will develop tonight as the front moves closer. The showers will continue tomorrow and a thunderstorm is also possible as the front pushes into the area. Some of the showers and storms could produce locally strong, gusty winds. Highs tomorrow will be in the upper 50s, possibly low 60s depending on the exact timing of the frontal passage. The front should clear the area during the late morning or early afternoon, gradually ending the rain from west to east.
Behind the front, west to southwest flow will keep temperatures up on Saturday. Expect highs to reach the mid to upper 50s under mostly sunny skies.
The departing storm dumped around 2 feet of snow in northern Baltimore, Carroll and Frederick, Howard and Montgomery counties.
Click here for a list of snow totals from the National Weather Service.
Here are a few notable reports (from 1:30am):
…ALLEGANY COUNTY…
FROSTBURG: 20.0
CUMBERLAND: 12.0
…ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY…
1 E CROFTON: 10.0
…BALTIMORE COUNTY…
1 ESE GLYNDON: 26.0
OWINGS MILLS: 24.0
4 ENE REISTERSTOWN: 24.0
1 SSE TOWSON: 18.8
PARKVILLE: 16.5
CATONSVILLE: 14.0
2 E WHITE MARSH: 13.3
…BALTIMORE CITY…
PARK HEIGHTS: 17.1
…CALVERT COUNTY…
2 WNW HUNTINGTOWN: 5.4
…CARROLL COUNTY…
2 SE WESTMINSTER: 24.8
MOUNT AIRY: 17.0
…CHARLES COUNTY…
2 ESE BRYANS ROAD: 12.9
1 NNW ST. CHARLES: 12.0
1 S LA PLATA: 10.3
…FREDERICK COUNTY…
IJAMSVILLE: 20.3
…HARFORD COUNTY…
1 NNE BEL AIR: 17.5
…HOWARD COUNTY…
2 SE GAITHER: 22.0
2 SW SAVAGE: 20.5
2 NW COLUMBIA: 16.1
…MONTGOMERY COUNTY…
3 SSW DAMASCUS: 21.3
1 S OLNEY: 19.0
1 ENE GAITHERSBURG: 17.6
1 ESE TAKOMA PARK: 10.1
Going into tonight, a vigorous piece of energy and cold front will move to our south, bringing another chance of snow through tomorrow morning. This snow will be light, with a general 1-3″ possible across the state before it winds down by tomorrow afternoon. Highs tomorrow will be in the mid 30s with gusty northwest winds.
Sunday will be mostly sunny but cold, with highs around 30.
A Winter Weather Advisory goes into effect tonight through tomorrow afternoon for Calvert, St. Mary’s, Somerset and Wicomico counties.
An area of low pressure developing along the Gulf coast will intensify as it moves up the eastern seaboard tonight and tomorrow spreading wintry precipitation into the area.
Expect snow to develop from south to north tonight between 8pm and midnight. The snow will become heavy at times overnight and into tomorrow morning. The low will pass very close to the Delmarva coast tomorrow morning, drawing warmer air into the eastern part of the state and changing the snow over to sleet and or rain. That mix will likely push westward, reaching the I-95 corridor, cutting down snow totals.
West of I-95 should remain mostly snow, with sleet mixing in at times. As is usual with coastal storms, north and west of I-95 will see the heaviest snowfall.
Snowfall Forecast (from southeast to northwest):
-Lower eastern shore: 2-4″ then rain
(Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester)
-Central and northern eastern shore: 4-6″ then sleet and rain
(Dorechester, Kent, Queen Annes, Talbot)
-Lower southern Maryland: 3-5″ then sleet and rain
(Calvert, St. Marys)
-From the bay to I-95: 5-10″, mixing with sleet and rain at times Thursday afternoon
(Anne Arundel, Prince Georges, Charles, Baltimore City)
-Western and northern I-95 counties: 6-12″ with some mixing
(Montgomery, Howard, Northern Baltimore, Harford, Cecil)
-West of I-95: 8-12+”
(Carroll, Frederick, Washington)
-Western Maryland: 4-8″
Along northern and western Maryland, a Winter Storm Warning has been issued. Expect snow to develop this evening, changing to sleet and then freezing rain. The freezing rain will likely last through the morning before temperatures warm above freezing tomorrow afternoon. Several inches of snow and sleet may fall, followed by up to 1/3 inch of ice from freezing rain.
Further south, into central Maryland, a Freezing Rain Advisory has been issued. Expect snow and sleet to develop this evening and change to freezing rain later tonight. Up to 1/10 inch of ice is possible before temperatures rise above freezing tomorrow morning, changing the freezing rain to plain rain.
Southern Maryland and the lower eastern shore will quickly rise above freezing and see mostly rain.