Everything you need to know about the weather in Maryland
A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for the counties north and west of I-95. In these areas, the changeover has already occurred and up to 6″ of snow may fall.
Further south, along I-95, a Winter Weather Advisory is in effect. 1-3″ of snow is expected in these areas.
South and east of there, the rain will change over to snow later and a trace to perhaps an inch is expected. Souther Maryland and the lower eastern shore may not change over at all.
Tomorrow will be a few degrees warmer, with highs in the mid to upper 40s under partly sunny skies.
A cold front will move into the area Sunday into Sunday night. There is a slight chance of showers during the afternoon and evening hours as it moves through. Highs on Sunday will be around 50.
The front will make steady progress as it marches eastward today. Expect temperatures to begin to drop this afternoon, falling through the evening and reaching overnight lows in the single digits.
Tomorrow will be partly sunny, cold and windy. A Wind Chill Advisory goes into effect at 1am and will last through the morning hours as highs only reach the mid to upper teens tomorrow afternoon.
A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect for central Maryland until noon for wind chills to -15. Highs today will be in the low teens with gusty winds.
A clipper system will move into the area tomorrow, bringing a chance of snow showers during the afternoon along with more cold air. Highs will be in the low 20s.
Friday will be mostly sunny with highs around 20.
Meanwhile, cold air continues to pour into the area as temperatures are dropping into the 20s. Temperatures will continue to fall, reaching the teens by evening.
The snow will continue to push eastward and will overspread the entire state by noon. It will increase in intensity and become heavy at times during the afternoon hours.
A Winter Storm Warning is now in effect for the entire state and will remain in effect into tonight.
Snowfall Totals (from west to east):
Western Maryland mountains: 6-8″
North Central/Eastern Maryland: 8-12″
Central Maryland, including the DC/Balt. metro: 6-10″
Lower Southern Maryland: 4-8″
Eastern Shore: 6-10″
Lower Eastern Shore: 4-6″
A Winter Storm Warning has been issued and goes into effect tomorrow morning for the entire state.
Snow will move into the area during the morning hours, starting around 3am in far western Maryland, between 8 and 10am in central Maryland and between 11 and noon on the eastern shore.
Clouds will increase tonight as an arctic cold front moves towards the area. An area of low pressure will develop along the front as it moves through. The low will pass by to our south, bringing accumulating snowfall to the area tomorrow into tomorrow night.
A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for the entire state. Accumulations over 5″ are possible, especially south and east of I-95.
Behind the system, gusty northwest winds are ushering in very cold air. Today’s high was at midnight and temperatures will remain in the upper teens to near 20 this afternoon.
Temps will likely fall into the single digits tonight before rebounding into the low 30s tomorrow under sunny skies.
Generally, 1-3″ are likely across central and southern Maryland while 2-4″ are likely across northern Maryland. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for that area.
The storm will strengthen rapidly as it pulls north of the area tonight into tomorrow. Winds will pick up, gusting to around 30mph as colder air is pulled into the area. Highs tomorrow will only be in the upper teens to around 20.
Temperatures will warm this weekend as southerly flow develops. Saturday will be mostly sunny with highs in the low to mid 30s.